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Filmmakers Sam Balcomb & Jesse Soff answer questions sent in via the communications page.
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 Question from Jaqueline
"Did you guys have anything to do with the Legend of Zelda trailer?"
Answer: Yes, we (Sam and Jesse) produced IGN's april fools Zelda trailer, which was released on April 1st, 2008. You can read more about it here.
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Question from P. Mayer
"Are you showing The Ore for free on the site?"
Answer (updated): The Ore was available to watch on this site for a limited window of time last year. We may bring it back in the near future.
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Question from Edgar
"What's going on with the website? There seem to be a lot of changes happening."
Answer: We've recently updated the website design, to accomodate what will hopefully be a very interesting year for The Ore. A lot more content, and some cool future developments on the way. Stick around!
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Question from VariZoom
"Is there a place or preorder the DVD? How much will it cost?"
Answer: You can order the dvd from this page at the price of $14.99
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Question from Clint
"I'm curious, what's your workflow like with the HVX-200? Are you using the P2 cards? Tape? How many cameras are you shooting with?"
Answer: We used two 4gig P2 cards and one HVX, which transferred footage to an iBook (and on location, backed up on iPods). We have a whole section of the DVD devoted to the workflow, which I think will prove interesting.
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Question from Daniel
"You said you guys are using Syntheyes. I own the program and have played around with it minimally but would like to get into using it more. Can you tell me about any good places to find tutorials, forums etc.? Will you include any of this information in the behind-the-scenes stuff on the DVD? (Please!)"
Answer: We use Syntheyes extensively, since there are almost no lock-down shots in the entire film. Unfortunately, finding tutorials for this program is damn near impossible, and the "manual" is bare-bones at best. We've had to learn by trial-and-error... but the good news is that once you've mastered it, the program is a dream.
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Question from Todd
"I'm also a power user of Cinema 4D; which I noticed was one of the apps you used, so I'm also very interested in how that was used in the making."
Answer: Yes, we're using Maxon's C4D for all 3D modelling, lighting, animation and rendering. Terragen is also being used to create the landscapes, which are then imported into C4D.
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Question from Dennis
"Hi there. Looks impressive. Did you guys shoot using mini35 or just the camera lens? DOF is quite nice."
Answer: Thanks very much! We didn't use any lens adaptors, just the plain old HVX. We shot with a very open iris, and further away for most shots to increase the DoF. However we'd love to play with the mini35 at some future point, it looks amazing.
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Question from Liz
"The visuals are very intriguing, but what's the story about? I'd love to know more."
Answer: We have an Origins page, to learn more about the backstory of The Ore. A lot more info is on its way, so stay tuned.
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Question from Charlie
"I noticed the green screen in some of the behind the scene pictures. Did you shoot on a sound stage, and how much of the film is cgi?"
Answer: We rigged a large green screen in Sam's apartment, and proceeded to skyrocket his electric bill with all the equipment. Only one full scene was shot this way, the rest were small pickup shots and inserts. Luckily the vast majority of the film was shot on practical locations with minimal CG enhancements.
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