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I'm one-half of a little start-up Commercial Production company, and avid lover (and former professional player of) Flamenco & Classical guitar.
We are a husband and wife team, and although I have worked in "The Industry" as a SAG actor, stuntman, PA, Location Scout, AD, LordhavemercyhaveIbeenaround, this is our first endeavor in our own Production company, so we have been immersed in the world of Spec Commercials, trying to get a handle on it all.
This looks like a great resource, for music (and maybe for soundtrack) and hopefully we have a feature film in our future as well so perhaps we can put some folks to work before long.
If you want to see our most recent little film project (which is part of a contest judged by Peter Jackson) please check it out in the "Off Topic" section!
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From: England, living in Italy
RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to LEGSpelman)
Welcome to our forum. In spite of your blatant promotional intro., as an aspiring filmmaker myself, I am going to let you off because I went through the same thing when I was in Spain. My mentor worked with Ridley Scott and, liking my stuff, he advised me to make little films in 30 secs. just like a commercial.
This is not one of my best (shot on an an old mobile phone) but it still makes me smile Noisy neighbours in Andalucía are legendary. It turns out that the 9mm was a real gun that I bought easily in a hunting shop.
If you need some help, I use Final Cut and love editing!
RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to LEGSpelman)
Welcome aboard.
HOLY CRAP SIMON!! LOLOLOLOL, that's SO offensive, I love it!! I was NOT expecting anything like that! My jaw dropped, then I nearly fell off my chair laughing. lolol
RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to LEGSpelman)
Welcome to the foro. Your little film project is not my cup of tea but Peter himself came a long way from Bad Taste to Braindead (which happens to be one of my all time favorites).
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RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to Erik van Goch)
Hi there guys and thanks (I think.) When you say, the little film project is not your cup of tea, are you referring to the Spec Commercial or to the Spain is the Loudest Country in Europe? (Not mine, but quite funny I think)
Just curious I guess, and I always like real feedback. Well, I might not always like it, but I appreciate it. Usually. Well sometimes.
Who am I kidding, what the hell are you talking about "not my cup of tea" and "Peter himself came a long way"?
Oh, and thanks for seeing past the promo aspects of me Escribano. A long, hard road has taught me that if I don't do it, who will?
RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
Andy,
It is a very strange world indeed...
My family moved to Ithaca in the late 80s, and my father and I used to play all around restaurants in the Ithaca area, until we moved away.
I later moved back, wound up in a punk band in Ithaca called "The Marilyn Conspiracy," moved away again, and years later received an acting scholarship to an NYU program that found me yet again in Ithaca doing Summer Stock at Hangar Theater.
The guitar that I am playing on in our little spec commercial?
It's made by my best friend, a professional woodworker and amateur luthier, who currently lives in...
RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to LEGSpelman)
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ORIGINAL: LEGSpelman
When you say, the little film project is not your cup of tea, are you referring to the Spec Commercial or to the Spain is the Loudest Country in Europe? (Not mine, but quite funny I think).......
....Who am I kidding, what the hell are you talking about "not my cup of tea" and "Peter himself came a long way"?
I was referring to the one you posted on the foro. And if you can't see the difference between Bad Taste and Braindead, well.......
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RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to LEGSpelman)
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Andy,
It is a very strange world indeed...
My family moved to Ithaca in the late 80s, and my father and I used to play all around restaurants in the Ithaca area, until we moved away.
I later moved back, wound up in a punk band in Ithaca called "The Marilyn Conspiracy," moved away again, and years later received an acting scholarship to an NYU program that found me yet again in Ithaca doing Summer Stock at Hangar Theater.
The guitar that I am playing on in our little spec commercial?
It's made by my best friend, a professional woodworker and amateur luthier, who currently lives in...
You guessed it, Ithaca.
Your work is beautiful, BTW.
That's pretty remarkable! Ithaca's a great town. There's a chance I even saw you at the Hangar. Who is your friend the woodworker?
RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to LEGSpelman)
I'm sure we do, I don't think I've met your friend though. btw, just saw the video of you at 9 years old. Pretty cool! Hope you'll share more of your playing on here.
RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
Oh thanks man! I'm very hesitant to share that stuff at all-- I have the feeling it's all a bit to "precious" for the "Hardened Gitanos" around these forums
RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to LEGSpelman)
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ORIGINAL: LEGSpelman
Not sure I was being snippy though, anymore than you two are being a bit iconoclastic and acidic.
I can't deny tea can contain a bit of tanner acid....... but iconoclastic ???????? :-)
Actually i mend to "ease the pain" by revealing that peters second movie "Bad taste" wasn't exactly my cup of tea as well but that 5 years later he made one of my all time favorites, Braindead (aka dead alive). The idea behind your commercial actually is quite nice but could do with a better execution (like the editing).
And to ease that pain....at the IFFR i once complimented a spanish editor for the fact his editing hadn't bothered me and that coming from me that could be regarded as a compliment :-). He took it with a smile and thought that was actually very funny. At the same festival i made Alexander Payne a compliment for the superb rhythm/editing of sideways. It put a big smile on his face because as i suspected that underlaying rhythm actually had been the key focus when making that movie (it's obvious that every shot/ camera position/ speed & direction of motion as well as the soundtrack (slamming doors, cars, music etc) were all especially selected to create/fit the intended rhythm). In return for me spotting that quality he immediately embraced me as a soulmate and insisted i would join him to the Q&A of the parallel screening. When i mentioned i spotted 2 small flow mistakes he replied "only 2.... that's good, isn't it !?... very good i replied, equally good as Braindead. He didn't know that movie and was surprised to hear Peter Jackson made a movie equally good in rhythm because he saw heavenly creatures and wasn't really impressed by that one..... neither was i, i replied with a smile. Later i read he was actually the only money depended american director being allowed to do his own final cuts. It must be a terror when the producer leaves the final editing to somebody else because that is the moment a movie gets it's final shape and magic can appear.... or not (a couple of frames can make the difference). Personally i don't see a difference between a future, a short and a commercial other then the amount of seconds/minutes it has to shine.
For what it's worth, i obviously wish you all the best with your commercial/contest. Over the years i met various film directors at the IFFR but peter unfortunately wasn't 1 of them.
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RE: Hi from a Filmmaker/Musician (in reply to LEGSpelman)
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ORIGINAL: LEGSpelman
I have the feeling it's all a bit to "precious" for the "Hardened Gitanos" around these forums
There are all levels of advance participating, and usually you see members appreciative and understanding with beginners. So, don´t worry, all in all it is a chummy place. - And reading of your career, you probably play badass anyway.
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