The Safe Maker will be screening in the Bright Screening Room in the Paramount Theater on September 9, 2012 at 6pm.
555 Washington St.
Boston, MA
https://www.facebook.com/events/190725774394298/
Please note that if this movie had a rating it would be R for violence and language.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
It's official, The Safe Maker is finished!
It has been one long arduous process, but a very rewarding one. Thank you for all your help and support!
The tentative screening date is set for September 9th at the Bright Screening Room in the Paramount Theater. Once the date and time have been verified we'll start getting the word out!
Thanks again!! It truly wouldn't have been possible without all of your help!
The tentative screening date is set for September 9th at the Bright Screening Room in the Paramount Theater. Once the date and time have been verified we'll start getting the word out!
Thanks again!! It truly wouldn't have been possible without all of your help!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The Safe Maker has good news and bad news
The Safe Maker was originally going to be finished in the next couple of weeks, with its premier at Emerson's theater April 29th. Well, unfortunately it won't release for at least two more months, at most four.
As most of you know, I am making The Safe Maker as part of my requirement to graduate from Emerson with my MFA. Well, last week I my thesis defense, and the consensus was that I need to recut three scenes, do new ADR in a couple of spots, and do the sound design personally.
Your thesis defense in film school isn't the same as it is for most other thesis defenses. Here it means you come in with a project that is 80 to 90 percent complete. The reason for this is if your committee members (Thesis Chair and two Readers) ask you to change something, you can still do so before the semester is over. The defense takes place about three weeks before your project is due for graduation.
At first, it was a bit of a blow, I was really excited to be finished and be able to share the movie with you all, but as I reflected on it, I became content. I will now graduate in August instead of this May, and having this extra time to work on the film only means it will be better, the good news.
Thanks for your patience, and all your support through this whole process!
Alex
As most of you know, I am making The Safe Maker as part of my requirement to graduate from Emerson with my MFA. Well, last week I my thesis defense, and the consensus was that I need to recut three scenes, do new ADR in a couple of spots, and do the sound design personally.
Your thesis defense in film school isn't the same as it is for most other thesis defenses. Here it means you come in with a project that is 80 to 90 percent complete. The reason for this is if your committee members (Thesis Chair and two Readers) ask you to change something, you can still do so before the semester is over. The defense takes place about three weeks before your project is due for graduation.
At first, it was a bit of a blow, I was really excited to be finished and be able to share the movie with you all, but as I reflected on it, I became content. I will now graduate in August instead of this May, and having this extra time to work on the film only means it will be better, the good news.
Thanks for your patience, and all your support through this whole process!
Alex
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sound design and music composing are here!
Well, after grinding through all the edits we are finally moving onto sound!
Matthew Glover and Rich Otero are starting work this week on the sound design. This includes cleaning up dialogue lines, re-recording dialogue, adding environmental sounds, motivated sounds (like someone opening a beer bottle), footsteps, breathing, etc...
Mark Hadley is the music composer, and is starting the composing this week. Composing helps clarify how certain lines of dialogue or moments in a scene read. It can tell you whether some thing is sinister, genuine, or sarcastic, which otherwise would be left open and unclear.
Sound is a very strong component in a film, it brings the movie to life. Sound design and music both help create the mood through out a piece, and it's a cool balance using both to create the feeling the movie will have.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Christmas update!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Safe Maker!
A lot has happened since the last post, so let's get you updated!
The film went through four rough cuts (different versions of the film), and it just wasn't ringing out all that strong. I was too close to the project to see it clearly and separate myself from the work. Separation is essential because you become very invested in certain shots, knowing how much work went into getting them, thus wanting to put everyone in that you can. But, the most important part of editing is to cut the movie so it has the strongest story possible, regardless of how beautiful or difficult a shot was to get.
So, I'm happy to announce that Jeremy Latour, a friend of mine in the program at Emerson, is now the editor.
Jeremy presented an idea for restructuring the film completely, and it's showing a lot of promise. The film is stronger than it has been in any of the other cuts (versions).
Just before the Christmas break I went out and did some additional shooting (adding to scenes, establishing shots, and transitions). So, we are working away on a new rough cut, and as soon as we have it as strong as it can be, we'll do the fine edits.
Although, we have not hit our goal of being in picture lock by the end of December, I'm happy knowing the film is getting better with each pass. The new goal for picture lock is now between the end of January and mid February.
Note: Picture lock means that there will be no more changes to the editing of the film so that the sound designers and composer can begin working on it.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Post Production!
Post production is in full swing and the movie is starting to show it's shape! It's an exciting time!
The film should be in picture lock by the end of the semester.
