Monday, August 6, 2007

UPDATE: The Death of Joe Britz

Hey everybody,

Rob here again with more news on The Death of Joe Britz. Today I have spent mostly editing this movie version of it, and I must say I'm loving everything about it.

The film is turning out better than I thought it would. I mean, I really like the script and think it is very good (DUH! I wrote it), but I was worried about my skills as a director with a script that is mostly just dialouge. How was I going to keep it visually interesting? Well, not to toot my own horn, but I think I've done it, for at least the scenes we have filmed. It is largely thanks to John Lee. My DP (director of photography, not double penetration) for that day. I love his floating camera. It moves to exactly where I need it to with ease and grace while creating a very smooth and strangely elegant feel to the film. John also supplied his house which is perfect for what we needed. Also to largely thank are Butch Morales and Luke Koushmaro who were the camera people that day.

I must say that I'm overjoyed with the way it looks, feels, moves. It isn't just all about the dialouge either, there are some subliminal visual things throughout that help put you in the right mindset. It is partly on purpose, and partly on accident.

We still have a lot to film, and a lot to edit, but man do I love it.

I will update when we get the pictures from the day.

The Boopers of Joe Britz

These are bloopers from the first day of shooting. Enjoy: