Actors Courtney Hopkin and Chris Baldenhofer are all business when it comes to filming!
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January Short: Behind-the-Scenes 6
Cast members Courtney Hopkin, Christine Giordano, Ted Meredith and John Buseman hang out between set-ups.
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January Short: Behind-the-Scenes 5
Our crew is always hard at work on set. Director Ben Moody and DP Jay Galvan get the camera ready while AD Shawn Marchese and Script Supervisor Lisa Marchese make sure we don’t miss anything.
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January Short: Behind-the-Scenes 2
Actor John Buseman and sound team Clayton de Wet and Alan Koda work on developing Frat Ghost over breakfast.
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January Short: Behind-the-Scenes 1
Our January short is wrapped and editing is nearly done! We love a fast turnaround. We should have it online for everyone next week. In the meantime, we are going to share behind-the-scene photos like we did last month leading up to the video going online.
First up, we’d like to thank our great cast culled from the Austin Improv world: Ted Meredith, Emily Breedlove, Christine Giordano, John Buseman, Courtney Hopkin and Chris Baldenhofer.
Next, we are proud to have the same crew come back from December’s “A Very Arkham City Christmas.” We love our crew and it just gets better as we continue working together: Jay Galvan (Director of Photography), Shawn Marchese (Assistant Director), Lisa Marchese (Script Supervisor), Clayton de Wet and Alan Koda (Sound), Travis Jones (Grip), Lisamarie Kull (Set Decorator and Catering), and Roy Moore (Photography).
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2012: Year of the Goggles
Blue Goggles Films is undertaking a crazy project this year. We’re setting out to make at least one short film a month for all of 2012. That’s right! Each month we’ll be busting our butts to make a new video game related short. The only real requirement is that I want them to be somewhat topical. All that means is that we probably won’t be doing a Parasite Eve short anytime soon.
We got some fun ideas in store and can’t wait to share them with everybody. We’re really looking forward to staying busy and to continue working with new and old cast members as well as our badass crew. Let the year of the Blue Goggles begin.
That’s Awesome! – The Lion King Rises
My love for great trailer mash-ups continues with The Lion King Rises. It’s actually kind of frightening how well this person matched up The Lion King to the newest Dark Knight Rises trailer. Check it out!
That’s Awesome! – Top 5 Games of 2011
I didn’t get to play everything that came out this year. This fall was extremely tough due to the sheer number of games that came out all at once. I missed some big titles that I’m still dying to play but they will have to wait. Even with some omissions, I had a hard time narrowing it down to only 5 games. This isn’t a list of what I deem the best games of the year, this is just a list of my favorite games of the year. Enjoy!
Dark Souls: This game is simply mean, but that’s what I love about it. Dark Souls reminds me of my childhood playing frustratingly hard games on the NES. So then, why is it one of my favorites of the year? Due to the crushing difficulty, when you do succeed at something, you jump up in the air and scream and shout and dance. The game’s difficulty makes it so damn rewarding
Mortal Kombat: This is another game that plays on nostalgia for me and it provided me with so much joyous carnage. It’s the first game in years that I had people over and we played in the same room together. Needless to say, we all reverted to 13-year-olds and cheered when we performed fatalities on one another.
Portal 2: While there have been some funny movies this year, I would probably say that Portal 2 is the funniest thing I’ve experienced this year. On top of that, it’s simply an incredibly well-crafted game. Valve always does an amazing job at telling story through gameplay and Portal 2 is no exception. I’m in space.
Batman: Arkham City: I don’t know if I can express how much I love Rocksteady’s take on Batman. It’s dark, gritty and brutal, yet stylized and other worldly. While the story is great, super exciting and pushes Batman to his limits, the real reason I can’t get enough of this game is because it makes you feel like Batman. The stealth stuff is awesome but I simply love the combat system in this game. There are few things as gratifying as clearing an entire group of thugs out in one massive 50 plus hit combo.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: People have been taking “staycations” just to explore the world of Skyrim. I know I would if I had the vacation time. Just simply wandering around Skyrim is a game in and of itself, and then there’s hundreds of quests to go on too! I’ve been playing this game for a month and haven’t even scratched the surface of it. If I could only pick one game to play for a year, it would be Skyrim hands down, no contest.
Behind The Scenes Countdown to Holiday Short 2011: Photo 8
The holiday short is going to be online within the next 24 hours! Is the anticipation killing you yet? We can’t wait to share it with everyone very, very soon. Our last picture of the day features Director Ben Moody reacting to Roy Moore’s camera while actor John Buseman and DP Jay Galvan get ready for the next take.
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Behind The Scenes Countdown to Holiday Short 2011: Photo 7
It’s the final push for finishing the short today, including color correction and the opening title sequence and end credits. We can’t wait to share it with everyone this week! In the meantime, below is a photo of the awesome duo of Lisa and Shawn Marchese. Lisa is our script supervisor and Shawn is the assistant director. Their help has been invaluable to us both in this holiday short and on BIT Parts.
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Behind The Scenes Countdown to Holiday Short 2011: Photo 6
Got the final sound mix today from Clayton De Wet and Alan Koda. They went above and beyond what we expected and are super excited with the outcome. We’re getting close!
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