Corrugated Hearts: A Film With Cardboard Box Heads

Corrugated Hearts Poster/DVD Cover

2010-10-09T22:22:00.001-07:00

I finally got inspired for the film poster and DVD cover. If you were part of cast/crew or I already told you I was sending you a DVD, make sure you get in touch with me to get your copy.

Click here for the high resolution .jpeg

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See You At Burning Man

2010-08-03T17:47:00.001-07:00

Corrugated Hearts got accepted into the first ever Black Rock City International Film Festival at Burning Man !

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Princeton Student Film & Video Festival

2010-07-11T12:09:00.000-07:00

If you're in the New Jersey area, be sure to watch Corrugated Hearts at the Princeton Student Film/Video Fest! Thursday July 22nd :D

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A Post From Antoine's Blog

2010-05-26T20:21:00.000-07:00

A year ago she told me she was planning on making a then untitled film about people with box heads. At first, I thought of Jack in the Box (but then I realized that he had an orb for a head … I digress) but she was picturing something a little different. [...] I had pictured a world beyond the page, not just the story that was presented. I really felt Billimarie created a nice and familiar yet unfamiliar world with a grand Matrix-like back story (at least for me). But what really got me was the theme of love; a theme that I think is championed when coupled with artificial intelligence and robots. I enjoy the thought that love can conquer all, whether it be hate, violence, war, tyranny or even a droid ;)

(Photo by Gina)

This is just an excerpt from a splendid post by Antoine documenting our history as film buddies together. You can read the rest here: Antoine's Stockpile : ) It made my day ! A heartfelt thanks & lots of gratitude to one of the best A.D.'s in the world.

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Corrugated Hearts: DONE !

2010-05-26T12:48:00.001-07:00

For the record, I hate video-for-web encoding and compressing. I haven't gone to bed yet !

Corrugated Hearts from Billimarie Robinson.

Corrugated Hearts from invdrzim.

As usual, Vimeo = prettier, but YouTube = more comments.

Just want to re-thank EVERYONE who was involved in this project. WE HAVE DONE IT AND DONE IT WELL~ :D

I am proud of how Corrugated Hearts came out. If you are familiar with my work, you will not be surprised to find how experimental and non-traditional the narrative is. If you are not familiar...well, hopefully you are okay with strange things !

If you would like a DVD version, please leave a comment ! Or message me on Facebook/Vimeo/YouTube.

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Corrugated Hearts Trailer

2010-05-03T23:33:00.000-07:00

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Mosaic Monday #2

2010-05-01T12:03:00.000-07:00

Gina won the last one ! So I owe her an attack hug when I see her.

And even though it is not Monday, let us pretend that it is:

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Mosaic Monday

2010-04-21T01:52:00.001-07:00

If you can guess which scene this is (based on the script), you get something awesome*:

Also: today is Wednesday. But I like alliteration.

This thing is so close to being done I can almost taste it !

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*a hug :D

Getting Our Bevel On

2010-03-31T12:11:00.000-07:00

(It's funny if you know effects.)

Had a productive editing session with Whoopi last weekend.

Finished the color correcting stage and most, if not all, of the visual fx. Whoopi had an idea for less jarring transitions involving glitches/pixelation, so we'll be working on that as well as the 3.0 box faces.

Now, just worried about sound design & filming the 3.0 commercial for Jake to watch.

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Screen Capture

2010-02-24T20:51:00.000-08:00

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Apologies for not updating the blog

2009-12-09T20:58:00.000-08:00

...but here is what is going on with Corrugated Hearts !

- The project as a whole has lost priority in my life seeing as I'm trying to graduate next spring. Come winter break, a few of us will be re-editing and working on visuals and sound. I feel like this worked out for the better, since it's always a good idea to come back to a project after a break with fresh and excited eyes.

- The film may be getting a spring release (since it is a spring/summer film), a recommendation thrown into consideration thanks to Whoopi. It'll be a longer wait, but hopefully worth it !

- Antoine had a great idea to film a commercial as not only a promotional tool, but to splice through the film, as well. We'll be working on it this winter break; message me if you feel like getting involved, somehow !

That's enough explanation marks for one day, I think. Happy Holidays !

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Final-ish Cut

2009-10-18T00:23:00.000-07:00

Message/comment for password !

Not sure about this pixel aspect ratio in a few scenes. All color-corrected (not perfect in some scenes). All we need now is the VFX for the 3.0's and audio, and a few tiny editing tweaks towards the end.

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post-pro updates

2009-10-04T12:52:00.001-07:00

Whoopi's been working on the teaser trailer along with some other VFX. It's all coming along nicely ! Excited to see the finished product...should be done in a week or so : )

We're about 94.8% picture-locked. There's two scenes I want to get a second opinion on before locking everything. If you've got a moment and feel like discussing those scenes via AIM/iChat/etc., let me know ! I'd be eternally grateful.