-Alex
The film should be in picture lock by the end of the semester.
-Alex
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Rule Boston Camera and Letus help “The Safe Maker” look great!
We have finished filming for “The Safe Maker” and are very thankful for all of our supporters!
We are very pleased with how the footage turned out and there is no doubt that our supporters and donors made this film what it is. Letus donated their Letus Ultimate 35mm Adapter to us for the duration of our filming, allowing us to achieve a beautiful image! In the past, I have made a couple films with the Canon DSLRs and the Sony EX3, but when I had to decide which camera to use it was a no brainer: the EX3 with a lens adapter. I love using the DSLRs for certain projects, but when my Co-Producer, Elaine McMillion, told me she had been talking with Letus, I knew there was no other system I wanted to use. Better image quality, the ability to use some Nikon prime lenses, a standard workflow and an image off of ground glass were the four main reasons I knew there was no other place to look.
When the Letus Ultimate arrived my expectations were quite high. After the first day of shooting I was going over the dailies and kept thinking "is this image really that good?" I thought that maybe it just happened to be the shot I looked at, and then I checked another and I was continually impressed with the adapter. The look of the image off of the ground glass was stunning and being able to get a shallow depth of field was invaluable.
One of my fears when we decided to use the adapter was the light loss—we heard that you may need to pump extra light on your scene, which was something I was not looking forward to. But as you can probably tell from how this review is going so far, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I didn't lose any stops with the relay lens that connects the adapter to the camera (so you don't have to use the EX3 stock lens)! Using the Letus Ultimate was no doubt one of the biggest blessings for this movie! A big thank you to Alex from Letus and the crew from “The Safe Maker.”
The other big blessing came when I started talking to Rule Boston Camera. We teamed up together and got a sponsorship. This allowed us to rent top-of-the-line equipment for our shoots, and more of it than we were originally hoping for. Emerson College provided us with a dolly but they were not able to provide track for us. So the first thing I talked with Rule about was track. On our second day of shooting we were going to use the track, and since we were two hours behind schedule that day, I kept thinking that setting up the dolly shot that night was going to take forever. Well, we had it set up in ten minutes. It was so simple, and worked well. This is what we experienced time and again with everything we rented from Rule. We also rented their Artemis, Porta Jib, Nikon Prime lens kit, and some accessories, which only improved our production.
In addition to using top of the line equipment, I was blown away by Rule's professionalism and courtesy. I assure you I am not saying this just because they sponsored us, but I was seriously impressed. Every time I came in I was remembered and greeted like a friend. I was asked with a genuine curiosity "how did your shoot go?" Everyone I dealt with was cheerful, even on a Friday afternoon or Monday morning! I would arrive to pick up the equipment and it was already waiting for me in my own prep area to check everything out. If I had a question about anything, they would go through the complete assembly and disassembly of equipment with me.
When I first walked in I was a bit intimidated by all the other people passing through there, knowing there were a lot of professionals renting equipment. What I was surprised to discover was how down-to-earth and genuine everyone was. The environment was one of fostering growth as a filmmaker, and not one of an elitist company. I felt I could ask any question and knew that everyone there just wanted to share their knowledge.
I personally dealt with Nick, Lisa, Brian, and Sam the most, thanks for such a good experience, I would and will recommend Rule Boston Camera to anyone I meet!
-Alex
We are very pleased with how the footage turned out and there is no doubt that our supporters and donors made this film what it is. Letus donated their Letus Ultimate 35mm Adapter to us for the duration of our filming, allowing us to achieve a beautiful image! In the past, I have made a couple films with the Canon DSLRs and the Sony EX3, but when I had to decide which camera to use it was a no brainer: the EX3 with a lens adapter. I love using the DSLRs for certain projects, but when my Co-Producer, Elaine McMillion, told me she had been talking with Letus, I knew there was no other system I wanted to use. Better image quality, the ability to use some Nikon prime lenses, a standard workflow and an image off of ground glass were the four main reasons I knew there was no other place to look.
When the Letus Ultimate arrived my expectations were quite high. After the first day of shooting I was going over the dailies and kept thinking "is this image really that good?" I thought that maybe it just happened to be the shot I looked at, and then I checked another and I was continually impressed with the adapter. The look of the image off of the ground glass was stunning and being able to get a shallow depth of field was invaluable.
One of my fears when we decided to use the adapter was the light loss—we heard that you may need to pump extra light on your scene, which was something I was not looking forward to. But as you can probably tell from how this review is going so far, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I didn't lose any stops with the relay lens that connects the adapter to the camera (so you don't have to use the EX3 stock lens)! Using the Letus Ultimate was no doubt one of the biggest blessings for this movie! A big thank you to Alex from Letus and the crew from “The Safe Maker.”
