The importance of family and tradition, and about what happens when a way of life faces extinction.
“Fiddler on the Roof“
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
3d Renders - Real or Fantasy?
We all try to preserve the best moments of our life in some way: we keep the rose-colored reminiscences, write about it in our intimate diaries, make photos that capture our radiant smiles and the blissful mood. When time passes and melancholy prevails over the positive tune, we skim our diary, look through the pile of glossy photos and in such a way turn over the unhappiness of the grey day. Besides the beauties of the day we try to chase in memory our own beauty and photos are known to be the best way to do it. Life moves, it flows too fast, we move forward and only photos save the offprints of our memory for the long time. You can argue that photos don’t give us the genuine idea about reality, cause’ they capture something or somebody only in one particular moment, but not in dynamics. Anyway, photography as long as other ways of rendering reality and people remains popular. One of these ways deals with 3D graphics with the help of which we can create the striking offprint of the existing world around us. These models render everything so exactly, that you become puzzled for a few moments and can’t understand whether it is reality or imagination.
This astonishing collection of people in 3D is especially for you.
Are they real or imagine?
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Title: Biker’s Eyes
Author: Andrea Bertaccini
Software: 3ds max, combustion, Photoshop
Portfolio here
The creator of this image has reproduced the biker girl in the perfect way. Everything here looks close to reality. Modelling and texturing are superb. The quality work!
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Title: Zbrush Character
Author: Sebastien Legrain
Software: ZBrush
Portfolio here
I like this very character because of its great rendering. This work is phenomenal due to the maturity of its creator and his diligence. Perfect and realistic!
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Title: Beauty Monica
Author: Mihai Anghelescu
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop, VRay
Portfolio here
Incredibly good! Looks quite similar to Monica Belucci. Due to the maturity of the creator the 3D model of the famous actress turned out to be so expressive and wonderful. It is super, without a word.
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Title: Girl Elbow Stand
Author: Alexander Tomchuk
Software: 3ds max, mental ray, Photoshop, ZBrush
Portfolio here
The image renders the girl that performs the elbow stand element. The author has done a great job and the girl looks not only really beautiful, but so realistic. Stunning work!
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Title: Star
Author: Alex Stratulat
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop, XSI, ZBrush
Portfolio here
This 3D model has captured the vitality of the real person: all the shadows, the expression of eyes and the texture of the face. It is easy to guess who it is. The recognizable work, beautiful and realistic.
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Title: All the World
Author: Glenn Dean
Software: Maya, mental ray, Photoshop
Portfolio here
This is my favorite picture from this collection. The lovely child that is pictured with such a maturity. Soft colors and the whole tone of this image make it really incredible. Just have a look and enjoy it.
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Title: Tyson
Author: Bryan Silva
Software: Maya, mental ray, Mudbox, Photoshop
Portfolio here
The author renders this outstanding figure on the box arena so realistic! This model of the famous boxer looks awesome, it is so real and natural.
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Title: Canny
Author: Lee Perry-Smith
Software: Lightwave 3D, Photoshop, ZBrush
This image gives the intensive impression! It looks so soft and true to life. The color scheme of the image is delicate and adorable. This 3D model is so charming and tender. The astounding image!
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Title: Klara Medkova
Author: Fabio M. Silva
Software: 3ds max, mental ray, Photoshop
Portfolio here
The author has created the image of the Czech supermodel Klara Medkova. The appearance of this girl is awesome and the way in which the creator renders her is gorgeous. Brilliantly done!
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Title: Fashiondolls
Author: Franz Steiner
Software: Maya
Portfolio here
This image shows the fashion robots that help the girl to find the right dress for the night. There are a lot of clothes in the chair and the girl is trying on all of them one by one. With such assistants she will certainly find the right dress for the upcoming night.
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Title: Future Girl
Author: Franz Steiner
Software: Maya
Portfolio here
This image is a sort of perspective view at the business in future. The author imagines it as completely perfected when all necessary things are handy and done in accordance with the needs of people. Creative and perfectly done work.
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Title: Song Hye Kyo
Author: Max Wahyudi
Software: 3ds max, ZBrush
Portfolio here
Here is the image of the famous Korean actress. This CG illustration is so close to photo and it is the most realistic that I have ever seen. Very impressive work … nothing else to be added.
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Title: Future Girl
Author: Franz Steiner
Software: Maya
Portfolio here
Exceptional rendering! The idea about the future in the author’s interpretation looks pretty good. Amazing work that captures the beautiful 3D model of the girl. It looks just great.
