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"Effed" - 48 Hour Film Project 2010 Entry

Another year, another 48 Hour Film Project. This time we did it in Philadelphia and overall had a MUCH better experience. Last year's (click here to watch it)was a ton of fun but I thought we had a better team and a better film this year. My thoughts on the weekend are after the film.


Effed - 48 Hour Film Project Philadelphia 2010 from Michael Mizov on Vimeo.

Required Elements -
Genre: Comedy
Character: Joe or Jeannie Mandanda, Municipal Employee
Prop: Lettuce
Line of Dialogue: "Be sure she gets the message."

Cast:
Shawn Erickson as Joe Mandanda
Joe Maggio as Todd
Kat Maggio as Amy
Sean Flanagan as Sebastian
May Sobhy as Jeannie
Michael Sabatino as Big Boss
Jesse Griffith as Office Guy

Crew:
Executive Producer, Writer, Co-Director: Michael Mizov
Co-Director, Editor: Jesse Newton
Director of Photography: Kevin Merinsky
Camera Assist: Amber Barrera
Sound: Barry Merinsky
Grip: Jenny Keris
Security: Brian Dougherty
Pants Wrangler: Jordan Forman

Thoughts: I think I wrote too long of a film this year. We can only do a maximum of 7 minutes and when all the editing was finished we clocked in at around 8.5 minutes. The cut material is most evident towards the end when the film just kind of... speeds to a conclusion. I think we'll be adding that time back in to the movie so we can use it for some other film festivals. It's a bit broader than last year's martial arts entry, that's for sure. Everyone that worked on the film was very professional and did a fantastic job, plus this year the set wasn't around 110F the entire time, so everyone was a lot calmer.

Will I do it again? Maybe, I'm not sure. Last year I said I would never do it again and now here's the 2010 entry, so, I'm not necessarily a man of my convictions when it comes to making movies. Even so, I think I want to branch out and work on a script I've already written, it's just a matter of getting a crew and interested folks together. I'll have more info on that as I work out the details.

After the Fact - Adding a Story After You Have a Game

As soon as Backlash was released, the questions started.

What is this ball doing in the machine? Why does the ball want out of the machine? What is the ball at all? Who put the ball there? What does the machine do? Why do I want to help the ball?

Video Game Dynamic Dialogue, Branching Stories and You!

Watching a movie is a relatively static experience - there's one set path that the movie follows and it is what it is. Playing a video game, most of the time, is also a pretty static experience. There is a linear path for you to figure out, certain things happen, and you go through it all. A select few game in the past and a growing number today are allowing the player to determine what type of character they want to be, how they wish to interact with NPCs and choose their own way through the game. 

Apparently someone jacked www.screenwronger.com

I don't know if I wasn't paying attention or missed the e-mail but my registration for www.screenwronger.com expired and is now owned by someone else. Guess it's back to blogspot hosting until I figure out a different clever name. Weird.

Video Game Scripts

Hi Folks! Long time no post, eh? I've been working hard the past few months getting Sinecure Industries up and running and while I haven't stopped writing I've certainly been ignoring this blog. I need to get back into it so I can not only keep track of what I'm doing but go through what I've been learning. 

Added a Twitter Feed

Since I don't update this nearly as continuously as I used to you can follow me on Twitter (or just look on the right side of the page) and see what I'm up to.

Things are going well with Sinecure Industries, we'll be coming out with our second app in a week or two. I am also continuing to work out the details for The Last Sermon (my 15 minute drama) with the people that would help me make it/star in it.

Other than that, things are pretty busy! Once I make some time to dive headlong into my ghost story I'll post some updates about what it takes to really get into a good horror film that doesn't really show much (and not like Paranormal).