G'Day

Cliff, if your sinuses are involved at all, one good short-term middle-of-the-night reliever is a hot flannel to the face. Doesn't last long, but it breaks up the monotony...

Anyone else going to be watching Angry Boys tonight? I am a huge Chris Lilley fan, and think he's the best Aussie comedian out right now. Sooo looking forward to it!

It's not really my sinuses that are acting up. It's my throat mostly.

But thanks.

Whew. Been busy recently, so not much time to post. Been writing freelance like crazy so I can fund this movie, but more than half of it is being funded by my dad. He apparently believes in the movie a lot, lol. Either that, or he really wants that Executive Producer credit.

Pre-production's coming together pretty well. I decided to go the "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and Bollywood route, and shoot MOS, i.e., no sync sound. Do the whole sound track using foley and ADR. The sound quality will be much better, I won't have to worry about doing safety takes for sound, and higher quality condenser mics are cheaper than shotgun mics of comparable quality. Also, it will give the lead actress a chance to do the vocals as if she's acting to a real person, since the film will be edited together when she does the voice over.

I also found a way to build a 35mm DOF adapter that makes the miniDV camera look amazingly like film. Probably more like 16 than 35, but that's still pretty awesome. And unlike the ones sold online for $1000, this costs about $30 and works almost just as well (the difference in quality doesn't justify the difference in price AFAIC).

Also, y'all should check out this amazing band Frankenpine. They're an indie bluegrass/string band, and they've agreed to let me use all their music in my film. I've also composed a track myself, and I'm using a track by another great band called This Way to the Egress.

Sounds like fun, PoP!

Keep us posted.

Hi, there. Hope this is the right place to ask this, but I have an Aussie character, and I'm wondering how similar Australian slang is to Brittish slang/ dialect. For instance, when cursing, would you say "shite" or "shit"? Thanks, from a cluessless American.

Ambri said:

Hi, there. Hope this is the right place to ask this, but I have an Aussie character, and I'm wondering how similar Australian slang is to Brittish slang/ dialect. For instance, when cursing, would you say "shite" or "shit"? Thanks, from a cluessless American.

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I'd say "shit", but I also say "shite". It depends on how I'm feeling, lol. I guess I'd use "shite" if I was joking around. HTH!

I say both if I'm either joking around or only mildly irritated. If I'm really set off, it's "shit" all the way. Course, I've been living in America for a while, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

I think it comes down to use, for me.

The only time I'd use shite is if I were saying, "That's/it's shite," meaning specifically "it is of a poor quality."

I'd use shit for every other instance, such as "Fucking shit!" "Shit me dead!" and "You're a shithead."

Hope that helps.

Ambri said:

Hi, there. Hope this is the right place to ask this, but I have an Aussie character, and I'm wondering how similar Australian slang is to Brittish slang/ dialect. For instance, when cursing, would you say "shite" or "shit"? Thanks, from a cluessless American.

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If I was only mildy annoyed, or swearing in polite company, or around little kids, I'd say Shite.

If I was full on angry or something I heard pissed me off, I'd be "That's a load of shit!"

But again it depends on the character. In general, I would expect most Aussies would only drop a mouthful of swear words if they were really pissed, then there would be no stopping them.

"You fucking bastard, what a fucking stupid dumb fucker you are. What have you got shit for brains or something?" sort of thing.

Hope that helps.

Hello again everybody! God I haven't posted in here for months. I could give a good reason but tbh it's really just cos I'm lazy :/

'Shit' for me, I never say 'shite'. If I'm around kids I just cover it up with 'shitake mushrooms' lol.

Thankfully I'm hardly ever around kids, because when I am around them I censor myself to death. I won't swear or talk about alcohol or cigarettes or sex or anything.

Yeah I never say shite, nor does anyone I know. Probably more appropriate for a Scots character (but don't hold me to that). Aussie vernacular tends to be dry and flat. Consider this for flavourlicious swearing:

"What the bloody fuck is that?"

The first time I heard that, I knew a more Aussie phrase could never be found.

Thanks, all. I will let my character say "shit" rather than "shite" and save the latter for some British/ Scottish character I dream up.

froley said:

"What the bloody fuck is that?"

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"It's one of them fucking bastards."

Yes, I have actually heard "bastards" being used to describe inanimate objects.

Love it.

I am guilty of calling inanimate objects bastards. If an object doesn't work or if I drop it or something it's a bastard and I tell it so

Bastard's totally a fun thing! That and 'mongrel.' Can't go wrong with mongrel.

Hehe I don't say mongrel but dad bloody loves it.

fredXgeorge said:

I am guilty of calling inanimate objects bastards. If an object doesn't work or if I drop it or something it's a bastard and I tell it so

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Guilty here too. I am also known to threaten electronics with water.

How's the movie coming, PoP?

Cliff Face said:

How's the movie coming, PoP?

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Coming along swimmingly. Shooting starts in 8 days, now officially. I got two new crew members. An additional makeup person and a grip/camera ninja (the clapper guy).

Don't forget to check links below to get updates. Once the film is finished, we're going to be doing a giveaway where anyone who follows us on twitter or likes us on facebook in a specific time frame will get a free copy of the film on DVD signed by the cast and myself.

Cool.

Hi All.

Is this the official "Fosters" thread? Or can we talk freely?

tim290280 said:

Hi All.

Is this the official "Fosters" thread? Or can we talk freely?

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Everyone can talk freely here, but if you wish, we can chug down a Foster's.

Eddyz Aquila said:

Everyone can talk freely here, but if you wish, we can chug down a Foster's.

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Good to know. You know, I saw a can of Fosters once, it was in a pub in America.