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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Trailer complete (mostly), rough cut begins.
Well, my title pretty much explained what has happened so far. I have assembled a teaser trailer for the film which needs some minor audio tweaks to be ready. This proves to be kind of difficult because I have little knowledge of audio mixing, but again am learning new things every day. It also helps that I am taking a class called Audio Post-Production this quarter. By the end of the class, I expect to have mastered Pro Tools. I'm trying to keep my expectations reasonable.
In the next few days, I should be posting the trailer onto my Vimeo page, this blog, and my Facebook page dedicated to the film (by the way, the address is facebook.com/Bravurafilm )
Right now, I am about 40% finished with the rough cut of the film. So far, it's been pretty painless. Although, most of the film is dialogue which I am not worried about. What is truly worrying me is the end of the film. Without giving anything away, this is where the physical action is. With the many constraints (financial, time, etc.) I am concerned that I don't have an appropriate amount of footage. This concern might be baseless, but I also realize that if the ending isn't effective, the first 95% of the film will not save it.
It reminds me of a quote from Steven Spielberg regarding his film adaptation of the book "Jaws". He had changed the ending of the book to something more spectacular. When Peter Benchley voiced his concerns, Spielberg told him "If I have the audience for two hours, they will accept anything I do in the last five minutes." It was true. Many critics love the film, and didn't have a problem with the shark being killed at the end by Chief Brody shooting a scuba tank that's chillin' in the side of it's mouth like a cigar.
My situation is sort of like that, but the opposite.
Tony
In the next few days, I should be posting the trailer onto my Vimeo page, this blog, and my Facebook page dedicated to the film (by the way, the address is facebook.com/Bravurafilm )
Right now, I am about 40% finished with the rough cut of the film. So far, it's been pretty painless. Although, most of the film is dialogue which I am not worried about. What is truly worrying me is the end of the film. Without giving anything away, this is where the physical action is. With the many constraints (financial, time, etc.) I am concerned that I don't have an appropriate amount of footage. This concern might be baseless, but I also realize that if the ending isn't effective, the first 95% of the film will not save it.
It reminds me of a quote from Steven Spielberg regarding his film adaptation of the book "Jaws". He had changed the ending of the book to something more spectacular. When Peter Benchley voiced his concerns, Spielberg told him "If I have the audience for two hours, they will accept anything I do in the last five minutes." It was true. Many critics love the film, and didn't have a problem with the shark being killed at the end by Chief Brody shooting a scuba tank that's chillin' in the side of it's mouth like a cigar.
My situation is sort of like that, but the opposite.
Tony
Sunday, August 5, 2012
We are off!
So much has happened since I last posted. Let me start off with a warning: Don't shoot on a RED camera unless you have the post equipment to handle it. The footage is large and your typical iMac is probably not up to the task.
Realizing this problem, I took out a student loan (the first major one since I started film school.) Now I have a 12-core Mac Pro that is having no trouble handling the footage. After all the setbacks, I have found myself reserving excitement even now. So far, so good though.
On another positive note, the day I received the computer, I decided to run my own data recovery software. The IT guy at my school couldn't pull anything off the computer but garbage. I guess in an act of desperation, I figured I'd give it a go. Lo and behold, I managed to recover 100% of the footage! For anyone who finds themselves in a similar predicament, I suggest running software called Stellar Phoenix Mac Data Recovery.
I just finished the teaser trailer for the film. I found it quite difficult to cut together something that would entice an audience without giving away the plot. Especially since most of the film is dialogue. Of course, perhaps if I were a better editor this wouldn't have been as challenging. Even so, I find every film that I make presents new challenges. So even if I am not as strong in certain areas of filmmaking, I do feel I am only getting better after each problem that gets solved.
Just like any art, it is a constantly evolving process. I suppose if someone completely mastered an art (which is likely impossible), it seems like some of the drive to persevere would be gone.
Anyway, next up is the rough cut of the film. I have enlisted the help of one of my lifelong friends, Jed Beck, to help with the score. I don't foresee the film needed a heavy score, just sparse musical elements to accentuate specific emotions at certain times. (After just reading the last sentence, I realized how vague it sounds. Trust me, this isn't intentional. I'm just not sure yet where the score is needed. I'm sure I'll have a better idea once the rough cut is complete.)
Realizing this problem, I took out a student loan (the first major one since I started film school.) Now I have a 12-core Mac Pro that is having no trouble handling the footage. After all the setbacks, I have found myself reserving excitement even now. So far, so good though.
On another positive note, the day I received the computer, I decided to run my own data recovery software. The IT guy at my school couldn't pull anything off the computer but garbage. I guess in an act of desperation, I figured I'd give it a go. Lo and behold, I managed to recover 100% of the footage! For anyone who finds themselves in a similar predicament, I suggest running software called Stellar Phoenix Mac Data Recovery.
I just finished the teaser trailer for the film. I found it quite difficult to cut together something that would entice an audience without giving away the plot. Especially since most of the film is dialogue. Of course, perhaps if I were a better editor this wouldn't have been as challenging. Even so, I find every film that I make presents new challenges. So even if I am not as strong in certain areas of filmmaking, I do feel I am only getting better after each problem that gets solved.
Just like any art, it is a constantly evolving process. I suppose if someone completely mastered an art (which is likely impossible), it seems like some of the drive to persevere would be gone.
Anyway, next up is the rough cut of the film. I have enlisted the help of one of my lifelong friends, Jed Beck, to help with the score. I don't foresee the film needed a heavy score, just sparse musical elements to accentuate specific emotions at certain times. (After just reading the last sentence, I realized how vague it sounds. Trust me, this isn't intentional. I'm just not sure yet where the score is needed. I'm sure I'll have a better idea once the rough cut is complete.)
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