Compare the Creepiness & Choose a Favorite

Ryan redid the little snippet from earlier, and he slowed it down a little and changed the music. He likes the second version better, but he'd also like to know what everyone else thinks.

Here's the original video:




Now compare it to the new video:


Which one is creepier?

A Little Taste From Yesterday's Shoot

All the filming Ryan did yesterday of the very first scene in the movie is going to take a bit to be cut and edited together properly. However, there is a little preview available, and it looks pretty great! In this clip, The Hunter is sneaking up on The Girl--to see what happens next, you'll just have to wait for the movie!

Photos From Our First Video Shoot

Ryan planned his first video shoot for today, which meant that Ken and Nyssa arrived at our place at 8am to prepare and go over a few things before we headed out to Mt. Spokane. Nyssa plays The Girl, and Ken plays The Hunter in the very first scene that also sets up the title of the movie.

There was only one minor setback to our plans, which was that the area where Ryan wanted to do the shoot, the road was closed for the winter. So we had to figure out something else on the fly, and we ended up finding a decent substitute area. Of course, since we were filming with Ryan's unloaded shotgun and we were near the road, Ken and I had to play lookout to make sure no passing cars saw Nyssa with the gun and got the wrong idea.

Here Nyssa pretends to set up her tent while Ryan aka "Mr. Spielberg" films and instructs her on what to do. The first time Nyssa called Ryan "Mr. Spielberg" we all laughed so hard because it was totally fitting to how he was directing everyone.

Ryan felt this log would be perfect sitting next to the firepit, but it was stuck under a small fallen tree whose roots were still attached to the soil. Nyssa and I stood around and laughed as Ken and Ryan wrestled with the log. I'm proud to report that eventually Ryan and Ken won and we were able to continue filming.

A nice shot of The Hunter sneaking up on The Girl.

My favorite picture of The Hunter sneaking up on The Girl.

Nice shot of The Hunter choking The Girl.

The Hunter getting ready to put his dick in the dirt while Ryan films it.

The Hunter playing dead.

A closer look at The Hunter's wound from The Girl's shotgun blast to the back.

Once Ryan edits and puts the video through his video editing software program and makes it look like it was shot in the 70s, it should look pretty awesome! Nyssa had a great idea, which was for one of the extras that will be on the DVD, we should get video of all the actors saying the line "Sheeeeeit!" and put it all together. I think it should be called something like the "Sheeeeit Montage".

Short Video Clip With Costume

My second trip out to Value Village was a total success in terms of the costume for Lars Thundergank. Hideous pants, 70s tie, cheesy cop sunglasses, it's all there. Ryan was so happy about it that he made me film his little happy dance, and then used it to perfect his video editing skills. This looks pretty close to how the movie should look - vintage and kind of grainy.

The Ham Strikes Again--Testing Camera Angles, Embarrassing Me & Script Lines

Last night Ryan wanted to test out the lighting and camera angles in our kitchen, since the very first scene will be filmed there. He wanted me to stand there and read some lines of the script with him and shoot from several different angles, so I obliged. This is the result. I do have to add that when he shot my close-ups he forgot to press record, which is why only he has the close ups. I think it was probably because he subconsciously knows how hammy he is and didn't want me stealing the scene! Also, I'd just like to say that what happens at the end will NOT be part of the movie!

Sucking Balls and Pants

Ryan's still playing around with the software, trying to make sure he can make the film look like it was filmed in the late 70s. Naturally he had to include talk about his balls.



I just had to show the pants that Lars Thundergänk will be wearing in the movie, too. Check out how awesomely hideous they are! I just need to find a white belt and some white size 13 shoes to go with them.

Expense Log

Went to Wal-Mart to get a few cheap shirts we can tear up for the first scene and a pair of leggings for Nyssa. Cost= $26.08

More Expenses

Today Ryan had to buy a new computer that would just be used for rendering the videos shot for the film. It cost $432.63

I also went to Value Village during their half off President's Day sale with Nyssa, to buy clothes for her (she's playing The Girl) and clothes for Ryan and I. That only cost $40.50. I'll be buying more clothes at Wal-Mart tomorrow.

Making It Look Like Film, Another Test.

Ryan is still doing tests with the software to see if he can make it look like old film, not HD video. Note that he's decided to make his name even bigger than the film title in the credits. That's no accident! Such is the life of a total ham.

Just a Little Taste of One of the Songs That Will Be In the Movie

Ryan's fooling around with various video editing software programs, and filmed Doug playing the song that will be playing when The Girl drives into the mountains to go camping.

First Entry is Just a Boring Budget Entry

Today Ryan purchased some big halogen flood lights to help with the lighting of scenes. He spent $76.07