The Artistic Character
Sorry for the delay in the blog. Things have been busy at work and at home.
I finally managed to finish the color correction on Mother In-Law Zombie. Matching up the GL2 and the VX1000 was a big pain in the ass. I actually had to add grain to the GL2 footage to match it. In retrospect, it would've been nice to shoot the whole movie with a better camera, but we just didn't have the budget. For the next movie, I'll probably be getting one of the new HD cameras, which are basically consumer versions of the ones used in "Attack of the Clones" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico". I'm pretty excited about them, since they basically remove the resolution/quality barrier from indie filmmaking. Now, if you can't make a great looking movie for no money, then you can't blame it on the camera.
I also finished the audio for the first eight scenes of Mother In-Law Zombie. While doing the audio, I've also been cutting out parts to shorten the running time. I've decided to cut out a whole scene towards the beginning that ended up being pretty unnecessary. I've also been shaving off blocks of shots here and there. The problem with cutting stuff out is maintaining continuity in the shots, and in the audio. For example, if someone has their head turned one way in one shot, then it has to be turned the same way in the next shot. So, a lot of the time I just can't cut something out because it won't cut back together properly, and I don't have any coverage shots to mask the cut.
Anyway, the rest of the week will be spent finishing the audio for Mother In-Law Zombie. On Saturday Steve Thomas (Billy Jump - The Rock Zombie) is coming over to get into makeup one last time for publicity photos, and also to do the dubbing for the therapist in Scene 2 of Mother In-Law Zombie. He's bound and determined to be in all three sections of the film, and this is the only way to get him in this section.
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I haven't heard back from any of the composers that I sent CDs to. Not even to confirm receipt of the CDs. And I sent them on Wednesday and Thursday via Priority Mail, so they definitely should have received them by now. So, I'm a little worried. The CD that I sent to a local person who seemed promising got sent back with a "return to sender" stamp on it. I double-checked the address he gave me in his e-mail, and it was correct. I e-mailed him on Friday to see what the deal was, and still haven't heard back from him.
So, I'm going to send out more disks in the next few days to other people who have written to me since the first batch went out.
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I spent the entire weekend working on the film. About 12 hours each day. I started getting a little annoyed about it on Sunday. But it has to be done by mid-September so that I can send it out to some festivals and to the critics/press, so I don't have any choice but to work non-stop on it. I've put in for vacation for the week of September 5th so that I'll be sure to have time to get it done, even if I have to do the damned music myself.
Tracey had a good idea regarding the critics/press. She suggested having a press screening in lieu of sending out DVD screeners. That way, they could all see the movie with an audience (the best way to see a comedy, since laughter really is contagious), and then would have time to take pictures and ask questions afterwards. We'll have food and press packets available, too. We're thinking sometime early in the third week of September.
The only thing we haven't worked out is where to host this screening. Which is, admittedly, a pretty big sticking point.
Ryan
P.S. The premiere stuff is still being worked out. Watch your inboxes for an announcement later in the week!
I finally managed to finish the color correction on Mother In-Law Zombie. Matching up the GL2 and the VX1000 was a big pain in the ass. I actually had to add grain to the GL2 footage to match it. In retrospect, it would've been nice to shoot the whole movie with a better camera, but we just didn't have the budget. For the next movie, I'll probably be getting one of the new HD cameras, which are basically consumer versions of the ones used in "Attack of the Clones" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico". I'm pretty excited about them, since they basically remove the resolution/quality barrier from indie filmmaking. Now, if you can't make a great looking movie for no money, then you can't blame it on the camera.
I also finished the audio for the first eight scenes of Mother In-Law Zombie. While doing the audio, I've also been cutting out parts to shorten the running time. I've decided to cut out a whole scene towards the beginning that ended up being pretty unnecessary. I've also been shaving off blocks of shots here and there. The problem with cutting stuff out is maintaining continuity in the shots, and in the audio. For example, if someone has their head turned one way in one shot, then it has to be turned the same way in the next shot. So, a lot of the time I just can't cut something out because it won't cut back together properly, and I don't have any coverage shots to mask the cut.
Anyway, the rest of the week will be spent finishing the audio for Mother In-Law Zombie. On Saturday Steve Thomas (Billy Jump - The Rock Zombie) is coming over to get into makeup one last time for publicity photos, and also to do the dubbing for the therapist in Scene 2 of Mother In-Law Zombie. He's bound and determined to be in all three sections of the film, and this is the only way to get him in this section.
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I haven't heard back from any of the composers that I sent CDs to. Not even to confirm receipt of the CDs. And I sent them on Wednesday and Thursday via Priority Mail, so they definitely should have received them by now. So, I'm a little worried. The CD that I sent to a local person who seemed promising got sent back with a "return to sender" stamp on it. I double-checked the address he gave me in his e-mail, and it was correct. I e-mailed him on Friday to see what the deal was, and still haven't heard back from him.
So, I'm going to send out more disks in the next few days to other people who have written to me since the first batch went out.
--
I spent the entire weekend working on the film. About 12 hours each day. I started getting a little annoyed about it on Sunday. But it has to be done by mid-September so that I can send it out to some festivals and to the critics/press, so I don't have any choice but to work non-stop on it. I've put in for vacation for the week of September 5th so that I'll be sure to have time to get it done, even if I have to do the damned music myself.
Tracey had a good idea regarding the critics/press. She suggested having a press screening in lieu of sending out DVD screeners. That way, they could all see the movie with an audience (the best way to see a comedy, since laughter really is contagious), and then would have time to take pictures and ask questions afterwards. We'll have food and press packets available, too. We're thinking sometime early in the third week of September.
The only thing we haven't worked out is where to host this screening. Which is, admittedly, a pretty big sticking point.
Ryan
P.S. The premiere stuff is still being worked out. Watch your inboxes for an announcement later in the week!
posted by Ryan Graham at 10:11 AM
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Nikc: I definitely want to screen the movie at Gardel's, but I'm not sure it's the best place for the press screening because it'd probably cost too much (since everyone would be getting in for free). I also want to make sure that everyone has stuff to eat and drink, and I gather that their food is pretty expensive.
Ian: That guy seems amazing, but also probably out of our league, don't you think? We can't give out any upfront payment (or at least nothing substantial), so I doubt that someone that established would be interested. But, hell, if you have an "in" with him and think he might be interested, please give him my contact info!
I dunno. Would it be better if I contacted him? Maybe. But maybe not!
I figured you could put in a good word for me. You know, something like: "Hey, you might get an e-mail from this guy named Ryan Graham. He's brilliant, and his movie is brilliant, and if you work with him you'll make a million dollars because he's going straight to the top."
See, when I say it, it just sounds pompous and egotistical. But if you say it, then it just sounds like I'm really awesome. And since I am really awesome, you wouldn't even be lying to the guy.
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