archived-videos This Was Loyd Greenblat

Flicker Pictures · Jul 19, 2011

This was the first film I put together back in 1994-1995; my sophomoric (sophomoronic?) attempt at being Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest and Andy Warhol. It's silly, it's stupid, it's... well... now online!

Web page here
http://flickerpictures.com/loyd.htm

YT link here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6KYJEOL2Ho

* thanks for folks in the Premiere Lounge for input on the poster above

CamVader · Jul 19, 2011

Classic! It wasn't bad at all. I wish I could find actors this good.

Flicker Pictures · Jul 19, 2011

Thanks dood. I'm glad it delivered. :pop:

Zensteve · Jul 20, 2011

That's a really funny long-short. :lol:

Felt there was a lot of Cobain-angst in it, as well. That much of an influence?

Flicker Pictures · Jul 20, 2011

haha. yeah, definitely some Cobain-angst for sure. : )

Jack Lynt · Jul 22, 2011

That was enjoyable.

Flicker Pictures · Jul 22, 2011

Thanks Richy. It coulda been shorter, but sometimes you gotta put a frame around it, hang it on the wall, and call it done.

kinglis · Jul 23, 2011

Flicker Pictures said:
It's silly, it's stupid, it's... well... now online!

I enjoyed it so much!
A lovely mocumentary!
Great work with the actors! The art critique/investigation reporter was so funny! The angry artist too and he raised an important question: WHAT IS ART?

The ending was brilliant!

Thank you for sharing

Flicker Pictures · Jul 24, 2011

Thanks for watching, kinglis, and I'm glad it made you laugh. We had a lot of fun shooting this. Long time ago.

"Trash culture... trash art... trash Hank. That's America, baby." ~ Hank Millman

I was thinking of adding more to the story and reworking it with this trailer for a "new" version, but never got around to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4r-areacIg

* also http://blip.tv/flicker-pictures/un-film-de-loyd-greenblat-405201

brianluce · Jul 24, 2011

I like the pissed off guy in the junkyard.

Flicker Pictures · Jul 24, 2011

Without Butch (as Hank) there wouldn't have been a film. In fact the first Hank was a dud and bailed on me, so it was meant to be. Always nice when that happens.

* I was thinking about submitting it to MockFilmFest for kicks, thinking it would be around $25 bucks. Think again. $70!! No f'ing way. http://mockfilmfest.weebly.com/2011-entries.html

Murdock · Jul 27, 2011

Nice. I dig it.

Flicker Pictures · Jul 28, 2011

Cool.

brianluce · Jul 28, 2011

how much was scripts v. improv?

Flicker Pictures · Jul 28, 2011

Source material was a script, everyone had chunks of dialog written out for them and some form of motivation, but as we ran through the scenes whatever felt clunky we tweaked and all actors were given the freedom to riff and have fun with the characters. I'd say it ended up being about 85% from the page, 15% improvisation.

brianluce · Jul 28, 2011

Flicker Pictures said:
Source material was a script, everyone had chunks of dialog written out for them and some form of motivation, but as we ran through the scenes whatever felt clunky we tweaked and all actors were given the freedom to riff and have fun with the characters. I'd say it ended up being about 85% from the page, 15% improvisation.

Great stuff!