If you have any specific technical questions I'd be happy to answer then but long story short we had a pretty damn talented DP/Camera Op and Colorist who did an amazing job. We have a ton of production stills on our Facebook Page that might provide some insight.
If it persuades you to watch the film... There is probably only like five minutes of screen time for zombies. It's a comedy that just happens to have zombies (and a Werewolf) in it. But if you're dead set on not watching it maybe become a fan of our second film currently in post production called The Wayward Sun. This way you can stay informed when we release it later this year as it has nothing to do with zombies.
I know for ultra low budget/student contacts with SAG they have fewer restrictions but are these distribution clauses still included in those contacts? If so that's pretty crazy.... Thanks for the info I'm going to have to do some research.
Just watched the entire thing. It's not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Sure, the premise and story is silly but these guys clearly have a fundamental understanding of how to make a movie were The Time Machine probably do not... I think given some money and the desire to do it these guys could probably pull off an actually watchable film.
I'd consider The Amateur Monster Movie more of a comedy than horror. It just takes place in a typical horror movie universe much like Shaun of the Dead. We have a second film in post production right now (hoping to release in a few months) called The Wayward Sun that would be classified drama. It's kinda a hard film to describe but it has a lot of similar elements to a film like Gerry.
I think the reason for so many low budget horror films is it's just really hard to do anything else. Horror fans are typically more forgiving of issues that would normally break credibility with a typical film.
You might interested in watching The Time Machine (I found at a yardsale). It's by far the worst movie I've ever seen and I can't tell if it's a joke or not. I mean The cost of renting the camera they used in this film for a single day was at least twice the shooting budget of The Amateur Monster Movie for all ~60 days in production!
Either way if you enjoy watching train wrecks it's a pretty interesting film. The "orange juice" scene at ~5:30 is particularly amazing. Also if you don't make it in far enough to notice.. After about 15 minutes the entire rest of the film is green screen work.
I also have a feature film recently completed and to free download via TPB and stream via Youtube. It's a comedy/horror called The Amateur Monster Movie and is similar in style to Shaun of the Dead.
We have a second film in post production right now to be released in Spring 2013 and a third in preproduction looking for a 2014 release. Most likely they will be released for free as well. You can find more info on our website. Hope you guys enjoy it.
Are you sure the CMOS sensors (specifically in the RED) actually simulate the same exposure pattern of a mechanical rotating disc shutter? I assume a CMOS reads line by line from left to right. However with a rotating disc shutter it's not exposed in that fashion. For example if the disc was rotating clockwise the first part of the film being exposed in the lower left corner of the frame and the last would be the lower right.
The other reason I believe this is true is because during a pan on a CMOS sensor you will see the "rolling shutter" artifacts. If you actually simulated a spinning disc depending on the direction and speed of you pan you could negate the artifact in one direction and potentially make it worse in the other.
I also believe this to be true because most high end digital cinema cameras still use a true mechanical shutter. Having this seems pointless if the sensor was capable of simulating the exact same exposure pattern as a real shutter.
With a digital camera can't you can essentially get a 360 degree (or would it be 0?) angle. Meaning at 48fps your shutter speed would still be 1/48th thus producing the same motion blur of a 180 degree shutter at 24fps?
I believe this 360 degree shutter angle is something you do with most digital cameras because they don't have a real mechanical shutter. I'm not sure if cameras actually simulate the rotating disc by reading the sensor in the order they would be exposed by a rotating disc or if they just read top to bottom/left to right.
A big issue with digital video cameras is rolling shutter artifacts which can be "sorta" corrected in post. Otherwise using a camera with a global shutter is another solution.However, I believe most high end digital cinema cameras do actually have physical rotating shutters.
I don't know if this is the real reason they quit making them but I worked at a local computer builder (had about 25 satellite stores at the time) and they by far had the worst failure rate of any hard drive I've ever seen.
Usually this is true. However, on set the crew is so much larger that the total cost to shoot it isn't worth it. Not to mention digital effects scale well. You can just give tons of artists different shots and split up the workload. You only have one main crew when actually filming it. Often it's just easier/cheaper/faster to do more CG.
They should buy up indy content. Sure, they can't buy content in nice big packages but they won't be forced content they don't want in these bundles like Netflix seems to suffer from. For every good show/fiilm they stream there is 100 more they got because it was in a bundle. The production value on non studio tv/film is getting really high really fast. This could be a great outlet for original content made outside the normal channels.
Maybe it's time to reward everyone who helped make YouTube what it is today by giving them an outlet for producing higher quality content that will never see the light of day on current TV/Film distribution methods.
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Clippy 2.0? So it looks like you're masturbating....
Damn, unfortunately our third film is already named and it's called Bird Land and is in preproduction right now and looking to be shot late this year.
Perhaps I should have included a link to the trailer when I submitted the story for the lazy.
If you have any specific technical questions I'd be happy to answer then but long story short we had a pretty damn talented DP/Camera Op and Colorist who did an amazing job. We have a ton of production stills on our Facebook Page that might provide some insight.
