48 Hour Shootout

The Utah High School Film Festival just hosted 2010's 48 Shootout, and, for the first time, we participated! Calling ourselves "Team Lightside" we competed Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Our objects we have to include somewhere in our film were a #2 pencil and a stapler, and the idea we had to use was "My Space" (not like the website). From that came our barely under the 5 minute time limit movie, "Contact". (It was renamed several times: Death, The Role of Death, Touch of Death, Touched, Unexplained, Unexpected, and finally Contact.)

The other team from East Hollywood, Team Darkside, created their movie "Detention", which can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=111820318850061&ref=mf

Also, the Much Ado About Nothing Trailer can be seen here (It's so great, and it's a spoof on Twilight): http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=107353622630064&comments

Telos Is Approaching

So we've finally finished editing and submitting our staggering 11 pieces (and 1 script) into Telos. Snow White, while completely edited with sound and all, refuses to export without throwing the visuals out of sync with the audio. Terribly frustrating, let me tell you. We had the same problem when exporting an episode for FromMyTable2Yours, and unfortunately I can't recall how I fixed it. The only thing we can think to do now is to try and export it on a computer other than Alek's laptop, Conan the Destroyer. We'll probably end up using a MacMini, and if all goes well it should be exported today. If not, I give up. I haven't the faintest idea what to do.

I also plan to make a copy of 'The 'V' Word' and send it to the Utah High School Film Festival, but then again, that may not happen either. (EHHS vs. Nehi, too)

Otherwise, Between The Hilt and The Blade looks like it probably won't happen. I've sort of given up on that too, so at the moment I'm not worried. It's only my summer's profits of around $300 down the drain.

No idea what's next, but if something happens, it'll be here, and as soon as I re-export the 11 entries for the internet they will be posted.

Some Photos to Pass the Time

Tiny Projects are still going along nicely; Scream, Laugh, Cry was shot yesterday, today is Improve Dinner Scene, and tomorrow will be Monologues/Stories/Ranting. The Storyboards for the extremely short West Side Story parody, East Hollywood Story, were also finished today, and once I find about ten people willing to be 'snappers', we'll shoot. Still need to get that pick-up shot for The 'V' Word, too... Until then, though, here are some photos in the new slide show at right.

Tiny Projects are on the loose!

That's right- right now we're thinking small.

Today the newest project The 'V' Word will be shot and (hopefully) transferred today, edited Saturday, and posted Monday. From what I know, it'll be DancingBean's first intentional comedy.

The next projects will be White Walls, which are basically movies that take place in front of, you guessed it, a white wall. Those will be: Improv. Dinner Scene, James Brown 'Get Down', Scream Cry Laugh, Monologues, and possible others.

The big project will be a VERY short musical that parodies West Side Story, in particularly the Sharks and Jets scene. It will be EHHS themed, of course.

I'd also like to do a simple music video to a Bowman Band song, but that is still yet to be planned.

All of this is to help generate some film activity at EHHS, since nobody seems to be doing much of anything, and to also get something done for Telos. Between the Hilt and the Blade is still coming along slowly, but will be kicked into full gear once Telos is over with.

Til Then.