Don't_Panic and AR2

Don't_Panic!

Pre-production steps have begun to take place for the upcoming short film called "Don't_Panic!" The short film is planned on being filmed sometime around August and will likely be the most official short film created by Effed Productions to date. What makes Don't_Panic! so special is the planned original soundtrack for the film as well as the theory behind its creation.

About the Film

Don't_Panic! is a short film that was originally written as a concept for a story told through the use of subliminal messages and symbolic images. The entire script was created over MSN between Shaun Fleming and myself in just under an hour and represents the most original production work that we have created so far. More details on the plot may be released in the future.

The idea for creating an original soundtrack for the film was inspired after Effed Productions was approached by a talented musical producer named Mike Glendinning based in California. Mike praised us for our work on AR1 and became a fan of Effed Productions.

AR2

As production is slowed even further by NBCC's unorganized maintenance schedule, the entire film team is working full time day jobs with impossibly unfortunate hours.

However, despite the complexities we are still trying to find ways to stay on top of the project.

It is possible that we may all have to take a week off work in order to complete the filming without distractions.

Take care,

Richard

AR2-pre-production update

It is now June 01, 2009 and that means we have just a month and a half left to completely film our planned lightsaber fight movie AR2. As the date to start filming creeps closer and closer with every day the more progress towards its preparation there is. 

Challenges in film.

Over the past few months Effed Productions has slowed its production of films and script ideas as well as a general drive for filmmaking. This unhealthy issue involving motivation, creative drive and will power is a serious one that will have to be address and resolved if we are to successfully achieve our filmmaking goals. Thinking back to the early days of Effed Productions, with the partnership formed between Shaun and myself, I get a familiar feeling of an overwhelming task at hand that I must now begin to take steps toward completing. 

The list of things that need to be done before filming can begin is long. I am however, confident that with the familiar excitement of filming AR1, we will all be compelled to make AR2 as much as a success for ourselves if not for any fans of our work. We are after all only doing this because we want to.

Lightsaber test.

It had been over a year since my last strenuous encounter with the notorious Adobe After Effects lightsaber creation. I had become lost in the complex terminology of its editing tools and I had to re-teach myself how to create the most important part of what makes a lightsaber fight, a damn good lightsaber fight...the special effects! 

You can watch this years lightsaber test video as well as the old AR1 test below: 

AR2- June 01, 2009

AR1- March 07, 2008

Thats all for now,

Richard