tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56223207435514112792023-11-16T08:52:36.554-08:00The Reel World of Zachary HayesZachary Hayes is an aspiring filmmaker. Join him on his journey through film school and the never ending search for the perfect movie idea. www.ZacharyHayes.comZachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564779133270476647noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-2584356762701820062012-04-17T17:31:00.000-07:002012-10-18T20:08:42.443-07:00First BreakAmazing how things can change in one day! I received a call while I was in class from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193624/">Jeff Allard</a> who I had sent my resume to a week or so ago. Two years ago my old boss, Shawn, introduced me to his screenwriting friend, Edward, who I later Facebook friended. Shawn pointed out a few weeks back that Ed had posted on Facebook information about a film in which he was involved. I asked Ed for contact information so I could inquire more and seek a Production Assistant job and he was kind enough to give me Jeff's email.<br />
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Some time went by with no reply, and I then received an email from my school saying this film written by an Iowa native was seeking Production Assistants. It was the same film! But asked that I send my resume to someone else. So I did that, assuming I had sent my inquiry to the wrong person. Then today I get a call from Jeff asking if I was still interested. YES.<br />
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It creates a bit of a dilemma. I have to get to Tennessee by April 30th, so I'll miss my finals. That's a little over 10 days to finish 3 weeks worth of school work and attempt to do my finals early! Worth it. After all, I'll be working the job my degree is intended to help me get.<br />
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So this <i>could</i> mean big things. Big, relative to the nothing I've done thus far. The worst news is that I won't be able to finish 'Thunder Bay' this semester. I'll have to rework the screenplay and shoot it next year.Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564779133270476647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-37618583689794721942012-04-11T22:38:00.000-07:002012-04-11T22:38:17.534-07:00One Month to GoIt has been a rough month, pending the end of the school year. Even though I started writing 'Thunder Bay' last summer I am only now getting stuff shot. I'm working as Special Effects Supervisor on a class project and grad film. I have to write a short screenplay for class. And none of this will really help me get a PA job!<br />
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So I am taking a break. Finally getting a new blog in. This summer I'll be moving back to Des Moines until fall. I'll likely get a job, maybe my old job at Happy Joe's, who knows. But I also plan to focus a lot on what matters--PA experience. Last summer I felt good getting the gig on Avi's film. I have to one up that this year. I applied for a project, low budget, but being shot by Hollywood professionals. Haven't heard back, no big deal. It inspired a new idea: Apply for local professional projects. So far I've sent my resume to one and received a hopeful response. This is good practice! Still, nothing exciting to report. I cannot let this blog die just because nothing is happening! I graduate soon, and after the initial OOOO I GRADUATED there will be a lot of nothing. Then hopefully something good! And I want this blog alive when that happens.<br />
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Here is a screenshot from the set of my film, Thunder Bay.<br />
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<br />Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564779133270476647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-47487250736550208222012-03-21T22:54:00.001-07:002012-03-21T22:54:15.500-07:00Too Much To DoCurrently I'm working on three projects. I'm the special effects supervisor on Avi's new film as well as in my alt forms class. Then I'm working on my film, which has fallen far behind schedule. It is a little discouraging. From now on, I am making short films only! I haven't even had time to blog. I haven't even had time to think of an interesting blog post to write. There just isn't time anymore, but I don't want this blog to die so I am checking in with a promise that soon I'll have something to say. I'm working on screenplays and such that I will be able to share.<br />
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For now, here is a special effects test that I worked on. It's just a test! Notice the artificial shadows. I'm getting better, eh?<br />
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This post is dedicated to the memory of my dog, Angel.<br />
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<br />Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564779133270476647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-79012201858753902312012-02-07T14:55:00.000-08:002012-02-07T14:55:52.447-08:00Pretentious Film StudentMemes are all the <a href="http://0.tqn.com/d/webtrends/1/0/D/A/-/-/epic-rage-guy.jpg"><i>rage</i></a> these days and I've thoroughly enjoyed wasting hours of my life reading them. As a kind of joke, I started a meme of my own based on the people I've had the pleasure of meeting at the University of Iowa. My friend, Brian, and I love pointing out who among our classmates are overly pretentious<span class="st">—</span>so I used Brian's face as the template of a new meme called <a href="http://www.quickmeme.com/Pretentious-Film-Student/?upcoming">Pretentious Film Student</a>.<br />
