Welcome to the Freak Chamber
WELCOME TO THE FREAK CHAMBER -- Come in, come in. There's something here for everyone, something to catch your eye, something to take home to your dreams, to your restless sleep. You stand at the light end of a passage. It's dark ahead, but don't worry. The journey through shadow won't seem as long as it really is... Or is it the other way around? Funny, but it has slipped my mind. I guess all those wailing voices echoing through these cold stone catacombs have me a bit confused. Well, every journey starts with one step, so... Don't look back, just keep moving forward and try not to tread on anything living... or dead.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Awesome credit given to a lil Coen...
Matt Damon's 'True Grit' "Abs Double" Played by 15-Year-Old Kid?
By Erik Davis (Subscribe to Erik Davis's posts)...his words, not mine.
Though the original post is over a month old and dated back to when 'True Grit' first began screening for critics, for some reason this little behind-the-scenes nugget is just making the rounds now, probably because the story's author, Scott Feinberg, snuck in the tidbit at the very end of his article. So it goes like this: During the end credits of 'True Grit', Feinberg noticed a credit given to a Buster Coen for being Matt Damon's Abs Double.
Seems strange since you don't see Matt Damon's abs in the film, especially because they're covered up in layers of Texas Ranger clothing, and so during a post-screening Q&A Feinberg asked Damon what was up with the credit. Turns out Ethan Coen's 15-year-old son Buster had helped out on the film serving as an assistant to the script supervisor, but didn't want to be known as that in the credits. When asked what he wanted his credit to be, the kid indicated that he wanted to be known as Matt Damon's Abs Double.
Thus, said credit can now be seen during the film's end credit scroll, and we say Buster Coen deserves a high five. Not just because he came up with a hilarious credit for himself (that Coen quirk runs in the family, huh?), but because he further proved that film is a collaborative effort, and that it's not important who does what, only that, as a team, everyone got the job done together.
By Erik Davis (Subscribe to Erik Davis's posts)...his words, not mine.
Though the original post is over a month old and dated back to when 'True Grit' first began screening for critics, for some reason this little behind-the-scenes nugget is just making the rounds now, probably because the story's author, Scott Feinberg, snuck in the tidbit at the very end of his article. So it goes like this: During the end credits of 'True Grit', Feinberg noticed a credit given to a Buster Coen for being Matt Damon's Abs Double.
Seems strange since you don't see Matt Damon's abs in the film, especially because they're covered up in layers of Texas Ranger clothing, and so during a post-screening Q&A Feinberg asked Damon what was up with the credit. Turns out Ethan Coen's 15-year-old son Buster had helped out on the film serving as an assistant to the script supervisor, but didn't want to be known as that in the credits. When asked what he wanted his credit to be, the kid indicated that he wanted to be known as Matt Damon's Abs Double.
Thus, said credit can now be seen during the film's end credit scroll, and we say Buster Coen deserves a high five. Not just because he came up with a hilarious credit for himself (that Coen quirk runs in the family, huh?), but because he further proved that film is a collaborative effort, and that it's not important who does what, only that, as a team, everyone got the job done together.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Repo: The Genetic Rock Opera
So I recently watched a film called "Repo!: The Genetic Rock Opera" and it reminded me a lot of the concept of this Luchadors project. It was a low budget cult horror/musical that featured about an organ reproduction man in the future. Though I have to say it's not my favorite film, I really did enjoy it and perhaps we can take some notes from how a lot of scenes were accomplished using green screening and digital imaging.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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