Here is the 4th ManFlick podcast where we address the fact that we've just finished filming, quite the momentous occasion.
Thursday 29 October 2009
Monday 26 October 2009
Step On It
Today we shot the end of the film where the apple gets stood on by a businessman. This was a highly enjoyable shoot because in order to squash the apple in an aesthetically pleasing manner, we had to soften it up a bit first. this meant bouncing it off walls.
We managed to squash the apple perfectly in one shot (which was a major surprise) and I put it down to the choice of footwear. For future reference, if you want to stand on an apple and look good while your doing it, wear some Brogues.
We managed to squash the apple perfectly in one shot (which was a major surprise) and I put it down to the choice of footwear. For future reference, if you want to stand on an apple and look good while your doing it, wear some Brogues.
Friday 23 October 2009
Art Attack
Today we filmed the scene where a child picks up the apple and draws a face on it. We like this scene because it helps the audience to relate to the apple once it has a face.
The shoot was difficult because of the weather (torrential rain) so we would have had a few discrepancies were it not for a genius idea. We're going to add in a shot of the rain clouds and use a sound bridge of the rain in order to symbolise the passing of time.
Wednesday 21 October 2009
VanFlick (Get It?)
Today we filmed the scene where a fruit deliverer spots the apple and it joins his next delivery. For this we enlisted the help of my Dad and his van in order to create authenticity.
The only real problem we encountered was my Dad's acting skills which gave us quite a few outtakes for the production diaries. Be good and maybe you'll get to see them.
The only real problem we encountered was my Dad's acting skills which gave us quite a few outtakes for the production diaries. Be good and maybe you'll get to see them.
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Jog On Mate!
Today we filmed the jogger scene. It was all nice and simple and we managed to knock out the entire shoot within an hour.
I'll admit that as far as joggers go, ours looks quite strange, weird, atypical but we figured that perhaps he throws the apple down the stairs so vigorously because he's more of an orange man.
Friday 16 October 2009
The Hobo Of Intertextual Reference
Today we filmed the scene where a tramp spots the apple and walks with it for a while. The idea is that the tramp is the photographer from Witness and that the events of Witness sent his life down a bad track.
For this Jack reprised his role, which meant finding the same clothes and then tramping them up a little. This meant rubbing them in puddles and popping a lens out of his glasses.
To add to the tramp effect we gave Jack some whiskey as a prop, which was of course watered down coke because we're responsible.
We also gave him a disposable camera to add to the intertextual reference effect.
For this Jack reprised his role, which meant finding the same clothes and then tramping them up a little. This meant rubbing them in puddles and popping a lens out of his glasses.
To add to the tramp effect we gave Jack some whiskey as a prop, which was of course watered down coke because we're responsible.
We also gave him a disposable camera to add to the intertextual reference effect.
Thursday 15 October 2009
The Dog Days Are Over
Today we broke the golden rule of showbiz. Never work with animals. Soon we'll work with kids too. ManFlick don't play by the rules!
This scene involved a dog spotting the apple and running across a car park with it. Now of course, being a car park, we couldn't actually just let the dog run so we had his owner calling him to where we needed him to go.
The dogs name was Alfie and his obedience made the shoot far easier than I had thought it would be and for his great performance we treated him to a nice bone.
This scene involved a dog spotting the apple and running across a car park with it. Now of course, being a car park, we couldn't actually just let the dog run so we had his owner calling him to where we needed him to go.
The dogs name was Alfie and his obedience made the shoot far easier than I had thought it would be and for his great performance we treated him to a nice bone.
On Yer Bike!
Today we filmed the bike scenes where after the apple falls from the bridge, it lands in a cyclists basket and gets transported through a town centre.
This was all relatively simple except for one shot which involved dropping the apple from the bridge and getting it into a moving basket.
This took a few attempts and we suffered a few fruit casualties!
This was all relatively simple except for one shot which involved dropping the apple from the bridge and getting it into a moving basket.
This took a few attempts and we suffered a few fruit casualties!
Eventually we got there though and the final product looks great.
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Day 2 (Again)
Today we filmed the opening to the film where the apple is bought and taken to the bridge.
It's been quite a coup for us but because of Jack and Joe's links we were able to get permission to film in Waitrose so our supermarket scenes all look authentic.
One place we weren't able to film though was the high street outside of Waitrose. This is apparently public property which is something we weren't told when we went location hunting. In the end we found ways around that by shooting in slightly different yet generic locations so that when we make our final cut, the differences will be unnoticeable.
One of the enjoyable parts of this shoot was filming on the bridge when the apple is knocked off of it. This involved throwing apples off the bridge and hoping that Jack "Hands like Feet" Parfitt could catch them. He couldn't.
The shoot ran smoothly and we even managed to make up a few shots that weren't on our storyboards which is a bonus.
It's been quite a coup for us but because of Jack and Joe's links we were able to get permission to film in Waitrose so our supermarket scenes all look authentic.
One place we weren't able to film though was the high street outside of Waitrose. This is apparently public property which is something we weren't told when we went location hunting. In the end we found ways around that by shooting in slightly different yet generic locations so that when we make our final cut, the differences will be unnoticeable.
One of the enjoyable parts of this shoot was filming on the bridge when the apple is knocked off of it. This involved throwing apples off the bridge and hoping that Jack "Hands like Feet" Parfitt could catch them. He couldn't.
