THE DEVIL'S TOY - a Sprocketboy production

SparkyZa said:
Oh, that explains a lot. This LOOKED great!
hEe HeE
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Hey Sparky! Get back inside the Jack in the Box before someone gets a look at you.

Mark Harris said:
cool, then I def look forward to seeing the cc-ed version.
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Its amazing how much it shows off in the final version when its done right.

dsto said:
Hmm...where to begin. I LOVED IT!
Great choice in lead. Super shots. Effects were fun to watch. I really really enjoyed your film.
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Thanks for the positive comments.
 
Well done! Big marks for originality and going period with it. I agree with the earlier comments about being overlit. Just penalize your DP for every fixture he uses :).

Also agree on the dirty quotient needing to go up.

Great flick!
 
Thanks, Shawn. I appreciate the good cheer.

I did break my DPs legs on the curb of the street. :Drogar-Love(DBG):

He actually did his job perfectly. I'm the one to blame for uploading this short without a stitch of color balancing and grading. We over lit with a purpose in mind. I have the graded version now and its really beautiful.

The soldiers even look dirty. :grin: Yes, there is dirt on them, even in the bright light.

The DP working on this project is extremely capable. He has a Sundance film in his back pocket. He is none-to-happy about me uploading the current version online.

Nevermore.
 
FDL film music composer said:
Great! My own composer rooting for another film. I can't complain. Its a fantastic piece of work. I've rate very few film this one, troy's film and devil's toy ...Devil's toy have very very good scene like that of discover the bodies (i like them so much), while this one have (IMO) good light, very good visual effect ..devil's film have more complexes changing scenes andgood visual effect like flies on the bodies and I was really really happy to work for Sprocketboy (hope in its feature)

I'm impressed for dispatch regarding the blood color, light, camera and so on

but all those video have my 5 stars excellent work guys...looking for yours features

So my comment on dispacth didn't mean that other film are bad ...at contrary you, nobel, and troy's film have my 5 stars
hope we can work togheter for further project ..(hope features)
Best Regards and good luck for the final rate
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I'm guessing you want to work on a feature. :grin:
 
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Matty_g said:
So lets see some graded grabs
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Hi Matt - Still not nearly as dirty as Saving Private Ryan. Its closer to the dirt of The Big Red One. Most non-filmmakers totally dismiss it. I'm not saying I should. Otherwise, the intent is not to make more dirt but to maintain the original integrity of the image and flesh tones (quite easy to do with the 3700). It has 10 stops of latitude. We crushed the blacks and added more green in the shadows and mids. Red is vivid. ProRes 422 HQ and occasionally ProRes 4444 is used throughout the editing process. Here are some grabs:

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And here is the barn with the kids:

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In case anyone is interested. I gave THE DEVIL'S TOY, the TLC it required after Monsterfest. It is now going through the festival circuit.

So far, THE DEVIL'S TOY has won at numerous festivals including Best Horror Short and Best Short Film at The Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, Best Supernatural Horror Short at The Atlanta Horror Film Festival and Best Produced Short Film Screenplay at The Oklahoma Horror Film Festival. It was also nominated for WAB Best Director of either Short or Feature in the prestigious Action on Film Festival in Pasadena, CA. It was also shown at Dragon*Con 2010 just recently.

Many other fest are giving the film waviers for free submission. This happens if a staff member from another festival watches your film at a current fest screening and likes it.
 
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