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Recent content by Chris Tempel

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    blog Leap

    And in other news, a Russian YouTube knockoff pirated my film Amazon and had it AI dubbed into Russian! Even has 28 views already too. 🤣
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    blog Leap

    Tubi is live! You can watch it free here: https://bit.ly/4kKEZpr I just sent out a bunch of press releases again, updated all the links on my socials, and let everyone know. I'm starting to see why marketing can be a full-time job. It would totally be worth bringing someone on the next...
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    blog THE DEVIL'S GAME - A Supernatural Thriller Based on True Events

    When I made my first feature back in 2007, I scheduled it by hand. It was a small horror film set in the woods and took 12 days, filming about 4 hours a night. For my second feature in 2009, I wrote the script in Celtx and used its built in scheduling module, a calendar based on Mozilla...
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    blog THE DEVIL'S GAME - A Supernatural Thriller Based on True Events

    Just cranked out another seven pages. I'm finding that writing this one is coming in waves, and I wonder if it has something to do with following the Save the Cat formula. While I love the framework that it provides, I think I need to add more beats within the existing structure during the...
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    blog Leap

    Just saw that the movie will be hitting Tubi July 14th!
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    blog THE DEVIL'S GAME - A Supernatural Thriller Based on True Events

    Now that the premiere for "Leap" is over and the movie is out on streaming, I've been diving headfirst into this script. The first big change is the title (again). Apparently there's another indie feature coming out this year that's already using the title, "Devil's Gave" and is about Oujia...
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    Time

    Nicely done! I'm a huge fan of light streaks
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    blog Leap

    Day one on set Vlog:
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    blog Leap

    A look at the how I did the VFX:
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    blog Leap

    Now available on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FBJKY1HM
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    format Including images within a screenplay script?

    I only ever use an image for the title page, and even then it's just the title in a font that I think would work. What's the purpose of the script? Is it spec? For hire? Something you want to make? If you're making it, by all means do whatever you want. If it's paid or spec, then I'd...
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    blog Leap

    Got the following email today from Indie Rights: "Great job on your deliverables. We are ready to start distribution. First will be Amazon, Google Play and YouTube Movies TVOD. That will be followed later by Tubi and others. Amazon typically takes from two to six weeks to go live and we...
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    vfx Another Classic Re-Done in Fusion

    This one took me about four hours to translate, but I think it's pretty cool.
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    blog Leap

    Finally have an update! My deliverables were approved and the trailer is now up on the Indie Rights trailer channel on YouTube! Linda Nelson said she'd have some more information for me later this week.
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    vfx Projection Mapping in Fusion

    I've been wanting to get back into making tutorials for Fusion since it's really a "no-more-excuses" scenario (Editing, Color, VFX and Sound - all for FREE), so here's one on projection mapping. Take a still image and use projections to make it 3D. In other news, I spent the day recreating...
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