Fear: A Documentary
My first serious film. A documentary on the physical and cultural reasons behind fear.
The making of Fear...
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If you watch after the credits there is a making of portion to the film which includes some bits that I did not use in the final version of the film.
This was a quick and inexpensive project. The only things I actually bought were the Thor action figure which wasn't used in the end and the clown mask which was only $30.
The missiles and other military footage comes from the Prelinger Archives
(http://archive.org/details/prelinger)
This was a quick and inexpensive project. The only things I actually bought were the Thor action figure which wasn't used in the end and the clown mask which was only $30.
The missiles and other military footage comes from the Prelinger Archives
(http://archive.org/details/prelinger)
Location, location and Sound...
A remote desolate beach stands in for the island of 5 monsters. All that footage was shot on Gazos beach, the island itself being Ano Nuevo island. There were a couple of problems with this but mainly, its very windy there and foggy a lot of the time. So it took me 3 trips to the beach to record just 30 seconds of dialog.
Thing I learned: Pick locations with low levels and ambient sound ( no wind or surf) and consistent weather. Perhaps my next film will be in the desert!
Thing I learned: Pick locations with low levels and ambient sound ( no wind or surf) and consistent weather. Perhaps my next film will be in the desert!
Stop Motion on Green Screen
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Stop motion on green screen turned out to be surprisingly easy. I light my green screen with 2 500W softboxes. The camera was tripped using a radio shutter so it will not get moved during filming. The puppet was on a 1/4" aluminum rod which was clamped to a foot stool. This was lit independently of the green screen with another 500W light.
The actual stop motion itself was very simple. I watched some King Kong before starting for inspiration and then drew out what I wanted on paper and precalculated my frames. First take was perfect for both the shots with the puppet, which is good because I think the fatigue life of the puppets wings would be about 30 beats.
The actual stop motion itself was very simple. I watched some King Kong before starting for inspiration and then drew out what I wanted on paper and precalculated my frames. First take was perfect for both the shots with the puppet, which is good because I think the fatigue life of the puppets wings would be about 30 beats.