http://www.vimeo.com/7743011
rough cut should be here when it finishes converting
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
This project is going to be so awesome.
Holy cow. It's all been so exciting, I haven't had a chance to update the blog!
Coming soon:
Production stills
Photos of the Set
The setplan w/lighting grid
List of all of the fabulous food contributors
List of all of the people who helped out over this weekend
Info on the actors
and finally, a general reflection of how everything went during production.
After that, we hit the ground speeding into post. It ain't over yet!
-Laura
Coming soon:
Production stills
Photos of the Set
The setplan w/lighting grid
List of all of the fabulous food contributors
List of all of the people who helped out over this weekend
Info on the actors
and finally, a general reflection of how everything went during production.
After that, we hit the ground speeding into post. It ain't over yet!
-Laura
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Photos from First Rehearsal (And Teeth)
Hello
Filming is in 5 days!
Here are some production photos from the first rehearsal with our (excellent) cast:
And here's a photo of the first of Berenice's teeth I've made:
Made of Sculpey and hardened in the oven, then bloodied up. Gross but cool. It's going to take a long time make all of them though.
That's it for now. Tomorrow afternoon we start building the set. It's already here!
-Logan-
Filming is in 5 days!
Here are some production photos from the first rehearsal with our (excellent) cast:
And here's a photo of the first of Berenice's teeth I've made:
Made of Sculpey and hardened in the oven, then bloodied up. Gross but cool. It's going to take a long time make all of them though.That's it for now. Tomorrow afternoon we start building the set. It's already here!
-Logan-
Friday, October 16, 2009
Finalized Script
The sound of RAIN and THUNDER
CUT TO:
INT. STUDY - NIGHT
camera 1(MCU) A pale MAN in his thirties sits staring
straight ahead. He is WHISPERING to himself.
MAN (WHISPERING)
What was it?
(Long Pause)
MAN (CONT'D)
What was it?
(Pause)
He violently shakes his head as if he hears a SHRIEK. He
closes his eyes and BREATHES loudly. He rubs his forehead
with his fingers.
CUT TO:
CAMERA 2 MCU TABLE TO HIS LEFT.
The MAN picks up a glass filled with liquid.
camera 1 MCU the MAN sips what is in the glass and holds it
to his chest. He appears to be listening.
camera 3 WS window. LIGHTNING flashes.
CAMERA 2 MCU OF THE TABLE TO HIS LEFT. THERE IS A LAMP AND
SMALL BOX THERE. A FINGER TOUCHES THE BOX, GENTLY RUBS THE
LID. TILT UP TO MAN LOOKING DOWN AT THE BOX.
He frowns as though CONFUSED. He BREATHES.
He suddenly starts and whips back around, startled.
camera 1 CU MAN terrified
CAMERA 3 P.O.V. A WOMAN, BERENICE, STANDS LOOKING DOWN AT THE
MAN.
She plays with her hair. We hear the MAN BREATHE loudly.
CAMERA 2 LS MAN AND BERENICE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER.
CAMERA 1 POV MAN LOOKS TERRIFIED.
The MAN BREATHES hard and fast. He backs into his chair.
CAMERA 3 POV BERENICE.
She smiles, but it doesn't reach her eyes.
camera 1 POV MAN.
MAN
Why...? Why do you smile?
CAMERA 3 POV BERENICE
She begins to smile sinisterly and pulls her own hair. She
tilts her head down to glare at MAN.
CAMERA 1 POV MAN
MAN (CONT'D)
Stop! Stop it!
camera 3 CU BERENICE's mouth in a wide smile.
MAN (CONT'D)
Stop smiling at me!
CAMERA 1 OTS MAN. BERENICE IS GONE. THE MAN BREATHES LOUDLY
AND COVERS HIS FACE WITH HIS ARMS.
A KNOCK AT THE DOOR.
He breathes and slowly looks toward the sound. He straightens
in his chair, shakes his head. The door opens.
A SERVANT walks in to the right side of the MAN and kneels
next to the chair. The MAN ignores the SERVANT.
Beat.
SERVANT (WHISPERING)
Sir, earlier I heard a shrieking
outside. I ran and searched the
grounds for the source...CHOKES.
The MANs' eyes shift towards the SERVANT.
SERVANT
I found a shallow grave...your
wife...she's disfigured, but still
breathing...
The MAN looks forward. His face contorts. He stands and
turns as he almost walks out of frame.
Camera 3 HANDHELD FORWARD to MCU with the MAN as he walks to
the window. PAUSE. He lifts his left hand to touch the glass
and turns his head. GASP. There are finger nail marks on his
skin. HANDHELD OUT as MAN turns towards the chair.
