A new web series is out today. The Guru. And in this, episode 1, we see why the bankers are being paid such large bonuses. Enjoy!
Watch The Guru here!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Irfan Distribution 2 - Subtitles
I have connections...and subtitles in Romanian, German and Spanish. That's Polish in the picture, in case you were wondering...and thank you to those who are helping me with the different languages!
Subtitles are a really important part of the distribution process. While film festivals (thankfully) accept films in English without a translation, having subtitles in another language really does help yourself in the eyes of the festivals. To put it simply, it makes it easier for the selectors to understand the language. It also is good for the audience. While the viewers are probably going to speak English, it is also a great courtesy to them that they can read and really understand what is going on.
Once again, thank you for helping me with those translations!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Irfan Distribution 1 - The Trailer
Good distribution starts with a good trailer.
Official Trailer for Irfan - Click to watch!
Official Trailer for Irfan (HD) from Charles Michel Duke on Vimeo.
Official Trailer for Irfan - Click to watch!
Irfan Post 20 - Burn, baby, burn!
(Last in the series taken from the original off the blog of El Director)
I am going to be blunt. My cast and crew probably did not give two hoots about the previous posts, but were politely reading them. But this post, they do care about:
For the past two days, I have been burning these babies. The film, is finished!
I am going to be blunt. My cast and crew probably did not give two hoots about the previous posts, but were politely reading them. But this post, they do care about:
For the past two days, I have been burning these babies. The film, is finished!
Irfan Post 19...
Render, render, render...
While today I am in awe of the 4TB of hard drive that I am working with, in a few years time, this will seem all so quaint!
While today I am in awe of the 4TB of hard drive that I am working with, in a few years time, this will seem all so quaint!
Irfan Post 18c - The last one on Colour Correction...
...And not before time. The stuff bores me silly, but it is, well, essential to making the pic as beautiful as possible.
Here is a shot from the last scene to be shot. And that scene is normally the director's nightmare. The last scene that is shot is normally the most rushed, the one when the cast and crew is at its most rushed and fatigued. And if it is outdoors, the one where the sunlight level is constantly changing as the sun sets in the sky.
Yeah, note to self, the next time I shoot a final scene, make sure it is indoors...
So this was the scene where I am having the most difficulty in correcting the colours. I knew it when editing, this would be the scene that would stump me. Take a look at the original shot:
Time. When the sun goes down, you are racing against time, and it is humanly impossible to work against the sunlight levels, no matter how much goodwill is on set.
Right, so as you can see, the scene looks really bleached out, and a little red. So first things first, I got rid of the red and slightly darkened the clips in this scene:
Next, I moved onto the secondary corrections and managed to enhance Irfan's face as well as bump up the colour of the car. I also removed some of the light from the fence in the background, so as not to distract from the character's emotion onscreen.
It is Christmas, so I am on the computer? Hell yeah! One of the best day's to start the rendering, but that is another blog post - number 19 - the one that the cast and crew will be almost looking forward to (well, they are waiting for post number 20).
Merry Christmas everyone!
Here is a shot from the last scene to be shot. And that scene is normally the director's nightmare. The last scene that is shot is normally the most rushed, the one when the cast and crew is at its most rushed and fatigued. And if it is outdoors, the one where the sunlight level is constantly changing as the sun sets in the sky.
Yeah, note to self, the next time I shoot a final scene, make sure it is indoors...
So this was the scene where I am having the most difficulty in correcting the colours. I knew it when editing, this would be the scene that would stump me. Take a look at the original shot:
Time. When the sun goes down, you are racing against time, and it is humanly impossible to work against the sunlight levels, no matter how much goodwill is on set.
Right, so as you can see, the scene looks really bleached out, and a little red. So first things first, I got rid of the red and slightly darkened the clips in this scene:
Next, I moved onto the secondary corrections and managed to enhance Irfan's face as well as bump up the colour of the car. I also removed some of the light from the fence in the background, so as not to distract from the character's emotion onscreen.
It is Christmas, so I am on the computer? Hell yeah! One of the best day's to start the rendering, but that is another blog post - number 19 - the one that the cast and crew will be almost looking forward to (well, they are waiting for post number 20).
Merry Christmas everyone!
Irfan Post 18c - The last one on Colour Correction...
...And not before time. The stuff bores me silly, but it is, well, essential to making the pic as beautiful as possible.
Here is a shot from the last scene to be shot. And that scene is normally the director's nightmare. The last scene that is shot is normally the most rushed, the one when the cast and crew is at its most rushed and fatigued. And if it is outdoors, the one where the sunlight level is constantly changing as the sun sets in the sky.
Yeah, note to self, the next time I shoot a final scene, make sure it is indoors...
So this was the scene where I am having the most difficulty in correcting the colours. I knew it when editing, this would be the scene that would stump me. Take a look at the original shot:
Time. When the sun goes down, you are racing against time, and it is humanly impossible to work against the sunlight levels, no matter how much goodwill is on set.
Right, so as you can see, the scene looks really bleached out, and a little red. So first things first, I got rid of the red and slightly darkened the clips in this scene:
Next, I moved onto the secondary corrections and managed to enhance Irfan's face as well as bump up the colour of the car. I also removed some of the light from the fence in the background, so as not to distract from the character's emotion onscreen.
It is Christmas, so I am on the computer? Hell yeah! One of the best day's to start the rendering, but that is another blog post - number 19 - the one that the cast and crew will be almost looking forward to (well, they are waiting for post number 20).
Merry Christmas everyone!
Here is a shot from the last scene to be shot. And that scene is normally the director's nightmare. The last scene that is shot is normally the most rushed, the one when the cast and crew is at its most rushed and fatigued. And if it is outdoors, the one where the sunlight level is constantly changing as the sun sets in the sky.
Yeah, note to self, the next time I shoot a final scene, make sure it is indoors...
So this was the scene where I am having the most difficulty in correcting the colours. I knew it when editing, this would be the scene that would stump me. Take a look at the original shot:
Time. When the sun goes down, you are racing against time, and it is humanly impossible to work against the sunlight levels, no matter how much goodwill is on set.
Right, so as you can see, the scene looks really bleached out, and a little red. So first things first, I got rid of the red and slightly darkened the clips in this scene:
Next, I moved onto the secondary corrections and managed to enhance Irfan's face as well as bump up the colour of the car. I also removed some of the light from the fence in the background, so as not to distract from the character's emotion onscreen.
It is Christmas, so I am on the computer? Hell yeah! One of the best day's to start the rendering, but that is another blog post - number 19 - the one that the cast and crew will be almost looking forward to (well, they are waiting for post number 20).
Merry Christmas everyone!
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