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Thursday, December 13, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Friday! Candyman Opens!
Wow! Its been a long while! I've been busy. Here's what's happened: A new short film called The Heartache is now online, you can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU88_EhUA58 THE CANDYMAN CONSPIRACY opens this Friday, November 23rd!!!!!!!!
So dont forget to visit: http://www.conrad-studios.com and watch! We are doing a midnight release, thats 12:01 EST.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Mason Film Fest is coming in March
Conrad Studios will be invading the Mason Film Festival this coming March! Me, Brennan, Chris, and Tony have come up with great new short film ideas ready to be shot and cut especially for the MFF. So far we have come to an accord of Tony Patti directing an untitled paintball movie. I know the entire pitch of the film but a script is yet to be written. Nope, I wont say the plot, though this is tempting. As for me, a comedy film sounds just about right. I believe Brennan will helm 'The Adventures of Eggy and Lars - Part III' and Chris might stick to a gory-grindhouse short. Thats all we have so far, I'll keep you guys updated about the festival.
(By the way, Candyman is being scored as of now!)
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Candy is in Post
Gah! I keep on forgetting to update this thing! Well here's what's happened:
TRAILER: http://www.conrad-studios.com/trailercandymanteaser.htm
1) The Candyman Conspiracy teaser trailer (above) came out about 2 weeks ago. Everyone is freaking out over it.
2) I got a small local deal to direct a feature film entitled 'The Happy Man' and to be released on May 17th.
3) Brennan is starting a small animation company entitled 'I Love Pony Productions' ...yea funny title.
4) I am officially writing a draft for James Rolfe's sequel to the famous film 'The Jersey Odysseys' which to me is THE greatest student film in history. Check it out over at the film archive in www.cinemassacre.com . . . the sequel should be equally amazing.
5) I just got done editing 'The Candyman Conspiracy' all thats left is the visual effects done over at Sync Films in London and the music composed by CutshawKane.
6) I am directing a 60 second film for the Fox 19 video challenge in the midwest. I'm not sure about the title yet but its going to be something along the lines of 'dont drink and drive or this might happen' and I'm not gonna say what 'this' means, but its gonna be great! It'll make your hairs crawl, and guess what, the local police is helping me out! Cool - they're on my team.
I believe that about sums it up. So in other news, haha, we are remodeling the main Conrad Studios site. Josh just added a poll to the homepage so check it out. This weekend I'm watching 'Across the Universe' a cool musical featuring Beatles songs, and oh yea, I finally shaved my long beard today. You're gonna see me with my beard in most of the behind the scenes videos for Candyman. Oh and by the way, the Theatrical Trailer for Candy comes out in about 2-3 weeks, so stay tuned!
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Done shooting Candy.
I had a HUGE cast problem with 'The Fragile Spirit' so I had to throw the film back in the closet, though it was a hell of a script. In replacement of Spirit I made a very action-packed film called 'The Candyman Conspiracy' starring Jesus Jimenez and Cesar Jimenez. Below are a few filming details, I believe. Well yea we just finished the film and I am now currently in the States and ready to edit the movie. The synopsis is this: Three psychotic drug lords create a conspiracy to gain money. Their move: Kidnapping a kid. Their plan: Gaining $15,000 Their goal: Staying alive. This is the first film of mine in which the film is told directly through the eyes of the bad guys. So the main characters arent the good guys like in most movies, and thats how I think this action/crime film will be different than the rest. This is actually a mix between Scarface and Alpha Dog, but much cheaper with only 21 actors and a $2,000 budget.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Blood, cocaine, clowns and machine guns!
So today I was filming my 1st full-blow action/crime film called 'The Candy Man Conspiracy' which means something along the lines of 'the drug lord and his adventures' thats what the title is supposed to mean, but anyways here are some things that happened today:
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER...
(I'm filming in Honduras, by the way.)
1) I woke up at 12PM and went to this small reunion thing because an old friend of my dad's was celebrating his birthday. That was quite interesting.
2) After the party, me and my dad (producer) went to look for fake guns everywhere, but couldnt find any. The only thing we bought were flour for the 'cocaine' and fake blood and make-up.
3) After we bought those materials we went to look for our main actors which we brought along to go find the damned fake guns.
