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Beyond the Basement Door at the HPLFF

May 4, 2013 By jasonhuls Leave a Comment

This weekend Beyond the Basement Door is playing at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival & CthulhuCon in Portland, Oregon. This is a big one for me because ever since the early script writing phase, I thought this fest would be a great fit for the movie. It’s fulfilling to see it finally come to pass. I’d like to thank the judges for including us.

BTBD has 2 different screen times and is a part of Shorts Block 2.
Saturday, May 4, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the Upper Left Theater.
Sunday, May 5, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. on the main screen

The Sunday screening is right before Prince of Darkness. Carpenter. One of my personal faves. It looks like Mike Davis at The Lovecraft Ezine is taking photos and video of the event. Sadly, since I couldn’t attend, I thought I’d send those of you at the fest a little message…

If you’d like to keep following the movie’s progress (which I hope you do) or would like to discuss it, please feel free to join our facebook group. I moderate it and keep it current. We’ll leave the light on for ya.

Finally, here is a two part interview we did for the blog Three If By Space. It’s a great site so put some eyeballs on it, eh?

Beyond the Basement Door pt. 1
Beyond the Basement Door pt. 2

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NAB 2013

April 13, 2013 By jasonhuls 3 Comments

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Assorted musings:
Blackmagic Design: We spent a lot of time at this booth. In addition to the cinema camera they released last year, they are now releasing a 4k production camera for $3,995. It offers a Super 35 sensor and 10-bit, ProRes 422 (HQ) recording. It also has a built in uncompressed audio recorder and an EF-compatible lens mount. We got to play with the display model at the show. The touch screen is very easy to use. It has 12 stops of dynamic range (1 less than the 2.5k cinema camera). It offers built in Thunderbolt and UltraScope software for real time waveform monitoring. Definitely something I’m looking forward to testing out. It seems like it could be the right tool for many jobs.

Blackmagic is also releasing a Pocket Cinema Camera. This is the size of a standard point and shoot. It offers 13 stops of dynamic range, a Super 16 sensor and 10-bit, ProRes 422 (HQ), 1080 recording. You can choose from Super 16 lenses or Micro Four Third lenses. It records to SD cards and comes with DaVinci Resolve Lite. This looks like it would be a lot of fun to play with. $995.00.

DJI: This year the aerial copter movement took off. There were multiple companies offering units with GPS controllers, meaning you can set GPS points using Google Earth and the copter will know how high to fly and how long to stay at each point before flying to the next. DJI seemed to be the leader since many of the other companies offering copters use the control system designed by DJI engineers. I want the Phantom for my GoPro (or Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera?).

Mitra 3D Mic Pro: We tested this surround sound mic and it seemed interesting. I’d like to hear more about some actual production experiences.

Digital Bolex: This began as a kickstarter campaign to create a 2K RAW digital cinema camera for $3,000. We chatted with these guys for awhile and they got us excited about it. They are preparing to ship the first batch, so it’ll be awhile before the second generation is created. My spec card:

Polly Portable Dolly System: I was really impressed by the solid construction and function of this dolly. It is sturdy enough to hold everything from a DSLR to an Alexa. Using this system, it is possible to get ultra slow dolly shots with the pressure from your fingertip. The complete Polly kit contains the engine, an arm and track for 2780 Euros ($3,635). Check out their video.

NHK Super Hi-Vision. 8K resolution. That’s 33 megapixels (7680 x 4320). 22.2 multichannel surround sound. I saw their presentation in a corner of the NAB show. They showed footage from the Library of Congress, the last shuttle launch and the olympics, among other events. If there had been wind in my face, I would have thought I was actually there. Stunning. They talk about this in the context of recording cultural milestones to preserve for future generations. Here’s a nice comparison to standard HD.

Overall, it was a great show with a lot of exciting equipment. Of course, that statement could apply to every NAB I’ve been to. Excuse me, I have to go redo my Christmas wish list…

Find me on twitter! I dare you!

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VIDEO: DJI Quadcopter Demo, NAB ’13

April 10, 2013 By jasonhuls Leave a Comment

Here is a video we took of the DJI Phantom Quadcopter in operation at NAB 2013. This is built for the GoPro.

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Video: New Shot from Citizen in the Temple!

March 2, 2013 By jasonhuls Leave a Comment

Cinematographer Paul Lyzun and I reveal a new shot from Citizen in the Temple! Enjoy!

Have you heard of this twitter thing that the kids are doing?

