Fool Me Twice Info

“Fool Me Twice”, a Firefly Fan Film

This is an introduction for those who haven’t seen this before, and an update for those previously involved in the creative process.

The basic story centers around an Alliance sergeant, at the end of his career,
sent to squelch former-Independent businessmen who have turned to smuggling
under UAP rule.
This is NOT what the sergeant fought for (and watched his friends die for)
in the war to unite the planets.
That personal conflict is brought to a head in a meeting with the ex-Browncoats.
Our sergeant notes, “Yeah, well, there’s plenty for whom the cost of Unification exceeds the value.”

The story is an introduction of characters who could have many more adventures in the Firefly ‘verse.
Sergeant Aaron Wyatt is an Alliance noncom who is more Independent than Alliance.
Lieutenant Amber Fitzpatrick is a local sheriff on Hera whose tenure pre-dates the Alliance takeover.
Colonel David Anthony is an Alliance officer whose rise reflects influence more than competence.
Quintan Shang's brother was killed by the Purplebellies in the war. Makes her a might resentful. She's also a bit brash.
Buddy Lee Creek is a tough Independent who can take care of business with a pen or a gun, which ever is appropriate.
Rancher Dan Anderson was one of the Generals who made the decision to surrender at Serenity Valley; a scar on his soul that hasn't healed yet.
Smuggler Randall Rourke is a mountain of a man who served honorably in the Independent Army.
And, of course, a whole slew of secondary and background characters for Browncoats to play.*

The stumbling block for getting "Fool Me Twice" made is my lack of filmmaker connections.
Especially filmmakers who want to make a Firefly fan film.
I feel that step one is to find a producer to take charge of rounding up talent.
I need actors, wardrobe supervisor, a DP, sound person and the aforementioned producer to fill in everything I forgot.
I need to reconnect with the gentleman who started making my CGI space craft and see if he would like to finish it, or pass it off to someone else.
So, consider this a “Help Wanted” ad for east-coast Browncoats.
I’d like to have enough people, with the right combination of skills,
to hold a few production meetings around the third week in August 2010,
with the intention of shooting in October/ November 2010.

*Secondary Characters:
Alliance Corporal
Alliance Heavy MG crew (2 Fed troops)
Alliance Guards (2 Feds in Colonel’s CP)
Local law enforcement officer
Smuggler on radio
Independent guard
IAV Dortmunder Fire Control Tech
Waitress in a NOT-Alliance-friendly bar

Background Characters:
4 Alliance Feds (shootout)
1 Alliance medic (shootout)
5 different Alliance Feds (outside CP)
Background Independents (as many as will supply their own costume!)

Fool Me Twice Locations

Locations for “Fool Me Twice consist of :
A shootout in the woods,
a meeting and journey along a path,
the main confrontation/ conference in a barn,
a makeshift Alliance headquarters,
a fire control center on an Alliance Interstellar Vessel,
and a NOT Alliance-friendly bar.

The location shots for the shootout in the woods, the meeting and journey along a path,
the main confrontation/ conference in a barn, and the makeshift Alliance headquarters,
were scouted on a fifty-acre farm outside of Gettysburg.



I expect the shooting schedule to take place over two weekends.
Barn interior shots in the morning so dew and light aren’t an issue,
the gunfight scenes during midday, and the path scenes in the afternoon.



My expectation is that the bulk of the filming would be done the first weekend,
with the command post scene, pick-up and fill in work done the following weekend.



The fire control center scene should be a single day, with two main characters and a couple of background extras.





The NOT Alliance friendly bar should be a single day shoot, preferably at a real restaurant or bar that is closed for the day. Shots would be done in two distinct phases. The first would be a number of takes showing the décor and patrons of the bar. The atmosphere shots would be done with everyone talking as people do in a bar. The second shots would be of the principal characters. The background characters would pantomime their conversations so the mics could pick up the principals’ dialog. Background chatter could be added back in, in post-production.

So, the shooting schedule for “Fool Me Twice” should take four weekends.
Two of those weekend shoots are at the mercy of the weather, two are interior scenes that aren’t affected by weather.

Fool Me Twice Costumes and Props

Most of these costumes would have to be accessorized to differing degrees before using them on-screen.
I'll be posting up three more character costumes.
After that, I'll be relying on fan/actors to provide their own 'verse character outfits.

pennausamike wrote:

Help Wanted!

more info soon

I c'n draw good.

Yellowjacket wrote:

pennausamike wrote:

Help Wanted!

more info soon

I c'n draw good.

Thanks, William!
Once I'm able to assemble an East Coast production team, I may very well take you up on that.

For now, I've posted the bulk of the "Fool Me Twice" project info I wanted to put up.

Thanks For Lookin',
Mike

There is a Facebook page for Fool Me Twice,
for those so inclined to "like" those sorts of things...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fool-Me-Twice/131531913523793?

Thanks,
Mike

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