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Tag Archives: short film
TELL-TALE DELAY
It was June. I was looking forward to finishing my short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, based on my musical adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story. I was feeling good. Post production was coming … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged color grading, Edgar Allan Poe, musicabre, musical, production stills, screen shots, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart, VFX
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TELL-TALE RINGTONE
Dial M for Macabre Todd Maki, the sound engineer on our short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” surprised me this morning with an email with no subject heading and merely “just for fun” written in the body … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia
Tagged Edgar Allan Poe, macabre, musicabre, ringtone, short film, sound, The Tell-Tale Heart, Todd Maki
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WALLPAPER FROM HELL – Tell-Tale Shoot Diary #5
Spoiler alert! This post may give away some Tell-Tale movie musicabre design secrets! Why suddenly a spoiler alert? I have been blabbing about the main plot points of “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” in several posts already, why … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia
Tagged cameo, Edgar Allan Poe, Harry Walker, hell, Hitchcock, Ja'rel Ivory, Jason Chua, musicabre, Nicholas Callais, set design, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart, wallpaper
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450 DEGREES OF MORTAL TERROR – Tell-Tale Shoot Diary #4
Presently I heard a slight groan And I knew It was the groan of mortal terror It was not a groan of pain or of grief Oh no It was the low stifled sound That arises from the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged assistant cameraman, Austin Lepri, Director of Photography, dolly, Edgar Allan Poe, film set, gaffer, groan, Harry Walker, Henry Borriello, Ja'rel Ivory, Jason Chua, key grip, Mortal Terror, music, musicabre, Nicholas Callais, short film, soliloquy, The Tell-Tale Heart
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THE DAY I MURDERED MY HUSBAND – Tell-Tale Shoot Diary #3
Welcome back to the “Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” film shoot diary, and the day I murdered my husband. Repeatedly. Take after take after take. Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” centers on a “very very dreadfully … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged assault, Austin Lepri, black and white, chamber piece, cinematography, Ed Elder, Edgar Allan Poe, eye, flashback, Jason Chua, movie, murder, musicabre, musical, Opera, pas a deux, set, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart, vulture
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A logo for FREDRICK BYERS
I’ve been producing theater with my husband Ed as “Fredrick Byers Productions” for some time now, since 2002 I believe. Now that we are producing a short film I thought it was about time I realize my vision for … Continue reading
TELL-TALE PRATFALL – Tell-Tale Shoot Diary #2
One for the blooper reel, except… It was one of the least difficult set-ups of the Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre shoot. Just me coming down the stairs – a flash back to when the murderer, fresh from … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia
Tagged black and white, blooper, blooper reel, camera, Cinema, Edgar Allan Poe, Jason Chua, lens, murder, musicabre, pratfall, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart
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TELL-TALE PEEK INTO THE ON SET MONITOR – Tell-Tale Shoot Diary #1
Last week was production week for the short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“. One day of set-up, 6 days of shooting, 9-10 hour days that by the weekend became 11-15 hour days. Everyone worked very hard and … Continue reading
TELL-TALE CELLO DOUBLES
In “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” the music is scored for three cellos. And Friday evening three cello players were sitting in my living room practicing their cello parts for the shoot. Because for key scenes, you won’t just … Continue reading
TELL-TALE CAMERA TEST
Yesterday I met my Director of Photography Jason Chua at the film equipment rental place to do some camera tests in preparation for our upcoming “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” film shoot. For me that mostly meant standing … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope
Tagged a musicabre, camera, Cinema, Director of Photography, filter, Jason Chua, lens, pale blue eye, photography, RED, short film, test, The Tell-Tale Heart
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IF ONLY THE POE COTTAGE HAD BEEN OUR TELL-TALE MURDER HOUSE!
That is the Poe Cottage in the Bronx. The last home Poe resided in before he died. We had hoped to make it our Tell-Tale musicabre movie murder home. But alas, it is not to be! Most of the short … Continue reading
A Freaky Little Tell-Tale Tidbit
Listen to this. It’s rather creepy, isn’t it, not just because of the unsettling nature of the text, but because of, well, I’ll explain later, just listen now: I kept quite still and said nothing. For a whole … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged death, Edgar Allan Poe, film, musicabre, pre-production, recording studio, short film, terror, The Tell-Tale Heart
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TELL-TALE REVEAL!
So what is the big new deal with “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“? OK! Aright! I know you’ve been on tenterhooks! The suspense has been killing you! But only figuratively. Not literally, … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Live! On Stage, Musicabilia
Tagged Cinema, Edgar Allan Poe, eye, horror, JahRockn, movie, musicabre, musical, nervous, Opera, recording studio, short film, stone dead, The Tell-Tale Heart, vulture
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COMPLETE OSCAR NOMINATIONS LIST – with plenty personal notes, comments and trivia – updated with winners
This year’s Oscar nominations have been announced, and for once the media pundits and social media consensus are much happier with the overall outcome, with few gripes and much to celebrate. Which doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty sighs about … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Notes in the News
Tagged 2017, Academy Awards, Amy Adams, animated, Arrival, August Wilson, Debzel Washington, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, Hugh Grant, Kevin O'Connell, La La Land, Lion, Lord of the Rings, Loving, Mahershala Ali, Manchester by the Sea, Meryl Streep, Moonlight, Nominations, O.J.: Made in America, OcarsSoWhite, Oscars, short film, sound, The Red Turtle, Viola Davis, Zootopia
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