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Title: The Man
Author: Kleber Darcio
Software: 3ds max, BodyPaint, mental ray, Photoshop
Portfolio here
Really good and realistic piece of work that is done in 3D. All the details are worked out thoroughly and the image is definitely worth seeing.
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This astonishing collection of people in 3D is especially for you.
Are they real or imagine?
* * *
Title: Biker’s Eyes
Author: Andrea Bertaccini
Software: 3ds max, combustion, Photoshop
Portfolio here
The creator of this image has reproduced the biker girl in the perfect way. Everything here looks close to reality. Modelling and texturing are superb. The quality work!
* * *
Title: Zbrush Character
Author: Sebastien Legrain
Software: ZBrush
Portfolio here
I like this very character because of its great rendering. This work is phenomenal due to the maturity of its creator and his diligence. Perfect and realistic!
* * *
Title: Beauty Monica
Author: Mihai Anghelescu
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop, VRay
Portfolio here
Incredibly good! Looks quite similar to Monica Belucci. Due to the maturity of the creator the 3D model of the famous actress turned out to be so expressive and wonderful. It is super, without a word.
* * *
Title: Girl Elbow Stand
Author: Alexander Tomchuk
Software: 3ds max, mental ray, Photoshop, ZBrush
Portfolio here
The image renders the girl that performs the elbow stand element. The author has done a great job and the girl looks not only really beautiful, but so realistic. Stunning work!
* * *
Title: Star
Author: Alex Stratulat
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop, XSI, ZBrush
Portfolio here
This 3D model has captured the vitality of the real person: all the shadows, the expression of eyes and the texture of the face. It is easy to guess who it is. The recognizable work, beautiful and realistic.
* * *
Title: All the World
Author: Glenn Dean
Software: Maya, mental ray, Photoshop
Portfolio here
This is my favorite picture from this collection. The lovely child that is pictured with such a maturity. Soft colors and the whole tone of this image make it really incredible. Just have a look and enjoy it.
* * *
Title: Tyson
Author: Bryan Silva
Software: Maya, mental ray, Mudbox, Photoshop
Portfolio here
The author renders this outstanding figure on the box arena so realistic! This model of the famous boxer looks awesome, it is so real and natural.
* * *
Title: Canny
Author: Lee Perry-Smith
Software: Lightwave 3D, Photoshop, ZBrush
This image gives the intensive impression! It looks so soft and true to life. The color scheme of the image is delicate and adorable. This 3D model is so charming and tender. The astounding image!
* * *
Title: Klara Medkova
Author: Fabio M. Silva
Software: 3ds max, mental ray, Photoshop
Portfolio here
The author has created the image of the Czech supermodel Klara Medkova. The appearance of this girl is awesome and the way in which the creator renders her is gorgeous. Brilliantly done!
* * *
Title: Fashiondolls
Author: Franz Steiner
Software: Maya
Portfolio here
This image shows the fashion robots that help the girl to find the right dress for the night. There are a lot of clothes in the chair and the girl is trying on all of them one by one. With such assistants she will certainly find the right dress for the upcoming night.
* * *
Title: Future Girl
Author: Franz Steiner
Software: Maya
Portfolio here
This image is a sort of perspective view at the business in future. The author imagines it as completely perfected when all necessary things are handy and done in accordance with the needs of people. Creative and perfectly done work.
* * *
Title: Song Hye Kyo
Author: Max Wahyudi
Software: 3ds max, ZBrush
Portfolio here
Here is the image of the famous Korean actress. This CG illustration is so close to photo and it is the most realistic that I have ever seen. Very impressive work … nothing else to be added.
* * *
Title: Future Girl
Author: Franz Steiner
Software: Maya
Portfolio here
Exceptional rendering! The idea about the future in the author’s interpretation looks pretty good. Amazing work that captures the beautiful 3D model of the girl. It looks just great.
