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| On the Set of Saving Amy - Sunday, November 10, 2002 |
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My friend John had "intro to video art" as a class last semester and for his final, he decided to make a martial arts movie with one of those "save the girl" story lines. So he gathered his friends to be camera-people and henchmen, and i got some friends from wushu to be henchmen also. It was a blast taping... editing was a pain in the butt... especially the sound... but it was still fun. |
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| warming up... hiyyyaaaahhh |
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John and his brother James practicing their fight scene. |
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| Their cute dog, Bear. couldn't have made the movie without him. |
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James shaved his head the day before to play a badguy. |
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| John's parents helped out a lot, and they provided pizza after the shoot. Did someone say pizza? i'm there! |
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| 2 vs. 6... i like the odds. |
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| DUCK!!! yeah, lots of mud... it was slippery, so walking around was difficult.. never mind the fighting part. |
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| Asian robocop... kung-fu fighter...guy |
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| Our friend Jen Keefe manned one of the cameras |
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| John Mr. director man with ropes and sticks and stuff... some of the many props used to add excitement this action packed movie. |
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| Wanna piece o' Me? |
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| Cool midaction shot from John's fight with James. |
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| That's Lena on the hill in the distance... she was a good sport about things... half dressed in the cold... pretty much sitting and watching most of the time. Brian on the other hand, got sick for 2 weeks after this... and everyone at wushu blamed me for it... i mean... come on... half dressed girl is fine, but brian gets sick... whatever, boohoo. |
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| The final fight scene to save the girl!! |
That's my friend Chris from wushu... brown hair Chris, cause there's another Chris... anyway, his ninja costume was awesome for the stereotypical henchmen. |
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| some of the cast and crew (from left): lena, shante, jen, me, rich, erica, john, james, brian, and chris |
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Shooting Day 2 - Friday, November 15
The first day of shooting was important, cause it was nearly impossible to gather everyone... later that week, we met to finish shooting other scenes.
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James... without the skull face. |
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| James' friend Alison didn't realize it when she came over, but she would help out with the taping and even play a vital role in the script. |
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Movie Credits:
Cast:
John Mastromarino
Charles Le
Lena Diedrichsen
James Mastomarino
Richard Gordon
Matt Shanahan
Brian Agrawal
Chris (the ninja)
Allison Taylor
and featuring
Bear as Amy
Camera Crew:
Erica Anderson
Shante Powers
Lucille Mastromarino
Jen Keefe
James Mastromarino
Allison Taylor
John Mastromarino Sr.
John Mastromarino Jr.
Editing:
John Mastromarino
Charles Le
Original Score:
Matt Shanahan
Sound Effects:
John Mastromarino
Charles Le
Director and Producer:
John Mastromarino
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| John's car got mad abuse that day. The sound of screeching tires in the movie was not a sound effect. |
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| On the way back to John's house, there wasn't enough room in front, so i had to ride home in the trunk... it was fun. |
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| TO BE CONTINUED... I have the same video class this semester... and i'm definitely planning on making an fighting movie for my final project also. :) |
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