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Monday, April 24, 2006
Week 127 - 48HFP 2006 Aftermath
(This episode rated PG for language)
Well, we clobbered ‘em. We were one Mandarin Pimp shy of a blowout, but keep your calendar clean on May 10, just in case there be justice in the world. They put ours last in the running order, which is a good sign, but how do you compete with high school kids wearing Mexican hats? I think our chances are good for Audience Award, but who really cares? We often get accolades when we least expect (or need) them.
While holding our collective breath for the Judges' Decision, it's time to revisit NO RETREAT FROM DESTINY (some of you were good enough to attend the Richmond premiere back in September). Kevin Hershberger's Civil War motion picture has just been released on DVD and I hope you can log-on to the movie web site, see what's been done on the film, and if you're inclined, order a copy for your library.
The film was just awarded "Best Director" , "Best Drama" and "Best in Show" at the 2006 Vision Film Festival. The movie also won awards for "Best Cinematography" and "Best Musical Score".
"No Retreat From Destiny" and tells the story of the last great Confederate invasion of the north, in the summer of 1864, the July 9, 1864 battle of Monocacy, and the attack and defense of Washington, D.C. at Fort Stevens. The movie is 106 minutes long, and the battle scenes are some of the most intense ever filmed of Civil War-era combat. The movie was produced by men and women from the Civil War re-enacting community - not by Hollywood, and they worked very hard at "getting it right."
Check out the details and place a DVD order at: http://www.monocacymovie.com there are more video, music clips and photos at: http://www.lionheart-filmworks.com
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Well, we clobbered ‘em. We were one Mandarin Pimp shy of a blowout, but keep your calendar clean on May 10, just in case there be justice in the world. They put ours last in the running order, which is a good sign, but how do you compete with high school kids wearing Mexican hats? I think our chances are good for Audience Award, but who really cares? We often get accolades when we least expect (or need) them.
While holding our collective breath for the Judges' Decision, it's time to revisit NO RETREAT FROM DESTINY (some of you were good enough to attend the Richmond premiere back in September). Kevin Hershberger's Civil War motion picture has just been released on DVD and I hope you can log-on to the movie web site, see what's been done on the film, and if you're inclined, order a copy for your library.
The film was just awarded "Best Director" , "Best Drama" and "Best in Show" at the 2006 Vision Film Festival. The movie also won awards for "Best Cinematography" and "Best Musical Score".
"No Retreat From Destiny" and tells the story of the last great Confederate invasion of the north, in the summer of 1864, the July 9, 1864 battle of Monocacy, and the attack and defense of Washington, D.C. at Fort Stevens. The movie is 106 minutes long, and the battle scenes are some of the most intense ever filmed of Civil War-era combat. The movie was produced by men and women from the Civil War re-enacting community - not by Hollywood, and they worked very hard at "getting it right."
Check out the details and place a DVD order at: http://www.monocacymovie.com there are more video, music clips and photos at: http://www.lionheart-filmworks.com
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Friday, April 21, 2006
Week 125 - 48 Hr Film Project 2006
(This episode rated PG for language)
All times, dates, quotations approximate - it's all a blur
FRIDAY, April 21, 2006
6:00 p.m. Dave and Bob report to One & One to pick up assignments.
Group consensus is, whatever the topic, make it funny.
6:45 Bob draws the genre: Drama.
6:46 "Crap."
7:00 Cast/Crew assembles at Gladys's, brainstorming begins in earnest
8:00 "Naked Man in Office Peeing on Desk" idea embraced
9:00 some one suggests we just go ahead and make a funny movie, and then, at the end, have someone get cancer. "Cancer=drama"
10:00 rough draft of random office story sketched out
10:15 Shannon: "OK, I get all that, but what's the story?" Everyone
else: "Don't sweat it. The story will come." Shannon: "I don't think we should shoot the movie without knowing what the story is." Everyone
else: "Shut up, princess!"
10:30 in a blizzard of inspiration, Shannon sketches out the opening shot and the first scene
11:00 second draft finished
12:00 third draft finished, still no story, script still sucks.
SATURDAY, April 22, 2006
Backstory: The building we intend to shoot in is notorious for refusing any photography inside. How do we get a camera, tripod, crane, light kits and sound recording equipment, plus a 7-member crew, up to the 19th floor, on a Saturday? Dave spends Friday night scheming on how to achieve this. Gladys and Michael suggest we take the bulkiest equipment up Friday at midnight and hope we get a disinterested security guard. Dave lies in bed sleeplessly, anticipating a bad news phone call.
Morning comes. The first sortie has achieved its mission without a hitch. Half of the film equipment is now safely upstairs. Based on the success of the first mission, the decision is made to gamble, to try and smuggle the jib (a small camera crane) up the elevator. Shannon camoflagues the jib in an oversized snowboard bag and Dave marches into the lobby, crapping his pants.
The security guard nods as Dave signs in and takes the illicit equipment upstairs. Dave giggles, then pees himself.
