Comments on: Possumus Man 2 Begins

By: Turknatr

Turknatr — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:37:19 +0000

Hey guys,
I am making an Indie film this summer too! Ben Koelsch and I started editing small sample clips just today so I can begin filming. We are using Final Cut Pro on his Mac, and I am still learning the ropes, but what we have done so far (don’t get too exited, only like 5 mins) looks good for my first GOOD attempt at making a movie (hopefully its not like Hawaian Detective).

By: Jones

Jones — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:39:08 +0000

@Jelpi

You can find the download of PW on the Movies page.

http://benheck.com/movies

Just under the Synopsis of the film there is a download section with a couple different versions available for download.

Enjoy!

By: Jelpi Armistroll

Jelpi Armistroll — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:42:19 +0000

How about the FX in “Adventure” (or am I mistaken in the name - I’m thinking “Adventurous” was the sequel)? That dinosaur was killer. And where can I download “Port Washington” so that I can finally see it!!

By: japaneselightning

japaneselightning — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:30:04 +0000

I can’t wait! Even though Benjamin Heckendorn movies are corny, I love to watch them over and over and over again. I will be one of the first to download when it becomes available! I am so cranked now!

By: benheck

benheck — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:14:35 +0000

I’d like to but that’ll take a LOT more work and especially pre-production that PM2. So we’re doing this first.

I am glad to get back into filmmaking, even though I don’t make any money at it ;)

By: CronoTriggerfan

CronoTriggerfan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:15:31 +0000

This is gonna be sweet, Port Washington was so great. But will you still be finishing Alien Hunter?

By: benheck

benheck — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:14:34 +0000

20 is pretty low for 2008… Port Washington was a romantic comedy and it had I believe around 220… Considering this is an “action film” it’s quite a difference.

Well it might go higher… I’ve got about 13 minutes rough-edited already and there’s about 3 effects already. But they’re pretty simple. Guns, for instance, will always be actually fired unless it’s unsafe to do otherwise.

Hossrex, I find it funny how indy film technology has changed. When we did “The Adventurous” I had 7 gigs of total hard drive space and that was a TON in 1997. Then Port Washington took about 120 gigs, now PM2 will be around 500 I’d guess, since it’s hi-def and probably around 90 minutes long.

Which is why we need electric cars… electronics only get better & cheaper, unlike a lot of things!

By: Hossrex

Hossrex — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:47:22 +0000

Wow. 20 CGI shots? I remember when that would have been a *LOT* for any movie.

I’m about your age Ben.

When did we get old?

(love the podcast BTW)

By: benheck

benheck — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:28:35 +0000

Bjorno, I hope so too! The plan is to not loop dialog unless ABSOLUTELY necessary, film only on Saturdays (because planning Saturday-Sundays like PW never works cause after filming on a Saturday people are too pooped to do the Sunday and then you get behind) and most of the effects are in-camera, probably no more than 20 CGI shots.

I have a secret “finish date” in mind but I’m keeping it to myself to avoid jinxes. HINT: It’s not 2012.

By: bjorno

bjorno — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:07:42 +0000

hopefully this movie wont have 4 years of post production.