MOVED
Posted by: roguecowgirl on: February 23, 2010
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!
Posted by: roguecowgirl on: February 20, 2010
Today we might have found our restaurant location. It is a charming French restaurant called, Bistro Provence in Burbank. Great Food too. The owner is very “Industry” friendly. We’ll find out in the next couple days if it works out. Fingers crossed.
STORY BOARD-IST NOW ON BOARD!
Posted by: roguecowgirl on: February 20, 2010
We were delighted to receive a referral from Aaron Grosso of the 30 Day Feature Film Challenge for a story board artist. He is now on board.
Very talented guy and amazing with illustrations. We will be sending him the scripts shortly. When we get some concept art we’ll post it here.
Thanks, Aaron
FIGURING IT OUT AS WE GO
Posted by: roguecowgirl on: February 18, 2010
So casting of the smaller roles is done!
Our leads have been in place for a while, and this Sunday is the first read thru of both scripts. We are excited to see what the lead actors will bring to their parts.
We are trying to get a big name actor for one-line in one of the episodes. Of course with very limited funds it’ll be interesting to see if that happens or not. But in order to get MONEY from sponsors, they want to see a “Name” attached to the project. That sucks cause really, a lot of big names aren’t better actors than friends who are actors, but they bring an established audience with them that means viewership to sponsors, and that means money to sponsors.
Very easy to understand…so stay tuned to see if I get someone with TVQ (has to do with how big their viewership is) or a well know film actor.
Got new logo samples today for website. I like them. Stay tuned…will add it here when finished.
Coming up on Casting
Posted by: roguecowgirl on: February 16, 2010
Last night I couldn’t sleep because my brain would not shut off. Actually it’s about to explode with all the things I’ve got to do this week.
- Finish up SAG New Media Paperwork
- solidify finding actors for auditions for smaller roles
- calling caterers to get pricing
- meeting with Social Media/P.R. firm to get moving on, online presence
- look at locations with DP
- schedule read-thru with lead actors
- solidify my AD
- find three PA’s (if you know anyone let me know)
- firm up location for auditions
- production meeting to see where we stand with Production Designer, Costume Designer, Sound recording
It’s only Monday and I’m pooped.
Plus, I am writing the lyrics to a rap song in one of my episodes. Here is a great website for inexpensive music. www.neosounds.com I’ve found everything so far from French music with accordions to Hip-Hop and Rap.
Dating In The Middle Ages Rocks
www.datinginthemiddleages.com
OVERWHELMED? YOU BET!
Posted by: roguecowgirl on: February 12, 2010
So this morning I woke up thinking, What the Hell am I doing?
Creating a Webseries from scratch? I must be crazy…
Yes, a little but I’ve got a nagging story to tell and it won’t quit. Thank God for dreams! This dream of filming my story won’t go away so I give up and give in.
So that said, today I am meeting with a potential composer for my project. Since this artist wants to get his stuff out in the world as I do, and I have no budget, this might be a perfect fit. If he can do hip-hop to whimsical. A lot to ask, but I’m asking a lot from myself and everyone on this project.
I’m also discussing the photo shoot for the website and poster art today as well, locations and caterers…
Next week I have to start casting and get my paperwork over to Screen Actors Guild.
Stay tuned…
Creating a Webseries
Posted by: roguecowgirl on: February 11, 2010
THIS IS ASSUMING YOU DON’T HAVE MUCH MONEY…
This is only my opinion, and how I’m doing it.
Besides getting a great script to shoot, (which I wrote so that was free) the first thing you’ll want to do is talk to a DP (Director of photography) or a Director – the person who’ll shoot it for you. Sometimes they are both as in my case. TBD how that works out. How to find one of these guys/gals is a whole new post, but for now let’s imagine that you have them and you’ve agreed to work with them and now they are bringing in their peeps. This is where the budget starts to come into play. Lots of times you’ll be able to have someone do the budget for you, but if you don’t here are some basic things that’ll be on/in it.
CAST: Lots of times these wonderful artists will work for free. It is their hope (and the hope of a good creator/producer) that later on if the series gets picked up and they come back, they’ll get paid. But at least give them a wonderful meal (not pizza) and treat them like kings and queens.
CREW: Could be same as above, but my experience is, if you want a great, experienced crew you’re gonna have to pay for (some of) them. A very basic crew consists of: Line Producer, AD (Assistant Director) Cinematographer/DP, Gaffer, Sound Mixer, Boom Operator, Camera operator, Camera Assistant (if your DP is also directing) Production Designer/Set Dresser/Props, Costumer/Wardrobe Person (for on set too) Make-Up Person(s) Intern Production Assistants (2-3)
EQUIPMENT/PACKAGES: Full Camera Package, Sound Package, Lighting Rental Equipment, Grip Package, Jib-Arm (if needed) No short cuts here, but don’t get carried away either. Most times your DP will have his own stuff, but if you have to rent, talk to other film makers before you make the plunge to see what you need. Remember extra batteries…
LOCATION(S): Since I don’t have a lot of money I try to go guerrilla (shoot under cover) and rogue shots wherever/when possible – hence the name Rogue Cowgirl. But if you have to rent a restaurant (like I did) you may be able to rent one for a few hundred bucks or at least under a thousand a day depending on what’s going to happen during the shoot (i.e. no explosions, food fights, etc.) But as always if someone can lend you a place or if you can use your own, that is golden. Just make sure you pay for a cleaning crew afterward.
PROPS: The leaner the script in this area, sometimes the better. Unless it’s candy bars, and pencils… My script is not so lean, but I am shooting two episodes back-to-back. One script is much leaner than the other, thank the gods.
WARDROBE: Hopefully your actors can help you out here, but if your costumer needs stuff, let them get it (within reason.) I have period costumes as well as modern-day clothing. Stay tuned for how much this is going to cost.
MUSIC: Again there are lots of starving artists out there who just want their music heard. Start at the colleges or on the web with other series you like.
CRAFT SERVICES/CATERING: are not the same thing. Craft Services is what you leave on a table all day (and most of the night) for actors and crew to help themselves too. You’d be amazed what $100 at Costco can get you. The Catering Company you use supplies the main meal for everyone and is VERY important. There are restaurants out there that will feed you for free (I’ve yet to find these) but you can still get a hot meal to your people for around $10 a person. If your story has a theme (the lead is vegetarian) that can help too in maybe getting a restaurant involved. You want people on the set saying, “Where did you get that wonderful caterer,” not going out to get their own food because it stinks.
POST: to be discussed…
Hope this helps. I have a meeting tomorrow to go over budget and meet with a composer. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Hello world!
Posted by: roguecowgirl on: February 11, 2010
I’m new to all this, but hoping to meet some great people and share thoughts and ideas.
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