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Great Production Deal from Our Sister Company

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:02:30 +0000

Right now, our sister company, Self-Proclaimed Entertainment, is offering a huge discount on production services. The promotion is actually a reward offered as part of our Kickstarter campaign to fund the completion of Duke & The King. You can read more about the film and see a preview here.

The specific reward is called “Royalty-Free” and was designed initially with bands in mind – offering them an affordable way to get a music video. Then we thought, “Why not offer it to commercial clients?” So we are.

Here’s what you get*:

•2 10-hour days with Kris and me shooting on location in DV, HDV or with HDSLR camera rigs. This includes audio kit, iPad prompter and interview lighting kit.

•2 10-hour days of post-production, using Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Color and/or Soundtrack Pro.

The value of this level is in excess of $10,000. The cost of this reward level? $5,000. (I’ll leave it to you to do the math.) And you don’t have to limit it to a 2-day production. You could apply this to a larger job for an instant $5,000+ discount.

This reward level is only available until the campaign ends on October 7. You can use the production services at any point after that.

In addition to the production services, you’ll also receive a logo in the film’s credit sequence, downloads and hard copies of the film and its soundtrack and some limited edition rewards like t-shirts and posters. All the details are over on Kickstarter.

In the meantime, check out some of the collective work of Self-Proclaimed:

*If we need more crew or more gear, obviously it will add to the cost. Likewise, if we travel outside a 100-mile radius of Atlanta or Birmingham, it will incur travel expenses. We can also operate out of the Santa Rosa Beach and Daytona Beach, Florida areas, though doing so would incur some travel charges. This doesn’t include craft services or catering, either. But we can probably rustle up a stick of gum and a Coke or two for you.

A trio of Elvi!

admin — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:22:29 +0000

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WannaDolly mk1.1

admin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:59:19 +0000

In the initial test runs of the WannaDolly, I could see that there was a glaring flaw in my plan. By eschewing the horizontally-mounted rollers typical of most “ladder dollies,” I had introduced some veer perpendicular to the travel of the sled.

This meant that, combined with the slight flexing of the rails when suspended between stands, the sled would have a slight drift to one side.

This would cause the wheels on one side to begin to rub the rail at either end of the run, results in noise and sudden braking.

I initially considered using pocket door rollers mounted horizontally to keep constant pressure on the rails and prevent drift. (Pocket door hangers are no doubt the inspiration for RigWheels, but can be found much cheaper.) However, that was still more than I wanted to spend on a solution.

So, leaning on the designs of roller coasters and dark rides, I chose to build adjustable bumpers to apply that pressure. Using some 1×2 garden stakes that I cut, tapered and sanded to fit and four counter- sunk carriage bolts, I mounted the bumpers underneath the sled, between the front an rear wheel assemblies. By adjusting a couple of nuts on each bolt, I positioned the bumpers to maintain an even distance between the wheels and rail on each side.

Now I only need to cover the bumpers in felt for a smooth, quiet ride.

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