All About Indie Filmmaking: Chris Hadley of Snobby Robot - Thanks for watching and liking our show!

Monday, December 30, 2013

Chris Hadley of Snobby Robot - Thanks for watching and liking our show!

We are so pleased that Chris Hadley at Snobby Robot chose to cover our new Web series I Love My Annoying Spouse and that he likes the show! Check out his awesome article here: I LOVE MY ANNOYING SPOUSE: Our Spouses May Be Annoying…But We Love Them Anyway.

I really love the coverage that Chris does on Web series. He's very thorough and insightful and really gets to the core of why a series exists. I'm really glad that Erik Urtz founded Snobby Robot. The Web site is providing such a wonderful forum for learning about video creators, big and small.

Looking back, we had so much fun making I Love My Annoying Spouse. My husband Steve and I brainstormed the episodes, using real life moments from our 20-year marriage and we decided to test our new Nikon 7100 still camera with the video function and employed our H2 recorder to capture the sound. Steve is a still photographer by training but he was able to make the leap from stills to video pretty seamlessly. It was really nice to have him as the DP.

Then Jonny Loquasto and Ann Tierney Kelly embodied those wonderfully annoying marriage moments and brought their own twist to the characters. And Annie Bydlon was an all-around huge help on set.

We proved that you don't need many resources to make entertainment. It really comes to down to story! We hope you like the story we're telling!

If you haven't seen any episodes yet, you can check them out on my Meritage Pictures YouTube Channel here:

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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.