OPENING TITLES

We are approaching completion. A full update is on it's way.

A Proportional Response

I've been showing clips to several different people. Doing a bit of beta testing. A few chosen people have even seen the completed movie. The consensus is the same. "It's really good."

And that's why we're still working on it. Mainly because I'm perfecting the score, doing some minor re-shoots, and perfecting the FX. But also because "really good" isn't good enough for me.

I'm aiming for amazing.  If I aim high, then even if I miss, at least we'll land somewhere above "really good."

So one of the things I haven't been able to do is get alot of the final fight scenes to be really big. I needed alot of actors to play Grimm Soldiers in the final battle scenes. But I've been unsuccessful in coordinating everyone's schedules to get the amount of people I need.

So since I can't get an army of actors in, why not make it an army of Robots.  And all I'd need to do is build just one and multiply it in post.

I started with left over coffee containers, empty juice bottles, and some mini pads I bought for cheap at Goodwill.

Yes, that's a Planters Peanuts Bottle.

Put it all together with hot glue and cheap wood screws. Added a few details from plastic lids and caps.

Did a first coat of  black spray paint.

Then a coat of metallic silver. Letting it dry for 24 hours between coats helps keep it from chipping.

A final coat of off white on the body. It looks a bit orange thanks to the sun going down.

A final coat of black for the chest plate and shoulders.

After I'm done in post we'll have an army of flying robots.

This only cost about $7.


Before you know it this movie will be completely finished.

We're Making A Frickin Movie. A Movie I Tell Ya!

The roller coaster ride continues. Hasn't stopped once since the last update. Been busy finishing up shots and editing scenes.  Here's proof.

Ain't nothing like a good old fashioned opening title sequence. Like most of our FX this is all being done on the amazing Hitfilm 2 Ultimate.

I'm working on the rest of the score, doing color correction, and of course collecting all those pick up shots. Here are a few pics from our last few shoots.

 

The Vampire Beth (PICS)

Knocking out the last few scenes. Today we finally got Amanda Elizabeth in Make Up and knocked out her stint as a Vampire. We also knocked out a little photo shoot of her while she was all vamped out.

Updating The Site

You may notice that there has been a change to the site. We'll be utilizing blogger as our website as we were having problems with our previous site on DevHub and we've never had a problem with blogger. There may be some incomplete links and pages, but we will be getting all that under control very soon.

In the meantime, editing for REDD is going well, it's taking a while, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.  We'll keep you guys updated with a more detailed post soon. In the meantime, please tell everyone you know that REDD is coming.  Also, we still have time left in our latest fundraiser. Please help us spread the word about it and repost and retweet this link http://igg.me/p/318668

Thank you all for the support.  Can't wait to get this movie out for you.

Patrick

Hits and Misses

I've been editing video since before high school. I love it. I love manipulating images to tell a story. It's therapeutic for me. Like solving a puzzle or laying out cards in a game of solitaire, it puts me in a zone. Except here I get to express myself. Some people write in a diary, others talk to a counselor. Making movies, editing footage, that's where my therapy comes from, that's how I deal.

After my brother died I certainly had alot to deal with. And after the past couple of years filled with more downs than ups, I certainly had much to express. This was a tough one to work on. Took me about a year just because this was an emotional subject. But I felt like I needed to finish this one.

This is about the process of how I make movies, and about what drives me to finish this one.

Making It Happen

And the hits just keep on coming.

Still plugging away. Battling the weather to get our pick up shots done. Dealing with personal and family issues. Some of you may have heard that my Dad had a stroke.  He's doing fine now. I do wanna thank those that messaged me with their concern and support. I really appreciate it.




You can follow the other blogs for more info on stuff like that.

http://onespartan.blogspot.com Is where I post about more personal matters.

http://wtwmoviecompany.blogspot.com Is where I post about all of my productions and about filmmaking in general. You'll often get more in depth posts about behind the scenes stuff for REDD as well as the other videos we produce.

Alot of this month has been about getting alot of those VFX details done.  Sometimes a whole week will be dedicated to getting 30 seconds of a scene done.

Yes it is tiring and tedious, but it's all worth it as we see all the pieces come together.





We had our successful run on Kickstarter. And we recently wrapped up our second fundraiser on IndieGoGo where we successfully raised over $1,500.  And now we've set up our third and final run at raising the rest of those funds on IndieGoGo.  Many of you messaged me saying you missed out on getting those IMDB Credits. Well now is your chance.

Our IMDB Page is live.

Those of you who have pledged to any of our fundraisers should be listed on our IMDB page under the Producer and Associate Producer credits. If you're name isn't there yet or if you see an error, feel free to message us about it.

reddproduction@rocketmail.com

YOU TOO can have your name listed on our IMDB page. Just make a pledge to our latest campaign.

Thanks to everyone who has been supporting this project. All the love and positivity has really fueled us and we look forward to finally getting this out there. Almost there.

January 2013 Update

Tom Gore carries Amanda who is doubling as REDD.

Thank you so much to all the people who helped us successfully raise $1,500 through IndieGoGo. So much love and support for our little movie.

And here we are back to the grind. Knocking out scenes, and editing the heck out of em.

 

Here now are a few pics from today's shoot.

Alethea Delmage is SNOW

Prop table

Alethea and Tom

The cheesy 80's buddy cop pose

Amanda doubling for April Crum as REDD. Tom Gore plays a Grimm Cyborg.