Final Production Week!

Hey everyone,

Its a very exciting time right now. This weekend we shall be shooting the final sections of episode one. It will most likely be a very long weekend as we'll be shooting in 2 different location as well as one scene with upwards of 15 extras. It's defiantly going to be one of the hardest part of the whole series because it the very first scene. Focusing on defining the characters as well as managing the extra's will be a new experience but rewarding one.

In other news take a look at this snazzy poster for a fake student film.


Pretty awesome? The poster was designed by Allison K. Murphy. A visual art's major with a concentration in graphic design at purchase college. You can check out some more of her work here. Below are some photo's from the actual shoot the still is from.

Cinematographer Nicole Favale takes a stab at acting.


The set.




This is a joke that will keep coming back :)

Fake Student Films

Hey all,
Production is continuing to progress, however for the next two weeks we wont be shooting anything from the main script. A big part of the first episode is to have several terrible student films for a fake film festival and when i say terrible i mean god awful!

Nick and I are on a quest to create some of the worst student films we can think of. No genre is safe. Whether it be the film that is riddled with unnecessary special effects, the very pretentious art's film, the comedy that's just not that funny, or someones attempt at a french new wave style, we shall make it.


Just a small preview of what out shitty student films involve



It's a really interesting feeling to have to try and make intentionally bad films after spending so many years trying to make good films. I kinda of feel its like making a comedy. Our goal is to be so bad its funny, which still requires all the aspects that go into making a regular comedy. Good timing, original jokes (or in this case original bad idea) and characters with defined goals.

If anyone has some horrible student film they own or have made, if you want them to appear in the web series please send them to our website at slatedproductions@gmail.com.

See ya'll later

-Luke