jtr7 on 3/1/2008 at 21:29
Well well. There's definitely some atmosphere in those. Some have that feel of another time, another place. Was this an experimental film?:)
The pallette is close enough, too. Rich deep colors are a plus. Was that shot with your camera at the time?
CalmBeforeTheStorm on 3/1/2008 at 21:34
it was experimental in ways. the thing is my brother and I are loaded when it comes to medieval clothing and weapons and this just ended up being the first short I did to include our stash. I think it's an edge we have because on this level- with little or no budget, the rules are to stay away from period pieces, but if you can execute it well, which I think we did, then you have an edge. so the plan is to do much more shorts with it, with great scripts and get something made to put in film festivals. this stash of ours greatly aids in the fact that we want to do a thief short so we'll see...
the film was shot almost three years ago, so it isn't one of my latest. It was shot with my camera (canon xl2). it was a great learning experience and I've learned much since then on how things would be done much differently and better in every aspect of it. it was experimental.
for the short, visual thief short I'm going to do towards the summer, I already know how I'm going to get the look. I have intentions to get the look perfectly and I think I can do it. I've already had brainstorming sessions with the group I'm doing it with and the key thing is our lighting and where we put that camera to make it totally recognizable to a thief cutscene, and we know how we're going to do it.
jtr7 on 3/1/2008 at 22:18
Sounds good.
Have you seen the cutscene work for some of the Fan Missions?
Before I read your most recent post, I was going to suggest making cutscenes, but I see you're already on that.
Cool.
Silver-ONI on 3/1/2008 at 22:36
And I have offically begun script work for the full-length one. That will be posted... eventually. When it's done. Which will, hopefully, be not too long.
Beleg Cúthalion on 3/1/2008 at 23:10
I could in fact imagine that some...well...let's call it "miniature style" could work for a Thief movie, as long as it does not look too cheap (there are movies where the scene shouts at you: "Look, I'm just a studio wall!") and of course does not sound cheap, which would be the next that comes to my mind: that everything sounds like recorded with some small camcorder. But anyway, I should have thought of that way of making a movie before. After all it would save "us" from being categorized as another epic or fantasy movie like they seem to overflow us at the moment.
clearing on 26/1/2010 at 05:21
The links doesn't work...
Any news?
windwalker on 1/2/2010 at 09:23
Hello all. Let me begin by saying I have been following this site closely for quite some time but haven't participated until now. I am 27, have problems finding a worthy game to take my time which is quite few (dragon age helps, as well as bioshock which I keep comparing to system shock and keep saying "if only this has been like that and that" Anyway.
The mention for this topic; well I began acting in univercity theatre club, in my second year I got my first lead role and in my third year I began teaching newcomers some tricks. In my fourth and last year I was the director (I don't know the english word of director for theatre; maybe regisor or sth?)
After this, I kept directing some plays in my military service too, It was extremely hilarious but anyway.
Well, I recently shot my first film for my girlfriend. This was the first time I tried something for "recording" and I have done all the editing and sound effects myself using sony vegas. Unfortunately I had only three days to shot the film, without any actors in hand, without a tripod for the extremely old and odd sony camera, and only in evening hours.
The result is either terrible or extremely nice, I don't know. What I know is I got some quite nice experience from it. Basically, I was a little bit overloaded, trying to be the director, cameraman (and screenplay director), editor, sound effect manager, sound recording etc. By pure luck I had experience of all these from here and there and someone had to do the job, so anyway...
I would like to help. I have a long-time friend here with whom I have done some other crazy stuff in the past. I also have a sword - not suitable for a Garret-like character but fine enough. We also have a chain shirt which we made ourselves. (a long story at that) and some wooden swords, daggers, etc. Recently my girlfriend gave me a very long and dark cape as a present.
So I was thinking.. maybe I can shoot some short-work, or series of short scenes; not a movie on itself, but to show what can be done and what can't be done, and what are the major problems such an attempt can face - other than the previously mentioned dedication problems.
This will also be some experience for my skills; acting, directing, sound management, editing, screenplay... and maybe I can have a new hobby to spend my time on, till t4 launches.
Meanwhile, I will try to dig up the short film "the breaking point" that I shot from my gf's facebook site. I will try to put in on youtube.