The shoot ran smoothly and we even managed to make up a few shots that weren't on our storyboards which is a bonus.
Monday 12 October 2009
As Promised, Night Time Storyboards
We now have the night scene fully storyboarded so here is a small slideshow to show the fruits of our labour.
Saturday 10 October 2009
Day 1 (Again)
Today is the 2nd time we've been filming for the 1st time this year. It's not ideal but we're going to persevere.
This shoot involved us filming the apple falling down the stairs. We bought 12 apples to do it and the dead apple count at the end of it had reached 7. If this is a sign of things to come, the budget just asked for a boost.
I myself was looking a bit like I took a tumble down the stairs but that was unrelated.
The shoot was great fun because it mainly just involved throwing apples down some stairs and seeing what happened but we did encounter some difficulties although they are mainly just because we're perfectionists.
We had a shot where the apple teeters on the edge of a step and then eventually falls off. This took ages to get right because we found it difficult to roll the apple in the right manner. We found the easiest way to get things right was to film in bulk, leaving the camera shooting and then just rolling the apple in and out over and over. Eventually, we got there after lots of takes.
This shoot involved us filming the apple falling down the stairs. We bought 12 apples to do it and the dead apple count at the end of it had reached 7. If this is a sign of things to come, the budget just asked for a boost.
I myself was looking a bit like I took a tumble down the stairs but that was unrelated.
The shoot was great fun because it mainly just involved throwing apples down some stairs and seeing what happened but we did encounter some difficulties although they are mainly just because we're perfectionists.
We had a shot where the apple teeters on the edge of a step and then eventually falls off. This took ages to get right because we found it difficult to roll the apple in the right manner. We found the easiest way to get things right was to film in bulk, leaving the camera shooting and then just rolling the apple in and out over and over. Eventually, we got there after lots of takes.
Friday 9 October 2009
Risky Business
Having thought of our entire piece and looked at where we'll be filming it we have completed our risk assessment too.
There aren't really many risks to us other than traffic when we film on the street.
It's the apples I feel sorry for, our budget won't cover healthcare for them and we can't even offer them crash helmets.
There aren't really many risks to us other than traffic when we film on the street.
It's the apples I feel sorry for, our budget won't cover healthcare for them and we can't even offer them crash helmets.
Thursday 8 October 2009
Storyboards
Here is a slideshow of our storyboards which at this moment in time don't contain the night scene. That will be added shortly.
Storyboards
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Wednesday 7 October 2009
Monday 5 October 2009
Location Hunting
The location hunting for apple is all pretty easy. Because the plot is mainly based on the apple traveling from location to location, we already know where things are going to be filmed.
With that in mind, we scouted out all of our locations to figure out what the light conditions were like so that we knew what kind of time we should film at each location.
The other research we needed was how much footfall there is in each location. The last thing we need when is large crowds that prevent us from shooting smoothly so this is key.
So here is a quick slideshow of all the locations we've chosen.
With that in mind, we scouted out all of our locations to figure out what the light conditions were like so that we knew what kind of time we should film at each location.
The other research we needed was how much footfall there is in each location. The last thing we need when is large crowds that prevent us from shooting smoothly so this is key.
So here is a quick slideshow of all the locations we've chosen.
And we also have a video with a run down of each location too.
Sunday 4 October 2009
Saturday 3 October 2009
The Latest ManFlick Idea: It's About An Apple
Having tossed around a few ideas (and even set one into the motion of filming) we have eventually decided on Apple. The story of, an apple.
No doubt you're wondering how this can be but I'll give you a quick rundown now. The Apple is bought in a supermarket and then, after a random series of miraculous events, ends up saving a man's life.
That's a very basic run down and we're still padding out the plot but soon enough I'll have a fully detailed rundown.
No doubt you're wondering how this can be but I'll give you a quick rundown now. The Apple is bought in a supermarket and then, after a random series of miraculous events, ends up saving a man's life.
That's a very basic run down and we're still padding out the plot but soon enough I'll have a fully detailed rundown.
Thursday 1 October 2009
This Is A Setback
After mocking up a quick draft of our current footage we have found a set of large holes.
The main problem is the length. After filming 2 scenes we have already got over 2 minutes of footage. This not good because we have so much more to film, but only 3 minutes in which to fit it.
The 2nd problem is dealing with the length. In Witness, if we needed to cut time out, we could just remover some shots. However in this project things are a bit harder because there is a tighter storyline.
Having taken these things into account, we had a serious talk and have made a major decision. We're scrapping ManFlick 3.
Now before you reach for the noose please read on.
Alexander Graham Bell once said that "when one door closes another one opens" and that is going to be the case here because we now have the chance to make ManFlick 4.
Keep your eyes peeled for an update on that.
The main problem is the length. After filming 2 scenes we have already got over 2 minutes of footage. This not good because we have so much more to film, but only 3 minutes in which to fit it.
The 2nd problem is dealing with the length. In Witness, if we needed to cut time out, we could just remover some shots. However in this project things are a bit harder because there is a tighter storyline.
Having taken these things into account, we had a serious talk and have made a major decision. We're scrapping ManFlick 3.
Now before you reach for the noose please read on.
Alexander Graham Bell once said that "when one door closes another one opens" and that is going to be the case here because we now have the chance to make ManFlick 4.
Keep your eyes peeled for an update on that.
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