Friday, December 09, 2005

After Action Report!

T here's the story about The Cans, The Can't, and The Won'ts.

The Cans accomplish everything-
The Can'ts Accomplish nothing-
And The Won'ts oppose everything.

What most people see in TV or film is often the part thought most glamorous- the lights, the pampered attention to an actor's make-up and the intensely tuned attention of everyone in the crew intent to the actor's next line in a script...

But it seldom works out that way- especially in independent small budget films. It can seem at times that just getting the film in the can is a miracle! If fly-by aircraft and nearby cattle don't ruin the sound in a shot, flubbed lines and gunfights with guns that refuse to work name only a few of the myriad of things that can put a producer on edge!

BC Entertainment Group is definitely in the list of Cans.

With an impossibly short amount of time, budget and talent making things hairy, the proof will be in the finished project.

Now, I could allow hubris to step in and mention that my arms work and FX will help to garner that- but let's be honest; rifles malfunction, blood may or may not be proportioned in color to look correct on digital there's a number of things that I may or may not have accomplished on this film Storm of The DEAD, it'll be the camera angles, the lighting and fast editing to compliment or hide my work [and mistakes].

Film becomes a "perfect" thing only once it's ready to be shown on the screen and even then, the director may not approve of the final product as he or she notes something that could have been edited, emoted or otherwise shot differently.

Now that I've counted my fingers and toes [they're all there- thanks for asking...] I'll fill you in on the "gory" details of the making of this film over the course of the next few days.

Definitely stay tuned!

Russ

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