THE DEVIL'S TOY - a Sprocketboy production

Chris_Keaton said:
That's some nice woodwork.
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Yes. The lid and lip edge have triple bevels. There are no seams on the corners. Not an easy task for a woodworker to create. This unassuming box is the star of the show and deserves a considerable amount of attention.

It will be an inch smaller in height, width and depth compared to the Jack-in-the-box toys we are use to 5 1/2 inches in all dimensions. They were made small and out of wood back in the good old days.
 
ZazaCast said:
No... just happened to see it on the Today Show as I took a sip of coffee this morning (I guess that IS NBC?)....almost blew it right out my nose! Too funny. I envisioned you getting some awesome footage in his tent. I mean really...talk about a Devil's Toy.
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I must have had my head in a hole. I thought you were messing with me. Moammar Gadhafi in Bedford is the real thing and no less on Trumps property. I didn't think he had property there.

Here is the news piece:
http://www.wcbs880.com/Bedford-Battle-Continues/5294867
 
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Sprocketboy said:
Yes. The lid and lip edge have triple bevels. There are no seams on the corners. Not an easy task for a woodworker to create. This unassuming box is the star of the show and deserves a considerable amount of attention.

It will be an inch smaller in height, width and depth compared to the Jack-in-the-box toys we are use to 5 1/2 inches in all dimensions. They were made small and out of wood back in the good old days.
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Well if you need a woodworker to make a terrible looking box. A box that's misshapen and has plenty of gaps I'm your man. As my shop teacher said 'give 'em the tools and he'll screw it up.'
 
Tomorrow is the first day of a two day shooting frenzy. We are putting my HVX200 aside on this one and shooting the flick on a Panasonic Varicam 3700. I'm really pleased we have top-flight camera for the shoot but my focus is the story and pace at which its presented.

Here is a photo of the box in a base form of construction. Its missing some details including the pentagram.

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Sprocketboy said:
We are putting my HVX200 aside on this one and shooting the flick on a Panasonic Varicam 3700.
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Nice...just a quick little flic...on a $60,000.00 camera....excuuuuuse me!
So much for poor indie filmmakers.:happy:

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Apparently, Keaton's script has a perfect combination of elements that make for a compelling "boogeyman" story. The raw concept of the story drew in the interest of many "connected" people in CT and NY. It allowed me to get the best locations I can possibly imagine for free. Many of my pals in the industry wanted to help out for no pay. It kept snowballing into something larger. People love horror.

I originally had my HVX200 ready to go for the whole thing. It will actually be used for a series of shots in the middle of the story (15 to 30 secs).

I'm still not breaking $4000 on this production. I consider that still in the indie realm. Right? :thumbsup:
 
Tom Marshall said:
So you're doing the box in 3d? If so, are you doing anything else with 3d?
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98% of the time its a practical prop. 2% of the time 3D. I'm not sure if I will inject a lot of 3D into this short. We are taking plates of some shots for the possibility.

Rodney V. Smith said:
Good luck on the shoot tomorrow dude. jealous of the varicam. really really jealous.
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Don't be. But then again, it does have 10 stops of latitude. ASA 400. Great for dark scary scenes. No noise. All these things make it more difficult to hide my mistakes. :Drogar-Shock(DBG):

I'm hitting the sack early for this one. Its going to be a long day.
 
Chris_Keaton said:
Good Luck! I wish I was there with you.
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I wish you were. I think you would have been very impressed on how well it translated to the screen. 95% of story is completed. Next Saturday I will be pickup the rest.

I"m pretty tired right now. Saturday we shot for 16 hours and Sunday we shot for 13 hours. Its time to hit the pillow and enjoy that wonderful world of sleep I so dearly missed.
 
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