White Balance Video

I ran across this video today. It’s very worthwhile.


White Balance - RULES? from rick fiduccia on Vimeo.

iSundae II - Part 4 of 10

Time for part 4! If you haven’t seen the other three parts, you’ll want to watch those first.


iSundae II: Attack of the Cones - Part 4 of 10 from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.

You can also watch the video on YouTube.

Be on the look out for a behind the scenes post later this week. This time, Rebekah is going to tell you about how we re-used costume elements.

General Public: From Script to Film

(This post references iSundae II: Attack of the Cones, part 3. You may want to view the movie before reading this post.)

Will you believe me when I say that practically the only thing about the original General Public that made it to film was his hat? I’m not kidding. The scripted General Public was much less funny. The whole comedy of the situation was supposed to be his name, because Fonsuger had to convince “the General Public” that the wielders had to be kicked out. There were no yellow pages, no eye-patch, no paper scraps, and no messing about with ink bottles. General Public is a perfect example of changing the script on the fly.

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iSundae II - Part 3 of 10

Here’s part 3! If you missed the previous parts, you’ll probably want to see those first.


iSundae II: Attack of the Cones - Part 3 of 10 from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.

You can also watch the video on YouTube.

Be on the lookout for a behind the scenes post this week. Rebekah will be discussing how we brought General Public from script to film.

Shooting an Ice Cream Chaos

(This post references iSundae II: Attack of the Cones, part 2. You may want to view the movie before reading this post.)

“Alright everyone, on the count of three, start throwing spoons!” Clang. Thunk. Bong. Ping. Splat. Plastic spoons fly everywhere while the camera operator tries to stay out of the line of fire. “Okay, cut!” Clink. A stray utensil hits the floor. The director comes out from a safe corner and begins collecting spoons. “That was good! Let’s try it again from another angle.”

I wonder how many other filmmakers can claim to have been through a day like that? It’s not every director who can put “safely directed a spoon-flinging ice-cream-sliding action sequence” on their résumé. Or for that matter would even attempt such a feat. We did, and we survived. It wasn’t that hard, either. [Continue reading Shooting an Ice Cream Chaos …]