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Post by mistermanager on Aug 2, 2009 12:30:48 GMT -5
How did the premiere go?
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zayuri
Legend of Haverfield
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Post by zayuri on Aug 3, 2009 1:02:56 GMT -5
I second this. Wish I coulda gone, but I'm still stuck at school ;o; Hope it went well!
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Post by inferno on Aug 9, 2009 2:21:34 GMT -5
I second this. Wish I coulda gone, but I'm still stuck at school ;o; Hope it went well! I'm sad your dad wasn't there...
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Post by mistermanager on Oct 4, 2009 14:41:33 GMT -5
So when does ISH get released? I forgot.
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Post by Harry Locke IV on Oct 5, 2009 22:01:56 GMT -5
So when does ISH get released? I forgot. Hey, lookie who we got here Sales will be opening up towards the end of this month. Keep checking the main page over the next few weeks for the "BIG UPDATE" on when things are happening. Stuff's just a little slow moving right now thanks to school being back in session...so yes...soon.
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Post by mistermanager on Oct 30, 2009 18:38:59 GMT -5
October's almost over!
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Post by Harry Locke IV on Oct 31, 2009 21:14:45 GMT -5
Patience grasshopper...very good things come to those that wait.
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Post by inferno on Nov 5, 2009 21:34:31 GMT -5
That last trailer is the most visually addicting thing I've come across in a LONG time. Can't wait to see the final cut of a movie we've been producing for 2 years!
You've once again outdone yourself with this trailer cut Harry! BELIEVE THE HYPE!!!!!!!
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Post by Harry Locke IV on Nov 5, 2009 22:51:11 GMT -5
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Post by inferno on Nov 7, 2009 21:16:03 GMT -5
I see our old friend MisterManager's been on the forums lately.
What hath he have to say about the final trailer???
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Post by mistermanager on Jan 23, 2010 15:26:55 GMT -5
Just received my copy of ISH, so look forward to my sugar-coated criticisms to soon follow. This fancy DVD case certainly has me filled with intrigue and arousal.
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Post by mistermanager on Jan 23, 2010 15:29:01 GMT -5
And my vinegar-coated compliments.
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Post by Harry Locke IV on Jan 23, 2010 16:03:25 GMT -5
YAY! We...and when I mean we, I mean all two of us who still visit the message forums, will be excited to read what you have to say!
Watch the extra features too...especially the "Highlights from Production".
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Post by mistermanager on Jan 28, 2010 20:31:14 GMT -5
Huzzah! High fives all around! A big step up from Noir. Now I watched it two days ago, and I've only watched it once so far, so well see how much I can recall. I took some notes during, and I will break them up into the good, the bad, and the awkward.
You guys all had some very strong performances, Jason Brosephine held his own as the principle character (I was glad to finally see "The Inferno" wrestle), and Harry did a good job spitting all over the place as he shouted quite convincingly, but I have to say that I think our very own VicoDan was my favy with gravy. Clap clap clap. You nailed it, brominator. Sarah Evans was also very good, and I thought that the smaller role of Marco was also well acted. Your ADR was also a lot better, as well as the rest of the audio design as a whole. But there was still some jumpy room tones in some of the scenes. Where Noir was heavy handed with the visual effects, you did a good job this time around being more restrained, besides one effect which I have to disapprove of, but I will talk about that later. I thought the effect where the light was shooting out from behind Harry in the fight club scene was tastey (as was harry!) and the shot where Harry drops after being shot was super cool (I see why this film took so long to finally come out, almost every shot in here was smooved over, and we both know how long Smoothcam takes to render). Just be careful how much you use it, because sometimes it is noticable. Maybe invest in a cheap DIY steadicam. Just something to weigh the camera down a bit. I liked the dead friend twist, but part of me feels like it was just a twist for twist's sake.
