Finite Films

I am pleased to announced that after a long production process and a successful premiere at the United Film Festival – Los Angeles, Imperfect has now premiered online! We’re excited about this one because it’s very different than our previous films–strongly influenced by the constraint “Must be in the style of a 40′s noir.” We think it lives up to that constraint. Watch the film here.

I cannot express how proud I am of everyone involved. This was, in many ways, our biggest film yet. The crew was huge, as was the cast for a film made on effectively no budget. On several occasions there were over twenty-five people on set for some of the longest days we’ve ever done, which is quite an undertaking for our small band of filmmakers.

For me personally, this was perhaps the most rewarding filmmaking process I’ve been lucky enough to experience. I want to thank all the amazingly talented people involved, as well as all of you for voting for these crazy constraints that challenged me and inspired this film.

Without further ado, we present Imperfect. Enjoy.

—MT

After a very, very long day…and night…and another day of editing, our upcoming film Imperfect is now picture-locked. This means, whatever happens from this point forward in post-production, the visual edit of the film is finalized. This is by NO means the end of the post-production process, however. In fact, picture-locking is just the beginning.

Over the next few days, the picture-locked film will be delivered to David Sims, who will be color-correcting every frame (in this case, making everything gorgeous black & white). It will also be passed on to Daniel Clark, our trusty “sound guy” who will spend the next several days filling in the film’s soundscape with sound effects, foley, ambient textures, etc. Finally, the incredibly talented composer Bryan Ricker will have only a few days to work his magic and put together an ambitious neo-noir score.

All this needs to happen in less than a week, because in exactly 6 days, Imperfect will be making its debut on the big screen at the United Film Festival – Los Angeles, following screenings of You Are Here and Occupational Hazards. If you’re in Los Angeles, we hope you can join us at the Los Feliz 3 Theater on May 3 at 5:15pm. Buy your tickets (only $5.75!) here.

Here are some stills from the locked cut of Imperfect for your viewing pleasure. We’re VERY excited about this one:

Alright, now to finish an ambitious film noir in less than a week…let’s just say we won’t be getting a lot of sleep here at Finite…

–AC