ready promo trailer · 475 days ago
Quick promo:
josh compared it to a twighlight zone episode which was flattering.
hopefully items like these get across the intended vision and texture of the film.
— Nate Conway
Schedule: I promise not to waste your time. · 477 days ago
I have a cool flow chart but this blog wasn’t liking it, so this is where I’m at in terms of needed crew if anything piques your interest please let me know. Pass it on to good folks as well.
Also first and foremost a shooting schedule:
The short film ready;
Shooting primarily within 20-35 mile approximation to Southeastern, MA Wareham specifically.
Housing, Food, Beverage provided.
October 8th, Monday : 8am- 10pm
October 9th, Tuesday: 6pm-2am
October 10th, Wednesday: 6pm-2am
October 11th, Thursday: 6pm-2am
October 12th, Friday: 2pm-10pm
October 13th, Saturday: 8am-10pm
October 14th, Sunday: 8am-10pm
Needed Crew:
Grips (3)
Art (2)
Lead Producer(1)
Assistant Director(1)
Sound (2)
Locations List: Apartment, Office, Diner, Hallah Home, Pawn Shop
Moving Car (ext and int), Ext. Office, Ext. Apartment, Gym/warehouse, Gun Range, Ext day traveling: Train, Bus City at Night, Prison Hospital, Police Car at night.
If you have a spot that fits any of these needs or anything that you always thought would look good and cheap of course…
notes on art and location available. I’ll post it if anyone is interested
— Nate Conway
Thanks for checking out the site · 491 days ago
If your reading this I appreciate your interest in the film. I’d like to set up a pre-production meeting/screening party in mid august: let me know your availability and we can set a date.
— Nate Conway
look cool while doing it · 493 days ago
I want it to look cool. We all want our movies to look ‘cool’: sometimes you’ll say not like so and so’s but more like say Guillermo del Torro. So for this film I’ve selected a few inspirational directors and influences for this genre of film we’re making: a dark neo-noir thriller. Like a Twilight Zone episode directed by David Fincher. As far as the film looking cool that will come from the hard work of the crew as we a assemble the world of ready as noted throughout this piece. The more time we take prior to shooting on working on the details of what does and does take place in our world the more professional and seamless the film becomes. It’s a short that runs maybe ten but has a lot of demanding set ups, camera work and designs. Without all of the pieces moving forward in the same direction the film becomes less than its potential: the more compromise is given the further away from the true film we get.These directors move the pieces to make it look cool and they mesh with what we are trying to accomplish as well.
Fight Club: Lighting, lighting, and color tones: not even a huge fan of the film but I absolutely love the lighting, camera work et all. Fincher This is more of a best of of but you get the tones right?
trailer
Taxi Driver The lone wolf theme: an American standard regarding the masculine themes of isolation and strength in the individual. Scorcese. links the rest if the way….this is a good breakdown of a film that I’m always surprised when I’ve heard someone hasn’t seen it…? if you haven’t seen it what are you waiting for?
watch a clip
Michael Mann: Last of the Mohicans, Heat, Miami Vice. Moving montage visual storytelling techniques. No unnecessary dialogue his films usual seem to ebb and flow creating a large canvass of visuals. Also really good with his music.
another clip bad language good visuals
The Scott Brothers(Tony,Ridley): Blade Runner, Man on Fire, True Romance
not his best but a good look at the visuals we love him for
Arnofsky: When training is seen in brief, powerful, tight shots see the fast pace montage take on addiction from Requiem for a Dream.
Kubrick: Frames all my shots: the big wides as drawn in the storyboards are our vast palettes from then we usually push slowly into (Eyes Wide Shut). I like the sense of place these wides give us. We’ll also primarily be moving when the cut comes in as to give it a more natural feel. 2001 in review
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— Nate Conway
Mellon · 533 days ago
Mellon was made in the fall of 2000 and went on to win best short drama at the New Hampshire Film Expo, best short Comedy at the F4 fest and a few honorable mentions (it was a blast to make):
In two parts:
Part One:
Part Two:
— Nate Conway