What A Day

Today shooting began at 11am and ended around 7:30pm. It was a long day but when we were finished we were happy with what we accomplished. We started the day aiming to have 5 scenes completed and we ended the day having done that. We ran into some "blood" disasters when the blood pumping device didn't function correctly. A big splatter of fake blood ended up all over the wall and we quickly had to clean it up before it stained. Then we moved on to take 2. Eventually we got the blood scenes to be exactly how we imagined them. All the actors and crew members did a great job. everyone stayed focused and we finished the day pleased with what we accomplished. Behind the scenes footage will be posted this week along with some sneak peak images from the film. DEMONSITTERS!!!

The Demonsitters Poster

Day 1: Post Production

The boys editing and having fun!

Link to The Demonsitters Behind the Scenes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKY3gBhW5PI&feature=youtu.be

Day 1 Shoot

Today we began principal photography for the film and we are very pleased with how everything turned out. The actors did great. Kenny and Hunter really brought their characters to life. The original plan was to film from 12 to 5pm today but unfortunately we had to call it a wrap around 2pm due to schedule conflicts. With less than 3 hours to film we achieved a lot and we did it without rushing. We took our time to set up the shots and work with the actors and allow them to get into their role. The first day was a lot of fun and everything is going great. During and after the shoot we filmed behind the scenes footage with some interviews. Behind the Scenes will be posted after it is edited. Throughout the week we will edit the footage we shot today and present it to the class. Today was a very successful day and we are moving in a positive direction.

Working on test files for Demonsitters

John and Jimmy editing.

Everyone hard at work on our various projects.

Kenny working on the Demonsitters.

Role of Andy

Today we filmed some audition shots of Jimmy acting out some of Andy's dialogue and then we filmed Hunter acting out the same dialogue. After coaching Jimmy I feel he progressed somewhat but still needs work if he is going to play Andy. I think Hunter did a good job. He didn't sound like he was trying to act, he made it sound believable. I will post the video. Please leave your HONEST opinions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXcp9hPiuAE&feature=youtu.be

Finger Test Shot

Today a test shot of a finger being bit off was filmed. We filmed the scene using camera tricks. Similar techniques will be used for The Demonsitters finger biting scene. To shoot blood out of the finger we used a home made blood pump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQJ3WMh164c&feature=youtu.be

Facebook page

A Facebook page for The Demonsitters has been created to help promote the film.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Demonsitters/339694149480540#

Another Test Shot

Today we filmed a test shot of a demonic head spin. Although a head spin scene is not included in The Demonsitters script, we still wanted to test it out to see what we could do. We were inspired to do this after watching The Exorcism. There's a scene in that movie when the girl's head begins to spin around. After seeing that we thought "That's awesome. Why don't we do something like that in The Demonsitters?" So we thought of a way to do it and we filmed a test shot. You can view the test shot here on the blog and on https://www.facebook.com/flccnewmedia?fref=ts Let us know what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChh0BRsd6Q&feature=youtu.be

Knife Throw

Today we filmed a test shot of a knife throw and stab. After editing we were pleased with how it looked and want to use the same camera tricks for the film to make the knife throw and stab look realistic enough. We also did some interviews that will be posted on the blog and the promotional website after they are edited.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skYfGyxJkxw&feature=youtu.be

Here is just one possible poster idea for the Demonsitters short film. I have a few more ideas I will post at a later date.

Test Shots for Punch/Kick and Fireball Cough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ3HDdJ9Gic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl09yepm-w8

Location, test shots, and final script

The shooting location for the film has been inspected and it is a perfect place to shoot the movie. It is just the right size and it is very spacious. This weekend we did some punch tests on camera to see how good they looked. We also tested the fireball coughing. We were pleased with the results. After looking through the notes from the class and their feedback on the first draft of the script, it has been revised and we believe we have completed the final script.