tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:10:54 +0000Pre-ProductionDaily CoffeeScriptFirst DraftProduction PhotosJason WhiteMichael MannShort FilmHomeworkMusicJanusLog LinesOnly God ForgivesWord of the DayThe One you Feed is a micro-budget independent feature film from writer and director Ryan McDonald. The film follows John, a man who's wife was murdered before his eyes. Left for dead, John now has two wolves fighting inside of him. One fights to endure the pain and begin a new life. The other fights for anger, hate, and revenge. Which one will win? The One You Feed. http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)Blogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-1770729050169771419Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:42:00 +00002014-04-25T15:42:10.582-07:00First DraftJason WhitePre-ProductionScriptShort FilmIt seems like it was a long, long, time ago in a galaxy far far away (cliche, I know) when I came up with the genesis for The One You Feed. It started with the idea, or the question, of what would a man do if he bumped into his wife's killer? A normal man, a moral man. Not a cop, or a superhero, but the average Joe. Would he, could he, and should he?&nbsp; That was my idea. That was also http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2014/04/fade-to-black.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-3728806158773117701Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:00:00 +00002014-04-22T11:01:06.804-07:00Probably, most personal short film and one that I am very proud of, Sad But True, has reached the 10,000 hit mark on Youtube. I didn't happened over night, and ten thousand isn't a record breaking number. But when you consider that many videos that get uploaded never make it passed 500 mark, and many more don't make it to 100. So, 10,000 is more than I could have hoped for. The film is not http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2014/04/sad-but-true-at-10000-youtube-hits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-429158228906188612Wed, 27 Nov 2013 19:19:00 +00002013-11-27T11:19:17.680-08:00Daily CoffeePre-Production http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/11/coffee-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-1657849051975749644Tue, 27 Aug 2013 23:03:00 +00002013-08-27T16:03:18.724-07:00Michael MannPre-ProductionI haven't posted in a while, but that doesn't mean that there haven't been updates. This project is still on the move with a big update coming soon. In the mean time, I have created a quick draw up of a poster idea (this follows up on the post). I am not 100% sold on the text, but the free online program that I as using had some limitation. Over all I dig the concept and can not wait until http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/08/poster-concepts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-5003056741204462237Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:35:00 +00002013-06-04T15:44:53.016-07:00Pre-ProductionProduction PhotosScriptThinking about how I might market this to prospective viewers and inverters, and sitting here at my desk, I sketched out some ideas that I have for the&nbsp; marketing campaign. &nbsp;&nbsp; The color bar with the title The One You Feed is similar in reference to the previous marketing ideas that I had posted. I would drop the "two wolves" myth story and in place add the words - Love, Hate, http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/06/marketing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-3804797720602418381Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:09:00 +00002013-06-04T11:09:27.322-07:00Daily CoffeePre-Production http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/06/coffee-of-day-teen-wolf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-8866642990643313525Tue, 28 May 2013 22:57:00 +00002013-05-28T15:57:05.898-07:00Daily CoffeePre-Production http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/05/coffee-of-day_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-6089766517995530965Tue, 14 May 2013 22:09:00 +00002013-05-14T15:09:15.522-07:00HomeworkPre-ProductionThis weeks homework assignment is Cameron Crows Vanilla Sky, a remake of the Spanish film Open Your Eyes. &nbsp; A film about revenge? - No &nbsp;A film with guns? - No &nbsp;An explosions? - No. So what gives? Well, Vanilla Sky doesn't have the same traits as other will be later Homework assignments will. It's not really a crime thriller, it doesn't have a killer gang, and a deadhttp://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/05/homework-vanilla-sky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-2438108386977389137Mon, 13 May 2013 21:40:00 +00002013-05-13T14:40:52.982-07:00Daily CoffeeIt's Monday, and I need that afternoon pick me up. http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/05/coffee-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-7237504521567212330Thu, 09 May 2013 22:18:00 +00002013-05-09T15:18:31.740-07:00Word of the Day REVENGE As define by Wikipedia&nbsp; - "Revenge is a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. It is also called payback, retribution, retaliation or vengeance; it may be characterized as a form of justice, an altruistic action which enforces societal or moral justice aside from the legal system. Francis Bacon described it as a kind of "wildhttp://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/05/word-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-4360309560334837048Wed, 01 May 2013 23:19:00 +00002013-05-02T15:44:07.665-07:00Daily CoffeeJanusPre-ProductionScript Though I had previously owned Armageddon and The Rock on Criterion (I know big art house films right?) DVD, I had never been exposed to so much foreign and hard to find films than when working for my Bachelor in Film. Many of the films that we watched came from the Criterion collection, and most of them all begin with the Janus image above. Seeing the Criterion's Janus film symbol before http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/05/coffee-of-day-janus-tattoo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0Ogden, UT, USA41.223 -111.973830441.031907 -112.29655389999999 41.414093 -111.6511069tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-691003671592668534Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:50:00 +00002013-04-29T15:50:32.081-07:00HomeworkMichael Mann<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/04/homework-one-you-feed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-6449047343167876008Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:38:00 +00002013-05-02T15:45:04.731-07:00Daily CoffeePre-ProductionProduction PhotosScript Never give up. Never surrender. http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/04/still-working.