FEATURE: Stricken the Feature - A Matt Sconce Film

I thought I would put in a few of my favorite BTS shots we took in the filming of STRICKEN the Feature. Some of the screen pulls I like better but couldn't access.

The car rig in actual motion. We did a lot with this rig.
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Our cops, including lead David Fine and FPD officer Ray Hernandez on the right.
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Our magnificent graveyard scene. I made the grave fresh each day!
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The cool amulet I modified for the lead actress Stephanie French. Notice the inlaid obsidian and the antiquing. I had to cut the stone specially for each part of the jewelry. Our costume design was fun. I got to do all the cop uniforms too.
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The police station scenes were a blast. The one way mirror worked well. Actors in the foreground Dave Johnson and David Fine were amazing. They are so talented.
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Our rain rigs and the static driving rig worked so well. Isn't Stephanie pretty?
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Justin McAleece from Blare Media with his monster RED on a 25 ft lift shooting 3 story greenscreen action/effects shots. I had to make that mount on the fly in 1 hour. Whew!
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And my most favorite stuff... I can't show you as it would spoil the film...Dang!
 
Thanks for the cool BTS! Keep em coming!:thumbsup:

UPDATE: 1:21 am and I am heading for bed. I am halfway through the interrogation scene and at minute 25. I showed my lovely wife, Heather a scene today where something makes you jump and I scared the crap out of her as I did not tell her it was coming...Ahh the joys of marriage. Now where is that good old doghouse where I will be sleeping?:beer:

If you are by a computer tomorrow, our film commissioner Ray Arthur will be on the Alan Autry show at 11am PST. :costumed-smiley-047 The link to listen is here:

http://1300kyno.com/
 
I give you respect because you're shooting a feature on your own. As for me, I have a few issues with the visuals. I'm not going to go into it deep, but the skin tones are not pleasing and it looks like a life time show but one that would be aired really late. Good luck with everything.

Cheers
 
murraymile said:
I give you respect because you're shooting a feature on your own. As for me, I have a few issues with the visuals. I'm not going to go into it deep, but the skin tones are not pleasing and it looks like a life time show but one that would be aired really late. Good luck with everything.

Cheers
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Thanks for stoppin by. Great reel by the way! :) The CC is just a temp I threw on after the first 2 weeks of filming. It is by no means the final look. It will go through a pro grader before all is said and done. The final product is going to look extremely good. :beer:
 
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murraymile said:
I give you respect because you're shooting a feature on your own. As for me, I have a few issues with the visuals. I'm not going to go into it deep, but the skin tones are not pleasing and it looks like a life time show but one that would be aired really late. Good luck with everything.

Cheers
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Pardon me for sticking my nose into this, but IMHO this sort of thought-challenged "review" is worth approximately the amount of time it took you to dash it off...at *most*...
 
Matt,

One thing I have learned is to never rely on post for the look of your film :) Though you can enhance it!

That having been said, I didn't have the problems with the visuals that that guy did above.
 
Brandon Rice said:
Matt,

One thing I have learned is to never rely on post for the look of your film :) Though you can enhance it!

That having been said, I didn't have the problems with the visuals that that guy did above.
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Thanks Brandon, your words are very true! I believe he had to be referring to the CC'd grabs I put up or the color pass on the teaser because everything else (The original footage) is white balanced and the skin tones are just the natural skin tones. That is why I commented about the CC grading. The original footage for the most part is natural waiting for CC guru-ness to occur. :beer:

I appreciate the encouraging words guys. I am still 25 minutes into the rough cut and so far I am very excited with the result.
 
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Wow, just discovered this thread. Great to see you're doing this!

As to the last few comments on the look: I've seen stuff shot on 35mm for big budget features that only looked "ok" until the grading was done (though keep in mind the grading was done by a pro colorist on a da vinci).

Also, shooting on an HVX200 with or without an adapter has its limitations. That's just what it is, and you work with what you can afford. The key is to get the BEST with what you have to use.

Anyway, good stuff!
 
Matt,

I have visited this thread previously but never commented.

I really like the screenshots you have and enjoyed all the updates, especially all the special shots and prep you're doing. Good luck as your journey continues on this film.

-Martin
 
Thanks Martin! I am happy you have enjoyed the updates. It has been therapeutic to post them because I feel like dvxuser is routing for me and it helps me feel less alone. :beer:

I had a flood of relief that the film was done after wrapping the actors for the main part of principle then I realized it was just the beginning. Now that I have waded into the editing, I can see the reflections on the slimy walls of the light at the end of the tunnel, not the light yet, but definitely flickers. :thumbsup:
 
Matt Sconce said:
Thanks for stoppin by. Great reel by the way! :) The CC is just a temp I threw on after the first 2 weeks of filming. It is by no means the final look. It will go through a pro grader before all is said and done. The final product is going to look extremely good. :beer:
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Thanks Matt.

"It is by no means the final look. It will go through a pro grader before all is said and done."

Understandable. That I did not know. That's good to hear then. Please don't take my criticism the wrong way as it's just how I see things if I would of done it my way. That's it.

Cheers,

Murray
 
HenryMurdoch said:
Looks very well lit.
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Thank you. The cinematographer I usually work with "Shane Foster" was working on Finding Hope Now, so I took the cinematography reigns and Dp'd the film. My Dad, Gary and Troy were a huge help in that departement...like super gaffers. I am glad it is looking good! -Matt
 
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