DEAD MAN'S LUCK.mov - General

A short film that my Video Production Class worked on. I was a grip (lighting guy) and I have a short role as a security guard. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74DoJNAYZx4[/media] We all were tasked with making our own edit of the movie, this is my version. This was only my 2nd time using Final Cut Pro, so I did make some mistakes here and there that I couldn't figure out how to fix. A few pointers- 1) The primary focus of this whole production was simply on practicing movie-making production techniques, i.e. Camerawork, lighting, planning, etc. The quality of the acting, script, story, etc. was secondary. 2) The assignment required for us to be able to film everything on campus (Which is why the bedroom is green-screened, apart from a green screen shot being a requirement,) during the time that our class would normally meet. (Between the hours of 6pm and 10pm, which is why this takes place mostly at night.) 3) This is the first time this teacher taught this class. (He appears as one of the business people in the board room, the guy with glasses.) 4) Amy (Who also plays Sheila in this) was the writer. 5) We have no idea what caused the weird chewing noise you can hear in the background during the board room scene. 6) Someone else was originally going to play the role of Sheila, but she simply was not able to do it at the time, which is why Amy plays two roles in this. 7) I discovered that if you look carefully the second time Mark gets into the car, you can see Amy's face in the mirror. This was on accident. 8) The bedroom background and the car driving through the woods were thrown together quickly in Garry's Mod. I didn't have the time to properly light those scenes and make them look better, which is why they're kind of crappy... 9) We don't know why the clock acts like that during the second time Mark wakes up. 10) It was not intended for Sheila to look at the camera during the balcony scene. I decided to legitimize it by repeating the scene at the end, alluding that Sheila is somehow involved in what happens to Mark. This is also the reason why I kept the shot of Amy's face in the mirror, as a nudge towards the direction my script would have taken the story... EDIT: Also, here's a blooper that occurred during production... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkc3B_cpZow[/media]

The main character is a reincarnation of Tommy Wiseau.

Forgot to mention it, Dylan (Main character) has his own YouTube page where he does video game reviews and stuff. [URL]http://www.youtube.com/user/blueluigi[/URL]

[QUOTE=Kabstrac;36061964]Why do people put the video type in the title? It's kind of dumb imo, but whatever. Oh and wtf, 1:00 isn't that a wrestling move?[/QUOTE] I left it in because of the whole trend of putting the file type in the title of creepy movies, in reference to the weird alternate-reality-time warp during the 2nd half and the implication that Sheila was involved with what happens to Mark at the end. ...Actually not really that effective in retrospect. Meh, whatever.

ryu gi?

[QUOTE=Bert the Turtle;36062269]ryu gi?[/QUOTE] Yes, what is it?

jesus H christ that voice thing at 1:00 [editline]23rd May 2012[/editline] what was with that guys VOICE

[QUOTE=Laferio;36062352]jesus H christ that voice thing at 1:00 [editline]23rd May 2012[/editline] what was with that guys VOICE[/QUOTE] That "voice thing" I'm assuming was the sound adjustment I made-Amy's voice was barely audible during that part so I had to boost it. Also, that's just the way Dylan talks. Very...different, yes, but you get used to it after awhile. Also I just added a blooper from the production to the OP.

I fucking lol'd so hard at the Garry's Mod scene with the "I'm going to be late." I'm really glad you put that in there, honestly. It really lightened up the mood, because otherwise this was a very boring and overly serious (and amateurishly done, but you said that the goal was the production techniques, so that wasn't really a priority, and I understand that) piece. Also, I kinda like how the clock gets all fucked up the second time around. I think you could sell that as a "signal that something is wrong with the timeline" or some bullshit like that. All in all, even though your lead's voice makes me want to strangle kittens, I think you accomplished your goals, and all things considered, it could have been far, far worse. I just suggest you spend more time on the writing if you ever intend to do a real, beyond-the-classroom project. It was pretty obvious the script was rushed to fit a fairly short deadline. The potential was there, and so much more could have been done. Do you guys have any plans to ever possibly expand on this idea? [editline]fish[/editline] Oh, one other thing, the voice-acting for Sheilah seemed to be a bit (a lot...) off during the second half of the first scene. It may have been the entire scene, but it wasn't until then that I really noticed. Like, half the time it seemed she was talking with her mouth closed. Was really kinda weird. Example of this is 0:37. She says "And... we can have a more personal conversation," but her lips seem to be moving to only say "And... we can."

