Thought I'd take the time today to talk about some of the stuff I've been working on.
The Forest: This is a far off dream right now but I do have the script written. I'm in the process of typing it up as I've written it by hand in a couple of notebooks. The story is about Jesse, a man who thinks he's lost everything so he goes through the motions of life as neatly as possible until he meets Alesha, the woman who will change his life and his world in more ways than one.
4: This is closer, I'm just waiting for my own camera. Gotta save up the dough you know. 4 is about a group of friends who are stuck in an apartment after a biological epidemic waiting to get rescued. Tensions are high as they begin to realize there may be no help after all...
I Loved Her More: This one is kind of tricky. I have some casting issues to deal with. A woman is kidnapped from her home by her ex husband.
One Week: This is a script in progress. One of two features I'm writing at the moment. A man appears out of no where to cheer Rebecca up after her boyfriend is caught cheating. What follows is a romance where they both fall hard and fast. But what awaits at the bottom?
Emotions: This is the second script in progress. A man seemingly without emotion is faced with each of them in human form after his son is kidnapped by Death.
Rapture: This story is on my facebook but I have a very unique idea for the short film based on it. It's going to take a lot of photographs and some heavy photoshopping but I think we have it in us. Just got to cast it. The great thing about the technique is I don't need anyone at the same time to do it.
Logged In: This one is the most daunting thing I've ever attempted. It's a web series about a group of people who've met and hang out in an online video game. We have to make the costumes, weapons, props ALL OF IT from scratch pretty much. It's been fun and I think it'll be funner still.
There are other ideas rattling around in the ole thinker but I won't bore you with all of them (we'd be here all night). These are the ones I'm currently working on though. Until next time my friends, thank you and keep watching.
PS: Check out this short I found just seconds before writing this. It's done partly in a style known as pixcelation. (Picture Cell Animation) and is very unique. It's also in another language so you have to read the subtitles.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Where the hell have I been?!
It's been over a year since I wrote on here so I'm a tad rusty.
Ah who am I kidding, I love to type about myself and my bro-ing ons about life. My sister started a blog just to keep her mind in the right place, so I thought to myself "West, you should write in your blog again". So here I am. (also you should head on over to her blog. It's about treats. Yummy yummy baked goods.)
What has happened in the last year for us here at Blue Matter? Well we have had 5 new videos since my last post. The dark but thought provoking Trapped, The hilarious Nut for a Night with our friends at Quality Chaos (and the debut of Trish and Lady Gaga's stunt double Buela!) A comedy done by my little family, something we can all relate to entitled Failed Attempt. And the dramatic Funeral Flowers dealing with a subject that is all too real in our world. But this feels like it was ages ago. It's been eons since we filmed.
Work on the zombie film I mentioned earlier (4) has been slowed. I moved so I had to rewrite it again as it was set in my last apartment, and this one is so much different. Now we need to start work on it again. I Loved Her More (another dramatic thriller) never really got off the ground, but I'm working on that. I have to recast a part so it's been difficult. A couple other projects have made their way down the clink, and I wish like hell I had a camcorder so I can start on things and not have to rely on other people. (I love you J-man but I want to be able to do things on my own. I've thought of many things I could have done but only at 3 am when you're tucked away snoozing).
Oh camcorder business! I found a nice camera that does HD video that is half the price of the one I was currently trying to get! So I should be able to get it sooner than I previously thought! Yay us!
This last month has been busy for me. (3 weddings is a lot!) But I've done quite a bit of writing. I have 2 feature length scripts almost finished and I'm finally getting the Forest into the computer so I can share that with people before too long as well. It's happening, not as fast as I'd like but we're getting there. Until then people, keep watching. I'll have more eventually!
Ah who am I kidding, I love to type about myself and my bro-ing ons about life. My sister started a blog just to keep her mind in the right place, so I thought to myself "West, you should write in your blog again". So here I am. (also you should head on over to her blog. It's about treats. Yummy yummy baked goods.)
What has happened in the last year for us here at Blue Matter? Well we have had 5 new videos since my last post. The dark but thought provoking Trapped, The hilarious Nut for a Night with our friends at Quality Chaos (and the debut of Trish and Lady Gaga's stunt double Buela!) A comedy done by my little family, something we can all relate to entitled Failed Attempt. And the dramatic Funeral Flowers dealing with a subject that is all too real in our world. But this feels like it was ages ago. It's been eons since we filmed.