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Any film student will recognize these people, and if they don't then they probably are one. There are the kind who see themselves as creative geniuses capable of becoming big league film directors directly out of college; and the kind that hate the industry and think film theory is an important field of study and consider their incomprehensible "experimental" films to be their godly gift to humanity because their films are rich with "theory". If that run-on sentence doesn't have you convinced, then why not just check the meme out yourself?<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://www.quickmeme.com/Pretentious-Film-Student/?upcoming">Quick Meme Page</a> to see the latest memes, <b>make your own</b>, and vote for the ones you like.<br />
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Also, there's a new <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pretentious-Film-Student/148665441918725">Facebook Page</a> so you can 'Like' the meme and have the latest show up directly on your feed.<br />
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<br />Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564779133270476647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-26196333308962177052012-01-24T16:44:00.000-08:002012-01-24T16:48:23.605-08:00Junior, Part IISo starts the new semester of my Junior year and after hours of work to add/drop classes until my schedule is perfect, I have finally gotten rid of the boring theory class which I would not have survived through in order to pick up two production classes, which the department frowns on almost as much as run-on sentences. I shall be taking an advanced short-form screenwriting class being taught by Facebook friend Chris R. and an "alternate forms" class, whatever that means, with Avi who is the grad student I'd previously worked for. Essentially, the class kills out two birds with one stone. We the students gain the necessary experience in an actual production team environment while Avi gets his latest film completed with free, mandatory labor. Every student will assume a role on the set of Avi's film and we will work together like a production company of sorts to see the project through. Very excited about this class.<br />
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The role I applied for and received is Special Effects Supervisor. Working with the "art department", I'll be in charge of designing the necessary special effects for the film and making sure every shot is set up for that effect. Most muzzle flashes and chroma keying, but I might be way over my head with some of the advanced motion tracking he's expecting. We'll see.<br />
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At any rate here is a thing I through together at 6am one depressing night so I could test out some special effects. Just for funnsies.<br />
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I'm working on my 16mm project for my film class final. It's called 'Attack of the Aliens from Outer Space'. It's a stereotypical 50s style alien invasion film. Almost finished shooting it so I can send it off for expensive processing. Then I'll edit it digitally. Expect it in December!Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564779133270476647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-50894379235974229952011-11-01T16:55:00.000-07:002011-11-01T16:56:15.521-07:00WeatherIt is hard to predict. Luckily I have an iPhone that informed me that today would be possibly the last nice day of the year. Rob Tracy is graduating in December and he is supposed to be in a scene that takes place on a sunny day. So I jumped on my phone and got him and Austin to agree to do a last minute shoot. It wasn't easy. We had to do Rob's make-up and liquid latex work in the mall, then run to the river to shoot their scene together. Aside from the horrible wind, it turned out quite well.<br />
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<br />Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564779133270476647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-59178401850327032962011-10-26T20:10:00.000-07:002011-10-26T20:10:25.146-07:00Now in ProductionSaturday was the first day of production for the film 'Thunder Bay'. Half of the scenes for the future subplot were shot and completed, Demetrios Hadjis (as future Gavin) and Seth Miller (as Scott) were the actors involved. All-in-all the shoot went very well. We shot at a house in Cedar Rapids. This was my first time working with the Canon Rebel T3i and we ran into some trouble with the SD card and had to purchase a new one. Another $60 down the hole. The sound quality is also pretty poor so the rest of the film will be shot on sync sound which is sad because that's a lot of extra work for production and post-production. Let me recap what this project is about:<br />
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'Thunder Bay' is a drama film directed by Zachary Hayes and Austin Mooney. The story takes place in three different time periods, the past (1 year ago), the present, and the future (40 years later). The idea is that the periods in time interact with each other both metaphorically and literally. The characters are haunted by their memories, but in a very surreal way they also interact with their past or future selves.<br />
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<b>The past:</b> One year ago in the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario; to pay off his med school bills, Gavin starts a meth lab with his friend, Ronnie, and by mistake blows the lab up. On the run from both the police and his friend, Gavin takes refuge in his brother's apartment. Simultaneously, Tyler is dealing with his friend, Maddy's, addiction to heroin. Maddy contracts HIV from an unclean heroin needle and commits suicide, prompting Tyler to run away from his problems and accusing parents. Tyler comes across Aiden being beat up in an alley by thugs he owes money to. To save Aiden, Tyler pays off Aiden's debts and in return Aiden lets Tyler sleep on his sofa.<br />
