This weekend I’ll be filming my next video. Here’s the lowdown on why this is a big deal for me:
Filming was originally slated for Thanksgiving weekend (yeah, in November). The first day, my main actor (Kevin Dewey) woke up feeling woozy. My other actors (except Carlos Cortes) also woke up feeling sick. Also, Kevin’s house was supposed to be the setting of the video. It was unavailable. No filming that day.
We rescheduled a few days later. Then, Carlos got sick. No filming that day.
We rescheduled ANOTHER day. Kevin had to be at his brother’s football game that evening, so he wasn’t available. No filming that day.
And now, I have recast my actors (except for Carlos) and scheduled a new location and a new date. I seriously hope this date comes through, because I seriously want to film this damn video!
Update when I update :D
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12/2/10
Film Attempt
Last week was Thanksgiving break. We had the full week off. I wanted to film. Things didn't work out.
I wanted to film Sunday, and everyone was set. Until the night before. At about 10 pm, after Carlos went to sleep, Kevin informs me that his house is no longer available.
Well that sucks. I found a replacement location however! So, crisis averted.
The next day I woke up early so I could pack and prepare. I was able to contact Carlos and discuss the situation. However, my other three actors were no where to be found. Filming was planned for 12 noon, and it was 11:30, and I hadn't heard a peep from any of them. Shit.
Finally, after many stressful (and anger-ful) calls, I got an answer. Apparently, all three of these actors went out last night for the midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show. That's fine and all, but they were out until about 4 am. So they didn't wake up till about 12. Great.
Carlos and I headed to Kevin's house to get the lowdown. Upon ringing the doorbell, a red-eyed, loopy Kevin struggles out of the door in front of us. He looks as if he's been hit with pink-eye or something. He could barely stand straight, and he was slurring his words, and his hands were shaking. There was no way he could act in this condition. As much as I hated to say it, I had to reschedule the filming.
Later that day, about 3 pm, Julien texts me, saying that he can't make it to filming because he just woke up. Derp.
So we rescheduled to Tuesday. But then, Carlos got sick. I pardoned him immediately because you can't avoid illness. Plus, he's my main actor, and I wanted to make sure he was 100% before he acted. So we postponed again. But by that time, I just wanted to enjoy my vacation. So I did.
In two days, filming will happen (I hope). I continue to have high expectations for this film. I have a ton of great actors who are ready to be in the film. I are excited.
Anyway, that's my story. Don't tl;dr me or I'll find you and kill you while you're asleep or in the bathroom. :D
I wanted to film Sunday, and everyone was set. Until the night before. At about 10 pm, after Carlos went to sleep, Kevin informs me that his house is no longer available.
Well that sucks. I found a replacement location however! So, crisis averted.
The next day I woke up early so I could pack and prepare. I was able to contact Carlos and discuss the situation. However, my other three actors were no where to be found. Filming was planned for 12 noon, and it was 11:30, and I hadn't heard a peep from any of them. Shit.
Finally, after many stressful (and anger-ful) calls, I got an answer. Apparently, all three of these actors went out last night for the midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show. That's fine and all, but they were out until about 4 am. So they didn't wake up till about 12. Great.
Carlos and I headed to Kevin's house to get the lowdown. Upon ringing the doorbell, a red-eyed, loopy Kevin struggles out of the door in front of us. He looks as if he's been hit with pink-eye or something. He could barely stand straight, and he was slurring his words, and his hands were shaking. There was no way he could act in this condition. As much as I hated to say it, I had to reschedule the filming.
Later that day, about 3 pm, Julien texts me, saying that he can't make it to filming because he just woke up. Derp.
So we rescheduled to Tuesday. But then, Carlos got sick. I pardoned him immediately because you can't avoid illness. Plus, he's my main actor, and I wanted to make sure he was 100% before he acted. So we postponed again. But by that time, I just wanted to enjoy my vacation. So I did.
In two days, filming will happen (I hope). I continue to have high expectations for this film. I have a ton of great actors who are ready to be in the film. I are excited.
Anyway, that's my story. Don't tl;dr me or I'll find you and kill you while you're asleep or in the bathroom. :D
6/17/10
World War Z Reflection
World War Z was an interesting video to film. One of the things that really pressured us was the lack of time we had. The project was due a week after it was filmed. We filmed it a week in advance because I knew, we all knew, I would not be able to finish it in one day. Thank GOD, editing was kind of a pain.
While not overly complicated like some of my other films, World War Z had the time constraint. I love editing, and I loved editing this one too, but instead of editing in some of my free time between school and outside activities, it WAS part of my school, so I had to get it done at a certain point. I stayed up late every night for a week editing this video, and I'm the type of person who cannot really function without sleep.
It did help though that I had a chunk of it thought out in my head prior to filming. Like most films I tend to have a certain perspective on a video idea. I knew pretty much what I wanted to do during filming, so thinking about some scenes wasn't as big an issue as others. Plus, we made a script.
