"This past Monday I braved the wintry Wisconsin roads down to Nate Sisson's sound studio for another ADR session. It was great to see Molly Kunz (who plays Kate Carter) and her mom Debbie again. As I've said before, things are much more laid back when recording ADR so it's fun to spend time with the actors in this less stressful environment." ~Nathan Webster
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John Moore is working on a new feature film!
"Just wanted to share a handful of photos from our recent location scouting trip up in East Tennessee. In spite of massive snowstorms across the state, we've found some fantastic locations."
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To see more pictures visit John's blog post here!
"For Kathleen, (Catherine Mary Stewart) Christmas has always been an unwelcome reminder of her father's abandonment almost 30 years ago. Although she has tried to forget her past, it has not forgotten her, and in the days leading up to Christmas an unforgiving blizzard traps her in her own home with two unlikely roommates. Sam (Muse Watson), a gentle older man Kathleen took in for the night and Lucy (Cameron ten Napel), the daughter of her soon to be fiancé (Anthony Tyler Quinn) bring her face to face with the hurts of her past. Will she be able to let go and grab hold of a life changing forgiveness or will she continue to be haunted by the pain of the past?
A CHRISTMAS SNOW will challenge you with a message of forgiveness and redemption, as the storm of the century...brings the gift of a lifetime."
COMING FALL 2010!
- Watch the Tulsa News 6 interview with director Tracy Trost!
- You can also see Behind-the-Scenes Director's Diary videos here.
- Visit the Movie Website: www.achristmassnow.com
"Clearly, if the hype was at all true, the RED One was going to be a camera to be reckoned with. So, we took a deep breath, plunked down our deposit, and sat back and waited. Indeed, we waited so long that we became very concerned that our camera would not arrive in time to begin shooting in May 2008. But arrive it did. “Lewis” (RED One #791) became the very first RED One camera out here on the Kansas prairie. Shockingly, when Mary saw the quality of the footage we were capturing with “Lewis,” she immediately suggested we buy a second camera (which we named “Clark”), as well!
Let me cut to the chase: The RED One camera is everything we had hoped it was going to be. Properly lighted scenes really do look almost completely indistinguishable from the finest footage shot on 35mm film. Noise (except in improperly lighted scenes) is almost nonexistent.
As you might imagine, the resolution is extraordinary. Although, sadly, we do not have a monitor capable of actually letting us watch our footage in 4K (4K displays have yet to appear on the market, although 4K projectors do exist), even watching 2K proxy files pulled from the 4K RAW originals is a revelation. And artistic control over depth-of-field remains as bewitching as ever.
The ability to use completely different types of lenses on the front of the otherwise lenseless RED One camera is one of its great advantages. We shot our movie using Nikon manual-focus primes (single focal-length lenses) and controlled focus using the relatively inexpensive Redrock Micro follow-focus, since we cannot afford the PL-mount lenses and Arri follow-focus units typically used on Hollywood sets. The lenses were superb. The look was, well, just like film. Optically, this camera is a winner! (We have since changed out the front-end of the camera, and now use Canon L-series electronic lenses with a just released — and truly revolutionary — wireless follow-focus system developed by Birger Engineering.)
Is the RED One a perfect camera? No. Is it for you? Maybe, but it’s definitely not for everyone. If you are used to shooting with a fast-paced “run and gun” shooting style, the RED One camera is not likely to be your camera of choice. The RED One is a digital cinema camera — not a quick-as-lightning ENG system. It was designed primarily for set shots (“Lights! Camera! Action!”). It does not come with a lens and does not offer either auto-focus or zoom options. It has no internal microphone (but it is almost impossible to capture good cinema-quality audio with an on-camera microphone anyway).
The RED One camera is a bit bulky and heavy, as well. Our fully-equipped cinema set-up, which includes an LCD monitor, an electronic viewfinder, a typical lens, a follow-focus, hard-drive, audio connections, battery, carbon fiber rails, shoulder mount, front handles, remote camera trigger, and a swing-away mattebox, weighs in at about 27 pounds. That might not sound like much, but as anyone who has actually tried to use a RED One camera in hand-held mode can tell you, it gets very heavy in a hurry. Indeed, it is so heavy that we ended up investing in a special hand-held rig known as the Easyrig 3.0, to take the weight off our poor DP’s shoulder (a $2,500 accessory that we highly recommend to all hand-held shooters).... ~Stephen Pruitt
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You can read the full article/review and see more pictures of the camera and crew by visiting the Source Article.
Animator, filmmaker, producer, and director, Colin Gunn lives in Texas with his wife and 5 children. He loves America and confesses that it is his third favorite country – after Scotland and Texas. His previous films Shaky Town and The Monstrous Regiment of Women, were both award-winning documentaries at the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF). He is now working on his latest project IndoctriNation.
GodHonoringMovies.com had the great privilege of interviewing Mr. Gunn at the 2009 SAICFF. In this interview, he gives advice to filmmakers and answers questions about the resources and people he has found most helpful. He also tells about his involvement in The Widow’s Might.
For more information please visit GodHonoringMovies.com
"No Greater Love is available on DVD TODAY! If you haven't already pre-ordered your copy of No Greater Love be sure to pick it up today.
No Greater Love is available on DVD at your local Walmart, Target, Best Buy and many other great retailers where DVDs are sold. You can also purchase No Greater Love from Amazon.com as well as purchase a digital download from the iTunes store."
I have not seen this film and therefore cannot completely endorse it. However, from the 30 minutes, it does look promising!
"We are proud to be the distributor of No Greater Love on DVD and we look forward to the launch on January 19th. We are thrilled to see the growing support of so many fans for this high quality film. We appreciate it and as such have agreed with the producers to release the next 15 minutes of the film so that the full first 30 minutes are available for you to enjoy online." ~LIONSGATE
Watch the first 30 minutes here!
You can also visit the movie website to learn more about the film and view the trailer.
"A new Christian movie, The Pendragon, is out on DVD. The film portrays one man's struggle to follow God's call in the face of adversity."
You can read the full transcript here.
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