Always Late at DVinfo.net

Peter John Ross · August 16th, 2004, 12:57 PM

Team 3.2 Million Miles created a 6 minute short for the 48 Hour Film Project that screened last night at the University of Northern Kentucky. Over 200 people were in attendence of each of the 3 screenings.

ALWAYS LATE, 6 minutes

Always Late was made as a part of the 48 Hour Film Project 2004 in Cincinnati Ohio.

The 48 Hour Film Project is an international competition where at 7:PM on Friday night, teams of filmmakers are handed a GENRE, CHARACTER NAME, LINE OF DIALOGUE, and a PROP. All 4 must appear in their film and it must be written, shot, edited and rurned in by 7:PM on Sunday. 3.2 million miles accepted this challenge and we succeeded in completing our film on time & delivered, in an ironical twist "Always Late" was the first entry turned in.

GENRE - Comedy

CHARACTER NAME - J.P. Honeysuckle, Judge

LINE OF DIALOGUE - "Some people call me Maurice"

PROP - a trophy or award

Pix & behind the scenes
http://www.sonnyboo.com/photogallery/48hour/48hour.php

Credits

Starring
Megan Pillar, Jason Morris, George Caleodis, Holly Mangani, Dan Kiely, Kim Carey, Michael Carey, Micah Jenkins, Lisa Vana, & Brandy Seymour

Directed by Peter John Ross

Written by Chris Gavaler

Produced by Linda Byrket

Director of Photography - Bret Dahlgren

Editor - Bret Dahlgren, Peter John Ross, & Linda Byrket

Additional Camera - Vishnu Vaka

Dolly Grip/On-set Documentarian - Stephen Dunham

Sound by Micah Jenkins

Music by Peter John Ross & Ian Ross

Asst. Editor - Micah Jenkins

3D Animated Title by Donald L. Drennan

Art Director - James Quilty

Production Assistant - Richard Guins

Prop Master - Robbie Shilling

SPECIAL THANKS TO Talita's Mexican Restuarant, Toni Prince West, Jason A. West,
Scott Simonson, David A. Shaw, Dave Carroll, Jon Osbeck

This is dedicated to world reknown director
Peter De Lane

---------------------------

Always Late - 6 minutes

CLICK HERE FOR Windows Media

CLICK HERE FOR Quicktime

Rob Lohman · August 17th, 2004, 01:52 PM

Nice idea, original! I thought the acting and the looks could've
improved some and perhaps the cutting a bit. But it was
certainly enjoyable!

Peter John Ross · August 17th, 2004, 01:54 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Lohman : Nice idea, original! I thought the acting and the looks could've
improved some and perhaps the cutting a bit. But it was
certainly enjoyable! -->>>

After the fact, there are many things I'd change, but this is what we did in 48 Hours... to change it now would betray the spirit of what we set out to do.

Rob Lohman · August 17th, 2004, 02:00 PM

I totally forgot this was done in 48 hours, thanks for pointing that
out. That gives you extra credits in my view. Good job!

Fred Finn · August 17th, 2004, 02:10 PM

The quicktime link goes to another film Mayor McCheese on the webpage.

Peter John Ross · August 17th, 2004, 10:21 PM

They just announced ALWAYS LATE got the audience award for our timeslot (7:PM), and in the top 3 of 33 films...

feeling like champ right now.

:D

try this
http://www.sonnyboo.com/onlinemovies/late_qt.php

Thanks for finding that. Fixed the main link.

Stylianos Moschapidakis · August 17th, 2004, 11:36 PM

Peter, you should indeed feel like champ! Great job!

I like your web site too... and outofourheads.com -- loved "Oxymoron." Your site is definitely worth checking out; a plethora of short films!

I LOVE watching shorts on- and offline and might get the DVD you're selling. Do you have special prices for DVInfo members?

Also, if I may ask, why Sonnyboo?

Peter John Ross · August 18th, 2004, 07:35 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Stylianos Moschapidakis : Peter, you should indeed feel like champ! Great job!

I like your web site too... and outofourheads.com -- loved "Oxymoron." Your site is definitely worth checking out; a plethora of short films!

I LOVE watching shorts on- and offline and might get the DVD you're selling. Do you have special prices for DVInfo members?

Also, if I may ask, why Sonnyboo? -->>>

Thanks.

