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Oct 16

Seeing Double

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Rebekah

(This post references iSundae II: Attack of the Cones, part 8. You may want to view the movie before reading this post.)

One of the trials of being an aspiring filmmaker is the small amount of people you have available to work with. We watch movies with casts that seem to rival the population of a small country and sigh. These big productions can put more people in the line behind a main character waiting to buy a box of Tic-Tacs than we have in our entire cast and crew combined!

Maybe our budget doesn’t allow for more people, or we simply can’t find anyone willing to help out. But however it comes about, we find ourselves faced with a dilemma. How can we make the best out of a bad situation? Read More »

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Oct 14

iSundae II – Part 8 of 10

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Jordan

Part 8 is here! Again, if you haven’t seen the previous seven parts, you’ll want to go watch them first.


iSundae II: Attack of the Cones – Part 8 of 10 from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.

You can also watch the movie on YouTube.

Stick around! This week, Rebekah will tell you how we worked around needing ten people for a scene, when we only had eight.

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Oct 07

iSundae II – Part 7 of 10

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Jordan

Time for part 7! If you haven’t seen the previous six parts, you’ll want to watch those first.


iSundae II: Attack of the Cones – Part 7 of 10 from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.

You can also watch the video on YouTube.

Be sure to stick around. We have a very special behind the scenes video this week!

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Oct 04

The Weather Machine

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Rebekah

(This post references iSundae II: Attack of the Cones, part 6. You may want to view the movie before reading this post.)

Given my disapproval of the all-too-common practice of putting enchantresses in childrens’ movies, I wanted a more or less logical and non-magical way for Gwenanda to do the things she does. A key element of this was the Rain Maker 2007. (Yes, the movie wasn’t released until 2008. What can I say? Even Gwenanda could use a software update.)

To create the Rain Maker I started with a series of sketches. We wanted something that looked complicated, but also allowed for travel to and from the filming sites.

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