4) After a long tiring search we bought the guns and some weird clown masks. Then we went off into a very dangerous yet quiet little village, because we didnt want any cars in the shot except the one used in the film. So we take like an hour and a half to shoot this introduction scene in which a guy gets shot by hispanic gangsters wearing clown masks. The guy they shot was loaded with cocaine, so of course they took the cocaine. But here's the catch...while we were shooting quite a few cars went by, and people walking on the street. It wasnt like crowded or anything, but every 5 minutes or so someone would walk by or just simply watch us. Keep in mind that we were using tons and tons of fake blood, and guns, fake cocaine, and guys in suits wearing clown masks shooting at a guy pale-and-dead on the street. Some people were freaked out!! haha
5) Its like 5:30 and we were done filming and just as soon as we were leaving the little village all hell breaks loose. Two cops riding on motorcycles came speeding in front of us and told us to stop the vehicle. They made us all get out of the car, because they were going to search. These guys arent like the american police. The americans just have a little gun and fancy uniforms and a little helmet. These guys had fucking MACHINE GUNS! and KNIFES! and tons of $hit like that, plus also some little guns. We were freaked out. Not because of the blood or fake guns, but because of the fucking fake cocaine which is flour! They searched their bit told us to stay put and well we waited blah blah. we wasted like 10 minutes there just smiling at the policemen. Thank God they didnt find the fake cocaine because if they would have they would have probably arrested us because they cant identify if its flour or not until tested in a lab. That meant going to jail until the lab tests were completed, that would have taken about a
a week. And Honduras prison IS NOT the friendliest jail in the world. But we got off okay.
6) After that we went to a bar at around 6:30-7 and we set-up the next scene. The bar people were pretty cool and if it wasnt for the nice looking bar girl being in the film, the movie would be a complete, uhm sausage fest. lol
7) The bar 'talk' scene went excellently, we accidentally burned a chair with our gaffer lights. lol but it went well.
8) After that we went to the parking lot of a casino for the establishing shot. That means that I'm filming just the 2 gangsters entering the casino place, but the next shot is the bar. So we filmed in 2 locations which will only be one location in the film. So we are outside in the parking lot which is basically the street, and its filled with cops and what not, so after I had rushed and filmed the scene, one security guy came and yelled at me that I couldnt film there blah blah blah! I think he was ready to break Beatrice (my camera) but we ran off.
9) Theres no 9.
10) After we finished our day's work we went to BK (at around 9PM) and finished the day. But tomorrow, The Adventure Continues...
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER...
(I'm filming in Honduras, by the way.)
1) I woke up at 12PM and went to this small reunion thing because an old friend of my dad's was celebrating his birthday. That was quite interesting.
2) After the party, me and my dad (producer) went to look for fake guns everywhere, but couldnt find any. The only thing we bought were flour for the 'cocaine' and fake blood and make-up.
3) After we bought those materials we went to look for our main actors which we brought along to go find the damned fake guns.
4) After a long tiring search we bought the guns and some weird clown masks. Then we went off into a very dangerous yet quiet little village, because we didnt want any cars in the shot except the one used in the film. So we take like an hour and a half to shoot this introduction scene in which a guy gets shot by hispanic gangsters wearing clown masks. The guy they shot was loaded with cocaine, so of course they took the cocaine. But here's the catch...while we were shooting quite a few cars went by, and people walking on the street. It wasnt like crowded or anything, but every 5 minutes or so someone would walk by or just simply watch us. Keep in mind that we were using tons and tons of fake blood, and guns, fake cocaine, and guys in suits wearing clown masks shooting at a guy pale-and-dead on the street. Some people were freaked out!! haha
5) Its like 5:30 and we were done filming and just as soon as we were leaving the little village all hell breaks loose. Two cops riding on motorcycles came speeding in front of us and told us to stop the vehicle. They made us all get out of the car, because they were going to search. These guys arent like the american police. The americans just have a little gun and fancy uniforms and a little helmet. These guys had fucking MACHINE GUNS! and KNIFES! and tons of $hit like that, plus also some little guns. We were freaked out. Not because of the blood or fake guns, but because of the fucking fake cocaine which is flour! They searched their bit told us to stay put and well we waited blah blah. we wasted like 10 minutes there just smiling at the policemen. Thank God they didnt find the fake cocaine because if they would have they would have probably arrested us because they cant identify if its flour or not until tested in a lab. That meant going to jail until the lab tests were completed, that would have taken about a
a week. And Honduras prison IS NOT the friendliest jail in the world. But we got off okay.
6) After that we went to a bar at around 6:30-7 and we set-up the next scene. The bar people were pretty cool and if it wasnt for the nice looking bar girl being in the film, the movie would be a complete, uhm sausage fest. lol
7) The bar 'talk' scene went excellently, we accidentally burned a chair with our gaffer lights. lol but it went well.
