smartparts - indie sci fi feature film

[jjbrainstorm]

I am curently working on an independent sci-fi feature film called smartparts, along with project partners Mark Benard (Lost Boys Studios) and writer/director Derek Franson.

The film’s story is about a small-time grifter named Rodney Ubay, who having just successfully pulled off a dangerous con, rents a storage cubical in a giant warehouse as a temporary hideout before catching a flight to his buyer. Unfortunately for Rodney, he is not the only one hiding out in this giant warehouse. Several fugitive robots from a discontinued and long forgotten 1950’s military program, have called this storage facility home for a very long time. And one of them, the really big one, seems to have gone insane.

We are really trying to capture an entertaining mix of action and humor with this film. Odd characters, in outrageous situations, without falling into over-the-top camp. It is a pretty ambitious project, requiring a large amount 3D computer animation and complex visual effects work.

We have a 4 minute promo clip which is downloadable from the film’s website http://www.smartpartsthemovie.com , as well as some design artwork, synopsis, and filmmaker bios. Posted below is a low-res still from the promo clip.

We would really like to invite genre film fans to not only see what we are doing, but to comment on it as well. We want to document the processes of making smartparts, and share as much of the trials and tribulations as we possibly/legally can. Hopefully (should our venture prove successful) providing some basic but useful information to other up-and-coming filmmakers on how a 2 to 3 million dollar genre film can be financed, cast, produced and distributed. We will answer as many questions as we can, and provide advice whenever possible.

Hope you enjoy the clip...

 

[Brian G Turner]

Sounds like an interesting idea - it would certainly be interesting to see a film starting out from early days.

If you don't mind my saying, one of the things I'd personally like to suggest is that - because we have a lot of aspiring writers here - is to have a transcript of a single short scene on the site, in script form, and show how that scene might develop and change as the film develops. It would be interesting to see specific changes and directorial notes accompany, even if that scene is specifically written out. Simply 2c.

Anyway, best of luck with it.

 

[jjbrainstorm]

The writer is doing a a slight tweak on the screenplay right now. I will try to pick an interesting scene from the new revision. Thanks for the idea.