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David Jansson Production poster
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David Jansson February 21, 2010 17:43 2 Thumb-ups
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Production poster

I GIMPed the Wreck a movie poster for the Wreck a movie platform production.

Should probably ask someone permission before we use it...

http://www.wuala.com/ÄlveKatt/BilderOpen/WreckAGuide2.xcf
http://www.wuala.com/ÄlveKatt/BilderOpen/WreckAGuide3.xcf

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David Jansson April 08, 2010 10:48 Flag

You know the funny thing? I actually put a lot of work into that jagged edge to make it look more like the original banner. And then, days later, they go and change it...

(null) March 14, 2010 12:25 Flag

Well, it's good enough. :)

David Jansson March 14, 2010 12:19 Flag

There, I am not sure it looks better though.

(null) March 14, 2010 11:37 Flag

David, sorry about that, yes, I've uploaded the orange one as this production's logo.

One bit of feedback, would it be possible to make the logo's edges less jagged? Maybe blur the image a bit?

David Jansson March 14, 2010 08:55 Flag

New version uploaded.

And, I repeat myself:
"Any other suggestions? Kris, what do you need for it be usable?"

David Jansson March 13, 2010 12:29 Flag

I think the third one would work well if I make it look like it looks on my laptop screen when on my new screen. Let me see.

Any other suggestions? Kris, what do you need for it be usable?

Jani Salomaa February 27, 2010 19:32 Flag

I like the red versions, but it's a bit too simplistic for my taste. The logo isn't THAT memorable. Maybe adding a couple of screenshots of productions on the bottom would do the trick.

On my two screens it shows up as red, not pink nor purple;)

If you need to get the the color right for sure, go with Pantone color scheme in Photoshop. That's what they use in print when everything else fails. It is pretty limited though.

David Jansson February 27, 2010 17:31 Flag

That's the thing, it's purple here.

http://alvekatt.deviantart.com/art/Dragonflight-2-94609187

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The orange one hurt my eyes on my fathers screen. And the purple/pink was more towards the pink.

Baaah. It's time to get that screen.

Angela R. February 27, 2010 17:21 Flag

Do not worry that much... *hug*

It's just that I hate pink. A personal issue, really. I was once forced to school wearing pink trousers when I was a teenager, and I was severely bullied because of that.

Gosh, I *really* hate pink. ;)

David Jansson February 27, 2010 17:14 Flag

Double crap! I will buy an external computer screen as soon as I can afford it. I bet that I will be compelled to redo all the material colours in Stick Wreck then...

David Jansson February 27, 2010 17:11 Flag

Crap. I think I am seeing another colour...

Damn sucky laptop screen... I did this digital painting, with a canyon in muted colours. Then I went to the photo shop and handed it in as a digital photo. I was shocked by how bright the colours were...

Oh crap, I ain't the best in the world at colour composition. But I am probably not as bad as I appear due to my bad screen...

Angela R. February 27, 2010 17:07 Flag

OMG... it is PINK! Aaaaarghh... ;)

David Jansson February 27, 2010 17:05 Flag

A more mellow version added.

Angela R. February 27, 2010 17:01 Flag

I like the gray one personally, but then again, I do *not* like too bright colors. ;)

David Jansson February 27, 2010 17:00 Flag

A book? How archaic.

Just kidding. What about a clapper?

Did a new version that says Wiki.

(null) February 27, 2010 15:54 Flag

I like the red personally, but then I am into bright colours. :)

Just wondering if we should have some kind of logo, like a book icon or something?

David Jansson February 27, 2010 14:59 Flag

New version. Is it too gaudy?

Grey with a red background didn't work. Red is too dominant.

Edit: Pure grey is dominated by most colours.

(null) February 24, 2010 18:37 Flag

David, how about some colour for the background? Maybe have a grey "A" and a red background?

Peter Vesterbacka February 24, 2010 16:54 Flag

Feel free to use the poster, no problem. Could be good to give it a bit of a different color as Kris suggested, that way it will stand out a bit more.

David Jansson February 22, 2010 06:43 Flag

That has never stopped me. :)

(null) February 21, 2010 18:15 Flag

I'm not a graphic artist I'm afraid... :/

David Jansson February 21, 2010 18:05 Flag

http://www.gimp.org

If you want to work on it yourself.

David Jansson February 21, 2010 18:02 Flag

Ok. Gaaaaaah! It's that damn fitful file type not supported bug again.

http://www.wuala.com/ÄlveKatt/BilderOpen/WreckAGuide.xcf

(null) February 21, 2010 17:57 Flag

I don't want to use an official logo until they're actually making it official... :/

David Jansson February 21, 2010 17:57 Flag

That was the point, to give it an air of officialness.

But, nothing is impossible. I just need to get away from the computer for a while. Been sitting here all day, going to take a walk down to the school.

I'm uploading the GIMP-file though. Then you can experiment with it yourself.

(null) February 21, 2010 17:51 Flag

Hmm... Could it be made a bit less similar to the WAM platform poster?

For example even just changing the colours might help...

