Kevbo-A-GoGo

It's a Shortie

2009-08-11T13:08:00.000-07:00

Hooray! I finished the first draft of the script. So, that's great. The bad news is, it's short. Like, waaay short. So, I gotta get right back in there and beef it up some. But the story's there and everything. It's by no means a complex ground breaking story, although zombie westerns are thus far an overlooked genre. But, it's got all the bells and whistles there, all the parts and doo dads. Actually, I'm kind of glad that I have to go over it again, since I'm new to the next step of putting it together in a pitch package to get some moneys for it. Also, I'm scared to show it to my peers for critique (AKA getting creatively raped). But people seem genuinely interested in reading the script to see what exactly goes on in a zombie western, and I guess I'm anxious to have people give me some feedback.

There's another poster here today. Trying to keep them coming. This one was for an alternate title I'm considering "The Good, The Bad, and The Undead." I'm still on the fence about it, and leaning towards good 'ole zombie western. Starting to dial in the look of the marketing though. I like the dirty parchment background being the unifying element, with the paint spatter and aging. I wanted it to feel like it was found in some old chest in the attic or something. Of course, for this design, I essentially copied the look for the good bad and ugly poster (Sorry, Sergio). And get used to it, cus I'm definately influenced by his westerns as far as shot composition and pacing are concerned (though my movie probably wont be two and a half hours).

Oh, unrelated but interesting. I'm trying to get a job doing score for an indie action movie, so I gots to get up on my action music chops. I'm working on putting together an action medley to show the director and then I'm going to check out the rough cut some time soon, maybe next week. Apparently they got my info from scoring BIO DEAD, which was very synth 80's goodness. Not sure how my skills can be applied to a modern action movie. Should be interesting. So I may have to procrastinate a little more on the script before getting it out there for people to peruse. I'll try to have another full length draft by the end of the week.

Also, buttered toast always works. Always.

Also, hey, has anybody tried toasting a hot dog bun and putting peanut butter and jelly in there and a banana instead of the hotdog?

What's In a Title?

2009-08-04T12:05:00.001-07:00

So, I've been trying to come up with a name for the Zombie Western every since I first started thinking about the concept. There are very few other zombie westerns out there right now, which is great for me. Really, the only thing that you can go to blockbuster and watch is, The Quick and The Undead, which seems to have a more modern style than the story I am working on. So, with all the racking of the brain, the only thing I've come up with so far is, The Good The Bad and The Undead. It's not too bad a title, but it has sort of a tongue in cheek quality that I'm not looking for. It's definitely not a comedy, although it may cause people to laugh at its badness, which I don't mind. But I don't want people walking in to the movie anticipating a slapstick western.

So then I started thinking about Snakes on a Plane. It's hard not to have a day where my mind wanders to SOAP. Hey, I just realized the acronym is SOAP, how come no one ever told me that before? Anyway, most people are aware of the phenomenon that was marketing for SOAP. All grass roots, with that stupid title at the helm. As soon as somebody read the title (and saw sam jackson attached) they were excited. So, why not do that with my movie? Let's call it Zombie Western! Then people know exactly what they're in for, and it has that same quality of fun movie, straight forward, no punches pulled. So, that's what I'm thinking for the time being, and I think that the new poster reflects that.

I'm also interested in the whole marketing thing that SOAP did with the blog updates and behind the scenes videos to keep fans interested. So I guess that's why I'm doing the blog thing and the posters. Tryin' to hype it up. But how do you get a bunch of eyes on it? SOAP had Sam Jackson, and it worked well. I got nothing but an idea, and I'm hoping to pitch for some monies soon after the script is finished. But that's always the big question for the internet marketing: How do I get people to see it?

Anyways, I'm still working on the script, and it's coming along nicely. I'm hoping to have a first draft done shortly. Wish me the luckiest of luck. And spread the word, the ranch is doing a Zombie Western, and it's going to be awesome!

Zombie Western

2009-07-27T13:47:00.000-07:00

So, I've started work on a new project. To be honest, its my first project that I could call my own post college. I've always wanted to shoot something on the ranch, ever since we first moved in August, 2005. We were actually able to shoot the awesome show, Mountain Man over the course of a year and a half, off and on (mostly off). We put a lot of work in to shooting the first season of that web series, some of which can be seen on the interwebs right now. In shooting Mountain Man, I really realized for the first time, how much mileage you could get out of shooting up at the ranch, given the right setting and tone of the project.

Sos, recently I started working on ideas for a full feature to be shot, mostly on the ranch, for next to nothing. Mountain Man was made with a bare bones crew and virtually no budget, except out of pocket. However, I knew that out out of pocket days were over, and most of my peers were still unemployed and trying to work on their own projects. My passion has always been horror movies (although not exclusively) and I knew that doing a horror would be more conducive to the budget constraints.

After Mountain Man, I got a jobbie doing post sound for a no budget horror movie called BIODEAD. I got to know the director and producer, who pretty much did everything except the sound design. I realized that with the right mindset, you could really pull off a fun and entertaining horror movie that could actually be bought. Rent it on DVD next month. I demand it!

