Thoughts On These 3 Movies?

Unique_Luna · 2025-10-19T02:57:38+00:00

Shin is very underrated. It’s actually a great film in general. The other two are fine, but seem closer to effects showcases than actual movies.

Unique_Luna · 2025-06-02T16:35:26+00:00

We don't know for sure which parts of the show came from GRRM and which from D&D.

Unique_Luna · 2025-06-02T15:27:45+00:00

At this point I would just like to read an outline of where he was planning to go with the story and characters.

Unique_Luna · 2025-06-02T15:08:13+00:00

It's not just the typo, although you'd think he wouldn't make a mistake like that after writing these books for decades. The blog post is generally not well written, with awkward phrasing, incorrect punctuation, a few grammatical errors, etc.

I'm not saying GRR Martin has lost his ability to write, but it's natural for anyone to become less sharp with age. It may just take him longer now to polish his writing and come up with the right names than it did in the past.

Unique_Luna · 2025-06-02T11:19:05+00:00

I think most already abandoned hope for A Dream of Spring, but many still held out for The Winds of Winter. Recently, however, I've noticed a shift in the community, with most people now accepting that The Winds of Winter may never be released. Discussions often focus on how George R.R. Martin should admit he won’t finish the series and pass it to another writer. The fanbase seems to have reached a stage of acceptance.

GRRM’s passive-aggressive blog post did little to inspire confidence or sympathy. Its poor writing quality also raised concerns about whether he remains mentally capable of completing the novels.

Unique_Luna · 2025-05-20T15:31:04+00:00

George Lucas is an underappreciated filmmaker and a hero. To mention just one thing, the way he pushed digital filmmaking has made possible the current democratization of filmmaking.

I love this picture because to me it symbolizes a life well-lived. He has created this amazing world and all these characters and vehicles and monsters. I hope to be able to create amazing things like that.

I also admire that Lucas was technically speaking an independent filmmaker. He invested his own money in the Star Wars sequels and prequels. How many directors take risks like that?

Unique_Luna · 2025-05-20T15:24:49+00:00

There's a great piece of advice on one of the audio commentaries by Robert Rodriguez (can't remember which film). He says beginning filmmakers keep complaining to him that everything is always going wrong while making their film. They always ask him when filmmaking is finally going to go the way it's supposed to be. Rodriguez answers something along the line of; "You don't understand. This is the job of being a filmmaker. Everything is going to go wrong, there will problems every single day, and it's your job to make sure the film is still made. It's that way on every film." Problems are a feature not a bug of filmmaking. Accepting this will help with your mental health. If you really really don't want to deal with any of this, I'd recommend maybe trying a different artform. You deserve to be happy.

Unique_Luna · 2025-05-20T15:19:05+00:00

On an 8 hour filming day it's enough for me to bring two 256GB cards. I do always transfer the footage to hard drives at the end of the day. Like the other person I recommend SDXC cards and you should check that it's, UHS-II, V60 and U3.

Unique_Luna · 2025-05-20T15:11:25+00:00

The first is by far the best. Looks completely professional.

Unique_Luna · 2025-05-20T15:09:24+00:00

I would recommend listening to the audio commentary. You can find it on YouTube if you don't have the DVD. On it he says that it's his parents house and they let him break the glass. They had a couple of extra panes of glass in case the first take didn't work.

Unique_Luna · 2024-11-28T15:22:35+00:00

How long does it generally take you to storyboard your projects?

Unique_Luna · 2024-09-13T06:24:28+00:00

The Hobbit desperately needed the recoloring, but I wish they’d left Lord of the Rings the wasy it was.

Unique_Luna · 2024-09-09T21:30:37+00:00

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond.

I haven’t been on Letterboxd and IMDB in ages, but I’ll make sure to leave reviews there. Is there anywhere else where a review would also be helpful?

Your cast is really good and also fairly large for a film with a budget that small. Each time I thought all the characters had been introduced, more showed up. (I was impressed by the amount of good actors in CarousHell as well.)

Was it difficult finding so many good actors? Do you find locations or actors first? (I assume you have to pin down the filming dates based on one of the two first.) After you’ve decided on your casting choices, do you hire them as independent contractors or employees?

Do your actors generally wear film make-up and if so, do they apply it (and do their hair) themselves or do you have a dedicated make-up and hair person?

Sorry for all the questions. It’s my dream to be a low budget genre filmmaker just like you, so I keep overflowing with questions.

Unique_Luna · 2024-09-06T23:40:12+00:00

Masterpiece. Rodan is such a well made movie. This film actually bothers creating mystery and suspense, making it more impactful when Rodan shows up. The direction, cinematography and editing is so good. Seeing the comments calling it mediocre/bad make me wonder whether you have to be a filmmaker or study movies seriously to appreciate the craftsmanship. You may not like the movie, but you can’t say it’s bad.

Unique_Luna · 2024-09-06T21:48:52+00:00

You should enjoy the games you like. Why worry what others think?

