WATER WARS!!!

BEHOLD!!!  Here it is, the official video for Calvary UMYF's Water Wars, and my first real venture into Final Cut.  I quite like this one.  Check it yo.

I'll Bring My Own Rope- The Blog Post...

Well here it is Homeskillets, the official post. Let's begin from the beginning...

The Beginning...

It all started when Brad Rosen approached me at the showing of Little Women, and told me about "this project" he had to do for AP world, where he would basically cover the history of the world from zero BC-the present. So I spent probably a month thinking of funny ideas. The need to film the movie slowly approached and I hadn't heard anything new about the project. Last Monday (the 2nd I believe) Brad told me how the project actually was, basically scraping the original concept.

As he walks and talks me down the hallway, he explains a film putting Suddam Hussein in the position of an elementary school gym teacher. And as he goes on to explain some of the scenes I slowly realize this is quite possibly the most controversial project I've worked on to this date. I slowly realized that we'd need to do 2 cuts, the school version and the "Unrated Brad Rosen Cut."

Filming:

The film was originally set to shoot on Wednesday the 5th, but we got extremely rained out (see my post about that day). So we had to reschedule filming and due to my conflicts, we'd be set to film and edit the movie on Sunday.

Begin Sunday: As scheduled I arrived at Deer Crossing Elementary School, and wait at least 15 minutes for Brad, who's harboring the rest of the cast (minus Mandrew) in his car. So when he shows up we get to talking, and eventually get to filming. We started with the firing line scene so we could get the idea of using guns at an elementary school out of the way. Well so much for that, because at one point a black car drove by in the parking once, and slowed down, but then went on their way. BUT they came back minutes later and practically stopped, (keep in mind at this time we were up by a wall, the camera out, 3 men with fake shotguns and an AK-47, with 3 of us up against the wall with black pillow cases over our heads), now that probably wasn't exactly where we were when the drove by the second time, but I guess you get the idea.

Anyway, we keep filming, and bust out the blood for the executions, and as time goes by things are going good. Well it wasn't long before the heat sat in and we needed drinks, BAD. So we begin to head over to Brads car so we can go to the Hilltop convenience store and pick up some liquid refreshments. Well, as we're about to pile in Brads car, I spot a cop car drive around the corner, and I'm like "Hey I think I just saw a cop car, wait for it... waait for it." it comes around down the street, and I'm like "good thing we finished with those guns." When low and behold the cop pulls into the parking lot right behind us, we're all outside the car at this point.

He gets out and approaches us and is like "so what are you boys up to?" His name was officer Atkins, he was a young cop who was pretty cool about things. We told him we were filming a movie, and he said he had gotten reports about some kids who looked like they were filming a movie, but they had guns out, and such... so he asked to see the guns. We showed them to him and explained how they were just your average airsoft guns. He explained how in such an event we need to be careful just because they look like the real thing and if it was night time, and we weren't calm about things it could have become a hostile situation, but we kept our cool the whole time. He was actually pretty laid back about things, he took out the AK, and told us how he could have mistaken it for the real things, as it fell apart in his hands. At which point I was like "Yeah, if it would stay in one piece" and he goes, "well the real ones far apart pretty easily too. I was stationed in Iraq (at this point I was fighting of giggles given our movie topic) for a while and the Iraqi's used these and they were always falling apart because they're made by the Russians." No Joke, that was his response.

Anyway everything gets all smoothed out and we're cleared to go, so when we're beginning to get into Brads car, Office Atkins pulls up and is all like "Are you even old enough to drive?" And Brad responds "Yeah, you want to see my license?" which Atkins would reply "Yeah, I've gotta see this." it was pretty funny... So we go to the store, get some drinks, and head back to the school. We wouldn't finish filming until around 3. There's not much more to say about the filming, but you can see most of it in the movie, and if you get the real version that's not edited I put on some special features with some shots of some conversations during filming and such events.

After all was said and done, we'd go to Brads house to grab gas chamber scenes, the music he wanted for the film, and film the opening sequence.

Editing:

Let me start off by saying that editing is much more fun when you have someone to do it with, because that way you find out what's funny right there, and you have collaboration on what you want things to look like. So we edited from about 5:45-8:30, we finished the uncut version around 7:45, throwing together the scenes music and sound effects. Then we had to begin work on the School appropriate version, for which Brad had recorded some friendlier words. Then I would go through the uncut scene by scene, find the cuss words, take out the scene, re put it in up until the cuss word, put in the 1 second clip with the cuss word, mute the clip, put on the appropriate voice over, and such, getting done around 10:30, Brad and Shane had to leave around 8:30 because they still had other homework to do. So there I sat into the late hours making the movie appropriate. Once that was done It was time to set up the DVD, so I did, the first copy was done at around 12:30, so I decided that was good for now, and I went to bed. The School appropriate version, may not be as funny, losing some of it's crude humor, and such, but had that element of watching a PG-13 movie on ABC family, where the censorship is just ridiculous at times, giving it it's own bit of humor.

