musings on my cinematic wanderings
sirius tweets purebred tweetsSo we finally shot the death scenes (where the band is killed off) and a number of the supporting photos of a bunch of different comedians who were so kind as to stop by. Now a little blood spatter and we’ve a finished visual product. This section will have the longest post process and will turn out pretty kick as with a very stylistic look. Each of the guys is really getting it.
I won’t say when we’ll have the whole project set, but at least we have the goods.
Finally getting the chance to catch up on jotting down some notes. And I’m happy to say we are wrapped on principal photography on Lucifer’s Crewcut! This has been a long and awesome show. Just two more bits of shooting for fx and we’re done acquiring. In the meantime, I’ve been working a cut together to get into color. I should have some teaser clips up soon … especially the dolly shots through their cribs. Those were pretty tight. It will take a little bit to get them just right and I’ll have to do the color first and then comp the 10-bit pro res clips to maintain a consistent look and quality. I’m pretty happy working in Color to preform look surgery on the Red material.
But for now, I leave you with some of the photos grabbed by Mark Brecke that really capture the days.
The glory days of Lucifer’s Crewcut!
Jason talks the shot over with the amassing throngs of extras. Sal provides moral support (and comic relief).
Another fine day down on Lucifer’s Crewcut. We even wrapped an hour early … now that’s cookin’ with gas! Robert helped pull together some great bits by the band. Plus I got to keep my line as the non-sequitur transition out of the hallway into the closet. I now have the material for the first half of the film. Some tricky stuff coming up, but it will be totally cool and worth it. Here’s a couple of shots … the reverse angle of the Elks lodge and the inside of the closet.
Gary Hartunian signs Spoiled Milk, er or Lucifer
Things are cooking over at the studio as the final touches are going on for another shooting day of Lucifer’s Crewcut. This time we’re shooting the reverse of the lodge and the remainder of the hallway. And just for kicks we threw in the closet. The days have been long to this point and Stacey and I are a little tired … I need to get some decent rest tonight as it’s a full day tomorrow.
I had some guys not be able to make it this time … Luckily, superstar Joe Mendoza stepped in to run the G&E team and dial us in. I always feel more at ease in capable hands.
After this shoot, I’ll see about getting the first part of the film up … of course I’m squeezing in a little commercial number the following Sunday. I’ll get something up about that later.
Sometimes it’s nice to be able to create something great with your partner. And to be able to laugh while you’re doing it … that’s even better. You’d think I’d be talking about Ozi, but this picture puts us in a different place.
We’ve wrapped the first days of Lucifer’s Crewcut. What a joy it was working with Maria Bamford … nothing like working with real pros to take your project to the next level. We had a half day with her and banged it out with time to spare. I think that also speaks to the quality of the effort our crew put in to rattle this one off. Robert and I were simpatico on working the scenes together to squeeze out the best creative juices from the project.
Robert and Jason work with Maria Bamford on her climatic shot.
Stacey’s team did a wonderful job of pulling together the sets to really give us something to shoot. The last couple of weeks of their work are going to as much of the film as anything else. The whole thing is turning out beautifully. Nicely distressed walls of funny old men in pointy hats … the perfect dressings of water coolers and radiators. The detail of the years worth of pencils hanging from the old rotary phone in the hallway leaving little half moons scrapings on the wall. Great job baby!
And as a bonus, Mark Brecke was there as our set photographer to capture the best moments. It’s nice to have someone like that working with you and adding that extra dimension.
Mark and Jason work to capture the heap of quartet.
Next stop … December when we can reassemble the cast and crew to bang out the remaining days.
The bulk of the Lucifer’s Crewcut webiste has been uploaded and ready to tantalize the masses. Right now there is just the one clip with Jello Biafra talking about his run ins with the ‘cut. Soon we’ll get the stickers and shirts turned on. And let’s not forget some great materials from Arj Barker, Robert Hawkins and Doug Benson.
Our first day of shooting is set for Oct. 8th at our new studio. We’re grabbing Maria Bamford while she’s in town at one of the local clubs. We can shoot out the day with the other shots of the four guys together as they will all be here in SF.