The DVD is already for sale at my cost. I'm not abou tthe money. That's why there's so much free stuff on my site too.

Why Sonnyboo? I wanted a name I was guaranteed no one else already had. So I named the company after my brother's stuffed gingerbread man. Fairly certain no one else had the name "Sonnyboo".

Peter John Ross · August 19th, 2004, 04:26 PM

48 Hours or Bust
By Bill Miller

In the video business, discipline is just as critical as creativity

http://videosystems.com/mag/video_hours_bust/index.html for the article

Jim Quinlan · August 20th, 2004, 12:08 PM

That was excellent Peter !!!

Very entertaining and good job, especially considering it was a 48 hour production.

Robert Kirkpatrick · August 20th, 2004, 12:15 PM

I honestly thought this was one of the best videos you've done. Really tight, really well-acted, funny, unpredictable. Most of the 48 stuff I've watched has been lots of long shots. This does not come across as a rushed job in the least...

Peter John Ross · August 20th, 2004, 12:26 PM

It was... we were shooting at the restaurant within 2 hours of having the script. Minimal rehearsals, just a table read, then blockign rehearsals then the dolly shot was setup & shot within moments.

THANKS!

Peter John Ross · October 25th, 2004, 12:22 PM

CLICK HERE TO PLAY - PBS show VIEWFINDER
7 min - Windows Media

Columbus Filmmakers Linda Byrket, Bret Dahlgren, and Peter John Ross discusss the making of ALWAYS LATE for the 48 Hour Film Project on this excerpt from the PBS show VIEWFINDER

Charles Papert · October 25th, 2004, 11:02 PM

Regarding that article about the group that didn't make the deadline, I have to say that it's my least favorite thing about the 48-Hour Film Project. With our version of the concept (www.instantfilms.tv), we don't encourage last minute arrivals at the screening, but it makes for good drama with the crowd when the filmmaker sprints in with tape in hand minutes before their film is scheduled to be shown! It makes the show live and lively in our opinion.

August 16th, 2004, 12:57 PM	#1
Peter John Ross Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood, OHIO Posts: 149	Always Late Team 3.2 Million Miles created a 6 minute short for the 48 Hour Film Project that screened last night at the University of Northern Kentucky. Over 200 people were in attendence of each of the 3 screenings. ALWAYS LATE, 6 minutes Always Late was made as a part of the 48 Hour Film Project 2004 in Cincinnati Ohio. The 48 Hour Film Project is an international competition where at 7:PM on Friday night, teams of filmmakers are handed a GENRE, CHARACTER NAME, LINE OF DIALOGUE, and a PROP. All 4 must appear in their film and it must be written, shot, edited and rurned in by 7:PM on Sunday. 3.2 million miles accepted this challenge and we succeeded in completing our film on time & delivered, in an ironical twist "Always Late" was the first entry turned in. GENRE - Comedy CHARACTER NAME - J.P. Honeysuckle, Judge LINE OF DIALOGUE - "Some people call me Maurice" PROP - a trophy or award Pix & behind the scenes http://www.sonnyboo.com/photogallery/48hour/48hour.php Credits Starring Megan Pillar, Jason Morris, George Caleodis, Holly Mangani, Dan Kiely, Kim Carey, Michael Carey, Micah Jenkins, Lisa Vana, & Brandy Seymour Directed by Peter John Ross Written by Chris Gavaler Produced by Linda Byrket Director of Photography - Bret Dahlgren Editor - Bret Dahlgren, Peter John Ross, & Linda Byrket Additional Camera - Vishnu Vaka Dolly Grip/On-set Documentarian - Stephen Dunham Sound by Micah Jenkins Music by Peter John Ross & Ian Ross Asst. Editor - Micah Jenkins 3D Animated Title by Donald L. Drennan Art Director - James Quilty Production Assistant - Richard Guins Prop Master - Robbie Shilling SPECIAL THANKS TO Talita's Mexican Restuarant, Toni Prince West, Jason A. West, Scott Simonson, David A. Shaw, Dave Carroll, Jon Osbeck This is dedicated to world reknown director Peter De Lane --------------------------- Always Late - 6 minutes CLICK HERE FOR Windows Media CLICK HERE FOR Quicktime

August 17th, 2004, 01:52 PM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Nice idea, original! I thought the acting and the looks could've improved some and perhaps the cutting a bit. But it was certainly enjoyable! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 17th, 2004, 02:00 PM	#4
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I totally forgot this was done in 48 hours, thanks for pointing that out. That gives you extra credits in my view. Good job! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 17th, 2004, 02:10 PM	#5
Fred Finn Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Jackson, WY Posts: 178	The quicktime link goes to another film Mayor McCheese on the webpage. __________________ i am the muffin man.