If it persuades you to watch the film... There is probably only like five minutes of screen time for zombies. It's a comedy that just happens to have zombies (and a Werewolf) in it. But if you're dead set on not watching it maybe become a fan of our second film currently in post production called The Wayward Sun. This way you can stay informed when we release it later this year as it has nothing to do with zombies.
I know for ultra low budget/student contacts with SAG they have fewer restrictions but are these distribution clauses still included in those contacts? If so that's pretty crazy.... Thanks for the info I'm going to have to do some research.
Just watched the entire thing. It's not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Sure, the premise and story is silly but these guys clearly have a fundamental understanding of how to make a movie were The Time Machine probably do not... I think given some money and the desire to do it these guys could probably pull off an actually watchable film.
I'd consider The Amateur Monster Movie more of a comedy than horror. It just takes place in a typical horror movie universe much like Shaun of the Dead. We have a second film in post production right now (hoping to release in a few months) called The Wayward Sun that would be classified drama. It's kinda a hard film to describe but it has a lot of similar elements to a film like Gerry.
I think the reason for so many low budget horror films is it's just really hard to do anything else. Horror fans are typically more forgiving of issues that would normally break credibility with a typical film.
Thanks for the link. This is a pretty interesting service I was completely unaware of. Have you submitted work or just a user/viewer?
You might interested in watching The Time Machine (I found at a yardsale). It's by far the worst movie I've ever seen and I can't tell if it's a joke or not. I mean The cost of renting the camera they used in this film for a single day was at least twice the shooting budget of The Amateur Monster Movie for all ~60 days in production!
Either way if you enjoy watching train wrecks it's a pretty interesting film. The "orange juice" scene at ~5:30 is particularly amazing. Also if you don't make it in far enough to notice.. After about 15 minutes the entire rest of the film is green screen work.
Unfortunately, Affleck probably wouldn't have been interested according to my brief conversation with Kevin Smith
Kickstarter really provides both. Yes, the primary reason to do it is funding but marketing is a side effect of the process.
That's not a bad idea. I'm familiar with bitcoins but never actually used them before so I'll have do some research on setting up an account.
Thanks for the suggestion!
I also have a feature film recently completed and to free download via TPB and stream via Youtube. It's a comedy/horror called The Amateur Monster Movie and is similar in style to Shaun of the Dead.
We have a second film in post production right now to be released in Spring 2013 and a third in preproduction looking for a 2014 release. Most likely they will be released for free as well. You can find more info on our website. Hope you guys enjoy it.
Are you sure the CMOS sensors (specifically in the RED) actually simulate the same exposure pattern of a mechanical rotating disc shutter? I assume a CMOS reads line by line from left to right. However with a rotating disc shutter it's not exposed in that fashion. For example if the disc was rotating clockwise the first part of the film being exposed in the lower left corner of the frame and the last would be the lower right.
The other reason I believe this is true is because during a pan on a CMOS sensor you will see the "rolling shutter" artifacts. If you actually simulated a spinning disc depending on the direction and speed of you pan you could negate the artifact in one direction and potentially make it worse in the other.
I also believe this to be true because most high end digital cinema cameras still use a true mechanical shutter. Having this seems pointless if the sensor was capable of simulating the exact same exposure pattern as a real shutter.
With a digital camera can't you can essentially get a 360 degree (or would it be 0?) angle. Meaning at 48fps your shutter speed would still be 1/48th thus producing the same motion blur of a 180 degree shutter at 24fps?
I believe this 360 degree shutter angle is something you do with most digital cameras because they don't have a real mechanical shutter. I'm not sure if cameras actually simulate the rotating disc by reading the sensor in the order they would be exposed by a rotating disc or if they just read top to bottom/left to right. A big issue with digital video cameras is rolling shutter artifacts which can be "sorta" corrected in post. Otherwise using a camera with a global shutter is another solution.However, I believe most high end digital cinema cameras do actually have physical rotating shutters.
I don't know if this is the real reason they quit making them but I worked at a local computer builder (had about 25 satellite stores at the time) and they by far had the worst failure rate of any hard drive I've ever seen.
Usually this is true. However, on set the crew is so much larger that the total cost to shoot it isn't worth it. Not to mention digital effects scale well. You can just give tons of artists different shots and split up the workload. You only have one main crew when actually filming it. Often it's just easier/cheaper/faster to do more CG.
Thanks for the example but I was kinda hoping it might have been actual live action footage shot at various frame rates.
Do you happen to have a link to this demo you're referring to?
I have fond members of Tex Murphy but I can't seem to figure out what GK2 stands for. Would you enlighten me?
Because we are taught it's easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
Eh, I think we are still on the fence with the whole nature VS nurture debate.
They should buy up indy content. Sure, they can't buy content in nice big packages but they won't be forced content they don't want in these bundles like Netflix seems to suffer from. For every good show/fiilm they stream there is 100 more they got because it was in a bundle. The production value on non studio tv/film is getting really high really fast. This could be a great outlet for original content made outside the normal channels.
Maybe it's time to reward everyone who helped make YouTube what it is today by giving them an outlet for producing higher quality content that will never see the light of day on current TV/Film distribution methods.