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,…
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…
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.…
The First Van Sighting Three girls cruised the block in a Dodge Grand Caravan. Behind the wheel is Liz Shipe. Riding along are Savannah and Cassidy—R. Michael Gull’s daughters. He played Otto and would later carjack them. Initially the van…
We cranked up the chase scene with some “killer attack dogs.” Vinnie the pit bull and Tank the bulldog were the fierce guardians of that yard. The only time the dogs sounded “really” ferocious was when they played tug of…
The Contenders Otto jacked a van, tearing through the streets to his office. In his clutches is the last mysterious orange vial of solution. His crew is on standby for when he returns. “The Man in the Mask” stashed his…
Big shoutout to Dirk van Sloten, Director of Photography. He hauled his Steadicam to the shoot. Those action scenes were a total game-changer with the fluid camera movement. The scenes were five times better. Dirk’s shooting style for this film…
The Sketch Co-director Christopher Kuiper sketched the original vision for the “Man in the Mask” character in INDEFINITE. The helmet design covers the entire head and neck to cloak the character’s identity. The Helmet Inspiration Joseph Janswig of Errant Squire…