Special Notes

• While the situation and scenes were already planned out, the dialog was primarily ad-libbed.
• We got sunburn while filming.
• I know there was more but I can't remember them...

THE DVD

I only have a few more things to do for the uncut DVD, there's maybe 2-3 more special features I have in mind, so they will be taken care of. You can get either the Uncut, or the "Huggable Version" (or both if you want). I'll keep you updated on how to get them... I think Shane might have been talking about charging for them, while at the same time Brad wanted the whole movie on Youtube. I think a nice compromise would be free DVDs but not putting the whole movie on Youtube, but that's just my thoughts, that or the DVDs could be pretty cheap just to cover DVD costs. I don't know, we'll find out what happens, I'll keep you updated.

And Now The Moment You've All Been Waiting For...

I never brought this up did I? It's a special surprise and in a way making up for not putting the movie on Youtube, But you do get not one but 2 trailers! So without further adu, The Theatrical Trailer of I'll Bring My Own Rope...

Yes, I know you're hungry for more, so why not swallow the REDBAND trailer (not intended for children under the age of 17)...


That's it for now I hope you folks enjoyed!

IMPACT 08 is LIVE

This the chronological video, if I make more, they won't be in order as this is.

ENJOY!

A Timeless Classic Comes To the Small Screen

This was made in 2004, the days before video editing, the days before multiple takes, credit scrolls, or add the soundtrack during the editing phase. Oh yes, this is like a live performance with bits of cinema magic thrown in.

You watch and enjoy, because unfortunatly it's the most recent screenplay I've written. And although that saddens all of us, I am studying, and soon I will return with something glorious.

As for Noah and Da Big boat hitting youtube, that's a much more complex project. Noah was filmed with a much older camera that doesn't connect to computers, and used a much larger casset for recording.

The Suitcase?

To all you Paul is Dead followers, IAMAPHONEY on youtube, has put up his latest video in over a month. you can see it below

What's it about, I'm not too sure, but popular belief is that the answer to a lot of questions are in that vary suitcase. Now this could be saying there a suitcase with the secrets hidden somewhere, or that suitcase he put out in that feild for one of the viewer to find. who knows. Lets just hope it gets in the right hands.
-Update!-
The suitcase is believed to be that of Mal Evans, a former Beatles Road Manager. He was shot by police and killed in the 70s, anyway, we was writing a book on the beatles at the time, he was just about finished and had the book in the suitcase, and what is believed to be numerous Beatle secrets. He had lots of pricless Beatles memorobilia, that were later bought in auctions and such. Fact of the matter is it was believed that the suitcase was bought at a flea market for $35 in 2004, but everything inside were said to be fake. What could be happening now is that IAMAPHONEY has gotten the real deal. If in fact he has we could know what the deal is within soon.
-SIDE NOTE-
Paul McCartney is supposed to say something at the Grammys tonight, keep an eye on him.

Pancakes anyone?

The below is my latest creation...



Who doesn't like Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinners? I know I do. And even better I use a christian song in this video! Fact of the matter is I was at an extreme loss when it came to picking a song, but as I was walking home that evening I was thinking about what song to use. "Arg, there are no good songs about food!" I thought to my self, "There's savory Truffle by the Beatles, and that's about it... and there aren't any good christian songs about panca... Wait a minute! That Newsboys Song!"

-Mission accomplished-

Here it is...

Well it took me about half an hour but it finally uploaded.

It's not really a christian song, but I like it, it works with the situation, and it is what we listend to on the car ride to creation, so it works for me.

To those who were there but arn't in the video I apologize, this doesn't mean I cut footage of you, it just means I didn't have any to begin with.

In case you couldn't tell, I absolutly love Bobbys scream, it seems so cartoony to me.

Youtube

Hey why don't some of you fella subscribe/add my Youtube accounts as friends? The following are mine:
DKNEWSANDREVIEWS Youtube account
http://www.youtube.com/dknewsandreviews
My Personal Youtube Account (no videos yet, but rest assured some will arise eventually):
http://www.youtube.com/TheRealKevinCole

Woo!

Also I picked up "Alone:The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo" and it's quiet good.