Although we may be filmmakers by trade, we are storytellers by nature. Venture into our world and let us weave a tale for you. We will tell you about life and love and fear and pain. We will show you laughter and tears, the devil and God. The story is the lifeblood of our world and nothing matters more.
…So lean close, and let us tell you a story.
9:02AM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: News and Updates
The following pictures and post was written by Luanne Dietz, amazing still photographer and documentary storyteller.
At the end of the day, when the cameras packed up, the tapes are rolled back and the music is put away, the bottom line that rings true for all our crew is that we truly love telling stories. The individual talents we all have are merely just tools we’ve been given to be the best storyteller we can be.
Some of us tell stories best by picking up a camera, while others choose to journey with musical notes and bass guitars. Some even choose to be actors, providing a visual connection with this magical world the grip crew helps create.
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Tags: awake, filmshoot, o'sleeper, Production, wrap
10:28AM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: News and Updates
Location scouting is probably one of the enjoyable parts of preproduction, but it can also be one of the most important. The location is the world that your film will take place in. It can be a pre-made set or a pre-existing place that you modify. Pick it wrong, and the whole texture of your piece will be off. Choose an alley that’s too clean and you wont get that gritty feel, pick a spot in the city that’s too modern and you’ll lose that ‘timeless’ feel you’re trying to achieve. One power-line, and you’re not in the middle of nowhere, you’re just playing in someone’s back yard.
For Awake O’Sleeper we wanted to have a very desolate looking place. It had to be specific, a gravel road, a field and lots of woods and kudzu. This seemed like an impossible mix, and it was looking like we were going to have to split the production up to accommodate the looks we were going for.
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Tags: awake, filmshoot, location, o'sleeper, scouting, sleeper
