All About Indie Filmmaking: That's a Wrap! on Our New Short Plain Clothes

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

That's a Wrap! on Our New Short Plain Clothes

We spent this last weekend filming our new short film Plain Clothes. It was a great time. Much of the crew came from either our last film Take Me Home or Sam Jaeger's show Parenthood. It was like friends coming together to make a movie. In fact, I believe I heard Sam and Howard (our DP) at one point say they felt they were back in high school making a movie when we were in Sam's front yard stealing some shots.

Actually, it's this shot in particular:

And from another angle:

We had an amazing stunt crew with us coordinating the stunts:

Our prop team rocked the firearms and thanks to our friend Les who let us use his Jeep as our picture car:

We had an awesome grocery store:

And lovely home (and bed) in which to film:

The best caterer ever - Amber Jaeger! Here we are scarfing down her food:

And here's to the best cast and crew - love you guys!

We're makin' a movie and lovin' it! To track our progress, check out our Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/plainclothesmovie.

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Filmmaking Terms

Abby Singer - The second to last set up of the last shot of the day.
Adaptation - A screenplay based on a written work, such as book or short story.
Attachment - Verbal or written agreement attaching talent to a film project.
Day Out of Days - Calendar detailing the days each actor will work on the film.
DDACS - Detailed Dialogue Action Continuity Script
Deal Memo - Short form deal between film production and cast or crew.
Development - The period in which the screenplay is finalized for pre-production and other key elements, like financing, cast, and crew, may be attached.
Digital Intermediate - The process of digitizing a 35mm or 16mm film print, resulting in a digital version of the film that can be corrected and from which a final output to film or tape is made.
HD - High Definition; a higher resolution than standard definition.
High or Low Hat - A camera mount that allows for filming low angles.
Magazine - Lightproof film container that attaches to the camera and holds both exposed and unexposed film.
Martini Shot - Final set up of the last shot of the day.
One Liner Schedule - Shooting schedule condensed with each day's schedule on one line.
Pay or Play Offer - An offer from the producer to talent stating that the talent will either be paid or played (required to perform) by a certain date.
Pick Ups - New shots to be filmed that were not part of the original shot list.
Post Production - The period following principal photography in which the film or TV episode is completed.
Pre-Production - Often referred to as Pre-Pro; the preparation period prior to principal photography.
Principal Photography - The primary period of shooting the film or TV episode.
Production Draft - The version of the script that is used during film production.
Reshoot - A period of filming during which shots of the movie or TV show are re-filmed.
Screenplay - A script for a movie or TV show.
Script Breakdown - Detailed list of items and people needed for each scene in the script, from which a schedule and budget are made.
Shooting Schedule - Detailed schedule of principal photography, including lists of items needed from each department.
Shot List - List of shots to be filmed during principal photography.