DVC12 - "The Cookie"

Bruce Broussard · March 10th, 2008, 07:56 AM

This one was fun to shoot. We did most of the work on the first Saturday and finished final edits on the last Sunday. Our actors were really demanding, you know the prima donna types, but we managed to bribe them through a variety of methods to stick with the project. I hope everyone enjoys it.

Lorinda Norton · March 11th, 2008, 12:56 PM

Nice work, Bruce! I don’t know how you guys do that morphing stuff, but it sure did look nice—particularly the car.

Good and fun story with really smooth camera work and some pretty good acting by your demanding young talent. (Can’t give them too much praise or they’ll demand more money.) :)

Jesse Steele · March 11th, 2008, 01:00 PM

wow! There sure was a lot of broussards in the credits! hahaha Awesome! Thats what having a family is for!

I loved the concept. very clever. All the morphing was fantastic. Good camera work and lighting

great job
best of luck

Robert Martens · March 11th, 2008, 02:12 PM

Ha! Guitar Hero? Or Rock Band? The last rhythm game I played was PaRappa the Rapper, so I'm kind of out of date.

I envy the morphs, namely the "I'm too young to drive" bit, which made me applaud the kid. The car was pretty impressive too, how the kids didn't even move? Drawing masks, cutting mattes, was that a pain to pull off? And did you have to borrow one of those cars, or is it just coincidence you own two that are the same color? I suppose maybe it was a selective color correction? Can I type another question mark?

Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling to see all these family members involved in a production. A fine film, sir!

Alex Chamberlain · March 11th, 2008, 10:28 PM

I think this is the most effects-driven film in the lot for DVC12 and you really pulled it off. Great job! I too, would like to know what software/techniques you were using. Thanks!

Hugh DiMauro · March 12th, 2008, 10:22 PM

I had a smile on my face the very split second I saw the titles and heard that foot tappin', head bobbin' music! The idea was funny as hell, the actors likable and morph effects fantastic! LOVED THIS! This will be the one to watch.

Dick Mays · March 15th, 2008, 10:02 AM

Very original. Great looking kids. Must have been fun to do.

What software did you us for the morphing? I really need to get these neat toys.

Joseph Tran · March 16th, 2008, 11:01 AM

I dunno how you did those effects, but you did 'em well! And a great story too, on top of that! Makes me wish I had that power when I was younger.

Cheers.

Bruce Broussard · March 16th, 2008, 05:09 PM

I see everyone had a question about the effects.

I had the idea to do some kind of morphing and thought I would experiment with photoshop, but that looked like it was going to be too difficult. There are quite a few pieces of software available, most of them are not too expensive. I settled on one called "Morph Man" from STOIK Imaging.

It has quite a few options and I just played with it for a few hours to get the hang of it. I capture video with the before and after scenes, trying not to move the camera or any supporting objects. Then I took a still of the image (my camera captured progressive HD so it helped. I peformed the morph, created an image sequence, dropped it back into the movie, and voila, that was it.

My boys had a lot of fun making it. I would have liked to spend more time on the audio and some other things, but that was a really busy week.

I hope everyone enjoyed it and thanks for the comments.

March 10th, 2008, 07:56 AM	#1
Bruce Broussard Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 132	DVC12 - "The Cookie" - Bruce Broussard This one was fun to shoot. We did most of the work on the first Saturday and finished final edits on the last Sunday. Our actors were really demanding, you know the prima donna types, but we managed to bribe them through a variety of methods to stick with the project. I hope everyone enjoys it.

March 11th, 2008, 12:56 PM	#2
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	Nice work, Bruce! I don’t know how you guys do that morphing stuff, but it sure did look nice—particularly the car. Good and fun story with really smooth camera work and some pretty good acting by your demanding young talent. (Can’t give them too much praise or they’ll demand more money.) :) __________________ Lorinda

March 11th, 2008, 01:00 PM	#3
Jesse Steele Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Irvine CA Posts: 98	wow! There sure was a lot of broussards in the credits! hahaha Awesome! Thats what having a family is for! I loved the concept. very clever. All the morphing was fantastic. Good camera work and lighting great job best of luck __________________ I like movies.....

March 11th, 2008, 10:28 PM	#5
Alex Chamberlain Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hurricane, UT Posts: 186	I think this is the most effects-driven film in the lot for DVC12 and you really pulled it off. Great job! I too, would like to know what software/techniques you were using. Thanks! __________________ Get rid of the "Aspiring" in "Aspiring Filmmaker." Shoot it; you're a filmmaker. After that you're just negotiating your budget. (James Cameron paraphrased)

March 12th, 2008, 10:22 PM	#6
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Wow Wow Wow! I had a smile on my face the very split second I saw the titles and heard that foot tappin', head bobbin' music! The idea was funny as hell, the actors likable and morph effects fantastic! LOVED THIS! This will be the one to watch. __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

March 11th, 2008, 02:12 PM	#4
Robert Martens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 820	Ha! Guitar Hero? Or Rock Band? The last rhythm game I played was PaRappa the Rapper, so I'm kind of out of date. I envy the morphs, namely the "I'm too young to drive" bit, which made me applaud the kid. The car was pretty impressive too, how the kids didn't even move? Drawing masks, cutting mattes, was that a pain to pull off? And did you have to borrow one of those cars, or is it just coincidence you own two that are the same color? I suppose maybe it was a selective color correction? Can I type another question mark? Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling to see all these family members involved in a production. A fine film, sir!

March 15th, 2008, 10:02 AM	#7
Dick Mays Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 690	Very original. Great looking kids. Must have been fun to do. What software did you us for the morphing? I really need to get these neat toys.

March 16th, 2008, 11:01 AM	#8
Joseph Tran Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 177	I dunno how you did those effects, but you did 'em well! And a great story too, on top of that! Makes me wish I had that power when I was younger. Cheers.

March 16th, 2008, 05:09 PM	#9
Bruce Broussard Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 132	I see everyone had a question about the effects. I had the idea to do some kind of morphing and thought I would experiment with photoshop, but that looked like it was going to be too difficult. There are quite a few pieces of software available, most of them are not too expensive. I settled on one called "Morph Man" from STOIK Imaging. It has quite a few options and I just played with it for a few hours to get the hang of it. I capture video with the before and after scenes, trying not to move the camera or any supporting objects. Then I took a still of the image (my camera captured progressive HD so it helped. I peformed the morph, created an image sequence, dropped it back into the movie, and voila, that was it. My boys had a lot of fun making it. I would have liked to spend more time on the audio and some other things, but that was a really busy week. I hope everyone enjoyed it and thanks for the comments.