November 20, 2005
When James, Nick, Yen and I were at SXSW last spring, we took part in a program Kodak offered called Stop By And Shoot Film. They had a table in the filmmaker's lounge where you could sign up, and they'd give you an Aaton A-Minima for an hour and a roll of film and you could just go out and shoot whatever, with the promise that they'd send you the footage.
It was a lot of fun. We tried to make the best of the opportunity, and the Kodak rep running the program told us that we were the only ones who actually tried to make a film, as opposed to just shooting random things around the convention center. We were also the only ones who stopped traffic on 4th street for fifteen minutes to get a certain shot.
So finally, seven months after the festival, the footage showed up in our mailbox - well, some of it. We ended up shooting more than one roll, but the lab only sent us the contents of the first one, and so the finished product isn't quite as good as it could have been. In particular, we're missing the best take of the climactic shot; we did it six or seven times, and each one escalated in muted hilarity, but we've been forced to settle with the fourth. Nonetheless, it's good for half a chuckle, and thus we present: Matt And Curtis Run Into Each Other At SXSW.
Also, sign up for Joe's LOL podcast. The first entry is awesome, and I've a feeling they'll only get better...
Posted by David Lowery at November 20, 2005 12:37 AM
Comments
Excellent! It's like P. T. Anderson's Couch: short and funny. Although I like this better, because I didn't find Couch funny.
Posted by: Matt at November 20, 2005 1:22 AM
Right on. That's a nice little short. Better than the SXSW Trailers from last year. Though I'm sure I'd get sick of this too if I had to watch it 25 times in a week.
Thanks for the shout-out. I'm excited about these Podcasts!
Posted by: Joe Swanberg at November 20, 2005 10:40 PM
haha..awesome
Posted by: brad at November 21, 2005 9:50 AM
Nice... but what stock were you given?
Posted by: Karsten at November 22, 2005 12:33 PM
It was one of the Vision2 500ASA stocks - I forget the exact type. They sent it to us on a DVD, which we then ripped, edited, and compressed into the Quicktime movie you saw, so whatever nuances the film stock might once have had are probably gone.
Posted by: Ghostboy at November 22, 2005 1:10 PM
Why would they send it on a DVD!? A DVCAM-tape is.... not exactly a big investment for them - but for you it means the whole difference. The stock is great though! (if you're allowed to work with the nuances...)
Posted by: Karsten at November 22, 2005 5:05 PM
I have no idea why they put it on a DVD - it was pretty annoying. But at least it was all free and fun.
I'm shooting my next film on Vision 500T stock, so rest assured, those nuances will be explored...
Posted by: Ghostboy at November 22, 2005 7:17 PM