* * *
Title: The Man
Author: Kleber Darcio
Software: 3ds max, BodyPaint, mental ray, Photoshop
Portfolio here
Really good and realistic piece of work that is done in 3D. All the details are worked out thoroughly and the image is definitely worth seeing.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Others - Cast & ADR Recording Info
AARON SJOHOLM
773-576-0078
asjoholm@secondcity.com
ROLE OF GHOUL #2
CCC ADR and FOLEY BOOKINGS
312-369-6585
Will - Re-recording Engineer
Veronica - @ Desk
DIEGO - Big Cheese
ADR
FOLEY (w/PITS)
FEATURE RE-RECORD AVAILABLE
DIEGO CLASS for FOLEY WORK
773-576-0078
asjoholm@secondcity.com
ROLE OF GHOUL #2
CCC ADR and FOLEY BOOKINGS
312-369-6585
Will - Re-recording Engineer
Veronica - @ Desk
DIEGO - Big Cheese
ADR
FOLEY (w/PITS)
FEATURE RE-RECORD AVAILABLE
DIEGO CLASS for FOLEY WORK
Friday, March 6, 2009
D II Screening Assignment 2
Marion - Prayers From The Inside
QUICK CUTS at the beginning. VO in BG good. Needs the sound of a rat in BG. BG Noise to loud overall. Radio FX a little loud overall. OOF shot NG - never use. Want a matching CU on big guy. MUCH BETTER.
Dir says - Prison track too loud.
Class sez: Tony cut around performance. Open to interpretation. SD elements. Tweaking on sd effects.
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JP - A View
LOW SOUND / Up in the roof/ Well visualized/ Tight CU/ 2 shot solid/ Break up on compression setting/
JP sez - Experimenting/ In Reverse of the ordinary/ Intimacy admist the metal and concrete/ Lots of great footage/
Class sez - good sound with construction noise/ visual effects and lights/
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Andrew - Script 7
No titles/ OOF Shot on CU/ Wide OTS. Good use of cutaways/ Close ups don’t match. “You deserve better” Trachea - OOF Shot. . I’ll do it.
Andrew sez - She’s not an actor. He is. Graham is. Only in CU for performances. Cutting around programs. Shot size difference.
Class sez: Good coverage. Able to work as tight as need be. Money and mc placement.
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Patrick - The Fighter
Green Screen experiment. Weird backgrounds. Into the story. Hard boiled. Cool and neat.
Patrick sez - Stylized material
Class sez: Understood stylized. Brave. Almodavr. Baz Luherman. Is a Visualsit.
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SING - “Two Inmates”
Beautifully cut and staged. Interesting and well performed. NOT FRAMED PROPERLY. Music not appropriate for ‘The Block’. Fade out too soon on ending. Met both of them 2 days before the shoot.
Sing sez - Use drama to set up action. No CU as a rule. Hard to use. CUT back and forth. Faded out early
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Timmy - “Forgotten Dope“
NO LETTERBOX = See the girl thinking DOLLY SHOT works okay -
Audio low
Timothy sez - Harder to edit - tired on this project. Sd discouraged me a little bit. Motivations for cuts hard to find. DOLLY MOVE FUN.
Class sez - Standard Coverage - CLOSE UP with her hand up.
D2 Screenings - Assignment #1
Assignment #1
JP - “Where There Is Smoke” - Script 1
Fancy titles - nice B/W treatment - coverage at the beginning a litle weak. Tight CU’s nice. Dialog cuts and rives the film. Overhead an interesting use of master. Slow fade out on credits a little long.
Director says - wanted an ominous hidden agenda - waited to see the man in the moment. Working the ending to his satisfaction. Wanted to end on him
Feedback - Color titles/BW - HA - When do we see his face. Spooky. Staging behind her. Sd added. Editing process intimacy. Shift in emotional content. Moving into her world. Very real.
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Timmy - “Brother’s Keeper” Script 7
Crossed Action Axis standing at the desk. Good cross cutting. Eyeline to wide to the right Good ending - ‘no booze’ - changed script to reflect their relationship. Good performances. Good BG noise.
Director says - Post enjoyable. Liked the two performers. Natural cutting
Feedback - Shot logic/ punctuation/ Matching CU - Timmy very buttoned down. From Very wide to tight.
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Andrew - “Script #1”
Holds on master for a long time. Good CU over to the boy. LONG TAKE CUTTING. Crossed Axis in first painting position. Painting cutaways. Cut into the zoom. Solid work on boy CU. No music. Needs a CU on her to complete. No titles.
Director says - Characters/ Wounded kid/ Puppy Dog with emotional baggage/ She is kinky master painter and she’s a predator. Dominating.
Feedback - No Titles. Longer take process. Light from the floor. Painting. Not connected. Meat. Zoom in on painting. I don’t know what he’s so screwed up? She’s not as strong as he is. Who wants to see someone so aloof.