Last remaining roadblock - get the cast/crew up the elevators. We have two security passes for seven people. We go in two groups - each with a heavy back pack. But we go in costume: corporate dress.
The security guard stays silent.
10 a.m. Saturday.
Another read through, rewrites. Bob's character is given more lines. Some profanity (but not much) is excised from the script. B-movie crapola dialogue "I'll scramble the system, you get the codes, she'll upload the funds" is replaced with vague references to global corporate finance in an attempt to conceal the fact that we have no effing idea what we're talking about.
11:00 We get the first shot off, a two minute one-take, and we're off to the races.
11:00-5:00 Gladys grows an extra pair of arms so she can hold the boom, capture video, edit and chew gum at the same time.
5:00-8:00 p.m. Nothing at all gets accomplished, and nobody has any idea why this is.
8:00-1:30 a.m. Kyle speaks in a Mexican accent, Michael's allergies threaten to kill him, Bob cracks up the cast with his long, dramatic pauses. "It's like.............taking candy............from a baby."
1:30 a.m. departure for home
3:00 a.m. Gladys erases all the files by accident.
3:01 a.m. Gladys contemplates suicide.
3:15 a.m. Gladys finds the files.
3:30 a.m. Gladys falls into a fitful sleep.
SUNDAY, April 23, 2006
7:30 a.m. Gladys awake, back at the edit bay.
9:00 David's alarm goes off.
9:05 David still asleep.
9:15 David still asleep.
9:23 Shannon: "Gladys is up already, and she went to bed after we did."
9:24 David: "Gladys is young."
9:30 David offers to give Gladys a break, Gladys says it's under control, David begins work on special effects, Shannon goes out to get the crew breakfast.
9:45 Shannon returns with breakfast.
9:47 Shannon goes back to bed.
11:00 Brooke, Kyle, Bob, Michael meet at Michael's to work on music.
11:30 David and Gladys watch a rough cut, discover that there's no story.
11:45 Shannon: "I told you."
11:46 Shannon goes back to bed.
1:00 p.m. Shannon awakens, fully rested.
1:05 Shannon and David story consult, decide that the lack of information and story details can be fixed with a voice over or opening titles. Since all the film equipment is back at the office (in anticipation of emergency reshoots) Shannon can either go back to CPR to get the microphones, or research insider trading law on the internet.
1:06 Shannon researches insider trading law on the internet.
1:45 special effects shots and sound effects added.
2:00 The music crew arrives, Gladys begins music and sound editing.
2:01 rest of crew works on paperwork, brainstorming for titles begins.
2:05 Suggested Title: "The Mainframe"
2:10 Suggested Title: "10b5-1"
2:13 Suggested Title: "Rich Crackers"
2:12 Suggested Title: "I Think That When You Have More Money, You Also Seem to Have More Problems That You Then Have to Deal With"
4:00 fine cut screened, tweaks suggested.
4:30 Gladys takes a shower.
5:00 final(?) cut screened, sound tweaks suggested.
5:30 David takes a shower, car service called.
6:00 DVD burning begins.
6:20 power calibration error, David tells no one.
6:26 power calibration error, Nam flashbacks.
6:36 power calibration error, Gladys saves the day.
6:40 where's the car?
6:41 where's the car?
6:42 where's the car?
6:50 DVD delivered to drop site
7:15 back up DVD delivered
7:16 Miller Time
8:16 still Miller Time
10:16 shablahblah... beer
10:30 taxi and subway rides home
Now come see it!
BUCKY WILSON PRESENTS:
"GREED"
screening at 9:15p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006
Landmark's Sunshine Cinema
143 E. Houston St., between 1st and 2nd Avenues
SUBWAY: F or V Train to the 2nd Avenue Stop
$10 tix, the show will sell out - order ahead of time - probably no tickets available the day of
call movie fone - 212-777-3456
enter 484 for movie title (48H, for 48Hour Film Project)
theatre zip code 10036
Come help us win the Audience Award
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All times, dates, quotations approximate - it's all a blur
FRIDAY, April 21, 2006
6:00 p.m. Dave and Bob report to One & One to pick up assignments.
Group consensus is, whatever the topic, make it funny.
6:45 Bob draws the genre: Drama.
6:46 "Crap."
7:00 Cast/Crew assembles at Gladys's, brainstorming begins in earnest
8:00 "Naked Man in Office Peeing on Desk" idea embraced
9:00 some one suggests we just go ahead and make a funny movie, and then, at the end, have someone get cancer. "Cancer=drama"
10:00 rough draft of random office story sketched out
10:15 Shannon: "OK, I get all that, but what's the story?" Everyone
else: "Don't sweat it. The story will come." Shannon: "I don't think we should shoot the movie without knowing what the story is." Everyone
else: "Shut up, princess!"
10:30 in a blizzard of inspiration, Shannon sketches out the opening shot and the first scene
11:00 second draft finished
12:00 third draft finished, still no story, script still sucks.
