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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 14th, 2010, 11:54 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,545
Posted By Kelly Goden
I have been in a similar boat-finalyl decided to...

I have been in a similar boat-finalyl decided to lower my sights to do things that i could do alone.

Craigslist must depend a lot on location. For example, here in British Columbia, despite claims...
Forum: Awake In The Dark November 8th, 2009, 02:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,422
Posted By Kelly Goden
One thing that is odd about this is I read the...

One thing that is odd about this is I read the filmmaker signed with a large Hollywood agency even before it was shown anywhere. May have had a familiar contact within it from the get go.
Hard to...
Forum: Awake In The Dark October 30th, 2009, 12:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,186
Posted By Kelly Goden
I think there was a secret meeting somewhere with...

I think there was a secret meeting somewhere with studio executives and marketing people and they went through a list of movie or tv or toy properties to determine which ones had a certain buzz...
Forum: Awake In The Dark August 26th, 2009, 10:52 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,892
Posted By Kelly Goden
From what i heard Jackson saw his short films and...

From what i heard Jackson saw his short films and invited him to NZ. They were going to do a videogame based movie for $100 million but it fell apart, so Jackson helped him to do something else...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production August 4th, 2009, 11:06 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 22,630
Posted By Kelly Goden
Carpenter used a jump scare a couple of times in...

Carpenter used a jump scare a couple of times in Halloween, and in the Fog.

I dont think the Shining used any.

The last hollywood horror movie I saw was 1408 which I found very unscary.

The...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production August 3rd, 2009, 09:38 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 22,630
Posted By Kelly Goden
I dont think a jump scare is "cheap" in the genre...

I dont think a jump scare is "cheap" in the genre unless it is done a few times, or handled lazily, or particularly unoriginal (guy diving under boat and finds shark victim sticking out of hull).
...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production July 25th, 2009, 11:37 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 22,630
Posted By Kelly Goden
Random thoughts As already said-you cant...

Random thoughts


As already said-you cant underestimate the power of sound(or no sound) to create fear. I cant imagine Jaws would have been nearly as creepy if the music wasnt that du du du du du...
Forum: Awake In The Dark June 25th, 2009, 05:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,264
Posted By Kelly Goden
Michael Jackson 1958-2009

This was a shock.

In terms of a video connection, I will remember him best for Thriller (the video transformation scared me
as a kid) and for his song from Ben.
Forum: Awake In The Dark June 4th, 2009, 05:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,130
Posted By Kelly Goden
David Carradine 1936-2009

Man, what a shocker.

He had a huge filmography like his father-real chip off the old block.
Forum: Awake In The Dark May 11th, 2009, 08:43 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 7,799
Posted By Kelly Goden
Ha that's true. Shatner is rather bulgy now(and...

Ha that's true. Shatner is rather bulgy now(and started to look that way by the time of Generations). I didnt care for how he died in it--although I am not sure that alternate reality sequence made...
Forum: Awake In The Dark May 10th, 2009, 10:42 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 7,799
Posted By Kelly Goden
Kurtzman and Orci have a very poor screenplay...

Kurtzman and Orci have a very poor screenplay track record.

Legend of Zorro(they turned Zorro's daughter into a whining nagging housewife as if they didnt even watch the previous movie).

The...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 25th, 2009, 10:13 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 15,771
Posted By Kelly Goden
**lol They would be doing that already if...

**lol

They would be doing that already if they could.

As long as films need manual fx enhancements on a frame by frame basis, higher frame rates wont be practical.

Computers make some tasks...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 24th, 2009, 09:08 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 15,771
Posted By Kelly Goden
Another factor from the fx angle is rendering...

Another factor from the fx angle is rendering time.
Frame by frame rendering, say for a Pixar movie, can get pretty long even with all their fancy hardware and render farms. More frames per second,...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 20th, 2009, 07:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,214
Posted By Kelly Goden
**Oh yeah I remember it. I found a youtube...

**Oh yeah I remember it.
I found a youtube clip just the other week of Buster Keaton in my hometown White Rock along the beach railroad tracks. It was from 1964, before I was born. Weird to see a...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 20th, 2009, 02:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,214
Posted By Kelly Goden
C'est formidable! Excuse me if my french is...

C'est formidable!

Excuse me if my french is rusty.

That's great news even though I know nothing about Quebec cinema (ok I know a little bit--i.e I know who Claude Jutra was and saw that film...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 20th, 2009, 12:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,454
Posted By Kelly Goden
I forgot I also tried print paid ads in a major...

I forgot I also tried print paid ads in a major newspaper. I got less responses with each ad!

I hope I just have really bad ad etiquette or its bad timing and not a regional thing as I have...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 18th, 2009, 10:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,840
Posted By Kelly Goden
I had one actress/producer who said I should...

I had one actress/producer who said I should expect to spend $25 000 on catering for a micro budget feature.
At the end of the producer interview she gave me her headshot.


Another one said they...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 18th, 2009, 08:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,454
Posted By Kelly Goden
Thanks for the ideas. I havent tried starting a...

Thanks for the ideas.
I havent tried starting a meetup(though i checked out the one they have for Vancouver--mostly actors attend). I will see what i can do with that since I am in Surrey and its...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 18th, 2009, 07:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,454
Posted By Kelly Goden
**yeah that was what i was thinking. ...

**yeah that was what i was thinking.





*** It was decent for inquiring about specific crew positions(camera, makeup etc-although mainly for pay) but I was trying to find a...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 13th, 2009, 10:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,454
Posted By Kelly Goden
I tried colleges before. Results were lukewarm....

I tried colleges before. Results were lukewarm. Generally people wanted to help with the technical positions, and not help with anything else(behind the scenes).

Didnt try high schools but thought...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 11th, 2009, 01:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,454
Posted By Kelly Goden
Working alone

I have a choice between doing a short animated film by myself, or focusing on a short narrative live action film. I can do the former by myself, the latter I am not sure about.

I dont have...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 7th, 2009, 05:47 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 15,771
Posted By Kelly Goden
Its very unlikely it will change for animation....

Its very unlikely it will change for animation. You dont want to be animating at 30 or 40 or 50 frames per second in 2d or stop motion.
Even for cg training, its much more convenient to teach...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 6th, 2009, 09:03 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,550
Posted By Kelly Goden
Building sets in cg isnt hugely difficult, there...

Building sets in cg isnt hugely difficult, there are training resources like digital tutors that show how to make realistic environments. But you need a good deal of traditional artistic skill and...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production April 5th, 2009, 05:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,078
Posted By Kelly Goden
Just on the cg side of things. Maya has built in...

Just on the cg side of things. Maya has built in fire samples. They are ok, but if its a daylight scene the fire wouldnt look so good.
The best cg fire at the moment that isnt proprietary software...
Forum: Awake In The Dark January 15th, 2009, 12:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,129
Posted By Kelly Goden
RIP Patrick McGoohan 1928-2009

Man what a rough day.

Two biggies.

I hate to admit it, I have never watched the Prisoner. :(

But I knew him from Escape from Alcatraz,
Columbo, and the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh among...
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