Posted by Justin on Nov 9, 2009 in
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W00000t!!1!
Both “Whale of a Bible Tale” and “Romancing the Rail” have been selected to play at the TromaDance 2009 film fest! If you live in Albuquerque or know people that do, please tell them about this event! Our films will be playing in Shorts Blocks B and C. You can find more information on the location and show timeshere
In other fest news…
Tromadance Indiana 2009 selected “Whale of a Bible Tale” to play back in September, but they didn’t inform me. Come on Indiana, I know you have nets! Send me some bits next time! ^_^
–Justin
Posted by Ryan on Oct 2, 2009 in
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Things here at Obscura Labs are moving along. Mr. J is working on Don’t Pass That Glass and from what I have seen of the edit it is looking really good. I’ve teamed up with Indus from Spitting Distance Pictures (sort of our sister production company, Hi Girls!) to start work on a new stop-motion animation. Finally, there has been quite a bit of photography going on at the studio as of late, mostly production photos and such.
Plans are in the works, so stay tuned. Oh and bug Justin to post our stop-motion title screen. *Poke* *Poke*
Posted by Justin on Sep 8, 2009 in
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Hey peoples! It’s been a bit quiet around here as of late (read: the entire month of August), but that largely due to a slew of fall projects we’re working on. Ryan is working on something both devious and wonderful, but it’s also very top secret. He’s up to somethin’. Somethin’ big. Ms. LowRez is busy freelancing as usual.
As for me, I’ve been polishing some of our films for festival submissions. Part of this, included creating sound for our animated logo which you can seehere. I was going to do what we normally do when we need a disgusting visual/sound and grab a can of spinach, but then I thought of a much tastier way to get the sound effects I needed. My homemade jam:
Squish it around for the microphone and then lick my hand clean. Awesome.
I should have the polished versions up, sometime this fall as apart of my continuing site debugging (apparently QuickTime wasn’t as universal as I thought. Oh how myopic having a Mac has made me! ^_^)
Posted by Amber on Jul 9, 2009 in
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I, after much “encouragement” from my lab mates, am posting.
ok my job is done here.
-amberguesa
Posted by Ryan on Jun 25, 2009 in
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Projects that need to happen.
1. Justin needs to finish “Don’t Pass That Glass” and his documentary film.
2. Ryan needs to finish “Greedy Little Fingers”
3. Amber needs to create her Origami piece.
What comes next? The doors are wide open and there is very much to do. I’ve talked to a couple of writers about comicbook scripts and movie scripts. Money seems to be the largest problem. Making films is expensive and time consuming. Making GLF put me in a position where I have to go back to a full time job. The self-employed thing just wasn’t working. I realize I’ve approched things from a wrong direction and hopefully I haven’t burnt too many bridges in the process. It feels like I asked for far too many favors creating that film and if wasn’t even finished. A change of method is called for…
-Ryan
Posted by Ryan on Jun 7, 2009 in
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With three days of filming Greedy Little Fingers behind me, I’m looking to finish the project as soon as possible. Still on the ‘to do’ on the list is the ending scene, Sylvia’s “dance” sequence and a couple of inserts. The process of movie making is crazy at best. One tries to plan for every twist and turn while filming, but it is impossible to predict every problem that will arise. Despite a few snags, filming went well. Much was accomplished and the footage looked good.
I’ve been told the fee for submitting the film to the Sundance Film Festival is going to be paid for. Now I need to deliver as the director and producer. The deadline for early entry is August 17th, which means Greedy Little Fingers needs to be completely filmed, edited, and ready for sending by then. Wish us luck! If GLF gets entered, then it will be a huge token on the resume of everyone involved.
-Ryan
Posted by Ryan on Apr 13, 2009 in
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For those who haven’t seen the stop motion Justin and I did on Sunday night, here the video of it. Consider this a sneak peek at the direction and feel Obscura Labs is going.
Though just a quick one, it helped us learn some methods and editing tools. I think the next one will happen in two weekends. We’ll be trying a longer peice this next time with a more difficult set up. Keep watching!
-Ryan
Posted by Justin on Apr 13, 2009 in
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Friends, well-wishers, and people who have fortuitously stumbled upon this sector of the Intar Webz, after months of digital toil it is my distinct fuzzy pleasure to welcome you to the official launch of ObscuraLabs.com.
Finally, we have an online home where we can show you the fruits of our creative efforts, keep you up to date on our projects–and if you’re so inclined–a place where you can support our conspiracy of awesome.
For those of you less familiar with our wheelings and dealings, a bit of an introduction is in order. Obscura Labs is a collective of filmmakers, illustrators, photographers, musicians, performers, and artists who have been collaborating on various projects since about 2005. Our artists’ work has been featured at film festivals, on album covers, on people’s bodies, and various club venues in Seattle. And now dear netizens, we bring our work to you over the series of tubez so that our photons can dance for the ocular enjoyment of all.
So please, take a look around, enjoy the sights, and keep an eye out for more scintillating wonders and hideous monstrosities.
–Justin
(OL Web Monkey)
