Hey y'all! M. in da house!
So, I decided to edit together Keigh's recent footage of me semi-playing the guitar, just to see what some of the audio and visual effects would look like in Windows Movie Maker (as opposed to Sony Vegas).
The film's called, "Pretentious", because I have a love/hate relationship with that term. :)
I'm not sure how much a Blogger upload distorts the original picture, but it looks pretty okay in Windows Movie Maker...or maybe those are just the words of a complete novice...j/k.
Hope you enjoy all 20 seconds of it!
Peace!
Pretentious
***BTW, how cool was Diablo Cody's Oscar acceptance speech? I totally don't want to rag on how bad I think "Juno" is anymore because she seems like a really gracious lady.
Showing posts with label Short Films. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Short Films. Show all posts
Monday, February 25, 2008
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Can we make an American Hoe?
K here.
I know I said we were going to boycott "On the Lot" but something drew me back. Was it to see how Zach Lee fared, or was it to see the obvious train wreck the show has become?
The films this week were supposed to be "romantic comedy". Zach disappointed me, not because he's not a great director, but because his film just lack story. The guest judge this week told him they needed to hook him up with a good writer. Fair enough. Will Bigham's "Unplugged", about two desk lamps that withstand impossible obstacles to fall in love was the best for me. The rest? Forgettable.
And I say "Forgettable" not because I want to be mean, or because my work is a thousand times better---but it's making me a little mad that there doesn't seem to Adbe much evolution going on, here. None at all. They have it easy--all the perks of working with TALENTED actors, a budget, and professional equiptment, yet they can't sit down and create a short film that actually says something?
*sigh*
I want them to succeed---I really do. But at the same time, I'm worried that another group of good ol' boys are going to march into Hollywood as if they own it, while women, and people of color are going to have to work a thousand times harder to break the barrier. Shalini Kantayya has beautiful vision---and even though she's been On The Lot, she'll probably never have it as easy as that Brit who got kicked off the first episode...
Adriana Costa was the same--short dress, bland lines, although her comment to the boys of "You all look sharp, I must say." followed by a halfway stifled laugh was a new low.
I've got to give it up to Spielburg and Burnett, though. About halfway through the show, Adriana goes up into the control booth. There, she says something along the lines of, "We just wanted to show America how much work it takes to make a live show." Ha! Well played.
And just so this post won't end up negative:
Steven Spielburg
Duel (1971)
The Sugarland Express (1974)
Jaws (1975)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
1941 (1979) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
The Color Purple (1985)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Hook (1991)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Amistad (1997)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
Minority Report (2002)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
The Terminal (2004)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Munich (2005)
Indiana Jones 4 (2008)
Mark Burnett
Survivor
The Apprentice
The Restaurant
The Casino
Rock Star
Combat Missions
The Contender
Martha Stewart
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Pirate Master
I know I said we were going to boycott "On the Lot" but something drew me back. Was it to see how Zach Lee fared, or was it to see the obvious train wreck the show has become?
The films this week were supposed to be "romantic comedy". Zach disappointed me, not because he's not a great director, but because his film just lack story. The guest judge this week told him they needed to hook him up with a good writer. Fair enough. Will Bigham's "Unplugged", about two desk lamps that withstand impossible obstacles to fall in love was the best for me. The rest? Forgettable.
And I say "Forgettable" not because I want to be mean, or because my work is a thousand times better---but it's making me a little mad that there doesn't seem to Adbe much evolution going on, here. None at all. They have it easy--all the perks of working with TALENTED actors, a budget, and professional equiptment, yet they can't sit down and create a short film that actually says something?
*sigh*
I want them to succeed---I really do. But at the same time, I'm worried that another group of good ol' boys are going to march into Hollywood as if they own it, while women, and people of color are going to have to work a thousand times harder to break the barrier. Shalini Kantayya has beautiful vision---and even though she's been On The Lot, she'll probably never have it as easy as that Brit who got kicked off the first episode...
