Write a better script!!! The INDEFINITE site has many posts covering the topic “write a better script”. For this post, only broad strokes will be covered. Develop Better Characters & Backstory Characters were but a whisper. The key players Amber,…
This is a post-mortem from the cutting room floor. This is not a tech manual of techniques and techno babble. I tear into the choices that shaped the final cut of INDEFINITE. “Fix It In Post” Let’s start with what…
Crank Up the Action: Walkthrough The Script The production kicked off for a planned three-day sweat in the kitchen. The AC had to be off for sound. Windows were covered with black garbage bags to fake midnight. The cast and…
The kitchen scene puts Jonas, Otto, and Amber in the spotlight. It lays the groundwork for these characters. The tension between Jonas and Otto is a stick of dynamite with a lit fuse. Then “The Man in the Mask” enters…
Blow by blow lets rip apart the fight scenes. This analysis coincides with the chronological order of the scenes in the movie. For the remainder of this post “The Man in the Mask” will be referred to as THE MASK.…
Fifteen years out from the chaos, here is my raw take on the INDEFINITE trailers. INDEFINITE Trailer 1 I slammed together the first trailer the moment INDEFINITE was locked in to a premiere date. Time was ticking. The hype machine…
The death blow of “street thug” Nick Caminata was too tricky to capture in the kitchen. The hallway was cramped. “The Man in the Mask” actor (Joseph Janswig) could not lift the airsoft gun to aim at Nick’s head. Joseph’s…
We rolled up to the set with zero plans for the final battle. The walk through of the brawl was bland–just punches and kicks. A gnarly throat slash was a random last-minute addition. Actor Edd Black, a Street Thug, would…
The Creeping Death Kyle Berg’s character met a flawless execution. Lurking behind the garage, “The Man in the Mask” ambushed Otto’s street soldier, Kyle. With a stealthy glide, he closed in. The blade sliced clean through the throat. Death came…