Yep - I called them. The woman on the phone said they were working on typing up a list of runner-ups as we spoke. I asked if she could email me the list when it was done - which hesitently she said she would - hence, I'm hoping she does.
Yes, I know I had a blast making mine - I better think of a funnier idea for next year's contest🙂
zirk - just watched SA - thought it was pretty funny - great production value. The costumes were great, the sound editing was great, the special effects were top notch (which software?), and the opening graphics looked great. I thought the funniest gag was the is 15% enough? Reminded me a bit of Mystery Men as well. You should definitely be proud of this piece.
Gary and Dan - just got done watching Battalia Ab Magi - wow that was your first work together? I think you guys did a great job. It was a special effects extraveganza! How long did post take on that short? I thought you guys did a great job with the special effects and it had a story to boot. What software did you use? That couldn't have all been AE, could it?
Wizard contest - winner?
Hey all! I just an e-mail from Diestler today, asking if my company had won the Wizard contest. Well, if so, he knows more than I do! Did anybody get the list from Wizard of the winners? My crew will be calling tomorrow, but needless to say I'm a little excited!
I haven't had a chance to watch anybody's film yet, but I'll be doing so today and tomorrow. I'm really excited to find such a reaction this year. I've never found anything but the Kool-Aid man flick before, and the less said about that the better.
We don't have our films posted on-line yet (we've been focusing on building some DVD distribution), but we should be doing that VERY soon. I'll let you all know once I've seen your films!
Thanks to Diestler for clueing me in!
Jeff Lofgren
Battalia ab Magi wasn't even a project we took seriously, to be honest. The program we used was called AlamDV2. They have a newer version, completely revamped and more powerful called EffectsDV Lab. We just upgraded to it and it rocks! Shooting on that project was done in under two hours. Post took about a week or so. lol. We just came up with a quick concept and dialogue (which i just jotted down on a notepad and we just rolled with it). Amazingly enough, we've gotten a pretty good response out of it without even meaning to.
Ok. I just got shut down on posting a link. Darnit. I knew that was going to happen. I'll try to beat the system. Check out: three common letters we all know dot g14productions dot com. Try that. Sorry 'bout that. I'm not so good at the webiquette.
Anyways, Waiting for Harry is the first part of three stories that tie together to make "Noir", our first-feature length film. The three stories are all film noir stories from different eras of filmmaking. If all goes well, we'll finish editing/scoring etc. by the end of this year, and start shopping for distribution deals and at festivals next year.
hey diestler, the nice thing is that Wizard allows multiple submissions. Get several ideas, shoot, and send! lol. Got better odds that way! I do agree with Jeff, I think the quality of films will just continue to get better with so many programs out there making it easier to edit. But nothing will replace a great script, good production quality, and good acting.
Noir is intended for an adult audience. We'll be doing pg-13 trailers as we work on deals, but we wanted to capture the true feeling of the film. Our writers do like to drop the "f-bomb" a lot!
As for equipment-- we're very lucky! We have access to a range of Panasonic DVCPro 50 cameras. Noir is being shot on the Panasonic SDX900 (and 910 with an upconversion to 24p). Both of our Wizard shorts were shot on the Panasonic 910 (DVCPro 50 as well). We edit on an Avid Media Composer. We've shot one short film on HD that we hope to enter next year, although it's not really comic related. We're not sure if it'll fly, but we'd love to get it a little attention.
And I'm with Mavic, Diestler. We put in 2 this year, and may do more in future years! These are the projects we have the most fun doing!
mavic (Gary) - is this the website for the software?
http://fxhome.com/effectslab/
If so, is it really only $65? The effects in that short looked top notch. I'm glad it's getting a good response, it deserves it.
Jeff - welcome to the board - sorry I wasn't able to post more last night - I was dead tired and went to bed around 9:30. Well for everyone eagerly awaiting the list of runner ups - I still haven't got it. But based on what Jeff said, if he hadn't heard, I'm guessing nobody has heard. When I was on the phone yesterday, it sounded to me like they just announced the winners minutes before I called. We'll see. Hopefully we have at least one runner up. But hey, now we have the winner on the board - assuming I didn't get bum information🙂
Jeff - thanks for watching all the shorts - I'm curious to see what you thought of each of them. As for multiple submissions? I was barely able to get one together on time - long story - maybe I should start now for next year? Yeah, Jeff, your films do look great. Wonderful production value. Sounds like G14 has pretty sweet digs.
If I hear anything, I'll be sure to post.
Yup, it's www.fxhome.com The software is actually about $99 after the conversian into the eurodollar. It's well worth the money.