8) After that we went to the parking lot of a casino for the establishing shot. That means that I'm filming just the 2 gangsters entering the casino place, but the next shot is the bar. So we filmed in 2 locations which will only be one location in the film. So we are outside in the parking lot which is basically the street, and its filled with cops and what not, so after I had rushed and filmed the scene, one security guy came and yelled at me that I couldnt film there blah blah blah! I think he was ready to break Beatrice (my camera) but we ran off.
9) Theres no 9.
10) After we finished our day's work we went to BK (at around 9PM) and finished the day. But tomorrow, The Adventure Continues...
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
The Fragile Production Notes
THE FRAGILE SPIRIT
There is a woman who haunts the dreams of the innocent. Her name is Maria, and she is a legendary fragile spirit known as 'La Llorona' (The Weeping Woman). The dark tale begins on a cloudy night, when an old scientist known as Arturo gathers a group of men, enemies of the church, to finally destroy the spirit - which he has longed to kill. From writer and director Conrad Faraj comes the epic finalè to the terrifying franchise of: The Weeping Woman.
Shot on location in Honduras, Central America, and cut in the United States with special/visual effects from Sync Films in London. The film premieres at the Eerie Horror Film Festival on October 10th. The online premiere will be Friday, October 19th, 2007.
Full Title: The Fragile Spirit
Promotional Title: The Weeping Woman 3
Tagline: Legends Never Die
Format: High-Def
Stage: In Production
CAST
La Llorona – Odessa Aguilera
Arturo (Joven) – Edgardo Enamorado
Young Man – Juanca Enamorado
Child Victim – Eduardo Papadopolo
Young Boy – Daniel Aguilera
Young Girl 1 – Nicole Papadopolo
Young Girl 2 – Andrea Papadopolo
Arturo (Señor) – Eugenio Enamorado
Photographer – Edgardo Enamorado
Group Member 1 – Juanca Enamorado
Group Member 2 – Isa Jaar
Cazador – Jesus Jimenez
The Mom – Johana Faraj
The Dad – Alejandro Faraj
Sofia – Johanita Faraj
Bandit – Cesar Jimenez
Arturo’s Aid 1 – Nelson ???
Arturo’s Aid 2 – Hazel Baltodano
CREW
Production Co. - Conrad Studios
Production Co. - Mozer Bros. Inc.
Production Co. - Sync Films
Director – Conrad Faraj
Writer – Conrad Faraj
Producer – Alejandro Faraj
Producer – Floria Contessa
Producer – Conrad Faraj
Executive Producer – Conrad Faraj
Associate Producer – Brennan Eden
Associate Producer – Chris Hall
Composer – CutshawKane
Editor – Thomas Mozer
Editor – Conrad Faraj
Assistant Editor – Brennan Eden
Assistant Editor – Chris Hall
Director of Photography – Conrad Faraj
Production Caterer – Sra. Floria Aguilera
Set-Provider – Sr. Conrado Aguilera
Set-Provider – Isa Jaar
Set-Provider – Gaspar Pineda
Trailer Editor – Fernando Garcia
Production Assistant – Johana Faraj
Make-Up FX – Odessa Aguilera
Make-Up FX – Conrad Faraj
Visual FX Supervisor – Leo Baker
Marketing Music Rights – X-Ray Dog
Sound FX – Sound Dogs
There is a woman who haunts the dreams of the innocent. Her name is Maria, and she is a legendary fragile spirit known as 'La Llorona' (The Weeping Woman). The dark tale begins on a cloudy night, when an old scientist known as Arturo gathers a group of men, enemies of the church, to finally destroy the spirit - which he has longed to kill. From writer and director Conrad Faraj comes the epic finalè to the terrifying franchise of: The Weeping Woman.
Shot on location in Honduras, Central America, and cut in the United States with special/visual effects from Sync Films in London. The film premieres at the Eerie Horror Film Festival on October 10th. The online premiere will be Friday, October 19th, 2007.