I thought this video was pretty well put together. It would be a bit self-centered to say this, but I'm proud of it so I'll go out and say that I thought my editing job was pretty damn good. Everything timed well, and the flow of the scenes was good. Everyone else did pretty good too. Kevin did a great job portraying the mentally unstable hero of the story. Aaron, while not exactly a pro actor, he fulfilled his role. Julio did well in his scene, though he smiled a few times. Julien was my favorite character. If it wasn't for English, I would have cast him in a better role.
We had five main actors and about eight zombies. Filming those fight scenes was a huge pain in the ass. Everyone started getting bored at one point and messing around. While I understand that waiting is boring, it got to the point where Kevin started yelling to horde everyone together. The two zombie scenes took about two hours in total. We got those done first, and goddammit it was tiring.
I'm quite proud of how this video turned out. Until our next big project!
While not overly complicated like some of my other films, World War Z had the time constraint. I love editing, and I loved editing this one too, but instead of editing in some of my free time between school and outside activities, it WAS part of my school, so I had to get it done at a certain point. I stayed up late every night for a week editing this video, and I'm the type of person who cannot really function without sleep.
It did help though that I had a chunk of it thought out in my head prior to filming. Like most films I tend to have a certain perspective on a video idea. I knew pretty much what I wanted to do during filming, so thinking about some scenes wasn't as big an issue as others. Plus, we made a script.
I thought this video was pretty well put together. It would be a bit self-centered to say this, but I'm proud of it so I'll go out and say that I thought my editing job was pretty damn good. Everything timed well, and the flow of the scenes was good. Everyone else did pretty good too. Kevin did a great job portraying the mentally unstable hero of the story. Aaron, while not exactly a pro actor, he fulfilled his role. Julio did well in his scene, though he smiled a few times. Julien was my favorite character. If it wasn't for English, I would have cast him in a better role.
We had five main actors and about eight zombies. Filming those fight scenes was a huge pain in the ass. Everyone started getting bored at one point and messing around. While I understand that waiting is boring, it got to the point where Kevin started yelling to horde everyone together. The two zombie scenes took about two hours in total. We got those done first, and goddammit it was tiring.
I'm quite proud of how this video turned out. Until our next big project!
6/10/10
World War Z
6/4/10
World War Z: A Film Adaptation
As previously stated, our video is based on the novel World War Z. In the novel, they deal a lot with military and millions of troops and places around the world. Of course, for an English project, we do not have the resources nor the time to do such a thing. So, instead of basing it off stories from the book, we created a story of our own based on some things they say in the book.
The main star is Kevin. He does a good job being the main character, but no more details than that. This video will end up being Theorem 42's longest ever. I've gotten 6 of the 8 scenes done and its almost 15 minutes long already. All I'm saying is, this had better get an A+.
Here are some pictures :D
The video looks very promising. It will be done by Monday! I shall be working very diligently until then. Update later :)
The main star is Kevin. He does a good job being the main character, but no more details than that. This video will end up being Theorem 42's longest ever. I've gotten 6 of the 8 scenes done and its almost 15 minutes long already. All I'm saying is, this had better get an A+.
Here are some pictures :D
The video looks very promising. It will be done by Monday! I shall be working very diligently until then. Update later :)
6/3/10
Surprise! ZOMBIE FILM
Hello friends, once again I am working on a new project. It was originally supposed to be just an English project, but it has spawned into something much more than that. It is now going to be a Theorem 42 production!
Based off the novel World War Z, it is an interview-style zombie action film. Hopefully it'll be good in the end.
Filming took place over the long weekend and in total took about 9 hours. Yeah, it's crazy. There are four survivors, an interviewer, and about seven zombies. SEVEN ZOMBIES. That's a lot for an amateur director like me. Lemme say this outright, it was not an easy experience. I have imported all the footage and am now in the process of editing it all together into one long masterpiece.
(JUST LIEK MY DICKKK)
Julien and Kevin return as actors, and Ryan and Roger are zombie extras. We have a lot of other people in our video too, so look out for them.
I shall post pictures next time!
Based off the novel World War Z, it is an interview-style zombie action film. Hopefully it'll be good in the end.
Filming took place over the long weekend and in total took about 9 hours. Yeah, it's crazy. There are four survivors, an interviewer, and about seven zombies. SEVEN ZOMBIES. That's a lot for an amateur director like me. Lemme say this outright, it was not an easy experience. I have imported all the footage and am now in the process of editing it all together into one long masterpiece.
(JUST LIEK MY DICKKK)
Julien and Kevin return as actors, and Ryan and Roger are zombie extras. We have a lot of other people in our video too, so look out for them.
I shall post pictures next time!
11/9/09
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. :)
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. :)
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