http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/Films.html Short films can be a lot of fun, especially how they bring so many people together. Actors, Gaffer, DP, PA, Set decorator and on and on. As a director it’s amazing to see something go from an idea, to script to finished production. iWeb 1.1.2 http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/Films_files/photo.png http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/Films.html 60 Short films can be a lot of fun, especially how they bring so many people together. Actors, Gaffer, DP, PA, Set decorator and on and on. As a director it’s amazing to see something go from an idea, to script to finished production. Short films can be a lot of fun, especially how they bring so many people together. Actors, Gaffer, DP, PA, Set decorator and on and on. As a director it’s amazing to see something go from an idea, to script to finished production. http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/7046DE84-4F33-4BE1-931D-7BA5EE73B26D.html http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/7046DE84-4F33-4BE1-931D-7BA5EE73B26D.html Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:14:44 -0500 00:00:08 Digital Effects Digital Effects http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/57132626-2C5A-4844-BB6B-CE9F832BB504.html http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/57132626-2C5A-4844-BB6B-CE9F832BB504.html Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:30:58 -0500 <a href="http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/57132626-2C5A-4844-BB6B-CE9F832BB504_files/Final%20movie.mov"><img src="http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/Images/Final%20movie.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>On a cold Saturday I shot this for Quiet on the set Productions. It was so cold that batteries froze up and the equipment mounted on the camera’s rails froze in place. The post production required a large amount of roto-scoping and tweaking to get the old film look. The only plug in used was Tint to turn them into a grey scale image. Everything else was old school compositing. 00:03:28 On a cold Saturday I shot this for Quiet on the set Productions. It was so cold that batteries froze up and the equipment mounted on the camera’s rails froze in place. The post production required a large amount of roto-scoping and tweaking to get On a cold Saturday I shot this for Quiet on the set Productions. It was so cold that batteries froze up and the equipment mounted on the camera’s rails froze in place. The post production required a large amount of roto-scoping and tweaking to get the old film look. The only plug in used was Tint to turn them into a grey scale image. Everything else was old school compositing. http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/3115017B-5B34-4E61-8B07-91F356E2C8A0.html http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/3115017B-5B34-4E61-8B07-91F356E2C8A0.html Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:10:19 -0400 <a href="http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/3115017B-5B34-4E61-8B07-91F356E2C8A0_files/DUEL.mov"><img src="http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/Images/DUEL.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>I wrote DUEL in a burst of inspiration after watching Blades of Glory. I wanted to take the majesty and beauty of a competitive sport and give it the most ridiculous commentary ever. For some reason pistol dueling seemed like a natural candidate. Staring: Richard Groen as Jimmy, the sports commentator. Mac Dale as Rick “the hammer” Tope J.E. McLenchan as Stephan Ray Miranda Ho as the Official Written, directed and post done by Kevin McMillan Shot on mini DV with a Panasonic DVX100 using a Redr 00:04:35 I wrote DUEL in a burst of inspiration after watching Blades of Glory. I wanted to take the majesty and beauty of a competitive sport and give it the most ridiculous commentary ever. For some reason pistol dueling seemed like a natural candidate. I wrote DUEL in a burst of inspiration after watching Blades of Glory. I wanted to take the majesty and beauty of a competitive sport and give it the most ridiculous commentary ever. For some reason pistol dueling seemed like a natural candidate. Staring: Richard Groen as Jimmy, the sports commentator. Mac Dale as Rick “the hammer” Tope J.E. McLenchan as Stephan Ray Miranda Ho as the Official Written, directed and post done by Kevin McMillan Shot on mini DV with a Panasonic DVX100 using a Redrock micro M2 lens adapter and Nikon lenses. http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/8AF15FF9-A8FF-4D2A-A0F0-07A28F890291.html http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/8AF15FF9-A8FF-4D2A-A0F0-07A28F890291.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:48:33 -0400 <a href="http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/8AF15FF9-A8FF-4D2A-A0F0-07A28F890291_files/Science.mov"><img src="http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/Images/Science.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>Science was written by John McLenachan as part of a series of shorts featuring two dim witted scientists. I was called in to DP but when I got there John informed me that he was so high on allergy medication that I had to direct. Well not to be a shy person I took the reigns and John was quite happy with the end product, especially the digital post production. 00:06:28 Science was written by John McLenachan as part of a series of shorts featuring two dim witted scientists. I was called in to DP but when I got there John informed me that he was so high on allergy medication that I had to direct. Well not to be a shy pers Science was written by John McLenachan as part of a series of shorts featuring two dim witted scientists. I was called in to DP but when I got there John informed me that he was so high on allergy medication that I had to direct. Well not to be a shy person I took the reigns and John was quite happy with the end product, especially the digital post production. http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/280698D4-2126-4E43-98F0-7C474314C201.html http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/280698D4-2126-4E43-98F0-7C474314C201.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:16:01 -0500 <a href="http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/280698D4-2126-4E43-98F0-7C474314C201_files/05%20Sept%2009.mov"><img src="http://www.risevideo.org/Rise%20Productions/Films/Images/05%20Sept%2009.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>This short film was my most challenging project to date. Not because of the normal production issues, but when your missing an actress and almost three feet of snow fall things get interesting. The Shoot on the 1st and 9th of March went well, considering the script had to be rewritten to remove a character. It’s hard to believe that this was shot on my front lawn after seeing it almost done. I learned a lot about shooting in the snow by doing everything wrong. The one thing I did do right was to 00:10:21 This short film was my most challenging project to date. Not because of the normal production issues, but when your missing an actress and almost three feet of snow fall things get interesting. The Shoot on the 1st and 9th of March went well, consider This short film was my most challenging project to date. Not because of the normal production issues, but when your missing an actress and almost three feet of snow fall things get interesting. The Shoot on the 1st and 9th of March went well, considering the script had to be rewritten to remove a character. It’s hard to believe that this was shot on my front lawn after seeing it almost done. I learned a lot about shooting in the snow by doing everything wrong. The one thing I did do right was to make sure that the actors where as warm as they could be. Above is a look at the scene where Daniel gets shot in the head. I used a tube and pressurized air to shoot blood from the back of his head, Then with digital compositing more flying blood was added for a more violent look. Because of 911 it’s illegal for surplus stores to sell dummy grenades. No problem Why not just use a cell phone? Then with a little rotoscoping and motion graphics you get a grenade. Motion tracking without tracking points is a lot easier then it use to be. This computer screen composite was done in AE 6.5 with basic corner pin tracking. The rotoscoping of the fingers wasn’t fun but hey that’s the business, I’m just glad it was shot in 24AP Tuesday July 29th The first finished DVD has been burned. I had to buy 4 more gigs of ram to complete the compositing of the burning city, but it’s finally done. This project was a huge learning experience full of mistakes and triumphs. In the end because of of technical issues the footage is soft in areas, mixed between 24fps and 29.97fps, and has cine screen artifacting. Issues I know to look for in the future. Many people will comment that there isn’t really an ending to this project, I agree. But when the main actress didn’t show the morning of the shoot. I lost some scenes, like the big shootout to end the movie. The Red Rock M2 worked well under the trying conditions and added a lot to the project Music was composed by Justin at http://www.edgen.com/music/ He is an amazing composer who makes affordable solutions for indy films.