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INDEFINITE movie & comic book site is built for newbie filmmakers. We packed in martial arts action, comic book energy, and a hungry team rock’n out to make a fun film. This site maps the path from spark to screen.…
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If We Could Hit Rewind
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,…
Recap of Editing INDEFINITE
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…
Movie Production Blunders
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…
Production Shoot – The Office
The Original Battle Royal Ending The final faceoff was scripted atop a gritty parking garage. Concrete pillars. A sea of battered cars blasting lights pointing in unison. Otto steps out. His crew lines up behind him. Steel barrels flash in…
Production Shoot – The Kitchen
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…
Fight Choreography Analysis
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.…
Green Screen Showdown: Faking A Closeup
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…
A Vine Of An Idea
The kitchen set was a cramped jungle packed with actors and crew. There was nowhere to stash film lights. The DOP Dirk van Sloten cooked up a hack. He draped fake grape vines over a light stand by the kitchen…
Auditions For INDEFINITE
The audition process for INDEFINITE was the most unplanned activity in the production. We hustled and improvised throughout. Step 1 – A Half-Backed Promo Round one of promotion was a slapped together gritty piece of paper taped to the halls…