School's been killing me, so VFX stuff on my end has come to a halt. We're still hoping to release "Corrugated Hearts" by fall, and it looks like we're going to hit that deadline.

A few of you are curious about the screening. We are definitely going to have one, possibly even three. If you aren't already connected to the "Corrugated Hearts" group on Facebook, make sure you're following us on Twitter ! It's the only way to make sure you get an invite. It'll be a party with special surprises for the crew/cast/OG supporters :D

Thanks for reading !
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New Screen Captures

2009-09-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

Jake & Julie.

Chris & Veronica.

3.0 Posters.

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#corrugatedhearts

2009-09-26T11:28:00.000-07:00

We put out a random Twitter trend: #corrugatedhearts

Some good ones:
Don't forget to tweet your philosophical boxhead contribution ! : )

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Still Still Editing...

2009-09-17T00:08:00.000-07:00

Taken by Whoopi this evening.

Check out some of our tweets @corrugatedheart : )

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Rough Cut Finished

2009-09-10T22:21:00.000-07:00

...emphasis on ROUGH : )

Some screen captures--

If you wouldn't mind giving us feedback on the rough cut, leave a message and we'll send you the Vimeo link !

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Still Editing...

2009-08-30T17:38:00.001-07:00

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Behind The Scenes - Photo Montage

2009-08-20T00:30:00.000-07:00

Something silly I did. (I found my camera!)

Corrugated Hearts - BTS Photo Montage from Antoine Bandele on Vimeo.

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I'm in the office, wishing I were here:

2009-08-10T12:38:00.001-07:00

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an Excerpt from Whoopi's blog (re: CH)

2009-08-07T00:17:00.000-07:00

"[...]we went over to Billi's house to talk visual effects. I did some small examples of how we could easily stylize the clips to make them look cool. This was all for Corrugated Hearts, a film I'm working on with Billi, Antoine, and a group of others. More on the film coming later on in the future."

Pictures from the blog:

Read the rest of the entry here.

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Julie Photoshoot

2009-08-03T21:51:00.001-07:00

I wanted to do something with all the pictures of Julie and the flirty face so I had some fun with photoshop. :)

Always Look Both Ways

2009-07-30T04:22:00.000-07:00

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Party Scene Screen Captures

2009-07-27T19:17:00.001-07:00

Front: Erin (Art Department)
Back: Michael (Actor) & James (Actor)

Antoine (AD) and Mom

MAM <3

Spencer (Gaffer) & Sean (Actor)

Gina (Photographer) & Sas (Actor)

Veronica (AD) & Billimarie (Director)

Front: Jared (Actor) & Ashley (Actor)
Back: Chris (Grip), Veronica (AD), Antoine (AD), Billimarie (Director)

Owen (Actor)

Front: Jeremy (Actor)
Back: Donavon (Actor)

Thanks to everyone who came out on Sunday !

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I'm not so sure about that tree

2009-07-21T10:18:00.000-07:00

The hard part was tracking Julie's dress.

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Donate Via PayPal

2009-07-18T20:32:00.001-07:00

Corrugated Hearts
a short film by Billimarie Robinson

As you probably know, we've been creating a short film about people with cardboard boxes for heads. While I am the first person to argue for little (very, very little) or no budget projects (it fosters creativity), I understand an unfortunate reality. To make "Corrugated Hearts," we're going to have to use a higher budget than I alone can afford.

This is why I am sending out a homing beacon to all of my friends, family, and everyone in between. We need your help, and every little bit helps...seriously !

Keep in mind that as a supporter, you will receive:

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credits in the film

promotional items (poster, stickers, photos)

a signed DVD

access on our sets

tickets to the premiere showing/party

a personal letter & drawing from me

the knowledge that I will lend you anything within my capabilities in the future

a big hug♥

♥

Thank you for even reading this ! It shows that you are an active participant in supporting this film. Here is the button which you can press in order to help out even more:

If you have any questions, or if you would like to donate alternatively (outside of PayPal, through checks, in person, etc.), please email or call me at your earliest convenience.
We will be accepting donations at the Boxquerade this upcoming Sunday (July 27th).

*As of this entry, we are currently in the middle of principle photography and expect to finish by the end of July.

Thanks again !

Cheers,

Billimarie Robinson

Two Screen Captures

2009-07-18T12:52:00.000-07:00

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The script is now online !

2009-07-12T12:35:00.001-07:00

View a .pdf here.

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Corrugated Hearts: Poster Graphic

2009-07-11T18:13:00.000-07:00

Unfinished mock-up for a prop (and possibly a promotional tool):

A sticker, to be used as a promotional tool and as a prop:

A potential poster/t-shirt, featuring Julie:
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