August 17th, 2004, 11:36 PM	#7
Stylianos Moschapidakis Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cambridge, MA/Crete, Greece Posts: 189	Peter, you should indeed feel like champ! Great job! I like your web site too... and outofourheads.com -- loved "Oxymoron." Your site is definitely worth checking out; a plethora of short films! I LOVE watching shorts on- and offline and might get the DVD you're selling. Do you have special prices for DVInfo members? Also, if I may ask, why Sonnyboo? __________________ Stelios G.M.

August 17th, 2004, 01:54 PM	#3
Peter John Ross Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood, OHIO Posts: 149	<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Lohman : Nice idea, original! I thought the acting and the looks could've improved some and perhaps the cutting a bit. But it was certainly enjoyable! -->>> After the fact, there are many things I'd change, but this is what we did in 48 Hours... to change it now would betray the spirit of what we set out to do.

August 17th, 2004, 10:21 PM	#6
Peter John Ross Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood, OHIO Posts: 149	They just announced ALWAYS LATE got the audience award for our timeslot (7:PM), and in the top 3 of 33 films... feeling like champ right now. :D try this http://www.sonnyboo.com/onlinemovies/late_qt.php Thanks for finding that. Fixed the main link.

August 18th, 2004, 07:35 AM	#8
Peter John Ross Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood, OHIO Posts: 149	<<<-- Originally posted by Stylianos Moschapidakis : Peter, you should indeed feel like champ! Great job! I like your web site too... and outofourheads.com -- loved "Oxymoron." Your site is definitely worth checking out; a plethora of short films! I LOVE watching shorts on- and offline and might get the DVD you're selling. Do you have special prices for DVInfo members? Also, if I may ask, why Sonnyboo? -->>> Thanks. The DVD is already for sale at my cost. I'm not abou tthe money. That's why there's so much free stuff on my site too. Why Sonnyboo? I wanted a name I was guaranteed no one else already had. So I named the company after my brother's stuffed gingerbread man. Fairly certain no one else had the name "Sonnyboo".

August 19th, 2004, 04:26 PM	#9
Peter John Ross Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood, OHIO Posts: 149	48 Hours or Bust By Bill Miller In the video business, discipline is just as critical as creativity http://videosystems.com/mag/video_hours_bust/index.html for the article

August 20th, 2004, 12:08 PM	#10
Jim Quinlan Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 177	That was excellent Peter !!! Very entertaining and good job, especially considering it was a 48 hour production. __________________ Jim

August 20th, 2004, 12:15 PM	#11
Robert Kirkpatrick Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 199	I honestly thought this was one of the best videos you've done. Really tight, really well-acted, funny, unpredictable. Most of the 48 stuff I've watched has been lots of long shots. This does not come across as a rushed job in the least...

August 20th, 2004, 12:26 PM	#12
Peter John Ross Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood, OHIO Posts: 149	It was... we were shooting at the restaurant within 2 hours of having the script. Minimal rehearsals, just a table read, then blockign rehearsals then the dolly shot was setup & shot within moments. THANKS!

October 25th, 2004, 12:22 PM	#13
Peter John Ross Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood, OHIO Posts: 149	CLICK HERE TO PLAY - PBS show VIEWFINDER 7 min - Windows Media Columbus Filmmakers Linda Byrket, Bret Dahlgren, and Peter John Ross discusss the making of ALWAYS LATE for the 48 Hour Film Project on this excerpt from the PBS show VIEWFINDER

October 25th, 2004, 11:02 PM	#14
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Regarding that article about the group that didn't make the deadline, I have to say that it's my least favorite thing about the 48-Hour Film Project. With our version of the concept (www.instantfilms.tv), we don't encourage last minute arrivals at the screening, but it makes for good drama with the crowd when the filmmaker sprints in with tape in hand minutes before their film is scheduled to be shown! It makes the show live and lively in our opinion. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com