Recollecting

The Missing Immigrant Agency has to be one of the best looking videos I've ever made. I say this a lot about my videos when I make them, but this one was a whole new level of professionalism and awesomeness.

One of the more impressive features of the video is its flow. The video seems to flow perfectly. It never really seems to drag on too much without regaining your attention. An example of this is when Kevin puts his feet up on the table. I'm not sure why I wanted to film his feet being propped on the table. My vision was what appeared in the video: a slow motion, dramatic, and unnecessarily unique shot of his feet. This was a break in the conversation, and kept the interrogation from becoming too bland.

The lackie scenes were filmed at the end. We decided, after all the rest of the video was finished, that we couldn't simply forget about our dear lackie friends. We liked the idea of the lackies being somewhat dimwitted and clueless, as well as pervy. Julien, as Spotoloticus, plays the comic relief of the video. In the middle of the video you see him surveying the house for who-knows what reason. It's something different that happens at random, and it's funny. His past with Roger's daughter and his penis reference when he walks in provides comic breaks in an overall tense video.

The parts where the music abruptly stops weren't anything new, but in The MIA, they provided some more awkward and comic relief. The music was centered around Kevin and his lackies, and how he thinks he's dimwitted, yet still finds amusement in their whim. I found their interactions funny.

The decreased saturation and high contrast add to the dark tone of the video. While not the most serious video, the unusual coloring helped the uneasy atmosphere of the video. It added a feeling of mysteriousness and suspense because of the high contrasting dark and light colors. The areas of the house that did have color were very faded, indicating a lifeless environment. It helped with the mood of the video a lot.

The camera blur effects were very neat. With a bit of zoom and some altered focus, the amount of blur that appears behind the subject increases. I enjoyed the way my camera handled this effect, and it definitely turned out very nicely.

I found some more awesome actors. Julien and Kevin will be starring in the next video of ours, as well as my good friend Kristin. They are all very good actors with a lot of talent. Be prepared to see these three more often. We will be filming the next video soon, so stay tuned for more details!

I hope you liked the Missing Immigrant Agency. I myself am very proud of it. It is my second favorite work, behind BREAKING POINT and ahead of UNDERFIRE. Hopefully the next video will live up to it. :)

The Missing Immigrant Agency

The Missing Immigrant Agency

The video is up! Lieutenant Octave and his lackies, Spotoloticus and Evels, go to Julien Lee's house to search for a foreigner.

I admit we look kinda stupid, but hey, in my opinion, it is good. I guess if you don't understand our humor too much it doesn't make as much sense, but hey, tough.

Enjoy!

Done, But Not Yet

The video is done.

Why aren't I posting it yet?

I'm too lazy.

It shall be reviewed by Roger and Ryan before I post. Also, I want to make a movie poster for it.

Here's some more screenshots. Not much to see though. Most of the video is the same stuff.

However, I find that it's very interesting to watch. It has a sort of edginess that's achieved by the new video filters, the music, and the silence during the talking portions. When it gets too tense, bam, some comedy relief. It looks great.






Notice the difference in color and contrast in these screenshots. This is how the entire video is like.

It creates a large and beautiful contrast between bright and dark. It looks really cool for this type of video.

I will start working on that movie poster. Until then, I shall not keep you waiting long!

Progress Flows Quickly

I have finished a lot of the video over the weekend. I worked for probably about 9 hours in total this past long Halloween weekend, and I don't regret it. I ended up doing so much on it that the video is almost done.

Audio editing has to be the most boring thing I've done so far in filmmaking. Nothing is more monotonous than staring at purple and orange and yellow waves that seem to represent sound. Nothing is more monotonous, except waiting in line at the DMV.

The music is in. It fits very well with the scenes. I'm quite happy with it.

The video flows well. It has no noticable bumps or cusps in its general direction. It looks good.

Here are some screenshots, just for you!






I started fiddling with the contrast and the saturation to make it have a more lifeless feel to it. Tell me what you think of it:

I shall be done with the video by the end of the week!