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<b>The present:</b> Tyler meets Aiden's dealer, Gavin, who gives Tyler company while Aiden is off on a "date". Gavin introduces Tyler to a drug that takes them into a fantasy world. Together they explore the limitless possibilities of this lucid dream-scape. Aiden is arrested for using a fake ID that by chance belonged to a wanted felon, and Gavin and Tyler are forced to get him from the police station. This experience sparks a friendship between the two and Tyler moves in with Gavin while Gavin's brother is off protesting <span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"> The Conscription Crisis. Incidentally, Tyler begins to get sick and Gavin, fearing the consequences of taking Tyler to a doctor, offers to take care of him. </span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"><b>The future: </b>Gavin, now 40 years older, discovers that he has a brain tumor that costs him all of his memories from before a month prior. Fearing that he will die without any recollection of his past, and feeling that he "was born an old man, about to die from cancer", Gavin and his son go on a quest to uncover his past. Here he makes amends with mistakes he'd forgotten about. </span>Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564779133270476647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-47310819325845472472011-10-18T23:26:00.001-07:002011-10-18T23:28:24.935-07:00A Mote of DustI made this for two reasons, besides wanting to get the message out there. To test my Canon T3i (I just got a T3i for my 21st birthday!) in darkness before 'Thunder Bay' goes into production' later this week, and to test my "space helmet" which will be used in my 16mm 50's style alien flick.<br />
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Music: Us & Them as made famous by Pink Floyd<br />
Narration: Carl Sagan "Pale Blue Dot"<br />
Found footage attributed their respectable sources and used without permission, ah ha!<br />
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<span class="st">The most fun part is not knowing for sure when you run out of film. It tells you how many feet of film you've run through, but I'm not sure I trust it! Hopefully, the reel didn't end prematurly. I wouldn't want my setup for the end credits, pictured below, to go in vain.</span></div>
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<span class="st">The purpose of this project was to shoot a dream sequence and my partner was Terry, who will likely be the Director of Photography on my drug film, so he at least had an idea of what he was doing. </span><br />
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<span class="st">What did I learn? I learned to love digital. There isn't as much payoff for success, but success is at least obtainable. I also learned that film is stored in refrigerators and sock drawers. I'm sure my roommate enjoys having to push my stacks of film aside to reach the milk.</span></div>
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Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15598077454533720317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-21666258701029522762011-08-26T23:08:00.000-07:002011-08-26T23:08:35.836-07:00Another Trailer? Where's the Movie!?<div style="text-align: left;">Here is the short version of the 'Finding Genesis' movie trailer. The longer version may be coming soon, hopefully followed by the film itself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27275291" width="398" height="219" frameborder="0"></iframe>Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15598077454533720317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-38021311356956851242011-08-01T01:17:00.000-07:002011-08-01T01:21:14.991-07:00Wholesome. Nutty. Fruity. Team Trail Mix.When my High School friend, Laura Fast, asked me if I was interested in starting a team for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, I said <strike>"No I'm not a fucking psycho!"</strike> "Yes". And so, I began to help her put together a team of what turned out to be five people, together we were Team Trail Mix. Laura, Summer, Brent, Shawn, and myself kicked off on Friday, July 29th, and the 48 hours began at 7pm. Now, 56 hours later, I just woke up from my well deserved nap. But let me back up...<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Friday, as soon as we got our genre, required prop, character and line of dialogue, we jumped right into writing and spent that entire day working out the story. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.desmoinesisnotboring.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/The-48-Hour-Film-Project-Des-Moinesg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.desmoinesisnotboring.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/The-48-Hour-Film-Project-Des-Moinesg.png" t$="true" /></a>Here are the requirements:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Genre:</em> Coming of age.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Prop:</em> Marshmallow(s).</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Character:</em> Kelly/Kelli McBride the teacher.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Line of dialogue:</em> "Open the door."</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We finished the script at midnight, narrowing the story down to a funny story about getting one's license being the first step to becoming a man. The next day was spent shooting from 9am to 6pm. I only got an hour of sleep the previous night so I was a bit groggy but as soon as we were out and about that went away. After shooting, I had to take that footage and narrow it down to 4-7 minutes, the hardest part about the entire weekend. I stayed up the next night to edit and it was done right on time the next day when we rushed it to the finish line. Made it! I'm not allowed to put online until after the judging and screening, so since you're so excited to see what we came up with, you'll just have to wait.</div><br />
Next week I'm on the set of Shawn's film, 'Claddagh'.Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15598077454533720317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-53693658569539492912011-07-25T15:43:00.000-07:002011-07-25T15:43:33.702-07:00You've Got Production OfficeFrom the making of 'Finding Genesis' I learned that passing along information can be tedious. So, for the currently untitled film, I have created an online production office using facebook groups. Now our crew and actors have access to all the information they want, and only the information they want, so I can shorten emails to just what they need. Here is how the PO describes itself:<br />