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Marion - “Cold Feet”
Montage of pix over. Tight CU. Girl voice over. Drives story. Needs VO to clean up the work. Story a little muddled. Dress dream sequence? Needs a little work to clean up.
Director says - Getting there was hard. I love the B/W.
Feedback - A little confused about who is whom? 2 guys. Do you eliminate Charles and concentrate on the unseen predator.
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Sing - “Peel”
Good opener. Full reverse OK. BLK spot on edit. Stage in depth. CUTAWAYS to transpose cut. Need to clean up the editing process.
Director says - Color correction. MCU too dark. I don’t want to have two many cuts. Slower cuts. Blocking and draw peoples attention to the blocking. Use long takes.
Feedback - Cutaways are our friends. Car door. Technical efforts
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Patrick - “Roomates”
Flat and boring cut. Mismatching CU. Good music. Ominous.
Director says - I hate editing, It’s hard for me to do. Any movement scares me. Frankensteined together. I’m not sure it’s even coherent. Editing around holes in story and performance and movement. Fiddle forever.
Feedback - Good opener - performances vary. 2 different styles. Ominous music. A little heavy. Music A mistake to not block properly. Consideration before I am shooting. Intimacy is not clear.
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JP - “Where There Is Smoke” - Script 1
Fancy titles - nice B/W treatment - coverage at the beginning a litle weak. Tight CU’s nice. Dialog cuts and rives the film. Overhead an interesting use of master. Slow fade out on credits a little long.
Director says - wanted an ominous hidden agenda - waited to see the man in the moment. Working the ending to his satisfaction. Wanted to end on him
Feedback - Color titles/BW - HA - When do we see his face. Spooky. Staging behind her. Sd added. Editing process intimacy. Shift in emotional content. Moving into her world. Very real.
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Timmy - “Brother’s Keeper” Script 7
Crossed Action Axis standing at the desk. Good cross cutting. Eyeline to wide to the right Good ending - ‘no booze’ - changed script to reflect their relationship. Good performances. Good BG noise.
Director says - Post enjoyable. Liked the two performers. Natural cutting
Feedback - Shot logic/ punctuation/ Matching CU - Timmy very buttoned down. From Very wide to tight.
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Andrew - “Script #1”
Holds on master for a long time. Good CU over to the boy. LONG TAKE CUTTING. Crossed Axis in first painting position. Painting cutaways. Cut into the zoom. Solid work on boy CU. No music. Needs a CU on her to complete. No titles.
Director says - Characters/ Wounded kid/ Puppy Dog with emotional baggage/ She is kinky master painter and she’s a predator. Dominating.
Feedback - No Titles. Longer take process. Light from the floor. Painting. Not connected. Meat. Zoom in on painting. I don’t know what he’s so screwed up? She’s not as strong as he is. Who wants to see someone so aloof.
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Marion - “Cold Feet”
Montage of pix over. Tight CU. Girl voice over. Drives story. Needs VO to clean up the work. Story a little muddled. Dress dream sequence? Needs a little work to clean up.
Director says - Getting there was hard. I love the B/W.
Feedback - A little confused about who is whom? 2 guys. Do you eliminate Charles and concentrate on the unseen predator.
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Sing - “Peel”
Good opener. Full reverse OK. BLK spot on edit. Stage in depth. CUTAWAYS to transpose cut. Need to clean up the editing process.
Director says - Color correction. MCU too dark. I don’t want to have two many cuts. Slower cuts. Blocking and draw peoples attention to the blocking. Use long takes.
Feedback - Cutaways are our friends. Car door. Technical efforts
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Patrick - “Roomates”
Flat and boring cut. Mismatching CU. Good music. Ominous.
Director says - I hate editing, It’s hard for me to do. Any movement scares me. Frankensteined together. I’m not sure it’s even coherent. Editing around holes in story and performance and movement. Fiddle forever.
Feedback - Good opener - performances vary. 2 different styles. Ominous music. A little heavy. Music A mistake to not block properly. Consideration before I am shooting. Intimacy is not clear.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
EP Budgeting
P CARD to handle departmental spending - linked to bank account - debit card tracker - see more for info
EP PRODUCT
EP PRODUCT
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Dark Side of Oz
Dark.Side.Of.The.Moon-Wizard.Of.Oz.1939.HDTV.720p.x264-McB
Title: "Dark Side of the Rainbow" ("Dark Side of the Moon" mixed with "The Wizard of Oz")
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/
Source: Fair quality HDTV broadcast from http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4593034/The.Wizard.Of.Oz.1939.720p.HDTV.x264-MMI, restriped with 1990 mix of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"
Video: 960x720 (4:3) x264
Audio: English AC3 2.0 224kbpb of 1990 version of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album, looped 2-1/2 times to fill out the entire film's running time. There is no original/remixed English DD (AC3) 5.1 audio track. See MMI's torrent for that track.
