Bill Sloggatt
May 17th, 2002, 06:27 PM
Hey everybody I'm Bill and I stumbled onto DVinfo.Net and the watchdog just today. Great articles and insights and answers to my questions. I bought a Canon XLS1 last weekend and am trying to figure out how to use it. What an amazing piece of equipment!
My brother Justin has been here in LA for several months now trying to be a professional actor and facing all the challenges associated with such a dream.
I've been visiting Justin and his friends here on the weekends when I'm not working and all they ever talk about is making movies but not actually doing it.
So I challenged them last weekend when I showed up with the Canon. With about 5 dudes we went and shot takes for an entire afternoon and got some interesting amateur looking scenes. Another one of the guys took some of it and did some post-production work and put together a slick little trailer. I'll post it if folks are interested. I believe I have found my calling! I want to make a great movie!
I am a visual artist (painter, photographer) with no creative out let for the past 10 years or more. Been stuck in the biz world as a consultant. I've learned much in the way of business, project planning and management, and how to get keep teams motivated and get work done. I think these skills will be useful as a producer.
Anyway the director dude is writing a script for a feature length based on my brothers character and I have committed to begin filming over the summer lin LA ong weekends through the fall if required. I know I have much to learn and look forward to the process. We will film trailers and shorts in the meantine to get a feel for the process.
I could use some assistance in the way of a DP or additional camera/cameraman. We have no money, a script idea, a camera, some cool locations, wild imagination, and a bunch of dudes that love making movies!
I am also promoting my friends band in San Francisco and they are showing short films at the every mon. night venue ( http://www.vivandamovie.com ). We are actualy having trouble getting submissions from filmakers up in the bay area. Let us know if you have any films for this.
That's it for now I have to figure out how to get this 4 track sound working. Look forward to sharing knowledge with y'all.
L8,
Bill
My brother Justin has been here in LA for several months now trying to be a professional actor and facing all the challenges associated with such a dream.
I've been visiting Justin and his friends here on the weekends when I'm not working and all they ever talk about is making movies but not actually doing it.
So I challenged them last weekend when I showed up with the Canon. With about 5 dudes we went and shot takes for an entire afternoon and got some interesting amateur looking scenes. Another one of the guys took some of it and did some post-production work and put together a slick little trailer. I'll post it if folks are interested. I believe I have found my calling! I want to make a great movie!
I am a visual artist (painter, photographer) with no creative out let for the past 10 years or more. Been stuck in the biz world as a consultant. I've learned much in the way of business, project planning and management, and how to get keep teams motivated and get work done. I think these skills will be useful as a producer.
Anyway the director dude is writing a script for a feature length based on my brothers character and I have committed to begin filming over the summer lin LA ong weekends through the fall if required. I know I have much to learn and look forward to the process. We will film trailers and shorts in the meantine to get a feel for the process.
I could use some assistance in the way of a DP or additional camera/cameraman. We have no money, a script idea, a camera, some cool locations, wild imagination, and a bunch of dudes that love making movies!
I am also promoting my friends band in San Francisco and they are showing short films at the every mon. night venue ( http://www.vivandamovie.com ). We are actualy having trouble getting submissions from filmakers up in the bay area. Let us know if you have any films for this.
That's it for now I have to figure out how to get this 4 track sound working. Look forward to sharing knowledge with y'all.
L8,
Bill