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We're still heavily tweaking the mix and grade, edit... you know, stuff, but here's a close to finish draft for any of you chuckleheads that want a sneakpeek of M43 doing B&W stuff.  
Everything was shot at f2.8 on three lenses.  Two primes, 24mm and 50mm, from the old Pentax Auto110 series, and the Oly 12-40 Pro.  I had fun with it.  We didn't do much fancy shooting 'cuz it was all one set and we wanted to emulate a 30's movie, but that was part of the joy of it all.
Oh, GH5 and a EM10iii.  23.96 fps @25ss.  ISO 800, mostly.
What else?  FilmConvertPro using their Ilford400 setting.  Also (god help me never again) RedGiant's misfire plugin and universe transitions.
So, look, small indy films involve a ridiculous amount of compromises along the way just to get made.  It's a small miracle it happened, warts and all.  Believe me, I pretty much only see the warts at this point.  
Hooray!  Filmmaking!  (I'll only leave this up for a short time...)
 
 

Aww, thanks for giving out such a nice compliment.  Appreciate it!

We're still heavily tweaking the mix and grade, edit... you know, stuff, but here's a close to finish draft for any of you chuckleheads that want a sneakpeek of M43 doing B&W stuff.  
Everything was shot at f2.8 on three lenses.  Two primes, 24mm and 50mm, from the old Pentax Auto110 series, and the Oly 12-40 Pro.  I had fun with it.  We didn't do much fancy shooting 'cuz it was all one set and we wanted to emulate a 30's movie, but that was part of the joy of it all.
Oh, GH5 and a EM10iii.  23.96 fps @25ss.  ISO 800, mostly.
What else?  FilmConvertPro using their Ilford400 setting.  Also (god help me never again) RedGiant's misfire plugin and universe transitions.
So, look, small indy films involve a ridiculous amount of compromises along the way just to get made.  It's a small miracle it happened, warts and all.  Believe me, I pretty much only see the warts at this point.  
Hooray!  Filmmaking!  (I'll only leave this up for a short time...)
 
 

Yeah, I think they just got lost in the shuffle of on-line PR.  The dark horse.  I always liked 'em and wondered why videographers seemed to ignore the brand.  My guess is a mix of slightly not the latest-greatest specs and lackluster marketing.

So I'm wondering, is it a brand issue?  Oly never really gets any love from the video folks.  Is it simply because their specs are always behind the curve...or...what?
Samsung made a splash with the NX1, but Oly never really got much attention.
Why have you stayed away from their cameras?  Not judging, just really curious why there never had more support in the video market.  Goofy company business?  Not impressed with their offerings?

Yeah, I think they just got lost in the shuffle of on-line PR.  The dark horse.  I always liked 'em and wondered why videographers seemed to ignore the brand.  My guess is a mix of slightly not the latest-greatest specs and lackluster marketing.

I just need the bucket. 

I gotta believe a sub culture dedicated to minimizing this reality has got to pop up sooner rather than later.  I ain't talking about creating some hippy utopia nonsense, but just a collective of people willing and able to dedicate their precious time to things that are actually that, precious... rather than the trivialities we currently allow to dominate.
I'm as guilty of it as anyone, but at least I'm TRYING to regulate my exposure to it.
I don't know we've always been awash with banal possibilities, but the sheer volume we're expected to endure; doesn't feel healthy both mentally and physically.

Bail.  Good call.  
Things seem to be built for 13 year olds.
There needs to be an evolution of internet culture in order to healthily engage with it.  Might not even happen in or lifetime, but it's okay for some of us to be content on the sidelines.

Bail.  Good call.  
Things seem to be built for 13 year olds.
There needs to be an evolution of internet culture in order to healthily engage with it.  Might not even happen in or lifetime, but it's okay for some of us to be content on the sidelines.

Thanks for the pleasant feedback.  We just started submitting yesterday.  We are in one local fest that happens in March.  So we'll see how all that goes.
Fundraising is still open, hopefully, to alleviate the damage to our credit cards:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-wrap-the-gift-for-all-ages-film
If you have any other questions you'd like answered, drop me a DM.
And again, thanks for the compliments.

Thanks for watching us act like idiots.  Here's another:
 

Thanks for watching us act like idiots.  Here's another:
 

It's Canon XH-A1. HDV footage.  A 1.6MP CCD sensor signal onto actual physical video tape @25 Mbps. 15 year old camera.

Ahhhh, why did I sell it!?

Same here.  On the one hand I'm glad I got to do a film and be a creative lynchpin in the process, but I didn't get fairly compensated for it.  Could have easily made more money as a pan handler over the last 9 months that's been put into it.
For perspective, I did a job for one week in 2021 and made twice as much doing that corporate thing as I did on the indyfilm.
 
Yup.  But I always tell myself unironically "posterity."  Could be a prideful rationalization, but I lean into it.  Be that as it may, we still have an active go-fund me for our film and we at least pull in some extended family and friends to help offset the financial hit.  Still, it's a pittance.  
Thanks for the folks here taking a peek at the thing, btw.  FYI, we're about one day from completion.  Probably one more 8 hour session and it'll be complete.
www.agiftforallagesfilm.com
 

Same here.  On the one hand I'm glad I got to do a film and be a creative lynchpin in the process, but I didn't get fairly compensated for it.  Could have easily made more money as a pan handler over the last 9 months that's been put into it.
For perspective, I did a job for one week in 2021 and made twice as much doing that corporate thing as I did on the indyfilm.
 
Yup.  But I always tell myself unironically "posterity."  Could be a prideful rationalization, but I lean into it.  Be that as it may, we still have an active go-fund me for our film and we at least pull in some extended family and friends to help offset the financial hit.  Still, it's a pittance.  
Thanks for the folks here taking a peek at the thing, btw.  FYI, we're about one day from completion.  Probably one more 8 hour session and it'll be complete.
www.agiftforallagesfilm.com
 

Same here.  On the one hand I'm glad I got to do a film and be a creative lynchpin in the process, but I didn't get fairly compensated for it.  Could have easily made more money as a pan handler over the last 9 months that's been put into it.
For perspective, I did a job for one week in 2021 and made twice as much doing that corporate thing as I did on the indyfilm.
 
Yup.  But I always tell myself unironically "posterity."  Could be a prideful rationalization, but I lean into it.  Be that as it may, we still have an active go-fund me for our film and we at least pull in some extended family and friends to help offset the financial hit.  Still, it's a pittance.  
Thanks for the folks here taking a peek at the thing, btw.  FYI, we're about one day from completion.  Probably one more 8 hour session and it'll be complete.
www.agiftforallagesfilm.com
 

Great hard work there! Sounds B&W deserves much more talents to only make B&W films today. Good bet!

Illford D400 with the FilmConvert Plugin.  Then a bunch of subtle variable tweaks with Red Giant Universe's MisFire.

Oh yeah. B&W.  Also some aesthetic tricks to make it look a bit more analog rather than digital. 
Wanted to shoot 4:3 too, but the set build was such that an aspect ratio like that wouldn't work. 
We're blogging about the process as much as possible.  Pretty casual stuff posting right now, but it'll get more intense when we do a funding campaign to try and cover the cost of the post-production.

If you're interested in all about making the sausage of a small indy film, my wife and I are writing about it here:
www.agiftforallagesfilm.com
I suspect nothing new for you lot, but I'm throwing it out there for those wanting a peek-a-boo.