SERVANT (CONT'D)
Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God
Camera 3 The MAN is wearing blood soaked clothing.
Camera 2 He rushes to the side table and picks up the box. He
pulls the lid off. He TREMBLES and drops the box.
Camera 1 TILT DOWN to CU of bloody teeth. SCREAM.
CUT TO:
BLACK
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Script created with Final Draft by Final Draft, Inc.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Actors
yay! confirmed actors
tyler mccoy-main character
maura cahill-berenice
*waiting for a reply from jordan to see if he'll be the servant*
-we need to have a finished, fully polished, beat-labeled script asap
-we need to get together all the scheduling, ideally by the end of tomorrow
Monday, October 5, 2009
Our Script
yes, so...still worried that the script isn't long enough. working on ideas.
today at our meeting we decided:
~for auditions this wednesday Oct. 7th
me=cookies, logan=veggies, analisa=plates and napkins, laura=water
~laura is re-working the badass storyboard
~we are all going to bring in "as if's" on wednesday
~i'm calling equipment checkout tomorrow for a camera and tripod for wednesday
~we are going for a "libertine", tim burton-esgue/modern art type look
we should all print off ideas for dan by wednesday
~analisa is still working on catering
~wallpaper!
until soon,
peace up, A-town down
BERNICE script (last revised 10/4/09)
INT. STUDY - NIGHT
The sound of RAIN and THUNDER
CUT TO:
A pale MAN in his thirties sits staring straight ahead. He
is WHISPERING to himself.
MAN (WHISPERING)
What was it?
MAN (CONT'D)
What was it?
(Pause)
He violently shakes his head as if he hears a SHRIEK
CUT TO:
CU OF THE TABLE TO HIS LEFT. THERE IS A LAMP AND SMALL BOX
THERE. TILT UP TO MAN LOOKING DOWN AT THE BOX.
He frowns as though CONFUSED. He suddenly starts and whips
back around, startled.
P.O.V A WOMAN, BERENICE, STANDS LOOKING DOWN AT THE MAN.
She plays with her hair.
LS MAN AND BERENICE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER.
P.O.V OF BERENICE AS THE MAN LOOKS TERRIFIED.
The MAN begins to back into his chair.
MS BERENICE.
She slowly begins to smile sinisterly and pulls her own hair.
CU BERENICE's mouth
LS MAN. BERENICE IS GONE. THE MAN BREATHES LOUDLY.
A KNOCK at the door.
MS MAN. HIS EYES SHIFT TOWARDS THE SOUND. THE DOOR OPENS.
A SERVANT walks in to the right side of the MAN and kneels
next to the chair.
Beat.
SERVANT (WHISPERING)
Sir, earlier I heard a shrieking
outside. I ran and searched the
grounds for the source...CHOKES.
The MANs' eyes shift towards the SERVANT.
SERVANT
I found a shallow grave...your
wife...she's disfigured, but still
breathing...
The MAN looks forward. His face contorts. He stands and
turns as he almost walks out of frame. DOLLY FORWARD with the
MAN as he walks to the window. PAUSE. He lifts his left hand
to touch the glass and turns his head. GASP. There are finger
nail marks on his skin. ZOOM OUT to LS as the SERVANT backs
away. The MAN is wearing blood soaked clothing. The MAN
rushes to the side table and picks up the box. He TREMBLES
and drops the box.
TILT DOWN to CU of bloody teeth. SCREAM.
CUT TO:
BLACK
Week update!
Sorry for the late post, but I figure once a week is better than never!
So, we decided on adapting the final scene in Edgar Allan Poe's "Bernice." This story will call for a dark aesthetic, low-key lighting, and 3 actors.
We posted the casting call the other day on the AustinFilmCasting Yahoo!Group, and our auditions will be held this Wednesday evening (6-10pm) and possibly Friday as well. We each decided to provide some refreshments and snacks for this. Hopefully some fitting actors come by!
I will post the script Jordan sent out in a separate entry, but it is a brief scene where the lead, a paranoid man in his 30s, goes crazy and sees the ghost of his dead wife while looking at a box on a table beside him. A few minutes later, his servant walks in to tell him that his wife seemed to be buried alive. We find out that it was the lead who tried to murder his wife, as he became obsessed with her teeth.
The scene is brief, but could be very powerful! As this week goes by, we'll straighten out the details. I started drawing some sketches for a storyboard, but I want to get everyone else's feedback before I finish.
Today we have our hands-on quiz in lab, but we'll probably meet each other between our separate times, which are listed below:
Jordan 2:30
Logan 3:00
Analisa 4:15
Laura 6:00
Good luck to everyone on the quiz :) I'm sure we'll do awesome!
