New Term: Pre-Production Rampage

pre-production rampage: A preiod of time during the planning of a movie when the crew and/or cast is sooooooo excited that they work on the movie as much as they humanly can before filming starts.
(Ex.) Layne was so hyped for the movie that he was about to film that he went on a pre-production rampage.

Thurs. May 24, 2007

Well, that day is almost here! The excitment for At World's End is starting to mount. As I had said in my last post, the new soundtrack got me inspired to do some title work for our upcoming film: At Yard's End. Well, today I continued my "pre-production rampage" by working out and making all the menues for the At Yard's End DVD. Now keep in mind that they still lack all the pictures and scene selection menu and some of the extra stuff and...well I guess you could say I just started on it. So anyway, hopefully I'll write a non-spoiler post here on Saturday (since my showing won't get out 'till about 1:00 A.M.) and tell you how I liked the movie! And don't forget to look forward to our second "Pirate Special" podcast episode where we'll be talking about the movie in more detail (once you see it, call us at 408-565-8784 and we'll put you on the show!)!

Tues. May 22, 2007

Well, the POTC mania starts once more with the release of the AWE soundtrack. I found the soundtrack to be a lot different from the last two...some of it is good...some is bad. There's a lot less "playfull" music (like Wheel of Fortune), but there's still a lot to work with. I even got inspired to start some title work on At Yard's End. I made a rough cut of the opening as well as the end credits and a trailer. All of them are now finalized and can still be tinkered with once we get out of pre-production. Be sure to check the Pirates of the Backyard fansite at http://www.freewebs.com/piratesofthebackyard for updates!

Wed. May 16, 2007

Hello everyone. I am happy to say that I have the first draft of the Pirates of the Backyard 3 outline done. Of course, there will more than likely be some major tweaking once we see POTC3. Speaking of POTC3, I just got my ticket today! It's getting down to the wire! I'm hoping that Kevin, Kyle, and I can do a second "Pirate Special" the week after Pirates comes out. Should be a load of fun. After you see the movie, leave us a voicemail and tell us how you liked it. Oh! Also, the shooting dates for POTB3 have been cemented! So all things pirate oriented are coming together :)

Sun. May 13, 2007

Hello everyone. This is gonna be a quick post, so I'll get straight to the point. Stick Adventures Ep. 4 just came out, and I'm thinking of doing TPCast #29 by myself since Kevin, kyle and I haven't been able to meet up. So there it is. Bye.

Mon. May 7, 2007

Well as everyone can see, we didn't get to record the podcast yeaterday...or today. I think at this point we're just going to wait until Friday to do TPCast #29. As much as I hate to do it, that's most likely what we're going to do.

In other news, I just finished making another Star Wars music video (insert Kevin and Kyle groan noise here). I'm going to wait to release it until after I release Stick Adventures E. 4 (in about 1 week or more). The purpose of this is to try and spread out everything so there's not a bunch new stuff all at once.

So, that's it for today. Bye.

Sat. May 5, 2007

Well, for those of you who have been living under a rock (no offense for those who have), Spiderman 3 came out yesterday. Luckly, I got tickets earlier in the week for a 7:15 (P.M.) showing that day. When I got there, the line to get in was wrapped around 3/4 of the theater! And I actually got a good seat! But anyway, the movie was great! The were a couple of really cool scenes, but I won't mention them here. The only bad part was that half way through the movie, the film got messed up and we had to wait half an hour for them to fix it. But go see the movie! I'm sure it will be the talk of TPCast #29.

Speaking of TPCast #29, Kevin, Kyle, and myself haven't been able to get together to record it yet. Hopefully we can record it tomorrow. But in the meantime, our commentary for Napoleon Dynamite has been released. So check that out. And lastly, make sure you watch Stick Adventures Ep. 3 (which is out now). Okay? Okay.

Sun. April 29, 2007

Well. Most you have already noticed that the TPMA results came in. Yea! Even though there were a couple of things that could have gone a little bit better, it still worked out great. The results will be posted on the website this Friday, but you can hear them now on TPCast #28! Also, the people who voted got an email with exclusive video of the TPMAs. So if you didn't vote, sorry. On with other stuff.

Now that Stick Adventures Ep. 3 & 4 are complete, I think I'm going to release Ep. 3 in a couple of days. As for Ep. 4, most likely in a couple of weeks. As a last reminder, write reviews for us on iTunes (you'll more than likely be mentioned in the podcast!). And be sure to email us (podcast@thomasproductionsinc.com) and call in (408-565-8784). We love to get feedback!!

Sat. April 14, 2007

Although yesterday was Friday the 13th, I did not have any bad luck. We recorded the podcast and I tried to uploaded it...but I couldn't. I spent a good hour trying to figure out the problem, but no luck. I went to the help forums and other people were having the same problem. So I gave up and waited till this morning to try again. Still no luck, and still no one on the forums could help. As luck would have it, my left ear was hurting (I'm recovering from a cold). I went in to the doctor and she said I had an ear infection (but not before they made me sit 45 minutes in the waiting room!). COULD THINGS GET ANY WORSE?! When I got home, the podcast episode had uploaded! Yea! So if your wondering why episode #26 is late, you'll know why.

Fri. April 6, 2007

Yea! I actually posted sooner than a week from my last post! Anyway, I thought that we might have to do TPCast Ep. 25 on my PC because the power cord to the MacBook got fried (in other words... just stopped working due to faulty wiring). I went to the Apple Store to by a replacement. 80 bucks ?! Yep. That's how much I had to pay. Gosh! Friggen rip-off! But now TPCast #25 will have nice colorful oics and chapter markers (as always). Also, The Being 3 shop has just opened. Right now, all the merch just has the Being 3 logo on it. But as we get more twards the release of the movie, pictures will begin to grace the tees and mugs and such. And in other news, the Pirates of the Backyard 3 preview (and official tittle) are out! To find out the tittle, watch the preview. You can watch it on the right side of the screen.

Fri. April 6, 2007

Yea! I actually posted sooner than a week from my last post! Anyway, I thought that we might have to do TPCast Ep. 25 on my PC because the power cord to the MacBook got fried (in other words... just stopped working due to faulty wiring). I went to the Apple Store to by a replacement. 80 bucks ?! Yep. That's how much I had to pay. Gosh! Friggen rip-off! But now TPCast #25 will have nice colorful oics and chapter markers (as always). Also, The Being 3 shop has just opened. Right now, all the merch just has the Being 3 logo on it. But as we get more twards the release of the movie, pictures will begin to grace the tees and mugs and such. And in other news, the Pirates of the Backyard 3 preview (and official tittle) are out! To find out the tittle, watch the preview. You can watch it on the right side of the screen.

Wed. April 4, 2007

Hello peoples. It's time for an update! To start things off, I have been working on The Being 3 a little (nothing major...a little bit of script writing...bloting out some totally cool fight sequences...stuffs like that). I would say I am nearing the the completion of 1/4 of the script. The bad part is that it's at a slow poing in the movie. There's no really heated conversations in it (not the movie, the slow part). I have some of the middle and the whole ending in mind. If I can just get past this slow part, it should be easier. Also, Kevin, Kyle, and myself have been planning some of Pirates of the Backyard 3 (official tittle to be announced). We bounced ideas back and forth and messed around in the backyard. We even roughly planned out some fight scenes. Anyway, we'll have to see the movie before we can even begin to think about how POTB3 is even going to end. Be sure to check out the Pirates of the Backyard shop at http://www.cafepress.com/backyardpirates (and a Being shop is coming soon!). So thats it for now. Remember to post in the forums and leave reviews for TPCast on iTunes!