Work on the zombie film I mentioned earlier (4) has been slowed. I moved so I had to rewrite it again as it was set in my last apartment, and this one is so much different. Now we need to start work on it again. I Loved Her More (another dramatic thriller) never really got off the ground, but I'm working on that. I have to recast a part so it's been difficult. A couple other projects have made their way down the clink, and I wish like hell I had a camcorder so I can start on things and not have to rely on other people. (I love you J-man but I want to be able to do things on my own. I've thought of many things I could have done but only at 3 am when you're tucked away snoozing).
Oh camcorder business! I found a nice camera that does HD video that is half the price of the one I was currently trying to get! So I should be able to get it sooner than I previously thought! Yay us!
This last month has been busy for me. (3 weddings is a lot!) But I've done quite a bit of writing. I have 2 feature length scripts almost finished and I'm finally getting the Forest into the computer so I can share that with people before too long as well. It's happening, not as fast as I'd like but we're getting there. Until then people, keep watching. I'll have more eventually!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Cheap Bastards rejoice!!!!!!!
No sooner had I started the blog about being a broke filmmaker had I found Indy Mogul. Oh glorious Film Gods, you have once again gave me something to look forward to! You have renewed my inspiration, and given me faith! Well Erik of Indy Mogul did. Ok, I admit it, he's practically my god.
All of the effects can be made with less than 50 dollars, after building a basic makeup kit and tool kit which generally runs a bit more. Also a lot of his shopping comes from thrift stores, which vary from product to product. Some of the projects you just couldn't run out and buy for the price he gives you. The perfect piece may just be a bit more than he quoted. No worries though, as the more expensive projects tend to be for film specific effects and probably not going to be used in our films. Unless of course we do a parody...but that isn't currently on the horizon for us so we'll see.
While I'm at it, I'd like to mention the fact that we are always always looking for help with projects. If you have questions feel free to email us at bluematter08@gmail.com. Also visit our Myspace and our Youtube channel for finished movies and upcoming projects. We are also looking for donations in the form of scrap wood and metal (also money) so contact us for that as well. Make sure you check out Indy Mogul as well as our outlets. And thank you for any support and well wishes you may give us.
All of the effects can be made with less than 50 dollars, after building a basic makeup kit and tool kit which generally runs a bit more. Also a lot of his shopping comes from thrift stores, which vary from product to product. Some of the projects you just couldn't run out and buy for the price he gives you. The perfect piece may just be a bit more than he quoted. No worries though, as the more expensive projects tend to be for film specific effects and probably not going to be used in our films. Unless of course we do a parody...but that isn't currently on the horizon for us so we'll see.
While I'm at it, I'd like to mention the fact that we are always always looking for help with projects. If you have questions feel free to email us at bluematter08@gmail.com. Also visit our Myspace and our Youtube channel for finished movies and upcoming projects. We are also looking for donations in the form of scrap wood and metal (also money) so contact us for that as well. Make sure you check out Indy Mogul as well as our outlets. And thank you for any support and well wishes you may give us.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Being a Broke Filmmaker
I wasn't always this way. No, there was a time a long time ago it was different.
I wasn't always a filmmaker.
But such is life as it goes. Imagination breeds creation and creation costs money. But we make do. It didn't always cost 8 million bajillion dollars to make a movie. And it doesn't have to. We have made some headway on things using just what we have at home, what we have available for us on the computer and what other resources others have provided for us. Also our lack of budget has created some ideas for us that no matter how much we have available, we won't turn back on it.
For example, an upcoming project for me was bred from lack of effects required for a zombie movie. I wrote the script without you ever seeing a single undead being, and it made a much better story. Now if it takes me til I'm rich to make this movie, there won't be a thing I change. Its too good and unique for me to ruin it with the very thing that is the driving point of the film.
I have to give kudos to those of you that are making films and still doing it with next to nothing in budget. Its a little more difficult this way. But in the end I think the suffering makes the art that much more richer. Deeper. And that's the goal anyway isn't it?
I wasn't always a filmmaker.
But such is life as it goes. Imagination breeds creation and creation costs money. But we make do. It didn't always cost 8 million bajillion dollars to make a movie. And it doesn't have to. We have made some headway on things using just what we have at home, what we have available for us on the computer and what other resources others have provided for us. Also our lack of budget has created some ideas for us that no matter how much we have available, we won't turn back on it.
For example, an upcoming project for me was bred from lack of effects required for a zombie movie. I wrote the script without you ever seeing a single undead being, and it made a much better story. Now if it takes me til I'm rich to make this movie, there won't be a thing I change. Its too good and unique for me to ruin it with the very thing that is the driving point of the film.
I have to give kudos to those of you that are making films and still doing it with next to nothing in budget. Its a little more difficult this way. But in the end I think the suffering makes the art that much more richer. Deeper. And that's the goal anyway isn't it?
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