And that's the update for this week.
-Laura
So, we decided on adapting the final scene in Edgar Allan Poe's "Bernice." This story will call for a dark aesthetic, low-key lighting, and 3 actors.
We posted the casting call the other day on the AustinFilmCasting Yahoo!Group, and our auditions will be held this Wednesday evening (6-10pm) and possibly Friday as well. We each decided to provide some refreshments and snacks for this. Hopefully some fitting actors come by!
I will post the script Jordan sent out in a separate entry, but it is a brief scene where the lead, a paranoid man in his 30s, goes crazy and sees the ghost of his dead wife while looking at a box on a table beside him. A few minutes later, his servant walks in to tell him that his wife seemed to be buried alive. We find out that it was the lead who tried to murder his wife, as he became obsessed with her teeth.
The scene is brief, but could be very powerful! As this week goes by, we'll straighten out the details. I started drawing some sketches for a storyboard, but I want to get everyone else's feedback before I finish.
Today we have our hands-on quiz in lab, but we'll probably meet each other between our separate times, which are listed below:
Jordan 2:30
Logan 3:00
Analisa 4:15
Laura 6:00
Good luck to everyone on the quiz :) I'm sure we'll do awesome!
And that's the update for this week.
-Laura
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Progress up to now
So, here is the first real post of our blog. Our group consists of:
Producer: Analisa Guerra
Director: Jordan Torres
Assistant Director: Logan Spain
Editor: Laura Davila
We met on Thursday, September 24 and discussed the following
We need to find a script for our scene. We thought about asking around our friends who have unproduced scripts as it would allow us to screen our final product at festivals. Not a requirement, but would be much better for us in the future if we could manage it
One that Jordan brought up was by a friend, and it was a parody of Batman called Ratman and Bobbin. Sounded like a cute idea to me!
We also talked about an idea involving getting a script everyone might be familiar with and totally playing around with its context by changing the characters, setting, and tone of what the original has.
Jordan brought up an idea in her head about making a scene in a bathroom with some sort of tub? If we did this, we might look around at Craig's list or at other places that might have that sort of thing.
Logan suggested doing a cut-scene from Silent Hill. Ultimately, we want to find a sort of scene that can be self contained, has few actors, doesn't require too elaborate of a set/costumes, but still hooks the audience in by building tension.
Aside from the creative side of this project, we also discussed some of the more financial/logistical aspects.
Jordan brought a few request forms we can drop off at businesses to see about catering. We also figured we should reserve a studio for Wednesday, October 7 from 6-9pm for our auditions. We need to offer the actors some snacks and water, so we think the best way to do this would be to each provide something. Jordan and I also agree we should recycle any of those plastic water bottles for make benefit great environment
As for our hands-on quiz for next week, we think it'd be best to try and sign up for the earliest times we can, and get through everything in a block. As we are the first group to go, I hope everyone else in our class understands our need for urgency!
That's about everything we covered when we met. Hope everyone had a good weekend!
-Laura
Producer: Analisa Guerra
Director: Jordan Torres
Assistant Director: Logan Spain
Editor: Laura Davila
We met on Thursday, September 24 and discussed the following
We need to find a script for our scene. We thought about asking around our friends who have unproduced scripts as it would allow us to screen our final product at festivals. Not a requirement, but would be much better for us in the future if we could manage it
One that Jordan brought up was by a friend, and it was a parody of Batman called Ratman and Bobbin. Sounded like a cute idea to me!
We also talked about an idea involving getting a script everyone might be familiar with and totally playing around with its context by changing the characters, setting, and tone of what the original has.
Jordan brought up an idea in her head about making a scene in a bathroom with some sort of tub? If we did this, we might look around at Craig's list or at other places that might have that sort of thing.
Logan suggested doing a cut-scene from Silent Hill. Ultimately, we want to find a sort of scene that can be self contained, has few actors, doesn't require too elaborate of a set/costumes, but still hooks the audience in by building tension.
Aside from the creative side of this project, we also discussed some of the more financial/logistical aspects.
Jordan brought a few request forms we can drop off at businesses to see about catering. We also figured we should reserve a studio for Wednesday, October 7 from 6-9pm for our auditions. We need to offer the actors some snacks and water, so we think the best way to do this would be to each provide something. Jordan and I also agree we should recycle any of those plastic water bottles for make benefit great environment
As for our hands-on quiz for next week, we think it'd be best to try and sign up for the earliest times we can, and get through everything in a block. As we are the first group to go, I hope everyone else in our class understands our need for urgency!
That's about everything we covered when we met. Hope everyone had a good weekend!
-Laura
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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