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The idea for the
1ONE gun Anthology came about after some of us at Weasel Films
were blown away by the awesome movie “The Departed” (and
previously, “Infernal Affairs”). While we aren’t as cool as
Leonardo Dicaprio and Andy Lau we wanted to give the genre a
shot. However, it was soon realized we only have one prop gun
(purchased at a Halloween store for $5 for a previous unfinished
project). And so one thing lead to another and the idea of
making a series of loosely related short films that would
somehow incorporate (even if for a fraction of a second on the
screen) this one prop. Films could be of any genre and about
anything, but as long as they adhered to these rules:
1)
Use only one prop
gun It must appear at least once in the film.
2)
9 minutes maximum
running time including credits
3)
1-3 actors allowed
to appear on screen at one time
4)
Shooting must only
take 1 day (the story may or may not…) (major brownie points if
you get editing done within the next day…-_^)
5)
When you post the
film let us know! (to keep track of it all) Send a link/post a
link on weasel_films@ yahoogroups.com
6)
State somewhere in
the credits (opening or ending) that it’s part of the anthology.
The rules are only
there as guidelines and as a means to force filmmakers to get
around them. (Indeed, hardly as challenging as Dogma95’s “Vow
of Chastity”). This film and anthology are not
affiliated with the "Lone
Gun" series/short by Giordany Orellana. Coincidentally it is
also about a hire asked to make a sacrifice, but it involves
different characters and takes a different turn than our
project. However, I do recommend checking "Lone Gun" out on
Youtube.
“Message” itself
was inspired by a scene from the comic “Lone Wolf and Cub” and
the idea of samurai ritualistic suicide. While the storyline is
a bit cliché it was meant to be the starter project to get the
anthology rolling. This is an open project and people are
welcome to make their on contributions to the film.
When it came to
filming “Message” the original script had to be cut down to 2
actors due to the difficulty of pulling in a 3rd
actor on that day. The original script called for 2nd
man who would confront Jack at the apartment. After re-writing
the script to fit 2 characters, we found we liked it a bit
better since it added a tiny hint of complexity to the otherwise
2D characters.
During this
editing, however, Tom and I found that we had different visions
of the film as well as different endings in mind. I had a more
noir vision (which was partly due to the fact that the end of
the prop gun is painted a vivid red which doesn’t show up as
strongly in black in white shots). Tom on the other hand had a
more action vision. In the end we filmed two different versions
of the same script, with 2 different endings, and thus covering
2 different genres. “Message” will be the noir version and
“Blue” will be the action version.
“Message” was to
be released first and “Blue” after. I’m not sure why Tom chose
to call his “Blue” but interestingly enough a “blue moon” is the
instance when 2 full moons occur in one month, which occurs
about every 2 years. So if you’re looking for symbolism, blue=
2.
However, due to
recent tragic events, the release of “Message” will be delayed
until things have settled down and it would be more appropriate
for release.
As for news on
“Blue” I’ll let Tom handle that… |
