I Went with a Sony HVR-Z5U and have gotten it from B&H Photo Video! Shipped this baby overnight from New York City. Now I know I said I was going with a JVC GY-HM100U, but it just didn't do it for me with it's 1/4 inch CCD's which I heard from several sources didn't work so well in low light. After a view of some tests on YouTube and Vimeo I knew I had to look elsewhere. I looked back and went with the updated model of the camera we used on our First 48 Hour Film Project when we shot SUB-SESSION a Sony HVR-Z1U.
This bad boy has a 29.5mm lens, a lux of 1.5, and it shoots 24p just to name a few of it's many specs. Oh yeah, and it overcranks and shoots what it calls smooth slow motion! I'll have some stuff to show you guys shortly. Sorry, for the lack of updates again I was doing research and getting funds together... UPDATE SUPER SOON!
The great news is I'm done with public speaking! Über Epic.
Watched some more great films. Watchmen on Blu-Ray for one! Also, Barton Fink, JCVD, Starship Troopers, and oddly enough the Woody Allen flick Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Looking forward to seeing Inglourious Basterds and Funny People on the sliver screen very soon. Yowza!
Been reading some buttery comics like Spider-Man Noir, Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Captain America: Red, White & Blue, and for the first time Sin City. Lastly I've given into that shouting boy inside me and I'm back on a fighting game kick. It's been a great year for 'em. The Return. King of Fighters XII is the latest to join the club along with the king Street Fighter IV and the oddball and yet very intriguing ブレイブルー better know as BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger here in America. Distortion Finish! I call it research -- enough said.
Rewrites continue on the Red Reflection script. The shoot is still on for a late September or early October date, basically as soon as the red leaves and amber sun make their presence known we're goin' in. Oh yeah, kinda need to buy my JVC: GY-HM100 shorty here as well. Thank you, renters returns! I'm on my way even more so now...
I did indeed take that excellent adventure with Mr. Logan and Mr. Preston! So not bogus dudes and dudettes! Got myself a few weeks to relax before my return to classes, and I'm going to enjoy them! It's what summer created for chillin'.
I've been real busy, even after the 48 Hour Film Project. Reading up and things. Beyond comics I mind you. Watching lots of movies from my youth like Robot Jox, The Guyver, and hell yeah even the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie! I truly miss folks like Jim Henson and Sam Winston. Digital Effects are indeed a art. A fine one at that. Cost effective as well. They're just is something miraculous about doing it "for real" so to speak.
Also, working on rewrites on the Red Reflection script. Plan is to shoot it this fall. A story of revenge and crime. Oh yeah and some kick ass fights. Leading to the climax on an abandoned bridge. That's all I'll say about that. For now.
Well, back to rewrites and reading. Maybe just maybe an excellent adventure with Bill and Ted...
For this years Minneapolis 48 Hour Film Project the fallowing elements had to be in all the films. The prop of a sandwich. The character of Kevin Schnabel an Expert (of any sort). The line of dialogue was "I hope they decide soon."
Then we drew our specific genre... *drum roll* SUPERHERO!
As always guys and gals your opinions and comments are always very much welcomed and appreciated! To the cast and crew all I can say is in just 48 hours we... Nailed this bitch! Without each and everyone of you working to your fullest we could not have pulled this off! Thanks, again. I hope to see you this time next year. Same Defenestrator time, same Defenestrator channel...
I'll be posting the flick after the Premier at the Riverview Theater this Thursday...
Oh, by the way I've got some stories to tell you all. Another time, perhaps after a bit more recoup.
I'd like to take this time to thank everybody who made it happen. Nicki Andert, Daniel Steinberg, Justin Tholl, Clayton Ebeling, Sam Hanus, Mccrae Olson, Kassandra Langum, Joe Young, Carol Vnuk, James Norgard, Breanna Füss, Alana Bloom, and Ben Brady. I owe all of you my greatest of gratitude. We made magic!
Speical Thanks, also goes out to the Andert's for letting us invade their house, and claim it as both home base and lair. Frank from Excel Warehousing and Distribution for letting us use his warehouse. Jimmy John's for the sandwich platter to which I got none. Far too busy for food... Lastly, Rich Oxley for providing us with equipment, support, and guidance when we needed it... Thanks, a million to everyone.
T-minus one day and counting to the annual 48 Hour Film Project for Minneapolis!
We went and got our equipment from the Ox at HTC today. Then later, Nicki (Producer) and I headed over to CostumeRentals to check things out...
I think the Kraut helmet shot speaks for this places' epicness! It made the two of us very confident even if we drew Fantasy, Sci-Fi, or even Musical/Western! Maybe we'll do a MusicalWestern about painting you wagon, and not dying from dysentery and such...
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