My DTV guide.
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Nu Image are a much bigger company now than they were in the TYD era, and of course there's different producers involved in some films to others. But what I like about NI is the fact the have a good idea about what fans want. Obviously they want money made, but they're willing to give filmmakers the tools and a bit of freedom to do their business. DP Ross Clarkson (The Mechanik, Undisputed 2) said in an interview, he loves working with them because he can get any equipment he wants, be it 35mm film, dollys, cranes, etc. A big thing missing from Missionary Man for example, which was in The Mechanik, was 35mm, dollys, cranes. Andrew Stevens and Sony as film makers don't offer much freedom within their budgets for creative tools. There's far more restrictions. NI are all about action, they know action, and understand that you have to meet an audience demand- I think their move into action franchises like Rambo and Conan shows how far they've come from the early days of their stock footage fests. For Dolph, doing Missionary Man produced by Andrew Stevens and Sony, the biggest problems he had were:
Very small budget effecting- cast (limited budget for cast- the best actors other than Dolph only had small roles, while many incidental roles were filled by local with, evidently, no acting experiece), crew (very small crew, a lot of inexperienced people in their respective roles- less crew members overall)
Lack of tools
Lack of time (he had a week less filming on MM than he did on The Mechanik and it showed).
Nu Image have a core group of people who have become more and more reliable, even as far as crew members and cast. While Missionary Man had some horrible acting in it, films like the Mechanik are made with a core group of Bulgarian actors, who may not be De Niros in the making but have garnered plenty of on camera experience over the years- and continue to improve.
Very small budget effecting- cast (limited budget for cast- the best actors other than Dolph only had small roles, while many incidental roles were filled by local with, evidently, no acting experiece), crew (very small crew, a lot of inexperienced people in their respective roles- less crew members overall)
Lack of tools
Lack of time (he had a week less filming on MM than he did on The Mechanik and it showed).
Nu Image have a core group of people who have become more and more reliable, even as far as crew members and cast. While Missionary Man had some horrible acting in it, films like the Mechanik are made with a core group of Bulgarian actors, who may not be De Niros in the making but have garnered plenty of on camera experience over the years- and continue to improve.
MartialArtsMovieFN
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I really appreciate this "behind the scenes" look at DTV. I have to admit, when I go to the video store I normally pass up the New Release wall and go straight towards the low budget action movies. I have more fun renting and watching some new Seagal and Dolph L. movie.
I would like to also see a book on DTV action movies, like what scripts were written for Seagal and JCVD that never got off the ground etc.
I would like to also see a book on DTV action movies, like what scripts were written for Seagal and JCVD that never got off the ground etc.