November 09, 2011
day ergh
Technically day 16, and I haven't written anything since my last post. This is troublesome and something I'm about to rectify by writing for the next 2-3 hours. But I have an excuse! It's not a great one (IMO) but it's as good as any: I went to LA to work on BOOM. We're editing this bad boy at a fiendish pace and I can easily say it is the most challenging project I've ever been a part of. Making a movie is hard. There are so many variables colliding with each other on a daily basis, we have over 300 hours of footage, and the story itself is so deep and so detailed that figuring out how to mold it into a <2 hr rollercoaster ride of a documentary is a real brain-shellacker. I am happy with where we're currently at, but a few days ago I would have been on the verge of crying. Luckily for my tear ducts poker turned me into an emotionless cucumber. I don't want to spoil anything so I'm going to be light on the details of the movie, but I have no problem buying into my own hype and saying this will be the ULTIMATE POKER MOVIE OF ALL TIME. Did I say that already in an earlier blog post? No clue. Time is folding in on itself. Hopefully we don't fail spectacularly. If so I will retreat to a remote location and sleep on a bed of cuddly sheep. BAAAA
I beat Uncharted 3 on hard mode the night before I left -- the whole thing took me about 12 hours. It was a top 3-5 video gaming experience (ever) and very satisfying. I'd rather play a game like that than watch 6 movies. I wish I had the energy to write my thoughts on the game design, the final levels and the challenge but I JUST DON'T. Expect some dishing on Zelda though -- I might have the most fond memories for that series out of anything and the anticipation is making my keys glisten with fingersweat. Can't wait to swing that gold wiimote. Can't wait. CAN'T WAITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
8 Comments:
TtheAntlers posted on November 09, 2011 at 03:34 AM
What are your distribution plans for Boom once it's finished?
SnappieVouz posted on November 09, 2011 at 15:24 PM
This is bullshit. Get back to writing.
TecmoSuperBowl posted on November 09, 2011 at 20:46 PM
Thoughts on playing U3 w/out having played the first 2?
Please tell me I made the cut for BOOM! :)
SnappieVouz posted on November 09, 2011 at 20:57 PM
Come on. Boom is flashy & shiny, tecmo, you are ugly. It will never make the cut.
KRANTZ posted on November 10, 2011 at 01:52 AM
re: distribution plans, we're going to take it to film festivals. we're gonna wow the socks off the distributors and hope they cough up BIG MONIES! i imagine it will likely be available to watch first via DVD/Internet, but i'm not really sure how that will play out, too early to say.
re: writing - I agree. it is bullshit. but ima get back on the horse.
re: playing U3 without playing U2, play U2 first. you'll enjoy the story of U3 better and U2 is almost as good as U3 (in some ways it's better...) they are both phenomenal game experiences that will blow your mind.
re: TSB making the cut for BOOM... I saw a rough sequence with you in it. but another without you. it's a coinflip!
TecmoSuperBowl posted on November 10, 2011 at 03:09 AM
Bah! I'll have to send Ryan a gift basket or something.
KRANTZ posted on November 10, 2011 at 04:58 AM
that was just from the first 20 min. haven't gotten to the later parts yet, better chance you make it in there...
TecmoSuperBowl posted on November 10, 2011 at 13:32 PM
Regardless of my involvement, I can't wait for the release! Looking forward to the next trailer :)
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