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-■■'■■"■ -■- Telephone: (209) 278-2556 News THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Tuesday, April 8, 1997 Movie Continued from page 1. "Our foreign distribution company is very optimistic." Mark said: ~And there are sev¬ eral different options for the tele¬ vision rights." The early stages Without a concept in hand, the up-start film-makers locked themselves in a room with pi/./a, beer, stcno pads, pencils and erasers. By the time the pizza had cooled and the beer had warmed, the concept for "Unfair Game" was hatched. "Mike came up with the con¬ cept of paint ball wars." Mark said. "And. actually, the follow¬ ing is quite considerable. We have an ad for the movie in a paint ball magazine and wc arc- also featured on an official paint ball website." Once work on the script started. Fresno's role in the cre¬ ation of "Unfair Game" started to become more integral. Many of the investors in the film were recruited by Mark Goodman in Fresno, and a good portion of the writing and llne- tunjng of the screenplay was done in the Henry Madden Li¬ brary and elsewhere on campus. Another alumnus, Mark Gomes. graduated with Goodman in 1991 with a degree in Geography The two mel as undergrads. and were later re¬ united as map makers al Secu¬ rity Union in Fresno when Goodman mentioned the tilm project. "I thought it would be a cool, small scale waj lor a working class stiff like myself [ofel in¬ volved vviih movies." Gomes said. "It was a lot more of a fun thing for me than a money thing." Show me the money What could hoe di into the muking a film l ' illtljl woiild I v painless. "I never thought of myself as a salesman until this.vMark said, "h really didn't know how to approach people about investing in a movie. So 1 just told people what I was do¬ ing, and lots of them wanted to be involved. I guess if you are genu¬ inely excited about what you arc doing, people notice." That excitement would soon be put to the ultimate test. Certainly, wanting to make a movie-and the actual labor arc two remotely dif¬ ferent things. Long nights and busy weekends, revision after revision, and phone bills that amount to a small fortune are all norms when making a movie. Especially when wearing so many other hats. "When everybody's working, and you have limited access to equipment, piecing the film to¬ gether becomes a long process," Mark said. "I had a lot of fun with this whole thing, especially the cre¬ ative side, but there comes a point when it becomes actual labor." More than a year and a half af¬ ter the phone call from his brother started "Unfair Game" rolling. Mark Goodman finally reached the point where he could actually say he made a movie. Lines had been read, audio had been synched and credits had rolled - "Unfair Game" had evolved from an idea whose roots lie in pi/./.a. beer and paint balls to an actual K2- minute final product thai all could marvel at. "When we watched it for the first time in its entirety, it was like, 'hey. we made this.'" Mark said. "It was pretty cool. Obviously, we knew that this wasn't a movie that was going to appeal to everybody, but we felt like there would be a considerable audience in the world that would enjoy this film." The finished project Now the key is building on the momentum created by "Unfair Game." Because the project came in well under budget and investors are already beginning to sec a profit. Blue Dog Project. Inc. has already started plans for a second film. This time, however, the bud- Photo Courtesy of Mark Goodman Moving Target. Fresnan Jim Keenley stars as a psychotic backwoodsman in "Unfair Game." The movie was produced and written by Fresno State alumnus Mark Goodman gel will grow from around $3().(XX) to near S5(M).(KX). "Investors from our first movie have not only agreed lo back the next film, but they have also spread the word and attracted some even bigger players," Mark said. "As exciting as the first film was. this will be even better because wc have so much more lo work with. And we should have at least one or two actors that everyone will recognize " The new film will border more on the mystical, as a group ol hunters desecrate an ancient Native American site and have to battle with angry spirits. Bookstore snubs Fresno State grad's action flick By David Childers The Daily Collegian Fresno State alumnus Mark Goodman has succeeded in get¬ ting his movie "Unfair Game" played in England, Russia, Tai¬ wan, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. He is currently work¬ ing on a deal that could put it in the 15 largest video store chains in the country, and it is already in select video stores outside of California. But when Goodman at¬ tempted to get "Unfair Game" on the shelves of the Campus Video Center in the Kennel Bookstore, he couldn't even gar¬ ner mild interest. "I told him that I wa.s* t In- i said Camet '-. >n the Keni:. .,. rj pensive' with our wholesaler." Lang was so disinterested that she never even gave Goodman a- chance to name the price. He had only planned on selling the book¬ store one copy at $20, far from a "terribly expensive" investment. "frwas surprised that they didn't even give me a chance to tell them about the movie," Goodman said. "I thought that they might be ex¬ cited to showcase a film that a stu¬ dent created." "Unfair Game" is the story of a group of paintball players on a weekend getaway who befriend a woman whose husband has been killed by three armed criminals. "I didn't think that there would be an) interest in that type of ac- tic i adventure movie." said Lane. < to order only the more popular titles" In this case, p • pear lo be a very < ■'. . ••Unfair Game" for "The English Patient," there is no shortage of sore thumbs on the shelves of the Cam¬ pus Video Center. With box office giants like "Waxwork 2" and "Body Shot" among the selections, even an oc¬ casional rental for "Unfair Game" would have uncoubtedly been enough to out-distance some of the competition. "I really wanted the students at Fresno State.to have an opportunity to view the film," Goodman said. "This is obviously not a movie that is going to appeal to every body, but we feel that a large population of the world will enjoy this movie." Despite the immensely low $30,000 budget, how much worse than "P lice Academy 6" could ame" be? The sequel was so bad -1 it ihey couldn't even con- ■ Guttenberg lo «. omc back.'* ■ are just inundated with stu¬ dents wanting to sell their films." Goodman said with more than a hint of sarcasm. In the end; after citing questions about the price, appeal and reliability of Goodman's film, maybe ig¬ norance played the biggest factor in the Kennel Bookstore's refusal to enter¬ tain offers to purchase "Un¬ fair Game." 'This is the first time that I have been approached by a local filmmaker being asked about purchasing movies." Lang said. That appears pretty obvi¬ ous, unless there is some sort of unknown connection be- tween Fresno S. 'Gumby's Advenl Two." ! Poet Allen Ginsberg assumes room temperati? re Reuters NEW- YORK—ThetYftiul (Giifrhcrg I • M mortal scrvi Poet t.i. . Vonn I .-itlei Gmsbei Kerouac am! Sal Vs Burroughs cmergi of ihe literary Beat im iciiicni thai came, out ol the 1950s underground I hev diew on bebop fa//, heroin. Eastern ' . nee on the ni.e WKiuiiun." I oy Reed, speak inu at tin 1 • V l • - - - • • md-"IK n. • 0 • Is I .mil vv.ii poi'll ,i,a traveled the "i A | , ing Ins las in the 1l>N<>s Wedne sd IV
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Title | 1997_04 The Daily Collegian April 1997 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1997 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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Title | April 8, 1997, Page 5 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1997 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | -■■'■■"■ -■- Telephone: (209) 278-2556 News THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Tuesday, April 8, 1997 Movie Continued from page 1. "Our foreign distribution company is very optimistic." Mark said: ~And there are sev¬ eral different options for the tele¬ vision rights." The early stages Without a concept in hand, the up-start film-makers locked themselves in a room with pi/./a, beer, stcno pads, pencils and erasers. By the time the pizza had cooled and the beer had warmed, the concept for "Unfair Game" was hatched. "Mike came up with the con¬ cept of paint ball wars." Mark said. "And. actually, the follow¬ ing is quite considerable. We have an ad for the movie in a paint ball magazine and wc arc- also featured on an official paint ball website." Once work on the script started. Fresno's role in the cre¬ ation of "Unfair Game" started to become more integral. Many of the investors in the film were recruited by Mark Goodman in Fresno, and a good portion of the writing and llne- tunjng of the screenplay was done in the Henry Madden Li¬ brary and elsewhere on campus. Another alumnus, Mark Gomes. graduated with Goodman in 1991 with a degree in Geography The two mel as undergrads. and were later re¬ united as map makers al Secu¬ rity Union in Fresno when Goodman mentioned the tilm project. "I thought it would be a cool, small scale waj lor a working class stiff like myself [ofel in¬ volved vviih movies." Gomes said. "It was a lot more of a fun thing for me than a money thing." Show me the money What could hoe di into the muking a film l ' illtljl woiild I v painless. "I never thought of myself as a salesman until this.vMark said, "h really didn't know how to approach people about investing in a movie. So 1 just told people what I was do¬ ing, and lots of them wanted to be involved. I guess if you are genu¬ inely excited about what you arc doing, people notice." That excitement would soon be put to the ultimate test. Certainly, wanting to make a movie-and the actual labor arc two remotely dif¬ ferent things. Long nights and busy weekends, revision after revision, and phone bills that amount to a small fortune are all norms when making a movie. Especially when wearing so many other hats. "When everybody's working, and you have limited access to equipment, piecing the film to¬ gether