And that was all the encouragement I needed to convince myself that I could make a feature, given all of the equipment that the ranch has been able to accrue over the years. I was thinking a camping slasher movie. you know, kids camping in the desert/ranch and a boogie man monster thing eats/slices them. With all the remakes in theaters to that effect, it wasn't difficult to come up with a plotline or two. But they were pretty stale at best. To be honest, I'm not sure exactly where the idea for the zombie western came from. But whenever I mentioned those two words to anybody, they would instantly know exactly what I was talking about. That interested me a lot.

So, I started doing some research on my favorite westerns, the Sergio Leone's, and Deadwood. I was already familiar with the zombie genre and the main themes therein. All that remained was trying to mash 'em together (I know, I'm so post modern, I make you sick) in a meaningful and entertaining way. How hard could it be?

BUY MY PHOTOS!

2008-07-25T16:05:00.001-07:00

Yeah that's right, I'm a photographer too. What? I can't have like 8 jobs that I'm, like, sorta good at, but not great? Well, screw you! I totally can do what I want, because that's the American Dream. A dream where all your dreams come true. If you want it you can have it. So CHECK OUT MY PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG. If you wanna buy any of them let me know. Like, send me an email or something. Make my American dream come true. Because in America, dreams can come true. But, only for a very select few, and I wanna be one of those few. I don't care whose back I need to climb over. Maybe yours. That's why you should by one of my photos, I think. CLICK HERE TO SEE A SLIDESHOW IN PICASSA

ROCKIN THA CAPE!

2008-07-14T14:45:00.000-07:00

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Mangs,
Thanks so much for the use of your cape house over this fourth of July week. The amount of fun had is indescribable by current Webster's standards. Long pond was amaizing, as I had never veiwed a body of water like that before, let alone swam the length of. I've begun a dangerous love affair with lobster bisque and am currently fighting hard to make pookah puck an international sports sensation. Maybe it'll one day be in the olympics. Much love to Chris, Russel, Sarah, Erin, Laura, Hags, Matt, and Kara. You guys are the greatest, and that orgy we had on the last night was the best i have had in quite some time. You have a lovely home, and i hope to visit again soon.

Kisses,
Kevbo

THE BEST SITCOM NEVER!!!

2008-05-26T19:47:00.000-07:00

so miller and i have been tirelessly saving up ever nickel and dime to get this sitcom off the ground. We had to fly our crew out to vegas for several weeks, rent out a whole floor in a prestigious hotel, camera equipment, craft services, the works. Several hundreds of thousands of dollars later and there isn't a single studio who doesn't want a piece of us...

ITS A PLANE!!!

2008-05-26T18:52:00.000-07:00

Just finished doing title's and sound on Matt Enlow's GIGANTIC MANGS. And it's awesome. Took way too long to finish though. Gotta work on that.

My latest Quickie

2008-04-17T17:15:00.001-07:00

Check this bad boy out. Took me months to complete.

MK is Still Coming Along

2008-04-14T13:26:00.000-07:00

OK OK I know you haven't seen anything about Mortal Kombat in a while. But I swear I'm still working on it. I've finished up some of the menu animations and even some music. The character select screen is finished and animated

as is the versus screen.

I've also finished animating the second half of the title screen.

So I guess the actual fight is the biggest thing on the horizon that I need to finish.

Then a few more menu screens and sound. There's still a LOT more to do, and because I also need to think about getting paid sometimes in addition to working on other projects, things are moving slow, but steady. Speaking of other projects, I also finished making a quick logo for Engaged's Quick Tips,

which are supplementary clips for the wedding show, that I co-produced and did sound on. Lots of cross pollination, different hats, collaboration. It's all good. It just doesn't pay the bills. But hey, you can't let bills rule your life, right? Stay tuned for more great stuff, as I continue to figure out what the hell it is I'm supposed to do with me life.

SPACELAND TOWN

2008-03-25T16:26:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to get back in to graphic design and photoshop. I've always been a big photoshop fan and i've logged quite a few days and weeks getting my chops up. Mostly I do photo montage stuff.

Recently I did a label for the mountain man show. And I've been asked to do quick things here and there, like the logo's for the ranch quickies, and fliers etc. I gotta say, for all the producing i've been doing for the past, I still get worked up over doing smaller things like this because it really gets my creative juices flowing.
It's tough to strike that balance between management and business savvy and creativity and hands on work.

Everyone Likes a Quickie

2008-03-21T10:01:00.000-07:00

Wow. Thanks everybody for the positive responses on our new series of ranch quickies. I can't help but lament over the waning attention spans of our fair public, but hey, you gotta go with the flow, sink or swim. Ever since Miller and I bought that HDD handy-cam (with hybrid night shot), our lives have significantly changed, for the better i hope. It really revolutionizes the way we record our lives to video. It used to just be special occasions and holidays, but now, you never know when a camcorder is going to be stuck in your face capturing one of your "better moments." As an unfortunate side effect, we end up getting hours and hours of endless gigs of video to sift through. And most of it is boring beyond belief. But, every once in a while, there a little nugget of gold buried in there. And so the ranch quickie was born. Keep you eyes peeled for more, as they are relatively easy to produce (once you find the right 10 seconds), and of course there's more clever ranch commercials on the horizon...Splendid.