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-2368650151204877805Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:25:00 +00002013-04-23T15:25:16.614-07:00Pre-ProductionScript http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/04/script-currently-in-revision.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0Ogden, UT, USA41.223 -111.973830441.031907 -112.29655389999999 41.414093 -111.6511069tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-7489220406196357456Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:45:00 +00002013-04-22T07:45:07.811-07:00Daily CoffeeCoffee of the Day? I think so. Album teaser featuring the song "Gallows Bird" from the new Riverboat Gamblers album The Wolf You Feed out 5-22 on Volcom Entertainment. &nbsp;So far, I dig the sound. Perhaps they would be interested in allowing the movie to feature a song of theirs. I could work with that. Check out their website as well. http://www.theriverboatgamblers.com/http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/04/river-boat-gamblers-one-you-feed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-1427679141185254552Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:38:00 +00002013-04-15T15:38:52.982-07:00First DraftPre-ProductionScript So, it has definitely been a while since I posted. Last I did the new short film by Jason White had premiered at the end of last month. If you have yet still to check out the video, then scroll down the previous post and please do. Also, give a shout out on your thoughts and comments.&nbsp; As I mentioned it has been a while since I posted, but that doesn't mean that I haven't been working. http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/04/updates-read-all-about-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0Ogden, UT, USA41.223 -111.973830441.031907 -112.29655389999999 41.414093 -111.6511069tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-3364318208722839112Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:11:00 +00002013-03-28T16:11:40.920-07:00Jason WhiteShort FilmHere is the new short film that I helped produced. Directed by Jason White and staring Rod Carlson and Darren Ewing. We shot the film on the same weekend that we also shot my last short Hands Clean. We called the weekend the Ryan McDonald and Jason White: Back 2 Back - similar to the marketing for the Grindhouse feature with Tarantino and Rodriquez. I have posted both of the videos below. Each http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/03/interest-new-short-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-7161981090712737546Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:58:00 +00002013-03-21T16:02:02.832-07:00Only God ForgivesPre-ProductionProduction PhotosI have had this one my desk at work for a couple of weeks now. Hoping that I would come up with a few more ideas for a possible poster. Here is all that I have so far. I'm not the best graphic artist of all time, but I tried here. My intention with the one on the right is that it would be the main character with a bloody and bruised face. The Right one would be something more like Taken http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/03/poster-and-marketing-ideas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-3463353449688930134Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:41:00 +00002013-03-19T15:41:20.988-07:00Jason WhiteShort Film Coming Soon! A tale about a gambling junkie and his bookie – directed by Jason White We originally filmed this back in December of 2011, and now over a year later the short film is finally being released. So, why the long wait? Well, a couple things came into play. One fact is that we had a hot year in 2011. Jason and I together put out around six short films, and additionally film http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/03/coming-soon-new-short-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-4673778851751831292Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:02:00 +00002013-03-18T16:02:38.915-07:00Daily Coffee http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/03/coffee-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-3439293562036854074Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:32:00 +00002013-03-09T14:47:47.089-08:00Michael MannPre-ProductionI once saw an interview with director Michael Mann in which he explained that an actor can not just mimic the character, that they must become the character. The other day I posted about a favorite scene of mine, and for many others, from the film Collateral - directed by Mann. Michael Mann is known for putting his actors through extensive training and gun handling in order to become the http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/03/collateral-tom-cruise-gun-training.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-119914329239054206Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:47:00 +00002013-03-07T12:47:51.235-08:00Daily Coffee More updates are coming soon. Stay tuned. In the mean time here is your coffee for today - Enjoy! http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/03/coffee-for-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-1193778485398311334Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:01:00 +00002013-03-06T12:01:47.666-08:00Pre-ProductionSurfing around the internet today and looking for the origin of the mythos about the two wolves. First, there are many different titles - some say The One You Feed, some say The Wolf You Feed, some will say Cherokee Legend, and other will say Grandfather Tells. Below is a post from another blogger regarding the origins of the Mythos, and reason why they do not like it to be attributed to the http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/03/origin-of-cherokee-legend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-1091703135406628803Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:31:00 +00002013-03-05T08:31:47.459-08:00First DraftMichael MannPre-ProductionScriptThe writing continues and we are nearing the 70 page mark. Assuming that I stopped now, and that there were three complete acts in place, this would be considered and done deal as a complete feature film screenplay.&nbsp; However, I have not reached the end yet. That doesn't mean, that shooting script won't be down to 70 pages after revision and fine tuning. But I gather that my original draft http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-inspiring-moments-writing-process.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654348370168173326.post-3913216255734357033Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:06:00 +00002013-03-05T07:57:29.667-08:00Pre-ProductionProduction PhotosScript http://whichonewillyoufeed.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-writing-continues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ryan McDonald)0