Adriana Costa was the same--short dress, bland lines, although her comment to the boys of "You all look sharp, I must say." followed by a halfway stifled laugh was a new low.
I've got to give it up to Spielburg and Burnett, though. About halfway through the show, Adriana goes up into the control booth. There, she says something along the lines of, "We just wanted to show America how much work it takes to make a live show." Ha! Well played.
And just so this post won't end up negative:
Steven Spielburg
Duel (1971)
The Sugarland Express (1974)
Jaws (1975)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
1941 (1979) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
The Color Purple (1985)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Hook (1991)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Amistad (1997)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
Minority Report (2002)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
The Terminal (2004)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Munich (2005)
Indiana Jones 4 (2008)
Mark Burnett
Survivor
The Apprentice
The Restaurant
The Casino
Rock Star
Combat Missions
The Contender
Martha Stewart
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Pirate Master
Friday, July 6, 2007
Confessions!
M, M, M, M.
So, earlier we told you folks that we were going to shoot on those ancient Bolex's. Well, we decided instead to shoot on a bootleg Panasonic Mini-Dv. The reason? No processing or transferring fees!!
When you're poor, you've got to work with what you've got. And what we're got here in the Big O are free Panasonic Mini DVs from the university library.
That's right . We're repping it for the poor folks!
We were even talking about making a festival for short films that require that students make their films with REGULAR Mini DV camcorders.
It's should be the story that really counts, right??
So, earlier we told you folks that we were going to shoot on those ancient Bolex's. Well, we decided instead to shoot on a bootleg Panasonic Mini-Dv. The reason? No processing or transferring fees!!
When you're poor, you've got to work with what you've got. And what we're got here in the Big O are free Panasonic Mini DVs from the university library.
That's right . We're repping it for the poor folks!
We were even talking about making a festival for short films that require that students make their films with REGULAR Mini DV camcorders.
It's should be the story that really counts, right??
Saturday, June 30, 2007
STORYBOARD
K here.
So we finally got the storyboard down. I actually outlined, while M did the very beautiful artwork.
If you're so inclinded, here are the scans:
Yeah, well, nobody said we were Picasso and Rembrant, okay?
We're trying to do the costumes, now. M got a classmate to help with the make-up, and I think we're going to go with a whole Harlem Renaissance feel going on...which should be completely awesome.
Here are some of the styles we're looking at:
I'll be taking pictures during the shoot, so I'll be sure to post more here, plus tips we used while shooting.
Sound good?
So we finally got the storyboard down. I actually outlined, while M did the very beautiful artwork.
If you're so inclinded, here are the scans:
Yeah, well, nobody said we were Picasso and Rembrant, okay?
We're trying to do the costumes, now. M got a classmate to help with the make-up, and I think we're going to go with a whole Harlem Renaissance feel going on...which should be completely awesome.
Here are some of the styles we're looking at:
I'll be taking pictures during the shoot, so I'll be sure to post more here, plus tips we used while shooting.
Sound good?
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
"On the Lot" members Move Out
K. here.
It seems we weren't the only ones disappointed with the way "On the Lot" has turned out. The disgruntled-ness (is that even a word?) has spilled on to the forums, where a secret friend of another secret friend informs us (and other Zoe members) that there have been mass "...deleting or editing of our blogs, our posts, film comments...", with a deactivation list that reads "like a who's who ".
Enter KarmaCritic, a website created by filmmakers that got together in the "On the Lot" online community.
Also, from the website:
"This is KarmaCritic's 1st Annual Screenwriting Development Contest. Round 1 starts with a simple 1-page synopsis and the first 5 pages of your screenplay. Round 2 moves on to a treatment and the first 30 pages, round 3 is the full feature-length script. Judges are high powered hollywood producer Tova Laiter (Die Hard 3, Glory, Evita, etc), Jon Brown (represents De Souza, Orr, T.J Scott and Kevin Lund), as well as a special figure too high to disclose publicly at this time. The prize is a professional relationship with them!"
Cheesy references to a high up "mystery judge" aside, it sounds like a really good venture, should you be interested.
