WARDROBE

What could be more important than how our actors look on screen? A lot of things I guess, but right now this is my top priority. With Charis’ hard work I have a number of clothing companies willing to donate their clothes to dress our actors for the shooting of Relapse. So in exchange for on screen credits at the end of the movie we have designer clothing companies offering to send us our wardrobe for FREE. Very nice. I have been working on getting in touch with them and letting them know what are needs are. Thats all for now!

Joel’s Blog Thing

Rejection!!! This seems to be the theme of my life at the moment.

For the last three months I have been calling and
knocking on doors of businesses. I have been going to
numerous meetings and gatherings in order to connect
with people and all of this not to much avail.
But we don’t give up, we keep on plowing away because
this movie needs to be made and what would an
adventure be without difficulty.

This journey we have been on has had it’s good
moments. Safeway, Mahina Pizza, Walmart and one or two
others have been willing to help, which is great.
We’ve had individuals give out of their own pockets,
thank you.

I might be able to get contact with Dog the Bunty
Hunter and OC16 “Reel Stories”, to see if we can work
together some how. I’ll let you know how that goes.

Myth or Legend

        I want to talk briefly about a very respected man who, for a long time now, has been considered part of our 24fol team.  In fact he is so respected by everyone on the team that has claimed to  know him, he is being given a producer credit on “Relapse”, our upcoming feature film project. The man I am talking about is of course, Joel Angyal. The question I would like to pose is, and it is up for discussion,  does Angyal really exist?

We all say we know him and have “seen him sometime today” but where is he now? We’ve all heard the stories, he’s traveled to over 1.000.000 countries, his incredible  skill with a rocket launcher and the countless enemies he’s annihilated with it, All the women that have wanted him and the men that have wanted to be him and on top of all that his gentle, humble demeanor.  Are these really just stories though? Isn’t Joel our own creation? Isn’t he just a compilation of all our greatest ideals of what a man should be and who we want to be ourselves?

The elusive Angyal who we sense passing through the office maybe stopping to look over our shoulder, or the “good rebel” riding off on his steel horse making us want to go where he’s going. He’s everything in one package, everything we’ve ever wanted attain. Is it to good to be true? Is he merely a myth or is he truly a legend?

I’m asking you.

Let me break it down for you…

Heya–this is Nikki. For Relapse prep I’ve been helping with script edits
and the breakdowns. During the shoot itself, I plan to be working in the
continuity dept. (helping to make sure the script is covered and that one
cut makes sense going into the next–i.e. that Joe’s coat isn’t buttoned in
one shot and then open in the next)
Reading through draft number four today…and trying not to get all the
previous versions mixed up in my head! We will be unlocking the pages and
the scene numbers (again) and that will be lots o’ fun readjusting the
breakdowns. No biggie–it’s part of the game Honestly–I love stories
and scripts–and thinking about how to make them really work!

Okay–to follow suit with the list of some favorite flicks:
-Moulin Rouge
-The Fountain
-Big Fish
-The Princess Bride
-Metropolis (I agree, Dave!)
-Schindler’s List
-Vertigo
-Sleepy Hollow
-The Painted Veil
-and definitely…The Disney Robin Hood with the Foxes

Something Andrew Forgot to Title so Dave had to

Why is there pain and suffering in the world? What is the purpose of our life? Why do good girls go bad? These are the questions I ponder each and every day. They are also some of the questions we will be answering in RELAPSE: the movie. Make sure you are following this blog because history folks…it’s being made.

Andrew
tongue firmly in cheek

Dave Strikes Back

Today I’ll be helping out Hiroko with looking into how to get some rubber props. In one of the scenes, someone gets struck on the head with a gun. So we ordered a rubber gun online, but the plastic was so ridiculously hard that our metal gun was softer. Kim, being the genious that she is says she might be able to make one. I know. That’s crazy. Something to do with latex and cheese-cloth or something. Mmm cheese. We also need a rubber 2 x 4 as well. In the set dec dept. I’m also looking for some good templates for diplomas that will be in the doctor’s office and found this website that has a diploma generator that was kindof fun to mess with.

:Dave

Some of my favorite movies (excluding braveheart, gladiator, star wars, saving private ryan - yes i love them)

• Dark City
• Life is Beautiful
• Dumb and Dumber
• Swiss Family Robinson
• Last of the Mohiccans
• Office Space
•  Envy
• Equilibrium
• Metroplis

Thrills of producing…

Hi- Morgan here- another excited and enthusiastic filmmaker working on the movie Relapse. I’m on the production team helping with fundraising, location scouting, and the script breakdown.