Description: Contemporary cult myth holds it that the "Dark Side of the Moon" album can be played with the video from the "Wizard of Oz" film to demonstrate many eerie synchronicities. This MKV file is a carefully synchronized mixing of the two sources, using the http://members.cox.net/stegokitty/dsotr_pages/printable.htm as a reference. For more general information about the phenomenon, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Side_of_the_Rainbow
Subtitles: None
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Combat Shock Analysis
Made 12 years ago - Stock footage at the head -Seen in many Italian horror films - COLOR
Heavy Drone opening and stock imagery - Director’s brother in the lead role. Fake bombs in the woods. More drones and VO.
FRANKIE - hero
Boring - all expositional setup - “Something happened, I can’t remember what. I’ve got to get back. This place looks familiar.“
He shoots a vietnamese girl - body parts of GI’s everywhere (half buried friends)
Beaten by VC - badly - body part flashback - it was all a dream - he wakes up back in Staten Island
Baby in crib - His wife gets up for bottle and baby - Gi Joe is now a civilian living in a shit hole - lit like a TV show - weird buzz on soundtrack - electrical noise - grime and plugged toilet and bad acting -
She bitches him out for being a bum - it’s not fair. Baby cries are electronic - We need a doctor -
Ugly baby doll - horrible puppet - purple and weird - set is too bright - empty icebox -
He’s going to be evicted and it’s all too much!!
MONTAGE!!! -
Cut to: Hospital - he can’t remember anything -
Back to Scene: We wanders the streets depressed. What happened? What happened to America - something fucked up - Disco track as he walks thru town. Zoom lens PB’s - a dog is eating better than our hero.
Hero jumped by - loneshark - Paco gives him a chance - post sync dialog - your wife can work off the debt - sell the kid - a great exhibit in a freak show - top dollar to fuck retarded kids (27:00)
Wife - digging around at home - looking for food - has Cocoa Krispies and baby cries - Junkie has a gun and is going to attack Frankie - turns out it’s his friend -
Look at you! Fuck-u buddy, boy. SWELL TRACK - This America is poor and ugly - a forgotten dream
Baby is ugly and mum makes him some cereal. Feeds the baby. Frankie roams the streets - screaming - does nothing
Flashback - Vietnam - Frankie in hut - Napalm drops - ”there’s only room for 1 at the top“ remembers father’s voice - Fuck you father and son memories -
Down at the docks - Paco’s gang - Junkie Mike brings him money - jewelry - gets his drugs and leaves with bad junk
Lineup at the unemployment office - pop synth score over - US as communist state - Biker gal rides up - heckled by the boys in line - she offers Frankie a lift - he declines and she leaves
Junkie needs hardware to fix - they fight - guy pisses in the corner interrupting him - unemployment line waiting and junkie with bad shit - (46:00) looking for a needle - gets a coat hanger and gets ready to inject -
POKES a hole in his arm and starts poring powder into the hole - bad fx - grimy - ugly
Frankie comes in to see counsellor - Joey from friends clone - SIREN in BG - Hippies at the counsellor service (all friends) - Welfare? -
Flashback - Nam/ Hospital - Torture by Vietcong - limbo set - US GI squad on Cong side. Frankie tries to remember - cross cutting - VC cut his finger - buddy hit with bottle
Another junkie finds Mike - runs awa - wife at home - cleaning clothes in sink - Baby cries (hmmmmmmmmm) ET on acid.
Frankie on street. How can I call him (father?). He probably thinks I’m dead. He calls his Dad.
Tilt down on Mansion - Calls his Dad (Mr. Dudley) - Tells him about his treatment - they never found my body - Why are you back to haunt me? We can’t make it. We have nothing - Are you still with Cathy? Cut to telephone pole - we were both so stubborn - I’ve lost everything - I’m waiting to die - Everything is dead -
PAIN - I don’t want to go back - he hangs up on his son - god, he’s balding - man crying on the street - desperation
Woman (from tracks) walks under bridge and sees dead junkie= she goes through his pockets looking for her jewelry - finds the gun and bullets - takes off
Mom the hooker gives kids shit - they swear at each other - bitch - bitch - little kids - hey, mister - you wanna date? (she’s 13) - we live all over - Paco is the pimp -
Taxi Driver - Pimp slaps out hookers - It’s $50 for the kid - how do you live with yourself?
