Movie 3: Apocalypso

We Did It Again!

We did complete another film this weekend. We did watch it and laugh at a few of the funnier parts. We did part ways with a feeling of accomplishment. I did neglect to create a copy to upload to the internet so that you could watch it. I do intend to do that this evening. Just hold on for one more day (or hours). Things will be okay.

REJECTED

Oops.

It's A Living Thing

Phil and I took last night off to go and see Tim and Eric: Awesome Tour at the Knitting Factory. I think we really got our creative juices flowing! At one point, either Tim or Eric shouted "Who makes short films in their spare time and uploads them to the web and makes their friends sit through them?" Every hand in the audience went up.

New movie looks great!

Will be up tomorrow!

Time Marches On...

Two down, two to go. We are deep into pre-production on film #3 (yes, we do occasionally ignore the fact that we are making home movies and use words like "pre-production") and I think it will be the best yet. We're exploring a story about the music you listen to, and how it's related to your personality. That doesn't sound funny at all, but we think we have a couple of jokes that might work.

Our production goal for this film is not to leave everything for Sunday. We are going to try to shoot at least one frame on Saturday. Just one frame on Saturday and we will be way ahead on Sunday. Wish us luck.

The Birthday Card

Movie 2- Aidan's Brainstorm and More!

I think I know what an NFL coach feels like. You go to bed Sunday night a little tipsy, feeling great. You got the big win, a week of preparation has paid off. Your players are happy, the owners are happy, your wife is happy, and you feel fantastic. It can be like this all the time. You remind yourself to feel this good all the time.

You wake up Monday morning in a cold sweat, unable to breath. The next game is less than a week away. Your team looked awful yesterday, got lucky, should have lost. There is no way you can pull this together. You'll be destroyed, never make the playoffs, get fired. Who would hire you now? Your washed up. It's over. Might as well try to salvage a little dignity.

Repeat 16 times

No time to focus on the last film. Time to move on. Got to shake off the doubt. Got a film to make.

Tomorrow is a pretty big day, as you Bootleg Robot fanatics already know. It's a big birthday for a special guy: Michael Jordan. MJ has always meant a lot to us here at BooRo HQ, and Phil is a lifelong Buffalo Bulls fan. For Phil, February 17th is one of the biggest days of the year.

Birthdays get pretty weird as you get older. I just want people to come to my house, have Jello, give me a Lego set, and go home, but it doesn't work that way anymore. In this next film, I think it would interesting to follow a typical birthday, for example, Phil's, to potentially comic effect. I think it could tie in with some of Phil's ideas as well. We definitely want to pay more attention and be a little more meticulous. Don't hold your breath.

I'm serious about that Lego set.

Movie 1- Things We're Good At

Movie 1- Filming

We did the filming this weekend, and we can't really show it to you, but here's a taste:

Movie 1 - Aidan's Storyboard

Movie 1- Aidan's Script

So I wrote a script, a really short one, as well as some ideas for our film. I want to share them, but not give away the secrets. We'll find the right balance as we go, keep it interesting but not spoil it. Here's my script, slightly edited for your sake. Enjoy.

Aidan's Script

Movie 1- Aidan's Brainstorm

An Introduction to the Project