Basically, I’m either in the office all day figuring out how to get what we need or driving around this beautiful Hawaiian island meeting with people and trying to get it. Sound fun? Oh, trust me, it’s definitely a good time.

Because I’ve never written a blog before and don’t know how to depict my sense of humor through writing- I’ll keep this short and sweet.

If you enjoy movies- want to make a difference- and have an artistic flare- you should do the School of Digital Filmmaking at the University of the Nations OR use your talent to donate the price of a movie ticket towards our film and be a part of the bigger picture!

To follow the tradition of the other blogs- here are a few of my favorite movies:

Hotel Rwanda
City of God
American History X
Big Fish
Full Metal Jacket
Dumb and Dumber
Tommy Boy

(So many more… if you haven’t seen some of these I would highly recommend watching them)

My Kahiko

I’m not Hawaiian, so I probably don’t have the right to compose a Kahiko, but I can talk about Kahiko.
I asked Neka if there was a Hawaiian kind of Haka, which is the Maori chant/dance of warriors, and he said, yeah, it’s called, “Kahiko”.

So, I looked it up and apparently it’s really cool. Apparently I really like it.
APPARENTLY I’m researching it thoroughly for use in the score of Relapse. Chanting, stick-pounding… Maybe some strings underneath… Some timpani to strengthen the beat…
Apparently, these are some of my favorite films:

Blade Runner (Honestly, I don’t care which version. Call me shallow.)
The Seventh Seal
Gladiator
Edward Scissorhands
Fellowship of the Ring
Saving Private Ryan
What Dreams May Come
Willow (I know your objections and I don’t care)
Henry V (Branagh)
DEFINITELY the Disney foxes Robin Hood
DEFINITELY NOT 400 Blows. That kid is annoying.
-Dan

John Tries to Blog or What To Blog When You’re All Blogged Out.

One of the aims of this blog (I think) is for you, the anonymous internet reader (A.I.R. for short), to get to know us, the hardworking and charismatic “Relapse” crew, a little better. Hopefully you’ll find us interesting enough to make a habit of checking in from time to time. You know, get to know us. Learn to love us. Send us a little money…

So the problem becomes, how much do I let you into my life A.I.R? This is the Internet after all. How vulnerable can I become before it starts getting, you know, weird.

If I tell you something personal but mundane, I remain safe but you go away unsatisfied. For instance, I don’t care for bread. It makes me thirsty. See, you don’t care. Conversely, if I tell you something overly personal, which I won’t (nice try) you’re entertained but I start getting troubling emails.

It’s always seemed to me that blog-people know few greater pleasures than making lists of things. I think that’s pretty much the point of the internet. So as a fair and relevant compromise, I’ve decided to make a list of some of my favorite movies. I thought I’d try to post a post that might inspire other posts.
I’d like to see some lists from other “Relapse” crew members.
Here is mine:

-The Chungking Express
-Back to the Future I & II
- Yojimbo
- The Empire Strikes Back
- The Apartment
- The 400 Blows
-The Big Lebowski
- Blade Runner
- Yi Yi
- Robin Hood (The Disney version with the Fox)

John

Adventures in the Cloud Forest

Well hello world wide web!

Kim here. I am working in the art department for Relapse. I have the great responsibility to draw the storyboards and man, oh man, am I reaping the benefits!

Alright, let me explain myself. I basically was able to fulfill my dreams of being Indiana Jones/intrepid adventurer for two hours so that when it’s time to story board I know what I am drawing. For me that entitles a Thursday afternoon trudging in ankle deep mud searching for lava tubes in the Cloud Forest in Hawaii! What an adventure!

So we drove out of Kailua-Kona into the rain forest (which is like 20 minutes away) to this guys house. He’s a very clever botanist and he loves the rain forest! He knows every plant, where they’re from, how old they are, what their characteristics are, and everything. [insert name drop here] Tim Burton wanted to use his property for Planet of the Apes but it fell through because he loves his forest that much to protect it from a large movie crew. So I feel privileged for the oppertunity to film and explore his forest. It’s really beautiful and reminds me of Irian Jaya where I used to live for 2 years.

Alas we find lava tubes! The old lava rocks inside are so black it’s like you’ve never seen black before. The tubes run parallel to the ground for miles. We climbed in one at little ways and turned off the lights. Which is funny because you think it’s so cool and exciting when your there, but it’s like being anywhere else and closing your eyes but somehow 50 times more exhilarating.Anyways, that was fun location scouting. I pretty much feel like after that experience I want to give up my aspirations of being an art director and be a location scout!

Well I’m out, back to drawing in the office under florescent lighting.