Baby @ home - watches TV - kid cries - it’s all bad and broken. Life is depressing and worthless here.
Frankie down @ factories - man in garbage - maggots in meat -
Flashback - Nam freakout - remembers the maggots
Newspaper - You Can Talk To The Dead - Mike was right - you’re better off in jail. Woman with gun passes by. Frankie tracks her. She now has a gun.
He steals her purse and Pacos gang goes after Frankie. RUN RUN CHASE - get to the station - SLOW MO jump off train tracks with synth slow mo - blind guy on tracks
Under the bridge - Frankie hits one of the gang members and is beaten by thug - Nam flashback as he is punched - Gun falls out
LOVE the plastic chains - hits Frankie in head with bottle -
Frankie left bloody - HAS HIS MOMENT - he has GUN -
(16 minutes to end) 72 min mark
I NOW BECOME GOD!!! - Chopper shot dead - Plastic chain man shot in back . Kills Paco. Dry fires on head of chain punk - gets bullets from the ground - siren’s in distance -
They had killed themselves - Voice memory - the whole squad - we butchered them - I knew I had to get out - What was deserting? Now it was so clear.
Your son died in Saigon - Now I have to save my family! -
Wife - what happened? Bloodied - beten - catatonic - where have you been? - in the jungle? what are we gonna do?? My stomach hurts
Wife yells at baby - do something - Frankie sits at TV - laughter - and trains - voices from the TV - the only massacre was the one you started - TV BLOWS UP!!
Frankie has Nam footage projected on him - of himself running - dripping water - synth in BG - Clockwork Orange noodling - gets out gun - bullets and loads it.
Drips go faster - faster - Wife cries - baby cries - she kisses it - gun loaded -
Goes to shoot himself and HIS WIFE replaces VC woman in Flashback - he goes to her - gun shaking
She kisses baby and he walks in - Shoots Cathy in stomach - she goes down - puking blood - DIE!!! Shoots her again and again!!
Shoots baby!! Coffs up blood - carries it to mirror - looks at himself - and puts baby - dripping blood - in the oven
and turns it on!!!!!!!!
gets a glass - has some milk - but its lumpy!!!! and drinks!
COPS at the door - he gets gun and blows his own brains out - slides down the wall
I go back there every night - train rides into the dark.
BUDDY and RICKY G - pseudonym for Prod & Dir.
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BABY
like ET $140 - critics hated the baby - crying -
BOGLINS - hand puppet for ghoul baby
PROJECTING ON ACTOR’S FACE - to reveal inner mindset -
Heavy Drone opening and stock imagery - Director’s brother in the lead role. Fake bombs in the woods. More drones and VO.
FRANKIE - hero
Boring - all expositional setup - “Something happened, I can’t remember what. I’ve got to get back. This place looks familiar.“
He shoots a vietnamese girl - body parts of GI’s everywhere (half buried friends)
Beaten by VC - badly - body part flashback - it was all a dream - he wakes up back in Staten Island
Baby in crib - His wife gets up for bottle and baby - Gi Joe is now a civilian living in a shit hole - lit like a TV show - weird buzz on soundtrack - electrical noise - grime and plugged toilet and bad acting -
She bitches him out for being a bum - it’s not fair. Baby cries are electronic - We need a doctor -
Ugly baby doll - horrible puppet - purple and weird - set is too bright - empty icebox -
He’s going to be evicted and it’s all too much!!
MONTAGE!!! -
Cut to: Hospital - he can’t remember anything -
Back to Scene: We wanders the streets depressed. What happened? What happened to America - something fucked up - Disco track as he walks thru town. Zoom lens PB’s - a dog is eating better than our hero.