The other big blessing came when I started talking to Rule Boston Camera. We teamed up together and got a sponsorship. This allowed us to rent top-of-the-line equipment for our shoots, and more of it than we were originally hoping for. Emerson College provided us with a dolly but they were not able to provide track for us. So the first thing I talked with Rule about was track. On our second day of shooting we were going to use the track, and since we were two hours behind schedule that day, I kept thinking that setting up the dolly shot that night was going to take forever. Well, we had it set up in ten minutes. It was so simple, and worked well. This is what we experienced time and again with everything we rented from Rule. We also rented their Artemis, Porta Jib, Nikon Prime lens kit, and some accessories, which only improved our production.
In addition to using top of the line equipment, I was blown away by Rule's professionalism and courtesy. I assure you I am not saying this just because they sponsored us, but I was seriously impressed. Every time I came in I was remembered and greeted like a friend. I was asked with a genuine curiosity "how did your shoot go?" Everyone I dealt with was cheerful, even on a Friday afternoon or Monday morning! I would arrive to pick up the equipment and it was already waiting for me in my own prep area to check everything out. If I had a question about anything, they would go through the complete assembly and disassembly of equipment with me.
When I first walked in I was a bit intimidated by all the other people passing through there, knowing there were a lot of professionals renting equipment. What I was surprised to discover was how down-to-earth and genuine everyone was. The environment was one of fostering growth as a filmmaker, and not one of an elitist company. I felt I could ask any question and knew that everyone there just wanted to share their knowledge.
I personally dealt with Nick, Lisa, Brian, and Sam the most, thanks for such a good experience, I would and will recommend Rule Boston Camera to anyone I meet!
-Alex
Monday, August 22, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
2nd weekend of filming screen grabs!
All these images are raw images that have not been color corrected. Enjoy!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Screen grabs from first weekend of shooting
Check out some screen grabs from shooting July 23-24. These are raw footage, screen grabs without color correction. These shots are from the garage scenes with Eric, Dan and Jack and the scene with Fernando in the elevator and in his office. We will shoot again next weekend August 6-7 and continue throughout the end of the month.
-Elaine McMillion
-Elaine McMillion
Thursday, July 7, 2011
The CREW
Very excited about the crew finally coming together. We are still looking for wardrobe, art directors and makeup artists. Email elaine@thesafemaker.com and/or peacher@thesafemaker.com for more information!
Writer/Director/Producer: Alex Peacher
Co-Producer/Line Producer: Elaine McMillion
Casting Manager: Martha Dietsche
Director of Photography: Shaun Clarke
Assistant Camera: Jon Dorn
Gaffer: Ingrid Stobbe
Script Supervisor: Matt Hassan
Production Assistants: Lindsay Riordan, Kendra Long, Becky Morgan
Craft Services Coordinator: Lillian Merriam
Writer/Director/Producer: Alex Peacher
Co-Producer/Line Producer: Elaine McMillion
Casting Manager: Martha Dietsche
Director of Photography: Shaun Clarke
Assistant Camera: Jon Dorn
Gaffer: Ingrid Stobbe
Script Supervisor: Matt Hassan
Production Assistants: Lindsay Riordan, Kendra Long, Becky Morgan
Craft Services Coordinator: Lillian Merriam
Thursday, June 30, 2011
LetusDirect Lends Amazing Setup for EX3
Letus Direct is officially a sponsor of "The Safe Maker." This experience proves there is power in social media. We established a relationship and communication with Letus via Twitter, which eventually led to the amazing offer. Letus is supplying us with an awesome setup for the Sony EX3 we will be using during production.
They wil be providing the following:
Letus Ultimate
"Our Flagship Adapter: The Letus Ultimate, the new benchmark for 35mm adapter quality and performance. This is our flagship 35mm adapter geared toward the pro users. The most versatile adapter on the market. The perfect companion to the Letus Relay lenses."
1/2" Relay Lens
"Academy Frame Version: The Letus35 1/2" relay lens is designed for cameras with a ½” image sensor and removable lens system. The Letus relay will allow you to bypass the stock lens of your camera and attach a Letus adapter (Extreme, Elite, or Ultimate) directly to your camera body on cameras with removable lenses such as the Sony PMW-EX3."
Raptor Support Rod System
"A revolution from Letus innovation. The innovative, patent pending support rod solution that re-invents support rod systems. This is THE setup to own no matter the camera you run."
Special thanks to Aaron from LetusDirect who made all of this possible. We will be blogging about the product during production so stay tuned!
-Elaine McMillion
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