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<blockquote>"As far as I'm concerned, this is the first online production office. The purpose of this group is to facilitate documents, schedules, and information about any Fall semester film projects being produced by our growing circle of University of Iowa film majors. If you have important information that you need a member to see immediately, contact them directly because it is unlikely that everybody will check in on this group regularly. This group should instead be regarded as a primary source and reference that one can be directed to for information on "current projects", scheduling reminders, and a forum for informal discussion.<br />
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This group is for active participants in "current projects", but does not require active participation in this group as long as you have it as a reference.<br />
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What are "current projects"?<br />
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Current projects are currently in the idea phase. The one project that is in later phases of pre-production is a film we'll just call The Untitled. Please browse the group's Docs for more information on this project, as it is likely that you were invited to this group for the sole purpose of working on it specifically (as either actor, crew, or both).<br />
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Among the things I've posted is the first draft to 'The Untitled'. You can read it <a href="http://www.zacharyhayes.com/media/UntitledDrugSPDraft1.pdf">here</a>, or you can wait until the film's release and avoid spoiling the ending. Otherwise, here is the description of the film similar to the one I posted earlier. It is the same description posted on our online PO.<br />
<blockquote>"What is time? This question is not only thoroughly explored in the film, but explained--leaving it up to the audience to decide whether they can accept the answer. This postmodern film, 'The Untitled' which has been called by many titles including 'A Dog Named Trixie', is a story of two college-age boys living in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Tyler, a naive and innocent runaway, is introduced to a magical drug-induced fantasy world by an intelligent, witty, non-stereotypical drug dealer named Gavin. Together they explore the boundaries of controlling perception over time, unaware of the severity of Tyler's illness and the little time he may have left.<br />
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This film is about time, friendship, forgiveness, and most importantly--how our lives are shaped by memories. The story unfolds non-linearly, switching between the present, recent past, and 40 years in the future. But, even with four decades between them, moments of the past and future interact in an original way that has never been done on film before."</blockquote>I realize that when I type I sometimes sound <strike>like an ass</strike> pretentious.Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15598077454533720317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-65551072555232485852011-07-22T17:13:00.000-07:002011-07-22T17:13:40.707-07:00The Dark Knight Rises Goes Viral<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shoppingblog.com/2011pics/the_dark_knight_rises_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.shoppingblog.com/2011pics/the_dark_knight_rises_poster.jpg" t$="true" width="217" /></a></div><br />
I was so excited to see the teaser to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/">'The Dark Knight Rises'</a> that premiered with the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201607/">new Harry Potter</a>. I've been following updates on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/">Christopher Nolan's</a> third, and final, Batman movie since seeing <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/">'The Dark Knight'</a>. So if you haven't seen it, here it is. Don't worry about it spoiling anything, half of it is reused footage from the past films. Comes out in one year, I'm waiting at the theater already.<br />
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<li>The time-line has to be out of order, i.e. <span class="st">Quentin Tarantino.</span></li>
<li><span class="st">Random stuff has to happen that doesn't push the story forward. </span></li>
<li><span class="st">It has to take place in Canada.</span></li>
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<span class="st">And one night, as I lie awake at 4am, it hit me. But I can't explain without spoiling the entire film, so I'll tell you what I can.</span><br />
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<span class="st">With the running title, 'The Untitled', the story follows two college-aged boys living in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The innocent and preppy Tyler meets intuitive, non-stereotypical drug dealer Gavin who introduces Tyler into a drug induced fantasy world where anything is possible. The premise: "what is time?" This question is not only thoroughly explored in the film, but explained, leaving it up to the audience to decide whether they can accept the answer. Although the film is not as random as a T</span><span class="st">arantino</span><span class="st"> flick, there is a past, present and future that are revealed out of order as the characters learn more about each other. The first draft of the screenplay is completed. The actors have been contacted. All that's left to do is start shooting. Here is the up-to-date credits list.</span><br />
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<i>Producer/Writer/Director: </i>Zachary Hayes<br />
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<i>Assistant Director:</i> Austin Mooney<br />