Hero jumped by - loneshark - Paco gives him a chance - post sync dialog - your wife can work off the debt - sell the kid - a great exhibit in a freak show - top dollar to fuck retarded kids (27:00)
Wife - digging around at home - looking for food - has Cocoa Krispies and baby cries - Junkie has a gun and is going to attack Frankie - turns out it’s his friend -
Look at you! Fuck-u buddy, boy. SWELL TRACK - This America is poor and ugly - a forgotten dream
Baby is ugly and mum makes him some cereal. Feeds the baby. Frankie roams the streets - screaming - does nothing
Flashback - Vietnam - Frankie in hut - Napalm drops - ”there’s only room for 1 at the top“ remembers father’s voice - Fuck you father and son memories -
Down at the docks - Paco’s gang - Junkie Mike brings him money - jewelry - gets his drugs and leaves with bad junk
Lineup at the unemployment office - pop synth score over - US as communist state - Biker gal rides up - heckled by the boys in line - she offers Frankie a lift - he declines and she leaves
Junkie needs hardware to fix - they fight - guy pisses in the corner interrupting him - unemployment line waiting and junkie with bad shit - (46:00) looking for a needle - gets a coat hanger and gets ready to inject -
POKES a hole in his arm and starts poring powder into the hole - bad fx - grimy - ugly
Frankie comes in to see counsellor - Joey from friends clone - SIREN in BG - Hippies at the counsellor service (all friends) - Welfare? -
Flashback - Nam/ Hospital - Torture by Vietcong - limbo set - US GI squad on Cong side. Frankie tries to remember - cross cutting - VC cut his finger - buddy hit with bottle
Another junkie finds Mike - runs awa - wife at home - cleaning clothes in sink - Baby cries (hmmmmmmmmm) ET on acid.
Frankie on street. How can I call him (father?). He probably thinks I’m dead. He calls his Dad.
Tilt down on Mansion - Calls his Dad (Mr. Dudley) - Tells him about his treatment - they never found my body - Why are you back to haunt me? We can’t make it. We have nothing - Are you still with Cathy? Cut to telephone pole - we were both so stubborn - I’ve lost everything - I’m waiting to die - Everything is dead -
PAIN - I don’t want to go back - he hangs up on his son - god, he’s balding - man crying on the street - desperation
Woman (from tracks) walks under bridge and sees dead junkie= she goes through his pockets looking for her jewelry - finds the gun and bullets - takes off
Mom the hooker gives kids shit - they swear at each other - bitch - bitch - little kids - hey, mister - you wanna date? (she’s 13) - we live all over - Paco is the pimp -
Taxi Driver - Pimp slaps out hookers - It’s $50 for the kid - how do you live with yourself?
Baby @ home - watches TV - kid cries - it’s all bad and broken. Life is depressing and worthless here.
Frankie down @ factories - man in garbage - maggots in meat -
Flashback - Nam freakout - remembers the maggots
Newspaper - You Can Talk To The Dead - Mike was right - you’re better off in jail. Woman with gun passes by. Frankie tracks her. She now has a gun.
He steals her purse and Pacos gang goes after Frankie. RUN RUN CHASE - get to the station - SLOW MO jump off train tracks with synth slow mo - blind guy on tracks
Under the bridge - Frankie hits one of the gang members and is beaten by thug - Nam flashback as he is punched - Gun falls out
LOVE the plastic chains - hits Frankie in head with bottle -
Frankie left bloody - HAS HIS MOMENT - he has GUN -
(16 minutes to end) 72 min mark
I NOW BECOME GOD!!! - Chopper shot dead - Plastic chain man shot in back . Kills Paco. Dry fires on head of chain punk - gets bullets from the ground - siren’s in distance -
They had killed themselves - Voice memory - the whole squad - we butchered them - I knew I had to get out - What was deserting? Now it was so clear.
Your son died in Saigon - Now I have to save my family! -
Wife - what happened? Bloodied - beten - catatonic - where have you been? - in the jungle? what are we gonna do?? My stomach hurts
Wife yells at baby - do something - Frankie sits at TV - laughter - and trains - voices from the TV - the only massacre was the one you started - TV BLOWS UP!!
Frankie has Nam footage projected on him - of himself running - dripping water - synth in BG - Clockwork Orange noodling - gets out gun - bullets and loads it.
Drips go faster - faster - Wife cries - baby cries - she kisses it - gun loaded -
Goes to shoot himself and HIS WIFE replaces VC woman in Flashback - he goes to her - gun shaking
She kisses baby and he walks in - Shoots Cathy in stomach - she goes down - puking blood - DIE!!! Shoots her again and again!!
Shoots baby!! Coffs up blood - carries it to mirror - looks at himself - and puts baby - dripping blood - in the oven
and turns it on!!!!!!!!
gets a glass - has some milk - but its lumpy!!!! and drinks!
