Short film online--HD acquistion at DVinfo.net

Charles Papert · May 8th, 2005, 01:23 AM

Hi folks:

A short film that I co-DP'd a few months back is online at:

http://www.believemedia.com/videos.p...ne-the-bet.mov

It was directed by Charles Stone III (Drumline, Mr. 3000, those "Wazzup!" spots) as part of the Sony Dreams invitational. We shot on the Sony Cinealta (F900). Hardest part of the 3 day shoot was the driving--the prehistoric landscape was 4 hours away, the snowy hill was 2.5 hours...

pretty funny stuff, hope you like.

Richard Alvarez · May 8th, 2005, 07:04 AM

Charles,

Great stuff... where was the 'big house' located?

R

Charles Papert · May 8th, 2005, 04:46 PM

The house was in Big Bear. Only the front door and the walkway were practical, the rest was CGI. The approach was shot at a nearby slope that was set up for inner tube riders.

Daniel Patton · May 8th, 2005, 09:40 PM

Yes, very fun stuff indeed. I LOVED it!

I have GOT to see additional ones now.

Thank you for sharing that... but send more.

Charles Papert · May 8th, 2005, 09:59 PM

Thanks Daniel!

When you say "more", like what exactly? more shorts by that director? or that I shot? or perhaps that I directed...?

Daniel Patton · May 8th, 2005, 10:33 PM

LOL... I just meant more of those two guys, they cracked me up. I could see a series of shorts like that, they should expand on the concept... or are they going to? I think the actors did a great job. The one guy was a bit like Martin Lawrence, but I actually liked him better than Martin. You all did a great job, very entertaining and funny; I just would like to watch more.

As for the directors stuff, I have seen others he has done, so maybe you should share more of your personal DP related ones or ones you shot, if you don’t mind.

Charles Papert · May 8th, 2005, 11:15 PM

Actually, the intention with that short was to test the waters for a feature that Charles Stone is developing, so you will likely see more of those two!

You can see a bunch of the shorts I've made through Instant Films at www.instantfilms.tv--use the "search" function and enter my name.

There's a couple of things also up at
http://homepage.mac.com/chupap/Film/...Theater28.html

Robert Knecht Schmidt · May 9th, 2005, 03:27 AM

Chas, did you light the interior at the end? If so, mind sharing how many lights it took?

Charles Papert · May 9th, 2005, 06:33 AM

On that short, Shane Hurlbut and I split the DP duties; he brings me on his digital jobs to oversee that end of things (like the Seinfeld webmovies) and this time we shared DP credit. I hung at the monitor and worked with the DIT to paint the image and finesse the lighting, while he was on set doing the actual lighting. Thus I wasn't as hands-on with that aspect as I normally would be. However, I do recall that the room was primarily ceiling fluorescents (which were all changed out to tungsten globes); the back wall had some small units and they were a number of units to either side at the final position (the "transporter). Also there were some MR16 striplights that were banded together to create the base that the two guys stepped on to, which lit up during the transporting effect, augmented by some Lightning Strikes units that created the flash. It took about 4 hours to light and prop this room, which was virtually empty when we got there.

May 8th, 2005, 01:23 AM	#1
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Short film online--HD acquistion Hi folks: A short film that I co-DP'd a few months back is online at: http://www.believemedia.com/videos.p...ne-the-bet.mov It was directed by Charles Stone III (Drumline, Mr. 3000, those "Wazzup!" spots) as part of the Sony Dreams invitational. We shot on the Sony Cinealta (F900). Hardest part of the 3 day shoot was the driving--the prehistoric landscape was 4 hours away, the snowy hill was 2.5 hours... pretty funny stuff, hope you like. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

May 8th, 2005, 04:46 PM	#3
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	The house was in Big Bear. Only the front door and the walkway were practical, the rest was CGI. The approach was shot at a nearby slope that was set up for inner tube riders. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

May 8th, 2005, 09:40 PM	#4
Daniel Patton Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Knoxville TN Posts: 589	Yes, very fun stuff indeed. I LOVED it! I have GOT to see additional ones now. Thank you for sharing that... but send more. __________________ Our eyes allow us to see the world - The lens allows others to see the world through our eyes. RED ONE #977

May 8th, 2005, 09:59 PM	#5
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Thanks Daniel! When you say "more", like what exactly? more shorts by that director? or that I shot? or perhaps that I directed...? __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

May 8th, 2005, 10:33 PM	#6
Daniel Patton Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Knoxville TN Posts: 589	LOL... I just meant more of those two guys, they cracked me up. I could see a series of shorts like that, they should expand on the concept... or are they going to? I think the actors did a great job. The one guy was a bit like Martin Lawrence, but I actually liked him better than Martin. You all did a great job, very entertaining and funny; I just would like to watch more. As for the directors stuff, I have seen others he has done, so maybe you should share more of your personal DP related ones or ones you shot, if you don’t mind. __________________ Our eyes allow us to see the world - The lens allows others to see the world through our eyes. RED ONE #977

May 8th, 2005, 07:04 AM	#2
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Charles, Great stuff... where was the 'big house' located? R

May 8th, 2005, 11:15 PM	#7
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Actually, the intention with that short was to test the waters for a feature that Charles Stone is developing, so you will likely see more of those two! You can see a bunch of the shorts I've made through Instant Films at www.instantfilms.tv--use the "search" function and enter my name. There's a couple of things also up at http://homepage.mac.com/chupap/Film/...Theater28.html __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

May 9th, 2005, 03:27 AM	#8
Robert Knecht Schmidt Wrangler Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,933	Chas, did you light the interior at the end? If so, mind sharing how many lights it took? __________________ All the best, Robert K S Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

May 9th, 2005, 06:33 AM	#9
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	On that short, Shane Hurlbut and I split the DP duties; he brings me on his digital jobs to oversee that end of things (like the Seinfeld webmovies) and this time we shared DP credit. I hung at the monitor and worked with the DIT to paint the image and finesse the lighting, while he was on set doing the actual lighting. Thus I wasn't as hands-on with that aspect as I normally would be. However, I do recall that the room was primarily ceiling fluorescents (which were all changed out to tungsten globes); the back wall had some small units and they were a number of units to either side at the final position (the "transporter). Also there were some MR16 striplights that were banded together to create the base that the two guys stepped on to, which lit up during the transporting effect, augmented by some Lightning Strikes units that created the flash. It took about 4 hours to light and prop this room, which was virtually empty when we got there. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com