The cutting-room floor

Still-Hunt

A few days ago Emily St.Pierre, Writer and Director of "Still-Hunt", began posting 5 min parts of the short film on youtube. In total the short film ran about 16 minutes over 3 parts. As a video editor myself, watching the full length version I thought of ways to streamline the short to fit a ten minute length that would work with youtube. In the process I think I reinforced the found footage feel of the short (particularly at the intro).

If you compare the original short to the EP version you will also notice a huge change in the look of the film from a colour and lighting standpoint. Hopefully these changes help to make the film more immersive to the viewer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5tS3amjmCg

Thats it for now. Next thing to watch for should be an Effed Production called "Chezz Busters", that I believe we will be filming in November if the opportunity shows itself.

Cheers,

Richard

Chezz Busters, Careers, and a lot of Studying

The title says it all. That's right folks We have a new title in our hands, careers are thrown down and studying is a pain!

Chezz Busters:

Unfortunately, Were still in the making of Chezz Busters. It is basically about two homeless bums, with lots of hair, chezz, and greasy clothing. There is one man, who looks like an FBI agent and he is enraged by the homeless bums in his town...and he really hates chezz

Careers:

Richard now has a career with Teratech, which is great, he went to school for Electrical Engineering and hes now in a career which does that, and gone for weeks at a time training. Film production may be a long wait, or may take some time to film and put up as expected. Mike is working part time now, trying to pay off his school so he can go back to school and get back into working up to his career.

Lots of Studying:

As I said before, the title says it all...I've been studying my tushy off to become a Correctional Officer/Police Officer...who would have thought there was 8 books, a police manual, and shit piles of corrections notes just to become one?

That's about all there is right now for a quick update, Richard had the just of it last post, and I'm just letting everyone know what we've been up to, if our fans our worrying about us.

Til next time, Caio,

Shaun.

RQC and Notre Damed?

Rage Quit Corner

A new segment in the EP word, RQC, will shortly become a frequent media review series local to Moncton. We might talk about Movies, Games, or even radio commercials! Why is it called Rage quit corner? Well you'll just have to wait and see!

Untitled Short Film Project

This one really came out of the blue to be honest. New Yorker Emily St.Pierre, studying in Fredericton, has decided to work with the EP team to produce a 30 min horror film. The short will be shot in Notre Dame NB this September.

Our Part in the production process was heavy in the script development area as well as pre-production organization of the film. We will also be involved with shooting the film as well as acting in it. So far it looks like the post-production will be handled largely by Emily herself.

Thanks for tuning in,

Richard

Someday isn't a day of the week...

EP Studios Music Videos

Some time around March or April I put ads on Kijiji Moncton to promote our temporary free video production services in the community. I was shocked at how many local bands and artist responded to the ads. A local country/rock band called Crossover actually hired us to do a zero budget music video for a song called "hammer down". A formal voluntary service agreement was created and signed by both parties and production commenced.

After weeks of waiting it became apparent that the video would have to be put on hold while the actual music track was recorded. And I'm still waiting...lesson learned.

Don't sign onto the video until the music is recorded!

Also, I have learned that the scope of the video projects is important to discuss. A band willing to put time into producing a music video should be willing to invest themselves and their money into the project. I am seeing that people don't seem to take free services seriously enough to get respectable results from to make it worth the effort. In many cases, procrastination and loss of interest have proven to be the better of this production group. Perhaps throwing an investment in can encourage more commitment.

Making the Change

Shaun, Mike and I are at delicate stages. Very little time and energy is still being put into video production. Although Mike and I made a parody of High Stakes earlier in the summer, it was removed due to the fact that it gave away plot points and scenes in the original short film script.

It seems that all of our current projects are in development Hell. Perhaps one day when we have re-gained the position to organize ourselves to return to Effed Productions, we will continue our passion in film. Until then, Shaun must commit to an education, Mike may commit to building a family and I must commit to a career in industrial electronics. God help us...

Peace out,

Richard