COPS at the door - he gets gun and blows his own brains out - slides down the wall
I go back there every night - train rides into the dark.
BUDDY and RICKY G - pseudonym for Prod & Dir.
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BABY
like ET $140 - critics hated the baby - crying -
BOGLINS - hand puppet for ghoul baby
PROJECTING ON ACTOR’S FACE - to reveal inner mindset -
Friday, January 2, 2009
The Others - MakeUp Artists To Date
BENJAMIN DEAN - Lots of experience from Indianapolis. http://www.benjamindean.com/ Good attitude and website.
Wrote to him at length about the material and am in discussions with him.
Has Post FX and other skills. May be a good producer to have on board.
AMY LYNN GREGERSON - MU Asst. (will recommend to whomever hired)
HENRI BYRD - Fashion?Straight Work. NO FX - Samples requested.
CANDICE SANSONE - Good B/W Work. Requested response. Will meet up 2nd week in January to discuss work and lok at her book.
JILL MALTEZOS - Owns MU School - Will Poll students to check avails and level of interest. School is Makeupfirst.com
NADIA HATTER - Meeting on Frday. Part of Zombie Army in Chi-town. Has a good outlook and energy.
Ken Hertlein. - contacted me via website 734 635 6065
I've been a special makeup fx artist for over 20 years. I've worked on numerous features, etc. and was personally trained by Dick Smith. I just moved to Chicago last week. If you can give me a regular email address, I can send you my pdf of pics of my work and recommendations.
Extensive experience and beautiful book.
Contacted 1/5/9 - bounceback from him to cal me. Never did.
MARCO - PA with a dream(and a minivan) Wants to meet mid month to discuss possibilities.
ANDREA JABLONSKI - Heavy Metal video MU Artist (saw vid on You Tube) - Fields of wheat and beach - where was that?
TANNER HUTT - Makeup FX - Sent me query email. Photos to follow
Nick Cueva <ncueva@gmail.com> SHATTERGLASS and THE RED CAMERA FOR USE!!! http://www.shatterglassstudios.com/
CHRIS EMSLIE - Tom Savini Makeup School Graduate -
Has Makeup Experience and is eager
Dawn Sorenson - pretty makeup (will assist)
Angela Pesa - pretty makeup/ limited palette (will she assist?)
http://www.ianstrandberg.info/?p=353 - VFX ARTIST - Have his site on file - Good Fire and CGI FX - Titles and visuals.
Natalie - MU - resume as below
Wrote to him at length about the material and am in discussions with him.
Has Post FX and other skills. May be a good producer to have on board.
AMY LYNN GREGERSON - MU Asst. (will recommend to whomever hired)
HENRI BYRD - Fashion?Straight Work. NO FX - Samples requested.
CANDICE SANSONE - Good B/W Work. Requested response. Will meet up 2nd week in January to discuss work and lok at her book.
JILL MALTEZOS - Owns MU School - Will Poll students to check avails and level of interest. School is Makeupfirst.com
NADIA HATTER - Meeting on Frday. Part of Zombie Army in Chi-town. Has a good outlook and energy.
Ken Hertlein. - contacted me via website 734 635 6065
I've been a special makeup fx artist for over 20 years. I've worked on numerous features, etc. and was personally trained by Dick Smith. I just moved to Chicago last week. If you can give me a regular email address, I can send you my pdf of pics of my work and recommendations.
Extensive experience and beautiful book.
Contacted 1/5/9 - bounceback from him to cal me. Never did.
MARCO - PA with a dream(and a minivan) Wants to meet mid month to discuss possibilities.
ANDREA JABLONSKI - Heavy Metal video MU Artist (saw vid on You Tube) - Fields of wheat and beach - where was that?
TANNER HUTT - Makeup FX - Sent me query email. Photos to follow
Nick Cueva <ncueva@gmail.com> SHATTERGLASS and THE RED CAMERA FOR USE!!! http://www.shatterglassstudios.com/
CHRIS EMSLIE - Tom Savini Makeup School Graduate -
Has Makeup Experience and is eager
Dawn Sorenson - pretty makeup (will assist)
Angela Pesa - pretty makeup/ limited palette (will she assist?)
http://www.ianstrandberg.info/?p=353 - VFX ARTIST - Have his site on file - Good Fire and CGI FX - Titles and visuals.
Natalie - MU - resume as below
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