Full Title: The Fragile Spirit
Promotional Title: The Weeping Woman 3
Tagline: Legends Never Die
Format: High-Def
Stage: In Production
CAST
La Llorona – Odessa Aguilera
Arturo (Joven) – Edgardo Enamorado
Young Man – Juanca Enamorado
Child Victim – Eduardo Papadopolo
Young Boy – Daniel Aguilera
Young Girl 1 – Nicole Papadopolo
Young Girl 2 – Andrea Papadopolo
Arturo (Señor) – Eugenio Enamorado
Photographer – Edgardo Enamorado
Group Member 1 – Juanca Enamorado
Group Member 2 – Isa Jaar
Cazador – Jesus Jimenez
The Mom – Johana Faraj
The Dad – Alejandro Faraj
Sofia – Johanita Faraj
Bandit – Cesar Jimenez
Arturo’s Aid 1 – Nelson ???
Arturo’s Aid 2 – Hazel Baltodano
CREW
Production Co. - Conrad Studios
Production Co. - Mozer Bros. Inc.
Production Co. - Sync Films
Director – Conrad Faraj
Writer – Conrad Faraj
Producer – Alejandro Faraj
Producer – Floria Contessa
Producer – Conrad Faraj
Executive Producer – Conrad Faraj
Associate Producer – Brennan Eden
Associate Producer – Chris Hall
Composer – CutshawKane
Editor – Thomas Mozer
Editor – Conrad Faraj
Assistant Editor – Brennan Eden
Assistant Editor – Chris Hall
Director of Photography – Conrad Faraj
Production Caterer – Sra. Floria Aguilera
Set-Provider – Sr. Conrado Aguilera
Set-Provider – Isa Jaar
Set-Provider – Gaspar Pineda
Trailer Editor – Fernando Garcia
Production Assistant – Johana Faraj
Make-Up FX – Odessa Aguilera
Make-Up FX – Conrad Faraj
Visual FX Supervisor – Leo Baker
Marketing Music Rights – X-Ray Dog
Sound FX – Sound Dogs
Monday, July 23, 2007
This Week we begin again!
It's been a few months since I directed a movie and its been over a year since I directed 'The Weeping Woman 2' yet here we go again! This Saturday I get back in the director's chair with the third part in the series. The Fragile Spirit will be our most dramatic movie to date! We are in the process of hiring a composer this week. The cast is set and the set is set as well. Haha.
The first scene will be quite difficult and will probably end up being the last one to shoot since it takes place underwater!
I'll update Friday or Thursday before I leave for Honduras.
(By the way our NEW logo will premiere with the movie! This one we will keep - uhm forever! best logo ever!)
Monday, July 16, 2007
Fragile Week is coming...
Next Saturday, production of my new movie "The Fragile Spirit" begins. I've been storyboarding all day. It starts underwater! Its gonna be a very challenging movie, but I have a strong feeling that it'll pay off. We're aiming at making it a great drama/horror.
The cast includes: Odessa Aguilera, Eugenio Enamorado, Jesus Jimenez, Cesar Jimenez, Edgardo Enamorado, Juanca Enamorado, Alejandro Faraj, Johana Faraj, Johanita Faraj, and Hazel Baltodano.
My flight to Honduras leaves next Friday and everything is ready to go. And as I promised heres a picture of me in Italy. Sorry if its a bit late..
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Tired, but here we go again.
Well guys, I have shattered my promises. I couldn't begin production on Blood and Specs my segment in the Double Dread because of casting purposes. Some people just cant be trusted with contracts and all of that. And well I am now officially starting in September. That seems a long time from now.
This weekend I am shooting a music video for the band Euphoria, so that should be interesting. Havent done a music video in forever, and worse of all, I havent directed in 2 months...I hope I know what I'm doing this weekend.
And well right now I feel tired, (yea no jobs in a while and I'm tired, well thats how it goes) this upcoming month of August will be a hellish rush. I start The Weeping Woman 3 aka THE FRAGILE SPIRIT. Yep, thats the official title. I couldnt say anything, but now who cares, eh. Its a story about this group of men, obsessed with La Llorona, that try to capture and destroy her - and yet at the same time La Llorona has kidnapped a girl whose innocence seems to give La Llorona an impact of dark kindness. A darker story than the previous two. Eugenio Enamorado will be starring in this flick, finally a recognized name in theater in my films. I feel proud.
Well thats all for today, tomorrow I'm watching the next Potter film. Hopefully it'll be good, i'll update soon. Bye.
This weekend I am shooting a music video for the band Euphoria, so that should be interesting. Havent done a music video in forever, and worse of all, I havent directed in 2 months...I hope I know what I'm doing this weekend.
