The Treasonist

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3B Digital Studios Presents: The Treasonist
Directed by Adam Beck
Starring Andy Bishop
Written by RB Beck
Produced by Wayne Beck​
 

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Hi everyone,

I directed the film, "The Treasonist".

I would like to thank;

The Crew: Sean, Preston, Brad, Wayne, Naomi, Clair, Randy, and Andy.


In addition to the crew I would like to Thank my wife Heather for being one heck of a wife and mother who makes life worth living and I can't forget my greatest joys in life: Ethan, Ellie, and Sawyer.


This is my first film, please let me know what you think. Let me know what you liked, and what we could have done better. Most of the people on the set had never been on a film set before. I would like to thank Andy Bishop for being patient with us first timers.

Thanks for watching.
 
Interesting film. The aspect ratio was quite different. Framing seemed off as well. A little too much room overhead at times.

I have to ask... the music.... did you get licensing for that? Sounds familiar.

Interesting story though. Tough role for the actor I'm sure. I actually thought he did a pretty good job considering.

Very different from most of the other entries.

Cheers,

Mike
 
Thanks for the words Mike,
Yes, the music is royaly free from Digital Juice, both pieces are from their stack traxx collection. Eliminated some of the instruments to get the right feel for the music. The head room was a bit much on several of the shots. I was able to go back and reshoot a couple of scenes that didn't work. I ran out of time to reshoot the poor composited shots.
 
Nice job...really good story. I thought the audio mix was a little off (one voice is in stereo, the other only on the right). The video looked interlaced, might want to check that out. As cool as the story was, it seemed to drag for me in a couple places. The sterile acting worked great...everyone knows those aliens have no emotions!

Really nice job on the film. Congratulations to the cast & crew!
 
Zaza, Thanks for taking the time to view and commentt on our work. Yes the story was a good one, written by my son RB Beck. This experience along with all the entries, which we have watched, has given us a great deal of hope for our future projects. I know some would disagree, but I am beginning to beliveve you can't over shoot, especially in digital.
Equipment is an extremely important ingredient to an improved product, an area in which we are lacking.
Andy did good on delivery we should have provided more visual support in the film.

Again, thanks for sharing your thoughts,

Wayne Beck
 
Yes i thought that some of the parts were dry in the film. By that i meant it was all a shot from shoulders up just straight dialogue most of the time. Some different angles or flash backs or something to keep me "wanting more" i think would have really strengthened the story. All around it thought it was a good job and i look forward to seeing your next film!
 
I actually thought the actor did a great job at nailing what the characters demanded. I liked the story but it could have been done much quicker and maybe explained away other aspects instead. I really enjoyed it though.
Pauly
 
Wayne, I like the concept and I thought your actor was very interesting looking. The production quality wasn't my favorite in the fest. I see that you shot on the GL2... you may want to try converting your footage to 24p in your NLE. From what I understand, you'll lose a bit of resolution but in my opinion it will make your footage much easier on the eyes.

:beer:
 
Yeah, some definite technical issues here... and not all in the equipment, as you mention above.

The audio was confusing and should have been mixed to both speakers or else been motivated to come out of one or the other. I almost bought into the split-stereo output in the opening dialogue but soon realized that one was coming from the right, the other from both... didn't make sense to me (especially because the voice coming from the right speaker was on the left of screen!).

A lot of grain in this piece. Strange looking grain. I think a lot of it came from your compression. I also noticed the interlacing. That is something you can't afford to miss. ;)

Also, wasn't part of the requirement for entering this fest that your cut had to be at least 16:9 ratio? Yours is a clear 4:3, and wasn't cropped.

I bought into your actor's delivery, but only after I realized that he wasn't a normal person. Ha!
I saw the effort in the lighting, but still think that your film would have been more interesting if you didn't keep on all the lights in the house. I'd rather not see the hallway behind him... it's distracting.

Also, rather evident green screening in the last shot. The foreground character shakes back and forth, while I can see artifacts shifting on his shoulders. Careful!
 
clarkage said:
Yes i thought that some of the parts were dry in the film. By that i meant it was all a shot from shoulders up just straight dialogue most of the time. Some different angles or flash backs or something to keep me "wanting more" i think would have really strengthened the story. All around it thought it was a good job and i look forward to seeing your next film!
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Thanks Clarkage,

Absolutely, different camra angles and cut aways would have helped. Thanks for your comments we will incorporate your suggestions.

Wyne
 
pauly_the_hitman said:
I actually thought the actor did a great job at nailing what the characters demanded. I liked the story but it could have been done much quicker and maybe explained away other aspects instead. I really enjoyed it though.
Pauly
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Pauly,

Thanks for your time and energy on this endeavor. I totally agree, Andy Bishop did his part, we didn't support him. He is only one element and we should have added others with better shots, music, lighting, etc. There is a lot to know and we appreciate your input in trying to get us down the road to a better product.

Wayne Beck
 
stinkpot said:
Wayne, I like the concept and I thought your actor was very interesting looking. The production quality wasn't my favorite in the fest. I see that you shot on the GL2... you may want to try converting your footage to 24p in your NLE. From what I understand, you'll lose a bit of resolution but in my opinion it will make your footage much easier on the eyes.

:beer:
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Stinkpot,

Thanks for the technical insights, I don't even know what NLE is now, but soon will. Unless it is Non Linear Editing? Thanks for the tip and we will follow up on it.

Wayne Beck
 
Kyle Stebbins said:
Yeah, some definite technical issues here... and not all in the equipment, as you mention above.

The audio was confusing and should have been mixed to both speakers or else been motivated to come out of one or the other. I almost bought into the split-stereo output in the opening dialogue but soon realized that one was coming from the right, the other from both... didn't make sense to me (especially because the voice coming from the right speaker was on the left of screen!).

A lot of grain in this piece. Strange looking grain. I think a lot of it came from your compression. I also noticed the interlacing. That is something you can't afford to miss. ;)

Also, wasn't part of the requirement for entering this fest that your cut had to be at least 16:9 ratio? Yours is a clear 4:3, and wasn't cropped.

I bought into your actor's delivery, but only after I realized that he wasn't a normal person. Ha!
I saw the effort in the lighting, but still think that your film would have been more interesting if you didn't keep on all the lights in the house. I'd rather not see the hallway behind him... it's distracting.

Also, rather evident green screening in the last shot. The foreground character shakes back and forth, while I can see artifacts shifting on his shoulders. Careful!
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Kyle,

Your observations are right on and we have already started a shot check list for camera operator, audio tech and lighting.

The graininess I think came from our Lense Adapter. Not exactly sure we mounted it correctly because our distant measurements were consistently off. We also found that using the follow focus changed the aspec ratio. It was as strange as our story.

Lighting is a major issue and we need a light meter. Actually our lighting equipment caused us a great many head aches. They have cooling fans that generate a terrible hum. We are going to invest in some different lights.

The last sene was actually rotoscoped. A major problem with this footage, I think is that the autofocus was on with a Lense Adapter so the image kept vibrating. Rotoscoping a moving target is really very difficult.

So, Kyle you spotted most of our diffiulties, we appreciate your taking the time to help us out with some valid evluations. We like doing this, we want to do more. Actually we thought pretty good about our efforts, as we should, however, after viewing all the entries in this festival we realize we have a long way to go. We are going to continue our efforts. So thanks again for your help.

Wayne Beck
 
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