Golden - opening scene - VFX heavy micro budget

Hi Dvinfo,

Golden (opening scene) on Vimeo

Golden (opening scene) on Vimeo

First post, helloooo. This is the opening scene to an independent feature I'm making. Just about to start casting. Sending out breakdown notices to sfcasting and breakdownservices in the next few weeks under the SAG ultra low-budget agreement.

This was shot with the HVX200 - brevis 35mm adapter and an 18mm Nikon Prime. Visual effects created with discreete logics inferno. Uses Kessler Crane and indislider.

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Cheers everyone,

Dean Yurke

[Dean Yurke]

Originally Posted by Sverrir Fridriksson

I love how it starts slowly and gradually gets more exciting. Even with the effects becoming heavier by the second, they never seem to become fake. Great work.

Thank you Sverrir! Much appreciated. I'm glad you stayed with it as it does start slow then builds in scale.

I'm storyboarding some more sequences at the moment and hope to shoot them in the coming weeks.

Thanks again,

Dean : )

[Dean Yurke]

Just got back from LA. Casting is going unbelievably well. Business plan is done. Storyboarding in full swing.

[Henrik Holmberg]

Yes, this intrigued me. You're off to a good start! And like the others have said; it doesn't have a micro/low-budget feel to it.

[Dean Yurke]

Originally Posted by Henrik Holmberg

Yes, this intrigued me. You're off to a good start! And like the others have said; it doesn't have a micro/low-budget feel to it.

Thanks Henrik,

That's the plan. There's a lot of tools out there these days to plus the look of low budget features but as you know, being a writer, it's still all about the story and the characters.

I think making the opening really paid off since it's helped me to attract actors that are well above my budget so I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens next.

Thanks again.

[Dean Yurke]

QUESTION:

I'm designing the ghosts at the moment and am looking for great examples of subtle ghosts. I like the idea of seeing something but only briefly and at very intense moments.

Mostly the ghosts will be invisible, just their effect on the environment, mist, leaves, shadows but now and again during lightning flashes or in the shadows I'd like to show something freaky.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Dean.

[Dean Yurke]

Casting is almost complete, just one more role to confirm. Woohooo.

[Peter Malcolm]

Hi Dean,

It looks fantastic. I looked at your profile on your website, and it says that you were first recognized for a student film you've done. As a student filmmaker in Vancouver I'm very interested in these kinds of things.

What's the film called? Is there any way I can see it?

Thanks,

Peter

[Dean Yurke]

Hi Dean,

It looks fantastic. I looked at your profile on your website, and it says that you were first recognized for a student film you've done. As a student filmmaker in Vancouver I'm very interested in these kinds of things.

What's the film called? Is there any way I can see it?

Thanks,

Peter

The film was called CODE and it was a fun scifi virus movie. It's not online since it was made a long time ago before computers... well not that long ago. If I ever upload it I'll let you know, send me your email to info@goldenthemovie.com

[Dean Yurke]

http://www.goldenthemovie.com/images/eye3d_mon.1.jpg

In 3D - Grab your anaglyph glasses

[Nathan DuMoulin]

I'm a visual effects artist myself who is also taking a stab at movie making. This piece is a huge inspiration to me. Excellent work.

[Dean Yurke]

Originally Posted by Nathan DuMoulin

I'm a visual effects artist myself who is also taking a stab at movie making. This piece is a huge inspiration to me. Excellent work.

Thank you Nathan!

I love my day job but there's nothing more satisfying than enhancing your own work with visual effects. We're really blessed to have the technology at our fingertips to produce original imagery that 10 years ago would have been impossible for the independent filmmaker.

Thanks again

Dean.