WTF!?

First, we posted a trailer for our Lost Liberty parody "Rebel Pool Party"

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZettOYyO_E

As you read this, I am editing what footage I have for a little action scene to throw at you called "E.Z" which should be out in maybe a week or so.

Now the reason why this post is titled WTF!? is because I downloaded the song "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" recently. Awesome song, if you haven't heard it, you ought to go and listen to it. It has a bunch of rock and concert percussion instruments and a deep electric undertone throughout. Just now though I watched the music video that Emotive made for the song and it was a huge letdown.

It's a pretty cheap cartoon showing I think George Bush Sr. and how the republicans see the American people as just sheep with numbers and that kind of stuff. Interesting message they're trying to convey but the delivery was terrible. Hardly any shot or action lined up with the song's tempo, and with a song with a strong pulse like that should have solid shots to line up to. But the cartoon was mediocre and the mood of that song just seemed so out of place.

My solution? Since Episodes 4 and 5 of Lost Liberty are taking so long to organize and film, I've decided to make a trailer for those two (kind of like a season trailer for an actual series even though this is a mini series). The trailer will mainly feature a new soldier class for the rebels that will be introduced in 4 and 5 called the Vanguards. The Vanguards have special training and wear all black instead of woodland camo pants and also wear a black skirt from the waist down (go look at some special Clone Troopers from Star Wars to see what I mean). They are the Delta Force/SAS/Spetznaz equivalent to the rebels and are a tough match against the US forces.

So we will begin filming clips for that after school as much as possible so stay tuned for E.Z. and the 4 and 5 Vanguard trailer.

Peace,
Indy.

We're not dead yet.

Wutsup. Yeah, thought I'd post. I've got friends now forcing me to so yeah.

Quick update here, we filmed a short independent action scene about a commando team that get have to fight for their lives. The footage looks really cool so this should be a fun one. Give me a couple weeks maybe and this should be up with effects and all. Also Keenan typed up a possible trailer for a Lost Liberty parody called "Rebel Pool Party"...yeah. So stay tuned for that, it's going to be hilarious.

Indy.

Stuff

Yo,

So days when I'm REALLY bored and don't have really any Lost Liberty stuff to do (or if I whip out my good ol' procrastination skills), I started making video game stuff. I'm teaming with two other guys in the clan (TacOps) that I'm in and we started busting out some gameplay stuff on Battlefield: Bad Company 2. So far there is a little teaser video for something we're working on, and one of the guys, Bluehay, posted a really nice montage with the song TNT under it.

Here's the link to the new YouTube page we made for it: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTacOpsClan

So subscribe and keep in touch with our gamer side.

-Indy.

Update: Lost Liberty Ep4

And it only took me two months to make another post! Man, I gotta get on here more. Well a few weeks ago we had our first film shoot for Lost Liberty Episode 4 so production is underway. I've been writing a bunch of other small stuff to keep my brain active so God knows which ones I'll actually film or not but just stay tuned.

If you may have noticed, Episode 1 has been taken down only because I'm re-uploading it with special effects so it will be back up shortly. Also I've started writing a new movie. It has no title yet but it will be a movie that I'm expecting to be about 30 minutes long so this will be, by far, our biggest movie.

It will take place sometime in the future. Mexico has become the next Africa. Many groups of people from different countries have colonized different areas. They start a war by banding together and pushing their military expansion onto US soil (in that time it will be just North America since all of the states have united and Canada has joined the union). The big thing about it is we will use Nerf dart guns as the weaponry in it. I'm buying a ton of them, taking them apart, and re-painting them so they look like real firearms.

So be ready for that stuff,
Indy.

Update

I think I'm overdue for a post don't you think? I know, I REALLY should post this more often. Anyways, update? Well Episode 4 is still in the writing process because of my enormous procrastination skills but there are a bunch of scenes that we can shoot right now, just need the right time.
Also special effects for Episode 1 are done since there wasn't much to do regarding that so I will re-post that then an audio commentary immediately after so stay tuned for that. I might also do another music video if I feel like it/have the time. But for now, very slow progress for Lost Liberty EP: 4. Other things will be on the way though so don't assume we're inactive.

Thanks,
Indy.

Episode 3 Is Going Up

Well Episode 3 was up for a short time but when it was uploading to YouTube, it somehow had a sound split that was off from the video by about a secong and a half...count that, that's a HUGE split. So I took it down.

I will go up again tomorrow afternoon so stay tuned 'till then. What I will probably focus on next is trying to kick off an Marines short because I've been wanted to do a few skits for a while. Plus I have an idea for a little comedy short video that rips off a bunch of TV shows like That 70s Show, King of the Hill, South Park, and Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

Don't worry, I have already got the first half of the script for Episode 4 completed and I hope we don't take six months to get it done but at any rate, I will have more things up soon.

Thanks, Indy.

P.S. I will also post audio commentarys of Episodes 1 - 3 which are already done and I will begin a short little tutorial called "How To Make An Action Movie" now that I have some work to back up my advice. (And YES it is inspired off of "DigitalPh33r's Guide To Making Halo 3 Machinima" but it will take a totally different path of it's own...because it's not machinima)

All Of Episode 3 Has Been Shot!

Finally we have everything shot for Episode 3. Hope you all had a happy holidays and I should have Episode 3 finished soon...I mean it this time!

Indy.

Update

Okay here's what going on for you people who still visit this site (and thank you).

First off, I'm sorry that I have not update this thing since October I think, I just havn't had time, or just didn't update this thing when I got online. I hope to try and keep posting this more often to keep you guys interested and know what's going on with our production.

Which leads me to this: I'm sure your all STILL wondering when Episode 3 of Lost Liberty is going to be out. Well hopefully before New Years but there will be a price that I'll have to pay. We still need about 8 or so shots to finish it and it's about half-way edited and we should be able to get that done before Christmas. I will edit it to my full capabilities like my previous ones, and that means there will not be any special effects immediately. I will put effects to Episodes 2 and 3 after 3 is posted because it can be a pretty long and laborious job sometimes and I don't want to make you guys wait anymore.

Now let me explain why it has taken so long. Episode 3 has been very demanding because the entire episode is a constant battle scene which requires some very complex shots that require a bunch of people. It's harder than it sounds to organize a shoot with 7 or 8 people who are willing to sacrifice their entire weekend to shoot this. We've done this three times now...

I extend a special thanks to you guys who have been able to make it to these shoots and to yall's parents for allowing them to do this because it really means a lot!

Remember back when Episodes 1 and 2 were released? Well that took a little over a month to get those two out because it was a little simpler to shoot and organize. Hopefully, when Episode 3 is out, it should go back to the faster pace that we used to have. The hardest thing is shooting these because once all of that is done, editing is done very fast because I've been editing videos for over 7 years now.

So hang in there and Episode 3 should be out in the next week or so.

Hope everybody has a Merry Christmas,
Indy.

Episode 3 shoot

We will hopefully have our last shoot weekend for Episode 3 and FINALLY get it finished up and posted. Stay tuned also for a re-post of Episode 2 with full special effects as well. Also if you haven't already noticed, I put a new picture on the top of the page whenever I update something.

Indy.

Episode 3 shoot

We will hopefully have our last shoot weekend for Episode 3 and FINALLY get it finished up and posted. Stay tuned also for a re-post of Episode 2 with full special effects as well. Also if you haven't already noticed, I put a new picture on the top of the page whenever I update something.

Indy.