Phantom of the Woods

Scarecrow · 12-07-2020, 11:43 AM

This was my first full length feature movie. It was filmed in 2012 and first released a year later. It was made on a very low budget and a lot of favors. It’s old now, but still proud of it despite the limitations, and my team and I learned a lot on this which set us up for subsequent projects. (My company has filmed 4 more features and over 30 shorts since we made this)

Scarecrow · 12-07-2020, 11:47 AM

And a little interesting thing about this movie is it’s loosely based on my old 3dmm movie Gnomes. The story is completely different and the gnomes were swapped out for an evil spectre, but the setting and a few of the major characters have counterparts in the original 3dmm movie.

Scarecrow · 12-07-2020, 11:50 AM

Got lots of behind the scenes videos for this. Here’s a video covering the first day of shooting. Will post further entries soon.

Plopilpy · 12-07-2020, 12:40 PM

Holy shit.... is this the first film based off of a 3dmm movie?

Scarecrow · 12-07-2020, 06:44 PM

Pretty sure a few others already did. Actually the short I made just before Phantom was a straight up remake of another old 3dmm movie I made. (Although I think I like the 3dmm version better)

3dmm Version:

https://f001.backblaze.com/file/3dmmtv/WJ3.mp4

Plopilpy · 12-07-2020, 07:44 PM

It always warms my heart to see 3dmm directors turning into actual film directors. It's like.... they took their skills in directing with a limited kids software, and used that to make actual films. It's cool. This is another reason why I want to make actual films, and why I wanna study film directing.

Scarecrow · 03:12 AM

More behind the scenes! This day was fun because of the location. It’s an old rock quarry that filled in with water over time to become a lake. It’s private property so we feel fortunate to be allowed access to it. We just filmed there again for a different project.

Plopilpy · 12-21-2020, 11:36 PM

Filmmaking and cinematography are awesome.

Scarecrow · 12-27-2020, 11:08 AM

Scarecrow · 03-09-2021, 10:30 AM

More Behind the Scenes!

Mark Warner · 03-13-2021, 07:43 PM

This movie was good and it has nothing to do with the thousands of dollars the director gave me to say that.

12-07-2020, 11:43 AM	#1
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217	Phantom of the Woods This was my first full length feature movie. It was filmed in 2012 and first released a year later. It was made on a very low budget and a lot of favors. It’s old now, but still proud of it despite the limitations, and my team and I learned a lot on this which set us up for subsequent projects. (My company has filmed 4 more features and over 30 shorts since we made this)
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217

12-07-2020, 11:47 AM	#2
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217	And a little interesting thing about this movie is it’s loosely based on my old 3dmm movie Gnomes. The story is completely different and the gnomes were swapped out for an evil spectre, but the setting and a few of the major characters have counterparts in the original 3dmm movie.
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217

12-07-2020, 11:50 AM	#3
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217	Got lots of behind the scenes videos for this. Here’s a video covering the first day of shooting. Will post further entries soon.
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217

12-07-2020, 12:40 PM	#4
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,104	Holy shit.... is this the first film based off of a 3dmm movie?
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,104

12-07-2020, 06:44 PM	#5
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217	Pretty sure a few others already did. Actually the short I made just before Phantom was a straight up remake of another old 3dmm movie I made. (Although I think I like the 3dmm version better) 3dmm Version: https://f001.backblaze.com/file/3dmmtv/WJ3.mp4
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217

12-07-2020, 07:44 PM	#6
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,104	It always warms my heart to see 3dmm directors turning into actual film directors. It's like.... they took their skills in directing with a limited kids software, and used that to make actual films. It's cool. This is another reason why I want to make actual films, and why I wanna study film directing.
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,104

12-21-2020, 11:23 PM	#7
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217	More behind the scenes! This day was fun because of the location. It’s an old rock quarry that filled in with water over time to become a lake. It’s private property so we feel fortunate to be allowed access to it. We just filmed there again for a different project.
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217	Last edited by Scarecrow : 12-22-2020 at 03:12 AM.

12-21-2020, 11:36 PM	#8
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,104	Filmmaking and cinematography are awesome.
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12-27-2020, 11:08 AM	#9
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217
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03-09-2021, 10:30 AM	#10
Scarecrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,217	More Behind the Scenes!
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03-13-2021, 07:43 PM	#11
Mark Warner Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 155	This movie was good and it has nothing to do with the thousands of dollars the director gave me to say that.
Mark Warner Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 155