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Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-24-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
SD is my favorite that I’ve done. There’s footage...

SD is my favorite that I’ve done. There’s footage for a somewhat longer cut that I keep thinking about finishing for a more full experience (the competition I made it for mandated a shorter run...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-24-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Thanks, mate! With the sound, I’ve planned for...

Thanks, mate! With the sound, I’ve planned for ADR on all subsequent shoots as a part of shooting. Until I have experienced sound people and professional equipment, it seems to be the only reasonable...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-19-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Thanks, Des! I think if I keep combining the...

Thanks, Des! I think if I keep combining the disparate influences and my tastes, I'll eventually end up with something unique.

That said, I did a temp cut of this in B&W and I'm thinking I might...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-19-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Thanks so much! I did the wardrobe for the Goon...

Thanks so much! I did the wardrobe for the Goon (I actually owned every piece of clothing he needed so... Success!) and the Femme was done through Goodwill shopping. Was super excited for the heels...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-19-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Thanks! Warpaint was in interesting process...

Thanks! Warpaint was in interesting process because I had to troubleshoot a variety of methods to make it look right. The jib I used for GS caused a horrible rolling shutter so I had to borrow a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-19-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Thanks! Bava lighting is the best lighting. ...

Thanks! Bava lighting is the best lighting.

Neat! Do you know who runs it?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
I usually go out of my way to objectify my actors...

I usually go out of my way to objectify my actors so no one is more disappointed in me than me.

I just smash my hand repeatedly into the keyboard and so far, the results have been surprisingly...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Tak, I had him PUT ON the coat when he should've...

Tak, I had him PUT ON the coat when he should've clearly torn that tank top right off.

But people might not have believed the bullet would pierce a body that hard.

He is actually shockingly...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
"Better than Nolan" is the pull quote I'm going...

"Better than Nolan" is the pull quote I'm going to attribute to this conversation and use it to sell my works.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
I'll check it when I get home! I do often think...

I'll check it when I get home! I do often think of adaptating classic, public domain short stories. I would love to adapt Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown. Surprised there isn't an acclaimed...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Technology has improved so rapidly that it makes...

Technology has improved so rapidly that it makes my head spin. I shot my first short film on mini-DV back in HS and recently did a local indie tv pilot with a 4K black magic cinema camera that was...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
I’m unfamiliar with the source material but I’d...

I’m unfamiliar with the source material but I’d like to read your short, if you wanna share it.

The good thing about living now is that quality cameras have plummeted in price. I spent more on...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
I’ve got some that I finished previous to this!...

I’ve got some that I finished previous to this! My favorite is a b&w 1 min horror short called Sangre Dulce.

I have a werewolf script that made the rounds at some festivals (maxed out at semi...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Truer words. Time for reshoots!

Truer words. Time for reshoots!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Audio stuff is definitely the hardest for a few...

Audio stuff is definitely the hardest for a few reasons:

-Good sound equipment is expensive.
-It’s a different skillset recording audio (having to avoid clipping, unwanted noise, and maintaining...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Absolutely! While I was hoping everyone would say...

Absolutely! While I was hoping everyone would say “no, you’re crazy! The audio sounds great!” I’ve been prepared to be trashed for it so it’s nice knowing that it’s noticeable but doesn’t detract TOO...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Thanks! Due to the amount of reverb in that room...

Thanks! Due to the amount of reverb in that room and having to have an inexperienced grip on the boom (just whatever friend was around), it basically made it impossible to get an even audio sound....
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Thanks! Something went terribly wrong with the...

Thanks! Something went terribly wrong with the video files so we ended up with banding and compression issues but I worked with it a lot (both lighting and color correcting) to get that look. I...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Originally, that element was going to be taken to...

Originally, that element was going to be taken to an extreme to where it was flat out satirical but I cranked it back a bunch. I think it’s a fair criticism but I was hoping to capture the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
Thanks! I think I bit off more than I could chew...

Thanks! I think I bit off more than I could chew with the equipment and time I had so it means a lot.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-17-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
That was actually an ALMOST catastrophic filming...

That was actually an ALMOST catastrophic filming accident but it all worked out so I’ll take full credit!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-16-20
Replies: 45
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember
Posted By ThatDarnMKS
I made a “neon” noir short film for Noirvember

It’s called Glass Stairs. It’s been the longest and hardest production of my film life. I’m just grateful to have finished it. I’ve always shared my stuff with my RT/Corrie peeps so I hope it’s cool...