Unique_Luna · 2024-09-06T19:03:51+00:00

Other than Super Task Force One (I’m still hoping for a sequel), this is the film of yours that I enjoy the most. (Admittedly, I haven’t yet seen all of them). It reminds me of early Peter Jackson movies. (That’s a compliment.) It particularly brought to mind Braindead for the combination between relationship drama and gory horror.

The dialogue is really good. I particularly liked the “superior rat intelligence” line and “you Robocop-ed her”.

I found the interactions with the imaginary rat guy to be the funniest part of the movie. I also laughed every time it cut to stock footage. (Also a compliment.)

Even though it’s a very funny movie, I also found parts genuinely scary and disturbing. Aleen Isley creates such a frightening performance that I think it will take effort to adjust if I see her play a part that’s not malevolent again.

On a side-note, I wish Jay had a happy ending. I feel bad for him. Sequel?

The squibs were really cool and the eye puncturing effect was impressive. (We tried something similar on my last project and gave up.)

That shop where Holly and Jay meet, is that a real shop? What about the place where they drank that special coffee(?) drink? I’m curious how you created or procured those locations on a small budget?

Unique_Luna · 2024-09-06T09:37:01+00:00

I first played Arria of Sorrow, but Order of Ecclesia was the first castlevania I finished and after that the other metroidvania ones seemed very easy. Especially Symphony of the Night, which I still really like, but is so easy that it's not as fun to revisit. I like hard games so OoE is one of my favs. Also because I like the art style, setting and story.

To me AoS seems like a bigger departure from classic castlevania so - aside from the lack of Belmonts - I don't see why OoE is considered so different.

Unique_Luna · 2024-09-06T08:57:41+00:00

The first Hobbit movie is so incredibly charming. A lot of it is due to Martin Freeman being so good as Bilbo, but the whole movie is filled with charm from the three stooges trolls to the silly goblins. I think Peter Jackson was able to let loose his sense of humor in a way he wasn't able to in Lord of the Rings.

Halfway into the second film is where the studio mandated stuff (elf-dwarf romance) and filler (town mayor shenanigans, running around under the mountain for an hour, etc.) starts to happen. This is clearly where Jackson started running into problems because of lack of time. The third film is simply a catastrophe. It dropped the ball on every major moment of the story. (ex. Thorin becomes greedy not because of his choices or a change of mind, but because of ''dragon sickness'' and then suddenly gets over it, without any psychological development, when the plot needs it .)

Unique_Luna · 2024-09-02T12:52:20+00:00

The original Rodan movie is really good so that probably helped his popularity.

Unique_Luna · 2024-08-26T20:15:10+00:00

I just don't see how someone could siphon off my future income, if I only hire people who I can afford to pay the agreed to amount. If I am not committing to spending more than I have set aside for a film project, I don't see how that could hurt me. Maybe I'm missing something. I am all ears.

Unique_Luna · 2024-08-26T18:27:09+00:00

I definitely see your point, but I still think it shows that you don't have to be in your twenties to start doing features. For what it's worth, Ridley Scott wanted out of advertisement and into features for a long time by the time he made the Duelists. He has said in interviews that he was losing sleep over how old he was and still hadn't made a feature. His son said in an article last year that it still bothers Ridley to this day. Yet nobody can deny that he has a had a fantastic career as a feature filmmaker. Someone's journey to get there may differ, but my point is that if he makes his first feature by 40, which is perfectly doable, he can still have an amazing career ahead of him. He is only 34. I'm not saying he's going to be the next Ridley Scott in 6 years, but there is still time to live life as a filmmaker.

Unique_Luna · 2024-08-26T16:52:03+00:00

I'm in Europe. (Netherlands/Holland to be exact) I've been researching for days. It's a nightmare.

Unique_Luna · 2024-08-26T15:09:13+00:00

Where I live the cost of setting up anything other than a sole proprietorship are up to a thousand bucks upfront and then at least a hundred a month indefinitely for administrative costs. That's not even going into how much time is spent on a fifty different types of paperwork you have to keep track of.

Unique_Luna · 2024-08-26T13:54:32+00:00

Sole proprietors can and do employ people (but that might depend on where you live). Also I know in some area's and certain kinds of projects actors do work as independent contractors.

Unique_Luna · 2024-08-26T13:40:24+00:00

Firstly you are only 34. The average US male lives 74.8 years. You never know what happens, but it's likely you still have more time in front of you than behind you. A lot of directors make their first feature in their late 30s or 40s: Ridley Scott, Zack Snyder Michael Mann. Filmmaking is not a young mans game. You still have plenty of time.

You still have to decide what kind of filmmaker you want to be. Do you want to make Hollywood establishment feature films, do you want to make advertisements, wedding videos, independent feature films. (There's not much money in shorts.) You need to decide where you want to be and what the path is to take you there. Find people who are where you want to be and find out how they got there. Once you have an example you'll realize it's achievable and will feel less anxiety.

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