So I'm officially directing and producing a feature-length Vietnam War film

[cookinwithgas]

I heard he's a real diva

[Squirrel]

Hope hire a Vietnam war advisor.  Nothing ruins a movie more than inaccurate depiction. Preferably a Vietnam veteran.  

 

Good luck. 

[PhillyB]

3 hours ago, El Dandy said:

I can't be the only one whose eyes rolled so hard they could have powered a small windmill.

if you'd like to be involved, i'd love to get you on set - we need combat extras and i think you'd fit the part. i can get you IMDB cred with pro headshots as well. cool opportunity to get on the big screen if you're interested!

[PhillyB]

shot footage for our teaser trailer today.

[Ja Rhule]

No facial hair?  Everyone looks so clean and neatly cut lol might want to put some grease on them   

[Still Brooklyn]

Dirty up those uniforms too, man.

[PhillyB]

everyone will be properly grizzled and filthy come production time :) this is more of a chance to just get everybody on film and give audiences an idea of what we're gonna be creating.

[Kevin Greene]

I'm sure people will expect a certain "look".

[cookinbrak]

Good luck, man. This is easily the saddest circle jerk ever, but good luck.

[PhillyB]

5 hours ago, cookinbrak said:

This is easily the saddest circle jerk ever

huh?

[cookinbrak]

The only way to make a movie on the budget you're talking about is using no actual actors or special effects. Movies that cost nothing to make are either documentary style (Blair Witch, Paranormal Activity) or black and white movies with bad editing ( Clerks, Night of the Living Dead). Pyrotechnics for a war movie would cost a ton alone, even if you did the SYFY "add it after the scene is shot and have everybody jump at the same time".

Shooting a documentary like it was an actual soldier filming with a crappy 8mm camera would be a cheaper alternative.

[Ja Rhule]

1 hour ago, cookinbrak said:

The only way to make a movie on the budget you're talking about is using no actual actors or special effects. Movies that cost nothing to make are either documentary style (Blair Witch, Paranormal Activity) or black and white movies with bad editing ( Clerks, Night of the Living Dead). Pyrotechnics for a war movie would cost a ton alone, even if you did the SYFY "add it after the scene is shot and have everybody jump at the same time".

Shooting a documentary like it was an actual soldier filming with a crappy 8mm camera would be a cheaper alternative.

I'm sure he's not expecting it to be in big movie theaters...  He will probably try to go thru independent movie route where you can get money and win awards and get recognized by big producers.

[stirs]

More power to him.

More than I could ever consider or remotely embark upon.

Kick its ass Philly

[PhillyB]

2 hours ago, cookinbrak said:

The only way to make a movie on the budget you're talking about is using no actual actors or special effects. Movies that cost nothing to make are either documentary style (Blair Witch, Paranormal Activity) or black and white movies with bad editing ( Clerks, Night of the Living Dead). Pyrotechnics for a war movie would cost a ton alone, even if you did the SYFY "add it after the scene is shot and have everybody jump at the same time".

Shooting a documentary like it was an actual soldier filming with a crappy 8mm camera would be a cheaper alternative.

i need very little pyro. i wrote the screenplay cognizant of my limitations, so the most i'll need to do with sfx is put together a composite shot of a chopper to multiply it, add muzzle flashes, and shell casings during combat scenes. all explosions are earthy rather than fiery, so i can rent an air cannon. we'll shoot in southeast asia, which will automatically look better than the cheap studio sets budget productions use. our actors kick ass, we got our choice of 3,000+ applicants. my camera guy is a pro and shoots with a RED epic. my post crew has done work on big budget films before, including vietnam movies (dead presidents and the walking dead.)

and gary busey says suck it