Without giving away too much of the plot, ‘Greetings’ is very much like ‘From Dusk til Dawn’ in it’s structure. The first half being very different to the second, and, should you not know what the film is about before going in (as, thankfully I was when I saw FDTD for the first time), the second half comes as something of a surprise.
However, because the transition between the two halves is something of a jolt, we have to play catchup to get the ball really rolling with the real grist of the story, and in the case of Greetings, it’s a rather lengthy scene where quite a lot happens very quickly involving over half of the special effects for the whole film.
I’ve spent a week on it so far and I still feel like I’ve got another weeks worth to do. Admittedly it’s a long scene (nearly ten pages of the script), but even so it’s driving me batty! Ho hum, it’ll be worth it.
But that will have to take a back seat for a few days as we’re organising another DigiFest evening next Sunday, at which we’ll be premiereing ‘Alligator’. I sat down last night and quickly worked out how much more I need to do and silently had a minor heart attack.
It shouldn’t take long, a couple of evenings I hope. It’s really the final audio mix and the credits. I haven’t heard how the music is coming along, but hopefully I’ll have that sooner rather than later. Plenty to be doing in the meantime…
So if you’re in the Folkestone area next Sunday night and fancy checking out some quality short films and animations, head on down to the Chambers in Cheriton Place and say Hi. Kick off at 8, I believe.
2 comments
David says:
March 6, 2007 at 5:16 pm (UTC 1 )
Great Blog!
martin says:
April 15, 2007 at 6:40 pm (UTC 1 )
“The first half being very different to the second”
As so often, I came late to the screening of “Dusk til dawn”. Knowing that this was a Rodriguez film, I first thought that they were still showing then trailers, then I was sure that I had gone to the wrong cinema, ending up seeing the wrong film (which has also happened to me). But only late in the film did I realize that this was indeed Rodriguez.