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Post by bill1453 on Aug 12, 2003 5:59:35 GMT -5
Hey everyone,
Could any please give me advice on how to find ideas and start the creative juices flowing?
please ?
It would be a great help.
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Alex
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Post by Alex on Aug 19, 2003 12:51:49 GMT -5
Hey, Bill. Glad to see you want to begin the fruitful and engaging process that is low-budget (or no-budget) filmmaking! Since we're here on the "Low Budget Horror Film Society" messageboard, I'll assume you want to create a horror film. And I'll also assume that you're like the rest of us and you don't have $100,000 dollars to spend.  So, exactly what are you lookin' for? Contained in the horror genre are several sub-genres, which include, but are not limited to... Slasher films (gore fests) Psychological thrillers Supernatural themes (haunted houses, ghosts, spirits, spectres, goblins...) Zombie movies... Etc, etc, etc... Alex |
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Post by Jimtheripper on Aug 19, 2003 21:21:30 GMT -5
Hey, Thanks for replying. I want something that I want have have something that involves evil looking creatures that go bump in the night kind of like the movie THEY. Cheers  |
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Post by Alex on Aug 20, 2003 11:26:27 GMT -5
Hmm, that could make a pretty cool flick...If done properly and the story is up to par, that is. Okay, so you want a horror movie involving scary creatures that haunt and harass people, am I right? There are several ways to explain the existence of these sorts of monsters --- perhaps a nuclear spill? Perhaps these little buggers are really mutated people or a new species all together? And how do you want to approach the film? Do you want it to be a survival picture, with three or four main heroes doing battle with the evil creatures, or do you want it to be sort of like a more full-fledged horror movie, with the creatures sneaking up on houses in a quite suburban town and killing at random... That'd be pretty scary I assume, since you wouldn't know who's going to be the next victim and the film would play out as kind of a murder/mystery, with the main characters trying to solve the series of grisly murders. But, heck, that's just my opinion. I'm sure you can think up of lots more cool stuff. Get going on that script and don't give up! Alex |
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Post by bill1453 on Aug 21, 2003 1:35:56 GMT -5
I would like it to be a survival kind of thing where a group of people battling these monsters, I want the monsters to haunt people scare the s**t out of them.
But i'm trying to think of where the creatures come from.
Keep on sending me messages Alex
Thanks! ;D
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Post by Alex on Aug 21, 2003 19:35:34 GMT -5
I'm just glad I can be of any help, bill1453! ;D I'm trying to think of some cool explanations for ya, buddy. Again, have you considered them being perhaps mutated humans? How do you plan to achieve these "creatures" on screen...As people dressed in heavy makeup and costumes...? Get back to me as soon as possible. Alex |
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Post by bill1453 on Aug 22, 2003 2:54:48 GMT -5
Hey alex,
I want these creatures to be some kind of mutations and i was thinking more along the line of CG monsters but i have no idea when it comes to making CGI
thanks buddy
Keep those messages coming.
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Alex
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Post by Alex on Aug 24, 2003 18:34:25 GMT -5
CG?? Are you a graphics artist? Or are you planning to pay someone to create CG? CG can cost big bucks, my friend...
Alex
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Post by nemisis on Aug 24, 2003 23:13:28 GMT -5
How much does it cg cost?
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Post by Alex on Aug 25, 2003 19:56:43 GMT -5
Now, let's get this first thing straight; by CG, you do mean "computer - generated" images, right? Like the kinds of software they use on the big screen to do special effects, but on a smaller scale?
If this is so, (and believe me, I'm not in any way an expert on the subject), I'm assuming that CG is extremely complicated to do, takes a lot of software and can be very pricy. How pricy? I don't know the exact figures...
But I imagine a helluva lot more than I can afford, at least for a small amateur film, anyway...
Tell me, bill1453, how do you plan to incorporate computer-generated images into your film? I'd love to hear how you plan to do it.
Peace out, and remember: "It's a wierd world out there, so keep on flushin'."
Alex
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Post by DAD on Aug 29, 2003 20:30:20 GMT -5
THought I'd jump in here with a few ideas ...
1. where they come from: I've been kicking around an idea where some older teens or young adults are screwing around with hokey demon spells they find in a book at the library and accidently open a portal for the creatures to enter from. Now they have two problems ... closing the portal and fighting the creatures they have released. My first thought was that they try to enlist a group of Wiccans that the small town hates and treat like devil worshippers and after several problems, they finally agree to help ... but they pretty much have no idea what they are dealing with either since all their 'magick' is of the slight of hand type.
2. CG doesn't have to be costly. In fact for the independant film maker it can be a cheap way to do some pretty fancy things if he/she learns how to do it him/herself. I've been doing CGI stuff for about 5 years, both design and animation, and have lended my support to a few projects. Mixing the animation with live action isn't that hard on video as long as you have actors that can pull off the problem of making people believe they are actually looking at something! Good actors in a CGI fest are major critical point!
David
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Post by DAD on Aug 31, 2003 15:56:31 GMT -5
Alex ...
You obviously don't know what you are talking about and have never even looked at using CG for video work. There are a lot of low cost programs out there that can do respectable work for low budget films and most of them actually allow you to do the animation fight over the top of your live action vidoe plate eliminating the need for compositing. Although I prefer to still render to blue or green backgrounds and composite in AfterEffects so that I can add addition effects layer. I am not a video/CG guru genius ... I taught myself eveything I know and I design all my own characters. I use a program called Poser to do all my CG work and all my design work is done in an old program called RayDream. Both are price so that almost anyone can affort them. So before you go off and start calling people a 'd*mn nutter' be sure you do your home work. Also, to anyone out there ... My services are available to low budget producers. :-)
Have a nice day, Alex.
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Post by DAD on Aug 31, 2003 22:19:51 GMT -5
Alex, it is so obvious that you are only 15. I've been making movies for longer than you have been alive. Talk to me when you've grown up and know something about film making. Go back to school ... it's a good place to learn. Also, try respecting your elders, you might learn something from them too.
All I want to say about CG ... don't write it off just because you don't know about it. Learn about it first before you start talking about it. It only took me on program and about 4 months of studying to learn how to do it.
Oh, by the way ... I am a DAD and both my kids are older than you ... and a whole lot more respectful.
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Post by NzoMatrix on Aug 31, 2003 22:50:36 GMT -5
Lets keep the discussion to the topic on hand.
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Post by DAD on Sept 1, 2003 13:18:31 GMT -5
Alex, when you can tell me you've sold a screenplay (I've sold two) come back and talk about grammer.
Bill, if you want guidance on CG, talk to me. I'm very willing to share my knowledge with people and help them as much as possible ... even you Alex.
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