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<i>Director of Photography:</i> Terry Quinn<br />
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<i>Unit Production Manager:</i> Ryan Shenefelt<br />
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<i>Canadian Culture & Lifestyle Supervisor:</i> Taryn Spitzer<br />
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<i>Music: </i>Michele McLaughlin<br />
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<em>Graphic Designer:</em> Patrick Crowley<br />
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<i>Gavin:</i> Austin Mooney<br />
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<em>Gavin (Present):</em> Demetri Hadjis<br />
<i>Tyler: </i>Zachary Hayes<br />
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<i>Aiden:</i> Brain Healy<br />
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<i>Ronnie:</i> Rob Tracy<i> </i><br />
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<em>Xuan:</em> Kim Cooper<br />
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<i>Maddy:</i> Joshua Preston<i> </i><br />
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<em>Scott:</em> Seth Miller<br />
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<i>Chloe:</i> This roll has not been casted.<br />
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<i>EMTs (2)</i><br />
1st: Derek Tracy<br />
2nd: Not been casted.<br />
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<i>Police Officer: </i>Not been casted.<br />
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<i>Unnamed friends (2)</i><br />
1st: Not been casted.<br />
2nd: Not been casted.<br />
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<em>Druggie (2)</em><br />
1st: Not been casted.<br />
2nd: Not been casted.<br />
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An astronomer struggles to afford his fiance's life support when he discovers a message from an extraterrestrial intelligence. Starring Austin Mooney, Rob Tracy, & Joshua Preston.Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15598077454533720317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-21567514354269375422011-06-23T17:30:00.000-07:002011-07-25T15:31:52.417-07:00Below the Line<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/255654_10150217309821190_500616189_7814327_1837886_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/255654_10150217309821190_500616189_7814327_1837886_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>With two years left of school, the looming question for me is: what's next? Go on to grad school, or immerse myself in the industry. The latter can be pretty dangerous if you don't know what the f**k you're doing, and the former can waste time and money. While it doesn't hurt to have a good <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/zacharyhayes">reel</a> of student films, it won't help you get into the DGA. For that, you need to start off as a Production Assistant and work your way up the ladder. How else are you going to learn what a lockup is or how to read a call sheet and fill out an Exhibit G? (Maybe by buying and reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Done-Ultimate-Production-Assistant/dp/1932907882/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1311633095&sr=8-3">THIS BOOK</a>). They are certainly not teaching us that at school. So, thinking realistically, I should balance my own projects with finding opportunities to build a good resume. Anything that will make it easier for me to get that first PA job. The catch 22 is, you typically need PA experience to be hired as a PA. So, as of where I am, the best thing I can do is be involved in the works of grad students.<br />
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I jumped at the opportunity to work on the set of my former screenwriting TA, Avi Michaels, who is directing a project he wrote called 'The Whistleblower'. This was a great start. I learned a lot, got hands-on experience, and worked 14 hour days with 4 hours to sleep in-between. Our crafty was all vegan, so I got a taste for all the foods I love except made of beans. I've never felt healthier. Hell, even the apples were made of beans. Most importantly, I met a lot of new awesome people at and above my level who I hope will be future contacts. Networking and experience are worth more than a paycheck until I get my first "professional" gig. I'm not really sure how I would define "professional", since we did everything as professionally as possible in this production.<br />
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Thanks to Ryan and Turk for letting me crash at their place this past week, my mom for letting me use her car, and all the people involved in the production!Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15598077454533720317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-71289135707856033372011-06-10T02:02:00.000-07:002011-06-23T17:39:32.857-07:00Save The Date!Here is the time and date that my film, 'Waiting for Eternity', will be shown at the <a href="http://desmoinesartsfestival.org/film_festival.php">Interrobang Film Festival</a> (Des Moines Art Festival). <b>Friday, June 24th; 5:00 in Room 2.</b> It will be the third of three short films being shown at that time. I hope to see you there! If you can't make it, <a href="http://vimeo.com/17666875">watch it online here</a>.<br />
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Here is the trailer I don't think I ever posted:<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="257" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kz5RuDcc3T4?rel=0" width="400"></iframe>Zachary Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15598077454533720317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622320743551411279.post-51434106162401293042011-05-22T20:30:00.000-07:002011-05-22T20:41:53.488-07:00Production Stills<div style="text-align: left;">Here are a few of my favorite production stills from 'Finding Genesis'. Click them to enlarge the photo.</div><br />
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