[QUOTE=Gmod4ever;36062417]I fucking lol'd so hard at the Garry's Mod scene with the "I'm going to be late." I'm really glad you put that in there, honestly. It really lightened up the mood, because otherwise this was a very boring and overly serious (and amateurishly done, but you said that the goal was the production techniques, so that wasn't really a priority, and I understand that) piece. Also, I kinda like how the clock gets all fucked up the second time around. I think you could sell that as a "signal that something is wrong with the timeline" or some bullshit like that.[/QUOTE] That's actually not a bad idea with the clock thing. It looked fine in real life, but for some reason it just looks like that through the camera. [QUOTE=Gmod4ever;36062417]All in all, even though your lead's voice makes me want to strangle kittens, I think you accomplished your goals, and all things considered, it could have been far, far worse. I just suggest you spend more time on the writing if you ever intend to do a real, beyond-the-classroom project. It was pretty obvious the script was rushed to fit a fairly short deadline. The potential was there, and so much more could have been done.[/QUOTE] We all had about a week or two to write the scripts, and to be honest I don't think that the one we ended up using was the best one, but hey, what can I do, it was decided by vote and made final. [QUOTE=Gmod4ever;36062417]Do you guys have any plans to ever possibly expand on this idea?[/QUOTE] No, this was just the one project. We're not expanding on it. [QUOTE=Gmod4ever;36062417]Oh, one other thing, the voice-acting for Sheilah seemed to be a bit (a lot...) off during the second half of the first scene. It may have been the entire scene, but it wasn't until then that I really noticed. Like, half the time it seemed she was talking with her mouth closed. Was really kinda weird. Example of this is 0:37. She says "And... we can have a more personal conversation," but her lips seem to be moving to only say "And... we can."[/QUOTE] That's because I'm using footage from two different takes-I ended up layering the audio of one of them over the video of another. So, yeah, it's not entirely synced up, this was the closest I could get it.

[QUOTE=Ryu-Gi;36062330]Yes, what is it?[/QUOTE] Ryu-Gi out of nowhere after 2 years What things did you discover on your adventures?

[QUOTE=Dog;36062518]Ryu-Gi out of nowhere after 2 years What things did you discover on your adventures?[/QUOTE] I've been back for like 2 weeks man. Keep up. Man, this is why I wish the mods hadn't deleted my re-introduction thread...

your acting was better then the white guys, he was blinking way to much and didn't feel like he was in character

[QUOTE=omega322;36062564]your acting was better then the white guys, he was blinking way to much and didn't feel like he was in character[/QUOTE] I was actually considering taking the role of Mark, but after I read and acted out the lines of the Guard (From another script) they liked me as the guard and kept me in that role.

Ok I'm sorry, but to be brutally honest. That guy has got one of the most spergiest voices I've ever heard in my entire life.

[QUOTE=Laferio;36062958]Ok I'm sorry, but to be brutally honest. That guy has got one of the most spergiest voices I've ever heard in my entire life.[/QUOTE] I actually asked him if he had a disability, he said no. To be honest I doubt it. I guess he's never been tested. Funny story about him-I'm on the school newspaper, too, and every production night we'd get free pizza. Those production nights occasionally overlapped with the Video Production class, so during breaks I'd go over to the newspaper room, grab a slice or two, and bring it back. A couple weeks ago, Dylan asks me where I'm getting the pizza, and I tell him about how the newspaper does the free pizza thing because the guys are working late, etc. So he dissapears for awhile and comes back, saying the newspaper guys kicked him out. I found out later that when he came in, he didn't even tell people what he was doing, he just started looking through drawers and in the shelves, etc. without even talking to the folks there. (The pizza had already all been eaten by then.) When he finally said he was looking for pizza they kicked him out. When I returned to check in on the newspaper to see how an article I'd been working on was going, they tell me about him and tell me not to bring the pizza out anymore so as to avoid people snooping around for it. I also made it very clear to Dylan that he is NOT allowed back in the newsroom and that the pizza is for Newspaper students ONLY. tl;dr Dylan tried to ninja out some pizza from the school newspaper once, and failed, I think he has Asperger's, but he says he dosen't.