SATURDAY, April 22, 2006
Backstory: The building we intend to shoot in is notorious for refusing any photography inside. How do we get a camera, tripod, crane, light kits and sound recording equipment, plus a 7-member crew, up to the 19th floor, on a Saturday? Dave spends Friday night scheming on how to achieve this. Gladys and Michael suggest we take the bulkiest equipment up Friday at midnight and hope we get a disinterested security guard. Dave lies in bed sleeplessly, anticipating a bad news phone call.
Morning comes. The first sortie has achieved its mission without a hitch. Half of the film equipment is now safely upstairs. Based on the success of the first mission, the decision is made to gamble, to try and smuggle the jib (a small camera crane) up the elevator. Shannon camoflagues the jib in an oversized snowboard bag and Dave marches into the lobby, crapping his pants.
The security guard nods as Dave signs in and takes the illicit equipment upstairs. Dave giggles, then pees himself.
Last remaining roadblock - get the cast/crew up the elevators. We have two security passes for seven people. We go in two groups - each with a heavy back pack. But we go in costume: corporate dress.
The security guard stays silent.
10 a.m. Saturday.
Another read through, rewrites. Bob's character is given more lines. Some profanity (but not much) is excised from the script. B-movie crapola dialogue "I'll scramble the system, you get the codes, she'll upload the funds" is replaced with vague references to global corporate finance in an attempt to conceal the fact that we have no effing idea what we're talking about.
11:00 We get the first shot off, a two minute one-take, and we're off to the races.
11:00-5:00 Gladys grows an extra pair of arms so she can hold the boom, capture video, edit and chew gum at the same time.
5:00-8:00 p.m. Nothing at all gets accomplished, and nobody has any idea why this is.
8:00-1:30 a.m. Kyle speaks in a Mexican accent, Michael's allergies threaten to kill him, Bob cracks up the cast with his long, dramatic pauses. "It's like.............taking candy............from a baby."
1:30 a.m. departure for home
3:00 a.m. Gladys erases all the files by accident.
3:01 a.m. Gladys contemplates suicide.
3:15 a.m. Gladys finds the files.
3:30 a.m. Gladys falls into a fitful sleep.
SUNDAY, April 23, 2006
7:30 a.m. Gladys awake, back at the edit bay.
9:00 David's alarm goes off.
9:05 David still asleep.
9:15 David still asleep.
9:23 Shannon: "Gladys is up already, and she went to bed after we did."
9:24 David: "Gladys is young."
9:30 David offers to give Gladys a break, Gladys says it's under control, David begins work on special effects, Shannon goes out to get the crew breakfast.
9:45 Shannon returns with breakfast.
9:47 Shannon goes back to bed.
11:00 Brooke, Kyle, Bob, Michael meet at Michael's to work on music.
11:30 David and Gladys watch a rough cut, discover that there's no story.
11:45 Shannon: "I told you."
11:46 Shannon goes back to bed.
1:00 p.m. Shannon awakens, fully rested.
1:05 Shannon and David story consult, decide that the lack of information and story details can be fixed with a voice over or opening titles. Since all the film equipment is back at the office (in anticipation of emergency reshoots) Shannon can either go back to CPR to get the microphones, or research insider trading law on the internet.
1:06 Shannon researches insider trading law on the internet.
1:45 special effects shots and sound effects added.
2:00 The music crew arrives, Gladys begins music and sound editing.
2:01 rest of crew works on paperwork, brainstorming for titles begins.
2:05 Suggested Title: "The Mainframe"
2:10 Suggested Title: "10b5-1"
2:13 Suggested Title: "Rich Crackers"
2:12 Suggested Title: "I Think That When You Have More Money, You Also Seem to Have More Problems That You Then Have to Deal With"
4:00 fine cut screened, tweaks suggested.
4:30 Gladys takes a shower.
5:00 final(?) cut screened, sound tweaks suggested.
5:30 David takes a shower, car service called.
6:00 DVD burning begins.
6:20 power calibration error, David tells no one.
6:26 power calibration error, Nam flashbacks.
6:36 power calibration error, Gladys saves the day.
6:40 where's the car?
6:41 where's the car?
6:42 where's the car?
6:50 DVD delivered to drop site
7:15 back up DVD delivered
7:16 Miller Time
8:16 still Miller Time
10:16 shablahblah... beer
10:30 taxi and subway rides home
Now come see it!
BUCKY WILSON PRESENTS:
"GREED"
screening at 9:15p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006
Landmark's Sunshine Cinema
143 E. Houston St., between 1st and 2nd Avenues
SUBWAY: F or V Train to the 2nd Avenue Stop
$10 tix, the show will sell out - order ahead of time - probably no tickets available the day of
call movie fone - 212-777-3456
enter 484 for movie title (48H, for 48Hour Film Project)
theatre zip code 10036
Come help us win the Audience Award
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