February 18, 2007
The Soldiers at the Real Gettysburg Had Way Better Facial Hair
I mean, were they even trying?
I am currently watching the 1993 film, Gettysburg. I've seen it a couple of times. It's a great film, but the fake beards and moustaches are distractingly awful. Especially Tom Berenger's. His fake scar in Platoon was much better.
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May 18, 2006
This Week's Bad and Good DVD Covers
(Click for bigger views...)
The Bad:
Somebody please get Dan some work...
The Good:
...like maybe in a flick like this.
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May 09, 2006
This Week's Bad DVD Cover
I HAVE to see this.
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May 04, 2006
"A Handful of On The Other Hand" DVD Postproduction: Week 2
Things are moving along briskly on the "A Handful of On The Other Hand" DVD project. Almost all the necessary footage is captured into the system, new/additional graphics are being created, a run order is being finalized and I am settling on what bonus footage will be included. There are a handful of promos, some audition footage and at least one finished segment that never made it to air. It still looks like there will be a lone commentary track (featuring me by myself), but that could change. We could have more. It all depends on disc space.
The compilation will include a slightly altered intro featuring headshots of each cast member (yes, that includes you, Scott Sanders...finally!!!), as well as extended ending credits including bonus bits and clips squeezed in for maximum comedic value.
On the nuts and bolts end, chief amongst my tasks will be color correction, sound mixing and tweaking for timing sake. I want this compilation to be FAR superior to any single episode of the show. It's been three years since the show died and there's just flat out more that we can do with the footage now. Re-recording of voiceovers, for example, is not out of the question.
In scanning through the footage today during the BRIEF lunchtime session, some bits were extended, some were chopped and some previously dumped bits were added back in to present the best, most well-rounded assortment of footage available. (Though more than a few solid bits will ultimately be left out. This is unavoidable.)
It was also decided today that an official viewing party will be scheduled to celebrate the long-awaited completion of the project. To all of you who keep asking me about the project, thanks for your continued interest. It won't be long now.
More next week...
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April 29, 2006
At Long Last!: "A Handful of On The Other Hand" DVD Postproduction Underway
After three years of teasing, false starts, rough drafts and test audiences, postproduction work on the OFFICIAL "A Handful of On The Other Hand" DVD is FINALLY underway at the Lazy Bear bunker. Mr. Ryan Digiorgi has graciously granted my request to use his "rig" to create the disc. (Ryan's computer was requested due to the fact that it runs Adobe Premiere, which is the software that I originally used to edit "On The Other Hand." Using Premiere for the project puts me back in the OTOH mood, a mood that I, like you, have frankly been out of for quite awhile. His computer also creates DVDs, which, as you're probably keenly aware, is key for a DVD project.)
In case you didn't know, "On The Other Hand" was a television show that I created and produced with a handful of local funny types during the fall of 2002 and spring of 2003. The show aired on WDSI (Fox 61) on Saturday nights and was streamed on the Web. It lasted for 13 episodes before falling on its comedy sword. Reels of OTOH material have since been shown at a couple of local film festivals. With the show now safely dead, I felt the coast was finally clear to release it on DVD.
Here's what's in the works for the DVD:
1: 50-minute compilation of OTOH material featuring improved video and audio and the "hits": The Corrector, "The East Ridge Song," Ed Pride's Fake Bacon, Megs' Valentine's Day Song, The Big Nasty, Burl Ives X-Mas Mall Trip, Dan Goes to Gatlinburg, Lyinsac, Protesting is Awesome P.S.A., Stu Stankus: D-veloper, White People at the Bessie Smith Strut, WWMLKD?, Trampoline Gun Kid, Bill at the St. Louis Zoo, Viewer Mail, J. Adam Price: Idiot, Megs Tastes Capri Sun, The Search for Bubba, Weather with Sonny McCloud, The Lactose Intolerance Rally at the Anti-War Protest, A Trip to the East Ridge Flea Market, Brad Talks to Wrestlers and Fans and much, much more.2: Director's Commentary
3: Promos
4: Audition Footage
5: Unaired Scenes
Weekly updates will be posted until the project is finished.
The DVD will be ready by early summer.
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