So here's the scoop...

I need a short story (SW or no, preferrably Scifi) to make into a film to enter in a film fest in my town. The time limit is half an hour and it's due August first. Thanks!


ITDN

maybe post in the lit forum.

-Kol.

- More people willing to give up their scripts there I bet.

Hey, no problem! I'll whip that right up for you! Would you like a complete set of storyboards to go with it? I could also go ahead and build all your CG sets and CG stunt double while I'm at it!

-tm
*Pa-leeeease.....*

your going to enter a half an hour film by Aug. 1?

today's July 20... i dont think u'll finish in time... considering you dont even have a script... its hard to make a good film in 12 days...

unless you had little to no special effects and it was all filmed in your back yard along with a very unrefined script...

I think Halibut or TAC might be willing to help?

::runs for cover::

I love you guys! (tee hee)

*Ahem* well, man I certainly wish you luck, but you do, as Lots mentioned, have one heck of a deadline.

Peace

~DK~

you're gonna make a film in 11 days............suuuuuuuure

Uh-huh. When I first saw this topic pop up I said, "Yep. This is gonna get real ugly real fast." Too bad I was right.

hmm...

you'll be needing all the help you can get.

tumblemoster, i can help you with all that stuff if you need any help...

Hey, no problem! I'll whip that right up for you! Would you like a complete set of storyboards to go with it? I could also go ahead and build all your CG sets and CG stunt double while I'm at it!

Here is one, its about you, desperatly working on a film to enter into a competition in less than 2 weeks. The movie shows you asking people on a forum and then quickly putting it together, just in time.

good to see your all being positive...]

but if you need MY help, i am willing to give it..

It's a very tight deadline for an 'up to half hour' film! Although to put it in perspective quite a few people where willing to enter into the 48 hour fanfilm competition, which is insane compared to this. I would suggest making it really 'short and sweet'

What resources/location etc, do you have Indiana? Really you need to utilise what you have available if you are going to pull this off. What actors etc do you have, what ages are they, and what locations are easy for you to shoot in?. It could be good fun to try to finish a movie in two weeks, but really without knowing what we are dealing with, it's a little tricky to just throw a script over the fence that is going to be useful, and acheivable, considering we have no 'brief'

Well, I did film my second movie in 4 days. And I had finished the script just a few days prior to filming.

I had a deadline just like the one you have now. The thing that made it work for me was that I told myself absolutely no special effect. Since you want it to be a sci-fi flick... Uh... That's gonna be hard, not trying to get your hopes down.

However, I repeat it is possible to make it. You just have to know your limitations, what you can and can't do within the time you got.

Well, Special effects wouldn't be that hard, because AlamDV is so easy to use. I animated a clip with my sister shooting at a ship in the sky with a laser gun and it was only less than a day. Allright, to all who replied thanks, but tumblemoster, cut the sarcasm. Actually, Venhardi's idea is really great. I will look into that. And DaftMaul-- I have nearly no budget (films have been made befor like this!) My MiniDV cam and my friends. I live really close to a forest and that would be the backdrop for the most part. And script is no problem if it needs a rewrite... GL was still finishing the ANH script while they were shooting the set scenes. All my friends are 14-16, with moderate acting experience. I have a bunch of weird clothes and props so that's no problem. Thanks again to all who responded!

ITDN
PS-- If you don't know what my name is from, you should get out of these boards!

"but tumblemoster, cut the sarcasm"

Yeah, stick up for yourself!

Anyway, what kind of story are you wanting to do? You told us what you have available. I guess someone could try to write something with that in mind but it would suck if you didn't like it or it wasn't quite what you were wanting. I mean, are you looking for a story with nothing but Jedi in it, lots of dialogue, or lots of fights, etc. Give us an idea of what you're aiming for. I'm sure you at least could tell us what you think would be cool to try.

hmm A Jedi meets a sith, oh. . IN THE WOODS! The sith has a um, . . .Double Bladed Saber, while Duel of Fates plays in the background!
Damn I'm Creative!

"but tumblemoster, cut the sarcasm."

Oh yessir! So sorry sir! Let me shine yo'ur shoeses for you Sir!

-tm
*So I've finished all you special effects for you, where should i upload them?*

Ok-- I have a story. I took what Venardhi said and I will make a mocumentary (not SW, but it's still going to be pretty good)! If anyone cares, I can post the script when I finish it (probably on monday). My formatting is almost standard, but I take some shortcuts because I have it all in my mind. I promise I will make a SW film soon, a parody mocking all SW nerds (including myself). I have written part of that and planned to shoot this summer but my actors and I put it off until the school year because we're all kinda busy. I'm guessing this mocumentary will be between 15 and 20 minutes. I am keeping it totally bare-bones, with about five or six people (don't ask how I will do it!) in all including actors. I understand gameboyry because Jedi are becoming too uninteresting in fanfilms these days, and somebody should make like a golden age of the sith era movie, not sextuplogy (is that how you spell it?) era. One last thing. Is it me, or is tumblemoster some real-life Gollum type?


ITDN

A mass of animated clay in human form?

Oh, that's a Golem. My bad (or rather, "My precious").

M. Scott

::Random Quote::

Sean Connery: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

lol

Gameboyry, that is pure genious (sp?...it's early).

"but tumblemoster, cut the sarcasm."
ha ha ha ha ha ha