My second film
So I shot my second film today, with Gabe and my crew, at Postal Connections of America. I'm waaaaaaayyy too tired to type up a long post, or think of anything meaningful, but I felt that Gabe did a really good job. Especially since we were filming on cue, with very little rehearsal in between shots. We did do many takes of various shots however, especially complex ones, so I hope I sated Gabe's acting desire. Either way, he did a great job, and so did the store's manager. Yeah, the store's manager, Fred, was in the film. It's an inside joke within an inside joke, but for a guy who had never read the script and only knew the basic outline, he played the part very well. It was an honor to shoot in his store, especially since so many other mailbox rental stores turned me away.
So the film will either be called The Other Side, or, perhaps the more dynamic, Outside In. You kind of have to understand the story to understand the titles...but I'll explain it later.
Anyhoo, like I said, Gabe did a bang-up job. He took the day off from work, and I owe him money for stamps. But he was great. I knew he would be perfect for the part. My first film, Pantomiming, had a very happy-go-lucky character. So I knew right off the bat that I wanted my next character to be a little darker, a little more disturbed. Gabe was the first actor that popped into my head for the role. He's edgier then previous actors I've worked with. It seems like there's something going on inside his head in every scene, and we're only privy to little glimpses of it. So, he turned around a fantastic performance. Visually, I'm happy with the film as well. We pulled off a few technical/experimental exposures and shots that I was a little too timid to try on my first film. I hope it paid off for this story.
So that's that.
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Sweet, I heard a lot about it. Your a brave man for taking on a three minute short with only four minutes of film. Almost no margain for error, on anyone's part. And you didn't even have to use film, did you? You are true to your art!
I did have to use film, for this project anyway, but that's cool. I enjoy film. It's dynamic and there's plenty of neat tricks you can pull off with it. But yeah, doing a three minute film with 4 rolls is "iffy". I'm a little worried since we ended up only using 2 and a half rolls of film (which will probably equate to 2 minutes and 30 seconds of movie). The max length is 3 minutes, so I'm glad I didn't go over, but I hope I didn't cut it too short; ya know? Either way, 4 rolls is all I could afford. Film gets real expensive reeeeaaaaal fast.
And if the film is a tad short, that's ok...I planned on doing a 10-20 second title sequence like M Night's in Signs or Hitchcock's in Vertigo. So that will probably bring the film to three minutes (or just slightly over) in total length.
Ah, you're too kind. I'll probably see it and be like "dang, I could've done better." I definitely have to thank you for the opportunity, I learned a lot. I felt so legit with all the pro equipment and all. Seeing it all worked through has even given me more confidence to direct another film.
Hey guys, I was wrong. It's 3 minutes per roll. So we actually have something closer to 7 minutes of footage Gabe.
3 minutes! You wasted a lot of film! No, it's good you had that. Think if it was actually a minute per roll! You would've run out very early.
Three minutes per roll. It all makes a lot more sense now!
I was gonna say "man, for 1 minute, those rolls lasted forever".
And I'm wishing my miniDV "rolls" lasted longer than an hour. I taped the Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl set Sunday night, and only had enough tape left for half of Reubens Accomplice's set.
Mini DV tape is a blessing for filmmakers, but I can see how a concert taping might need a little more then an hour.
DAT tapes are nearly the same size, and I get three hours continuous. Of course, that's audio only.
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