And well right now I feel tired, (yea no jobs in a while and I'm tired, well thats how it goes) this upcoming month of August will be a hellish rush. I start The Weeping Woman 3 aka THE FRAGILE SPIRIT. Yep, thats the official title. I couldnt say anything, but now who cares, eh. Its a story about this group of men, obsessed with La Llorona, that try to capture and destroy her - and yet at the same time La Llorona has kidnapped a girl whose innocence seems to give La Llorona an impact of dark kindness. A darker story than the previous two. Eugenio Enamorado will be starring in this flick, finally a recognized name in theater in my films. I feel proud.
Well thats all for today, tomorrow I'm watching the next Potter film. Hopefully it'll be good, i'll update soon. Bye.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Its been a while!
Sorry I havent updated in a while. I'm currently in Italy. I havent directed anything in a month but in 1 week I get back to work with 'Blood and Specs' my segment in the film Double Dread. Anyways, the rumors are true. Whats on the main site saying that there will be a third part from a chilling Conrad Studios franchise is in fact The Weeping Woman 3. The curious thing is that after many discussions we came up with the creative decision to not follow the original storyline and move onto something more cinematical. The third part will not have the running title 'The Weeping Woman3' but a different one which I cannot reveal until mid-July. The story is quite simple in this one. We felt that the last one dealt with various inner stories that confused a lot of people. The only synopsis I can give you as of right now is 'a girl gets kidnapped by a mythical ghost' and hopefully that gives you enough insight about the movie. This movie is NOT the last one in the series. Word has been going around that Conrad is finally killing off La Llorona, but no sir. I know how she will die - yes. But not in this one.
And in other news not regarding the studio . . . I cant wait for TRANSFORMERS! Man that movie just looks out of this world! Geez, Michael Bay keeps on impressing me with his high-voltage action movies. That one I'm defineately watching on opening day. Another one that looks good is Harry Potter 5. How was Fantastic Four 2? I'm watching it this weekend.
I took some photos of me in Italy which I'll post this weekend as well before my super secret meeting with Chris Hall. We're doing the final pointers on Double Dread which has been fully casted.
Until then, I'm off.
And in other news not regarding the studio . . . I cant wait for TRANSFORMERS! Man that movie just looks out of this world! Geez, Michael Bay keeps on impressing me with his high-voltage action movies. That one I'm defineately watching on opening day. Another one that looks good is Harry Potter 5. How was Fantastic Four 2? I'm watching it this weekend.
I took some photos of me in Italy which I'll post this weekend as well before my super secret meeting with Chris Hall. We're doing the final pointers on Double Dread which has been fully casted.
Until then, I'm off.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Updates
This week we released two new films. "A Conversation with Lemony Snicket and Count Olaf" as well as Brennan Eden's "Fifteen Hours" which were both made in two days. Go watch them on the Conrad Studios youtube page. Yesterday Chris Hall, the second director for Double Dread sent me an early draft of his script and it's looking creepy. (Yet not as creepy as my segment :D ) Yesterday I watched Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and it was great. Go watch it. I'll update more when I finish my Double Dread faux trailer.
Monday, May 21, 2007
First Post!
Hey guys, this is me Conrad Faraj. Founder/owner of Conrad Studios. All of the Conrad Studios directors have decided to open up blogs to keep people posted. We will try to update them every week. Tonight me and Brennan are finishing up the final cuts for the animated short "Fifteen Hours" which is really only a 3 minute movie, but its a great 3min movie. Very action packed and fast paced. Brennan's vision created a magnificent war sequence in the end. Hopefully this is the first of many Conrad Studios films using new animated techonolgy. Other than that short film, we've all been focused on the production of our double feature film "Double Dread" inspired by Grindhouse. I havent talked to Chris in like a week. He is the director of the first segment. He told me he had a new draft of his script this week. So we'll see. My segment in Double Dread is called Blood and Specs, and its just an obsolute blood fest. Its extremly gross and disgusting, and def. not recommended for the easily offended. Its a "macho" movie. Its gonna be a lot of fun filming it in July.
This weekend a fake trailer was leaked. That was probably my fault. But who cares, it was great. Brennan directed that as well. In my opinion a bit more gore could have been used, but its all good. This weekend we are starting production for my fake trailer in Double Dread. You can bet it'll be creepy! I'll try to update this thing over the weekend. so until then, adios.
This weekend a fake trailer was leaked. That was probably my fault. But who cares, it was great. Brennan directed that as well. In my opinion a bit more gore could have been used, but its all good. This weekend we are starting production for my fake trailer in Double Dread. You can bet it'll be creepy! I'll try to update this thing over the weekend. so until then, adios.
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