Gay Days the movie

Boingonut · 09-15-2005, 11:33 PM

Oh yeah I knew I was fogeting someting...

Okay so at first this project was for just one class but now I have decided to expand so I can use it in two classes. FIrst I will use it in the class that I told you guys about on the first post, and then also for my documetery production class. My teacher (the great filmmaker James Benning!) in the documetery class wants to see if I can get up to 20 people wandering around in the park with film and video cameras. I don't think it is going to happen since I would have to pay for everybodys tickets, but he thinks he can pull some strings at calarts since disney has a lot to do with the school. If he can make that happen this might turn into my first feature since 20 cameras will take a lot, and I mean a lot, of fotage. I am not getting my hopes up though so it will most likely just be me and a crew of one or two people and the end film will be 20 to 30 minutes. It would be great if I could do the interviews on 16mm but the sound sync camera is about 25 pounds when loaded and I would have a hard time getting it into DL in the first place, as well as the sound gear. But maybe it will happen, it would be cool!

Moonliner · 09-16-2005, 04:07 AM

Humm, I'm just wondering....

How much "support" do you expect to get from Disney for making a film in the park about Gay life styles?

I'm thinking it won't be much.

Boingonut · 09-16-2005, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Humm, I'm just wondering....

How much "support" do you expect to get from Disney for making a film in the park about Gay life styles?

I'm thinking it won't be much.

Good question. I guess the best thing to say is what disney does not know can't hurt it. I am not really planing to seek permission from disneyland or disney, way to much red tape. If I end up taking the more pro gear such as a sound sync 16mm camera and DAT sound recorder then I will leave it up to my teacher to work that kind of stuff out with disney. How it stands now though is I will just have my bolex with is pretty small and I have gotten into the park many times and my 3ccd video camera which is pretty small as well. If disney does try to give me trouble (which I know they won't) I can just say that I am making a home video, I dought they can make a rule aginst that, who says that just because my home video skills may be a little more advanced then your avage guest does not mean I can't still make a home video (yes I know I am cocky, thats part of what it takes to be a filmmaker)

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If the film ends up being pretty good I might enter it into film festivals, but as of now it is just a student film for a assingment for a class which at the most will be shown at RedCat. If I do enter it into festivals I might need to get permission from disney, but I can't really think why. If the shoot does end up taking on a more pro look with more camreas and 16mm sync and sound gear then like I said I will let CalArts and my teachers deal with that for me, I've got way to much to do right now and I am not going to jump through a buch of hoops to get this movie made (sorry I really hate red tape when it comes to filmmaking, and I have had to deal with my fair share

). Becides its funner to do guerilla style filmmaking

09-15-2005, 11:33 PM	#1
Boingonut Anyone seen my Bike? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 100	Oh yeah I knew I was fogeting someting... Okay so at first this project was for just one class but now I have decided to expand so I can use it in two classes. FIrst I will use it in the class that I told you guys about on the first post, and then also for my documetery production class. My teacher (the great filmmaker James Benning!) in the documetery class wants to see if I can get up to 20 people wandering around in the park with film and video cameras. I don't think it is going to happen since I would have to pay for everybodys tickets, but he thinks he can pull some strings at calarts since disney has a lot to do with the school. If he can make that happen this might turn into my first feature since 20 cameras will take a lot, and I mean a lot, of fotage. I am not getting my hopes up though so it will most likely just be me and a crew of one or two people and the end film will be 20 to 30 minutes. It would be great if I could do the interviews on 16mm but the sound sync camera is about 25 pounds when loaded and I would have a hard time getting it into DL in the first place, as well as the sound gear. But maybe it will happen, it would be cool!
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09-16-2005, 04:07 AM	#2
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Humm, I'm just wondering.... How much "support" do you expect to get from Disney for making a film in the park about Gay life styles? I'm thinking it won't be much. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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