MORTAL TEST!!!!!!

2008-03-20T16:57:00.000-07:00

Damn, this animation stuff is hard. Seriously, you'll never guess how long it took me to do the little thing above. I guess it was worth it, to get all the trial and error out of the way. I've pretty much got all the presets down at the point so the rest of the post gestation process shouldn't take as long. But still, damn.

MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!

2008-03-10T16:35:00.000-07:00

That's right folks, this ranch commercial is big. Like Mortal Kombat big. In fact, that's what it is: a Mortal Kombat spoof that, i guess, is sorta like a sequel to the kung fu bbquaid commercial from oh so long ago. If not, click the link above to check out the old commercial. This one is very post heavy as you can imagine, and we just finished shooting Miller and myself on a green screen. Mistress Amy will be on the scene shortly, as soon as i call her and schedule a shoot day, and then its off to post where backgrounds need to be created and animated and compositing galore.

My First New Commercial

2008-03-04T15:42:00.000-08:00

Hooray! This is the first commercial of 2008. I think. My short term memory isn't so good these days. So, this is the first commercial of 2008. I think it's great. And hopefully it'll start the great deluge of new commercials music videos and whatnots. Of course, you can check out all our other vids by clicking the headline above. Enjoy!

Cool Picture of the Day

2008-02-29T18:20:00.000-08:00

So, in case you didn't know, I'm a professional photographer. I can say "professional" 'cus I've actually sold some photography before. Neato, huh? Here's a sample of the type of stuff i like to shoot. Get in touch with me if you're interested in owning a priceless, extremely valuable, one of a kind, art piece. Or if you know anybody too. I'm poor and could really use the moolah.

WORLDS ONLY TESLA PYRAMID DESTROYS BAD JUJU ON RANCH

2008-02-27T11:11:00.000-08:00

Believe it or not, our very own neighbor Nick Edwards the invertor and creator of Pyramid energy products has opted to try out his first feild test of his one and only Tesla Pyramid right here on the ranch. The pyramid is reported to have the power to break the sound barrier and literally blast negative energy from the vacinity. Now this is not to say that the ranch is filled with undesired negative energy. But it does have a long and strange past and sometimes the vibes up here can be, well, strange. But soon that will all change. We will post pics and video as soon as we have it. And then, of course, you'll just have to come up to really feel the difference. Especially those of you who say it's too scary to be here at night (you know who you are). Speaking of coming up to the ranch, we're thinking a ranch redemption redemption is in order very soon. Possibly the end of March. So keep it under your caps. Now if you'll excuse me, i need to finish my foil suit before the tesla pyramid arrives.

I like Animation Live Action Hybrids

2008-02-14T17:56:00.000-08:00

Wow. I could watch that animated concrete bastard all day. I just love me some live action and animated elements. In fact, I imagine that you'll find this sort of thing to be a trend in my blog here. I hope to ultimately create my very own hybrid cell animation and still photography animation technique. It'll be like what Robert Rodriguez did for graphic novel adaptations.

1, 2, 3, 4 I Declare a BLOG WAR!!!

2008-02-14T15:25:00.000-08:00

It's on like TRON, baby! I am officially calling a blog war against the Widow Miller and his, petty, paltry, hackneyed, hamstrung, excuse for a blog. There's so much going on there its like miller's brain threw up on his keyboard, and then his keyboard drank the throw up and then uploaded the throw up onto blogspot. But that's just my opinion. Check out miller's blog by clicking on the link above and judge for yourself. Then vote below...and may these posters aid you on your quest.

Your Very Own Copy of DUS!!!

2008-02-13T15:08:00.000-08:00

Wow!
Did I find an awesome site for you or what? Throw away your DVDs and DVD players folks 'cus every movie you'll ever need is right here in one convenient package. Seriously though, I've been letting their page load the whole time i've been writing this and its STILL loading. I think it just goes on forever. Now, I'm not saying that all the links work, but the important ones do. Do yourself a favor and at least check out DUS. And I promise you'll find some other things to look at as well. Or you could just Ghost Rider. Over and over again.

New Shite

2008-02-12T17:55:00.000-08:00

Well I just added some more customization to my blog here. So, it coming along slowely but surely. Also I did some more customization to our other content production affiliates. Check out: www.myspace.com/ranchredemption and www.youtube.com/user/ranchredemption to see if there's anything new that'll catch your eye.

I luv Pixel Girl

2008-02-11T14:56:00.000-08:00

Boy, I sure do love graphic design. Its a shame I suck at it. But it looks like these days, you don't need to have a skilled wrist to create some awesome simple designs these days. Photoshop and Illustrator are big tools right now, and people are making some awesome pic with them. Check out this site. I always come back here every month or two for inspiration.

First!

2008-02-11T12:54:00.000-08:00

First, biotch!