UPDATES

Pre-Summer 2016 - Basic story development; general art direction; location scouting; scene designs; character concepts
2016
  • June 2016 - Began scene descriptions & building crew & designing shots
  • July 2016 - 10% of crew confirmed; began location scouting
  • Aug 01 - Began developing camera rigging designs for bullet scenes
  • Aug 08 - Began taking measurements for The Room & set design
  • Aug 15 - Contacted Jack for production assistance & created inexpensive workaround for some crew and equipment costs
  • Aug 18 - Stripped old drums for "camera-barrel" assembly 
  • Aug 20 - Confirmed Joey for prop design of The Machine (possibly to customize the gun as well)
  • Aug 29 - Begin designing score
  • Sep 05 - Test video of "Basement Scene"
  • Sep 08 - Began shot design for experimental photography scenes
  • Sep 10 - Developing fundraising plan
  • Sep 12 - Began resolving makeup/effects issues for "It"
  • Sep 20 - Working out twist rates of various bullets/guns
  • Sep 23 - Contacted rights-holder of "Unchained Melody" (Plan A); Developed Plan B (cover "UM" as part of The Good Things' score) and Plan C (write original track)
  • Sep 24 - Began q-tip blood tests for drying times and color (1st Round)
  • Sep 28 - Finished 1st Round of drying blood color tests
  • Oct 06 - Opening shots outlined, cuts set to first verse of "Unchained Melody; closing shots outlined, cuts set to final verse of "Unchained Melody"
  • Oct 14 - First design for "smokescreen" effect in final scene
  • Oct 20 - Test footage of first design idea for primary "heart" effect
  • Oct 21 - Wrote first draft of 3rd/final act
  • Oct 25 - Began designing the infected cat prop and the infected skeleton prop
  • Oct 26 - 2nd design for "smokescreen" (much better, simpler, and cheaper); wrote alternate scenes for 3rd act; ordered mold for creating the heart prop (version 2)
  • Oct 27 - Researching steadicams to build custom devices for HSIHR
  • Oct 31 - First attempt at using mold to make gelatin heart (strawberry-flavored!)
  • Nov 02 - Test footage for "Basement" scenes; scared the shit out of myself
  • ​Nov 09 - New scene concepts
  • Nov 12 - Resolved major story issue
  • Nov 16 - Best Buy selling $100 iTunes Gift Cards for $80; bought 3; use to buy $300 Final Cut Pro editing software (for $240); thrifty; budget filmmaking
  • Nov 20 - Began designing specifics of "demon" face-A and face-B​
  • Nov 25 - Began demoing The Good Things' cover-1 of "Unchained Melody" for film score
WEEK OF DEC 05, 2016
  • Purchased Final Cut software—pre-production can begin sooner than expected
  • ​New lenses and "selfie stick" for iPhone test footage

PRODUCTION TIMELINE

This concept began in September 2015.
The currently planned premier will be in March 2020.
We've got 3.5 years left.
DUE DATE
DESCRIPTION
July 2016
Development Phase Officially Begins
Fall 2016
Begin: Assembling Crew; Location Scouting, Scoring, Storyboarding, Scripting, Attempt to Get Permission to use "Unchained Melody," Designing Rigging, Finalize Set Dimensions, Begin Score
Winter/Spring 2017
Advanced DV Update; (Practice) Music Video; Begin First Round of Fundraising; Continue Above Tasks
Summer 2017
Begin Building Camera Rigging and Props; Narrow Down Set Location; Casting; Continue Above Tasks
Fall 2017
Film Project Study; Build Set; Complete Principal Photography A (On-Set)
Winter 2018
Edit Promo Trailer; Begin Second Round of Fundraising; Begin Principal Photography B (On-Location)
Spring 2018
Continue Editing; Continue Principal Photography B
Summer 2018
Continue Principal Photography B; Complete 10-Minute Cut + Short Score
September 2018
Submit 10-Minute Cut to DLFS
Fall 2018
Finish Principal Photography B; Continue Editing for Final Cut
Winter/Spring 2019
Complete Final Cut
Summer 2019
Submit Final Cut to Ann Arbor Film Festival; Develop Distribution Plan
Fall 2019
Premier Final Cut & Release Party @ Main Art or Magic Bag
Spring 2020
Screen Final Cut @ Ann Arbor Film Festival
Summer 2020
Special Midnight Presentation (Main Art; Magic Bag; Non-traditional?)

CREW

NAME
POSITION
Ryan
Everything not listed below
Phil
Chief Carpenter/Set Design/Grip
Bryan
Gaffer/Chief Electrician/Grip
 
Line Producer
Jessica?
​Producer/Production Coordinator
 
Producer/Production Manager
Zander?
Producer/Location Manager
Lotus?
Costume Designer
Ryan &
Cameraman
Jon Jon? Carl? Erik?
Sound Technician
 
Boom Operator
Milo
Press Liaison
 
Key Grip
 
Grip
Ryan & Jack
Visual Effects Supervisor
 
Marine Crew Supervisor
Ryan
Art Supervisor
Joey
Prop Design
Jack
Executive Producer/Grant Assistant
 
Executive Producer
 
Executive Producer
 
Executive Producer
Christina?
Make-Up
 
Make-Up Effects
Phil & Liv
Still Photography
Danny Devito (obviously)?
He
Katie; Judy; Lisa;
She
Easy to fill
It