Now for the nasty. Gotta turn off that auto-iris. It makes some of these great shots look amateur. Also it looked at times like the lens could do with some cleaning. I think it would have helped if you developed the neighborhood more. You kind of did that in the beginning when Walter was walking around in some sort of industrial area, but I think some gritty establishing shots between scenes would help set up the run down neighborhood, and also where exactly these scenes were talking place. I know you couldn't shoot in actual hospitals, but maybe show an exterior of one before we cut inside. Most of the exteriors I can remember (namely the church) were actually pretty nice areas, which defied the world you were trying to create. I don't know if it was done in post, but I remember a lot of the shots looking very soft, it seemed like lights/colors would bleed a little bit, which also fought against the grittiness of the story. If it was done on purpose, even if you think it may look good, you have to ask what purpose does it do to the mood/story of the piece. Which leads me to my main special effect complaint. While I think I might know why you did it, I did not like the two-tone effect that was in most of Walter's scenes (the sepia/B&W effect). I think you were trying to make some kind of, dark cloud, duality, darkness symbolism, but it came off as very distracting. It might have been able to have been pulled off if it was done during the production phase through the visual design, but the effect it calls much too much attention to itself.
And for the bits that seemed just a bit off. Did that guy say "Spoon Slapped"? When the alley girl gets stabbed, she seems less concerned about the stabbing as she is about adjusting her shirt as she goes down. (maybe could have been edited around.) What kind of love interest has a big ass coffee machine ready to go in her kitchen? I lol'ed as she pumped the coffee out. What's with Walter kicking everyone in the nuts? And then he gets the girl, only to give her a peck on the cheek? I want to see some penetration!!!!!! It's no lie that Perez is a bad ass mutha, but then he acts like a big pussy in the final confrontation! He's all like, "Please stop, man!" and "Don't taze me, bro!"
And that's all I have to say about that. I liked it a lot. You can take my critiques with a grain of salt if you wish, as I am only some guy on the internet. The production highlights really showed how small of a production team you guys were dealing with. Hats off to you guys. I need to run now, so this will have to do for now. I love you all.
-NICHOLAS RASMUSSEN
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Post by Harry Locke IV on Jan 31, 2010 8:41:08 GMT -5
Sir, I am giving your review a standing ovation! It feels really good to know that someone spent their time delving deep into our art, and delivered a fully loaded write-up containing their personal pros and cons of the film. And that is fantastic, because it creates "discussion". This is so much more engaging to hear, than the generic "ah! It was really good" or "Big leap from Noir guys". You've given substance, and components that can be used to improve the overall equation. I really have nothing to dispute in your write-up. Everything you said was either personal preferences, or valid technical faults. Especially the auto-iris deal, which is something we didn't really learn about until later. Keep in mind that even though you're watching the movie in 2010. Most of the original footage in that movie was shot back in summer of 2008, one year after Noir was under wraps, and on new equipment. So, there was definitely something of a learning curve. Also, another interesting little factoid. Is that it wasn't really smoothcam rendering that took up all the time (this computer is pretty beastly at things like that). The time delay revolved greatly around audio complications and of course the scene re-shoots. Early in the production of ISH, the mic input on the HV30 went dead, meaning it could capture no sound. So we began catching the audio separately, through a field recorder setup. Unfortunately, all these files were unnamed, and got completely shuffled when uploaded into my computer. So...I had over 3,000 audio clips, with no names or other identifiers, that had to get synced with the mouths of random clips. Let me just say, I would not wish such a task on even my most hated enemies. Also, it took some extra time after the premiere to clean the audio up. The version that was shown in the hometown premiere, besides being shortened up, had some Noir-esque audio complications. After that, I redid all the audio from the ground up, one more time. The work paid off, and now ISH has much better audio than Noir. I think it also helps that no scenes needed audio-dubbing. But yeah, that's all I'm going to say before this gets too long. I really appreciate your write up, and I'm sure the guys will too. Especially Danny, who will be excited to hear there are fans of Fuentes out there haha! Thank you again so much bro, and take care of yourself out there in Cali! We love you too man Ciao!
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