The only drawback to this "community" is that only filmmakers--that is, people who have already made a film--are allowed to join.
I wasn't aware that screenwriters weren't a part of the filmmaking industry, but however they want to run it, that's cool.
Funny enough, there's a screenwriting competition: SUBLIM. Check it out.
It seems we weren't the only ones disappointed with the way "On the Lot" has turned out. The disgruntled-ness (is that even a word?) has spilled on to the forums, where a secret friend of another secret friend informs us (and other Zoe members) that there have been mass "...deleting or editing of our blogs, our posts, film comments...", with a deactivation list that reads "like a who's who ".
Enter KarmaCritic, a website created by filmmakers that got together in the "On the Lot" online community.
Also, from the website:
"This is KarmaCritic's 1st Annual Screenwriting Development Contest. Round 1 starts with a simple 1-page synopsis and the first 5 pages of your screenplay. Round 2 moves on to a treatment and the first 30 pages, round 3 is the full feature-length script. Judges are high powered hollywood producer Tova Laiter (Die Hard 3, Glory, Evita, etc), Jon Brown (represents De Souza, Orr, T.J Scott and Kevin Lund), as well as a special figure too high to disclose publicly at this time. The prize is a professional relationship with them!"
Cheesy references to a high up "mystery judge" aside, it sounds like a really good venture, should you be interested.
The only drawback to this "community" is that only filmmakers--that is, people who have already made a film--are allowed to join.
I wasn't aware that screenwriters weren't a part of the filmmaking industry, but however they want to run it, that's cool.
Funny enough, there's a screenwriting competition: SUBLIM. Check it out.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Welcome to Hollywood, Son!
M. here!
It's official: Zach Lipovsky has made it to the Big Time, when celebrity judge Garry Marshall gleefully proclaimed "Change you name, son, you're gonna be BIG in Hollywood!"
After resident wax-figurine, I mean, On The Lot Hostess, Adrianna Costa, asked Garry which name would be best suited for the goofy, wide-eyed 23-year-old, Garry laughed "Lee! Zach Lee!".
We here at CMMY totally agree!
Our support is totally behind this young kid who seems to not just have the heart to be a filmmaker, but the vision and style as well. His youth is his charm and his eagerness to create and perform is his ticket to that golden office at Dreamworks.
But it's also much more that that. This kid has a humor about him. As we screened the entry films from the 50 semi-finalists, we were disappointed one after the other until Zach Lee (!!) brought us comedy and humor with his entry. We liked Zach even more after seeing his second short with those lovely special affects. But what made him a solid winner in our books was his 1-minute short entitled Danger Zone (Check it out here). Shot continuously it is a hilarious ride through what is (supposedly) the safest place on earth!
Zach Lee is truly an inspiration, and it the one person we think is going to make it to the big time!
Good Luck, kid!
It's official: Zach Lipovsky has made it to the Big Time, when celebrity judge Garry Marshall gleefully proclaimed "Change you name, son, you're gonna be BIG in Hollywood!"
After resident wax-figurine, I mean, On The Lot Hostess, Adrianna Costa, asked Garry which name would be best suited for the goofy, wide-eyed 23-year-old, Garry laughed "Lee! Zach Lee!".
We here at CMMY totally agree!
Our support is totally behind this young kid who seems to not just have the heart to be a filmmaker, but the vision and style as well. His youth is his charm and his eagerness to create and perform is his ticket to that golden office at Dreamworks.
But it's also much more that that. This kid has a humor about him. As we screened the entry films from the 50 semi-finalists, we were disappointed one after the other until Zach Lee (!!) brought us comedy and humor with his entry. We liked Zach even more after seeing his second short with those lovely special affects. But what made him a solid winner in our books was his 1-minute short entitled Danger Zone (Check it out here). Shot continuously it is a hilarious ride through what is (supposedly) the safest place on earth!
Zach Lee is truly an inspiration, and it the one person we think is going to make it to the big time!
Good Luck, kid!
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