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Beyond the Basement Door Online Release

February 13, 2013 By jasonhuls Leave a Comment

This just in from Ten Wing Land: We released Beyond the Basement Door online! It is an H.P. Lovecraft-inspired story and for those of you who don’t know the synopsis:

Alistair, a genetic researcher, saves his own life from cancer by making a pact with some dark and dangerous people. The secret lies with whatever is making the odd sounds in Alistair’s basement. The deal he made forbids him to go down there for three days…no matter what he sees or hears. His sanity, his life, depends on it. As the line between reality and delusion fades, Alistair struggles with nosy neighbors (Richard Pryor Jr.), a rival ex-boss (Daniel Roebuck, LOST) and haunting images of a lady in blue. Getting out of the house only makes his anxiety worse. With each passing hour, an urge to open the door slowly chips away at him…Will he be able to resist? What’s making all that noise beneath the floorboards? How is Alistair connected to the lady in blue and what is beyond the basement door?

There are 2 ways you can see this movie. You can download it for free here on vodo.net. That is a torrent site like limewire where all of the content is free and uploaded by the creators. If you’d like to show your support a different way, the film is available on indiereign.com as well. You can rent (stream) the movie for 2 days for $2.00 or purchase a digital download of the film for $5.00. That’s less than a fancy coffee! If you like what you see, even if you don’t buy the movie, it would help us if you’d spread the word to others by sharing it through your social mediaz.

Why?

There is no doubt the landscape for indepenedent distribution is changing. To us, every mention and every share is important. Yes, it make us feel good about ourselves to see the “like” count on the facebook pages rise. What it also does is show a measurable level of interest. One of our crew on Citizen in the Temple worked on a sci-fi film last year called L5. They released that on vodo and through a gargantuan amount of blog seeding, forum posting and people getting involved, the film gathered 1.5 million downloads in the first month. The creator of that film has since taken the property to Hollywood where it is being shopped based on the online interest it achieved. So even if you don’t buy the movie, just telling others about it has value to us. What does the success of Beyond the Basement Door mean? We get to keep creating content, which we love to do. So give someone a nudge for us, won’t you?

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VIDEO: Urban Exploration (Citizen in the Temple Scouting)

January 18, 2013 By jasonhuls Leave a Comment

Back in the preproduction phase of Citizen in the Temple, we did a lot of scouting. One of the key locations we used was the Columbia Yacht Club. We shot extensively below the decks of the ship. Based on the response to the urban exploration video of Dixie Square Mall, I decided to edit our scouting footage together of the CYC. Enjoy!

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Beyond the Basement Door is coming to VODO!

January 14, 2013 By jasonhuls Leave a Comment

Q: So what’s the story with Beyond the Basement Door?

A: We’re going to release it soon for FREE on Vodo.net. What is Vodo, you ask? It is a peer to peer sharing site like Limewire. Vodo was launched in 2009 as a way to help content creators share the films, music and books. They work directly with other P2P networks such as BitTorrent, uTorrent and others. These networks promote Vodo’s content to a cumulative daily audience of 65 million. It’s an interesting new way to release something and as evidenced by the film, L5, it is possible to gain some success. 1.8 million downloads so far! From all indications the vodo community seems to be a supportive and creative lot and I’m looking forward to the experiment.

Q: So when does it come out?

A: It’s a little tough to say. The film has been approved for distribution. The vodo page for the film has been built and it’s looking fine. The company now has to review the film file and the site before it can go live. I will keep everyone updated as the process evolves. I would say within a week or two.

If you have any questions regarding the site, how it works or anything like that, feel free to leave a comment or drop me a line. Or here’s the Vodo FAQ page.

To wet your whistle (if your whistle needs wetting) here’s a director statement video I did. It’s more fun than reading one, don’t you think? I couldn’t resist doing a twist ending.

BAM! My twitter.

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The Best Thing I’ve Ever Found at a Flea Market.

January 7, 2013 By jasonhuls Leave a Comment

And now for something completely different. While we’re working on sound and visual effects for Citizen in the Temple and distribution plans for Beyond the Basement Door and The Drone, I thought I’d use this time to mix things up a bit. Have a little fun.

It was October, 2012. I was at a wedding in Oregon, IL. Nice little town with a flea market along one of the country roads. Our group stopped in and I found something very special. With your permission, I’d like to share it with you now…

Until next time!

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New Video: The Drone – Interview with Jonathan Kitt

December 6, 2012 By jasonhuls Leave a Comment

Here is a behind the scenes interview with Jonathan Kitt…aka..The Drone‘s Dr. Malone. Enjoy!

The Drone Behind the Scenes with Jonathan Kitt from Ten Wing Films on Vimeo.

For more great behind the scenes videos, music videos and short films, check out the Ten Wing Films vimeo channel or our youtube channel, Ten Wing TV!

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Video/Photos: New Citizen in the Temple Production Stills!

December 4, 2012 By jasonhuls Leave a Comment

We’ve been hard at work over the past few weeks, completing more work on Citizen in the Temple. I’ve received several more digital mattes from Scott Richard, which look fantastic. In order to make the shots look alive, there has to be people in them, right? On Sunday, 12-2 we spent a few hours green screening. In most cases, all of the subjects will be shrank to very small sizes and dropped into epic landscapes. Here’s a behind the scenes peek!