UPDATES: Movie watching and discussions with moron filmmakers

OMG….truly tiresome. Watching heaps of old school JC footage is making me dribble heaps as my body itches to do some fight choreography and a playback of some of JC retro 80s films. Of course, that means I gotta schmush with the local op shops and dig out some the hideous loud outfits that I can recall my parents donning back those days.

On top of that, doing a bit of a call out for some “thugs” to do some quick action sequences with, set on the back drops of some abandon rooftops – I’m sure its definitely going to be fun.

I’ve been more and more pedantic about cinematography these days (what sells through the lens) and getting down and dirty with lots of shot experimentations and gadget building with my handy man dad.

I’ve been in a little bit of heated discussions lately with some, “real filmmakers” (or so they call themselves, because they’ve taken themselves so serious at the craft, and people like “me” disturb them).

I am quite amused when they responded with:

“We are filmmakers that make film for intelligent audiences. Action, comedy or youtubey stuff is trivial…”

Seriously? What’s up their….You get what I mean.

“We aspire to be the next Tarantinos…”, the leader of the elite moronic filmmakers group babbles on.

Oh man. How original. I don’t think Mr Tarantino ever quoted himself saying “I aspire to be someone-else-besides-myself-because-I-don’t-know-who-the-*beep*-I am”.

Plus, he didn’t go to film school, he just knows what he wants and has made it happen.

Lateral thinking, innovation and drive not stick-up-yourself film buddies!

I’m going off track again. But some cool things are happening in HK with Bey Logan and “Snowblade”. He’s currently doing some shoots and I can see that some of the “blood and gore” team (Michael Dinetz) is having a wild time with the blood spray.

Bey Logan gets hands on with the camera

Michael Dinetz is squirting some fun

Mike Leeder and his team is also currently working on some another uber cool concept “Zombasians”, the trailer is due out soon.

In the meantime, China Lion Group have pass over some preview screening tickets for “Butcher, Chef and the Swordsman” for the March 17. I’m taking my film colleague Clint Logan (former VFX executive of The Post Op Group) who is just dying to figure out that “action” project. Stay tuned because I might be release some freebie tickets on this site.

Love ya all and stay tune for more rants!

Maria Tran