becomes a long process," Mark said. "I had a lot of fun with this whole thing, especially the cre¬ ative side, but there comes a point when it becomes actual labor." More than a year and a half af¬ ter the phone call from his brother started "Unfair Game" rolling. Mark Goodman finally reached the point where he could actually say he made a movie. Lines had been read, audio had been synched and credits had rolled - "Unfair Game" had evolved from an idea whose roots lie in pi/./.a. beer and paint balls to an actual K2- minute final product thai all could marvel at. "When we watched it for the first time in its entirety, it was like, 'hey. we made this.'" Mark said. "It was pretty cool. Obviously, we knew that this wasn't a movie that was going to appeal to everybody, but we felt like there would be a considerable audience in the world that would enjoy this film." The finished project Now the key is building on the momentum created by "Unfair Game." Because the project came in well under budget and investors are already beginning to sec a profit. Blue Dog Project. Inc. has already started plans for a second film. This time, however, the bud- Photo Courtesy of Mark Goodman Moving Target. Fresnan Jim Keenley stars as a psychotic backwoodsman in "Unfair Game." The movie was produced and written by Fresno State alumnus Mark Goodman gel will grow from around $3().(XX) to near S5(M).(KX). "Investors from our first movie have not only agreed lo back the next film, but they have also spread the word and attracted some even bigger players," Mark said. "As exciting as the first film was. this will be even better because wc have so much more lo work with. And we should have at least one or two actors that everyone will recognize " The new film will border more on the mystical, as a group ol hunters desecrate an ancient Native American site and have to battle with angry spirits. Bookstore snubs Fresno State grad's action flick By David Childers The Daily Collegian Fresno State alumnus Mark Goodman has succeeded in get¬ ting his movie "Unfair Game" played in England, Russia, Tai¬ wan, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. He is currently work¬ ing on a deal that could put it in the 15 largest video store chains in the country, and it is already in select video stores outside of California. But when Goodman at¬ tempted to get "Unfair Game" on the shelves of the Campus Video Center in the Kennel Bookstore, he couldn't even gar¬ ner mild interest. "I told him that I wa.s* t In- i said Camet '-. >n the Keni:. .,. rj pensive' with our wholesaler." Lang was so disinterested that she never even gave Goodman a- chance to name the price. He had only planned on selling the book¬ store one copy at $20, far from a "terribly expensive" investment. "frwas surprised that they didn't even give me a chance to tell them about the movie," Goodman said. "I thought that they might be ex¬ cited to showcase a film that a stu¬ dent created." "Unfair Game" is the story of a group of paintball players on a weekend getaway who befriend a woman whose husband has been killed by three armed criminals. "I didn't think that there would be an) interest in that type of ac- tic i adventure movie." said Lane. < to order only the more popular titles" In this case, p • pear lo be a very < ■'. . ••Unfair Game" for "The English Patient," there is no shortage of sore thumbs on the shelves of the Cam¬ pus Video Center. With box office giants like "Waxwork 2" and "Body Shot" among the selections, even an oc¬ casional rental for "Unfair Game" would have uncoubtedly been enough to out-distance some of the competition. "I really wanted the students at Fresno State.to have an opportunity to view the film," Goodman said. "This is obviously not a movie that is going to appeal to every body, but we feel that a large population of the world will enjoy this movie." Despite the immensely low $30,000 budget, how much worse than "P lice Academy 6" could ame" be? The sequel was so bad -1 it ihey couldn't even con- ■ Guttenberg lo «. omc back.'* ■ are just inundated with stu¬ dents wanting to sell their films." Goodman said with more than a hint of sarcasm. In the end; after citing questions about the price, appeal and reliability of Goodman's film, maybe ig¬ norance played the biggest factor in the Kennel Bookstore's refusal to enter¬ tain offers to purchase "Un¬ fair Game." 'This is the first time that I have been approached by a local filmmaker being asked about purchasing movies." Lang said. That appears pretty obvi¬ ous, unless there is some sort of unknown connection be- tween Fresno S. 'Gumby's Advenl Two." ! Poet Allen Ginsberg assumes room temperati? re Reuters NEW- YORK—ThetYftiul (Giifrhcrg I • M mortal scrvi Poet t.i. . Vonn I .-itlei Gmsbei Kerouac am! Sal Vs Burroughs cmergi of ihe literary Beat im iciiicni thai came, out ol the 1950s underground I hev diew on bebop fa//, heroin. Eastern ' . nee on the ni.e WKiuiiun." I oy Reed, speak inu at tin 1 • V l • - - - • • md-"IK n. • 0 • Is I .mil vv.ii poi'll ,i,a traveled the "i A | , ing Ins las in the 1l>N<>s Wedne sd IV |