Aaron Agassi January 24, 2010 07:52 1 Thumb-up
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"The starlet was so dumb, she slept with the writer!"

The cheapest, most crucial and neglected aspect is always capable writing. Please link, integrate, and make best use of the resources laboriously organized and compiled at: http://www.FoolQuest.com/fiction.htm

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David Jansson January 24, 2010 09:27 Flag

Actually, after navigating, the less than intuitive design makes me tired as I need to focus on keeping my attention on the text, and search for where it starts.

When reading the text, you want as little bling interfering with your senses as possible. Probably one of the reasons that frames pretty much got phased out as a standard for web designers, another reason being that they are doubly annoying on small screens (which still do exist on laptops) or if you have a habit of multitasking and don't want the browser all over the screen.

Also, an old fashioned table, just to contain the width of the text. (Use a percent value and keep it simple, with images outside of the table, and you might even make it readable on my mobile phone.)

Whole paragraphs of bolded text also interferes with the reading process. And all the colours and different sized text has your attention all over the place.

I realize that you intend the design to be out of this world and stimulating for the creative process. You can be a lot more subtle, achieve the same thing, and not give the reader a headache to boot! Trust me.

David Jansson January 24, 2010 09:09 Flag

Looks very interesting. Add a link in the wiki: http://wreckaguide.wikidot.com/scripts-writing

Though your design, is horrible, yet interestingly, kind of works... The animations just get irritating though.

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David Jansson October 07, 2009 14:33 1 Thumb-up
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Link to the wiki

The wiki should really get a link from the main page.

"Use and help build the wreck a movie knowledge base" or some such.

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Michael Bodalski August 03, 2009 19:18 1 Thumb-up
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My projects available on MYWRECK tab.

This seems so obvious that I'm worried I'm missing something. Shouldn't I be able to see my projects when I'm on the MYWRECK, all I get is "Recent Stuff", "new productions" and "tasks matching". It seems like I have to do a little hunting to get to my own projects.

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Peter Vesterbacka August 04, 2009 06:16 Flag

You can find the new feature requests in the Wreckamovie Platform production here: http://www.wreckamovie.com/tasks/show/8

The idea with this Wreck A Guide production that Kris got started was to create a bit of a how to use Wreckamovie wiki with lots of info on how to make movies in general.

Sorry for the confusion.

Michael Bodalski August 04, 2009 00:28 Flag

Sorry, I scanned through the shots and didn't see it. Glad it is in the queue.

Michael Bodalski August 03, 2009 23:31 Flag

Sorry, I scanned through the shots and didn't see it. Glad it is in the queue.

Peter Vesterbacka August 03, 2009 21:09 Flag

It's on the list of things to do. You are not the first one asking for it.

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Michael Bodalski August 03, 2009 19:25 2 Thumb-ups
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iPhone Icon

Really simple one, but one that might help some people. How about adding a Webclip icon for iPhone users?

http://developer.apple.com/IPhone/library/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/ConfiguringWebApplications/ConfiguringWebApplications.html

iPhones default of using a screen cap, combined with WAM's minimal design produces something that looks like a non-descriptive grey box.

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Michael Bodalski August 04, 2009 00:31 Flag

Well if that's all it takes, here is a quickie. I'm no designer, so I've included the PSD for anyone who wants to improve on my attempt.

Peter Vesterbacka August 03, 2009 21:10 Flag

Any iPhone icon designers want to give this a shot?

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Jari Kohijoki July 15, 2009 16:46 2 Thumb-ups
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What I would want to know..

Let's try some suggestions. This kind of wiki (there or any other central place) would be great. Approaching from a non/tiny/small budget view especially. I have no experiance in making film (not yet) but am an enthusiast, and I know about lot of the things that are part of making a feature film in the "big world".

What I would like to know are experiences, tips and ways to get better (good) results with a small budget. Like these:

- Boom sound recording with DV video - solutions for mics, mixers etc. How to get a working dialog sound with a boom (external) mic and a DV camcorder?
- Sound mixing and workflow in the BIG LEAGUE, (like 5.1 mixes) - is the mix done entirely on a pro tools or nuando etc. studio with sync to the video with a timecode, and/or at what point is the mix actually "mixed down" and joined to the video? And how do people replicate this with lower end hardware. Or do most just mix sound in the video editor?
- Mastering of film sound - music is mastered after mixing by specialised professionals mostly, and nowadays really really compressed. But what is the norm in film, how and how much is the final mix mastered?
- ADR, how much and how do small budget filmmakers do dialogue replacement, and what workflows do you have for it? (this goes together with the previous question of overall sound mix workflow on a film).

Naturally also info on:
- Tips for really LOW budget lighting, specially low key lighting (the basics of lighting is fairly well documented in the net, but low/non budget experiences is a different matter).
- Low budget blue/green screen - where to get a screen / diy screen (materials etc), lighting a bluescreen shot (again, lot of documentation is for how to do bluescreen keying and filming, but more tips on the low budget pitfalls and shooting with a DVcam with poor image quality).

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