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1. Golden (opening scene)

by Dean Yurke

2 years ago

Here is the opening scene to Golden, a supernatural thriller I'm directing.

Five high school graduates discover an abandoned mine and are forced to choose between rescuing a friend or reaping a fortune in gold.

goldenthemovie.com

If you like magical, epic content then check out my vimeo channel;
vimeo.com/channels/cinematic

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Xavier Bourque 2 years ago

Nice one Dean! Looks like you have a knack for vfx. Have you thought about pursuing that as a career? :-)
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

What VFX? It's all in camera baby!
Open Concept Films 2 years ago

Beautifully shot, love the opening sunrise.
Chris Beller 2 years ago

very nice work
Mark Kammel 2 years ago

looks great, special effects are absolutely amazing
James Andrew 2 years ago

That was awesome man!!!
Blake Whitman 2 years ago

makes me want to watch. nice job.
Nels Chick 2 years ago

Beautiful!
Frederic Vercammen 2 years ago

where I can see the film?
Great stuff man
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Thanks for the <3. The film's still in development but I'm aiming to have it ready for halloween 2010. Hard work though but I'm getting a big boost in confidence since posting on Vimeo.

Thanks again,
Dean
Daniel Marces 2 years ago

Oh, Dean...you don't need a confidence boost. All you need is a reminder. Because, Dean, life is like iced-tea....it's not the sugar that makes it sweet....it's the stirring.

Dean, you got the sugar, baby!! Do you hear me!?!?!

YOU.GOT. DA. SUGAR!!!

Now go and stir!!! Stir it 'til it's sweet!!

You know you got it, you know you want it, you know it's time!!!

Dean, somethings should stay buried...

...but for crying out loud, NOT THIS DREAM OF YOURS!!!

Well? You just gonna sit there and read this like it's all Chinese to you?!?!

Go, Dean! GO GO GO!

:-)
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Daniel it's official, you can now be my personal motivator! Thanks so much for your encouragement, alright alright I'll get on with it. : )
Psychotic Forest Ranger 2 years ago

Great job!
Thomas Lew 2 years ago

What Daniel said! lol
MUZIEKTELEVISIE.NL 2 years ago

Fantastic opening sequence! you're really sucked into it immediately.

I was wondering, how independent is independent in this case? Do you have budget and do you have a crew?
Win Edson 2 years ago

Outstanding, loved it! The fx are very organic!
Jeffrey Butler 2 years ago

Excellent sequence! "Because, Dean, life is like iced-tea....it's not the sugar that makes it sweet....it's the stirring." LOL...get stirred.
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

All I need now is a twist of lemon! Thanks Jeffrey : )
Terry Rayment 2 years ago

Coooool
Jonathan Crossfield 2 years ago

Wow! So, what you're saying here is that when we both discussed which major subjects we would take at Uni, I should have agreed with you to go into computer animation instead of opting for radio drama.

I stand by my decision. I'm sure there'll be a revival of my outdated tape editing skills someday. Please...

Show off! ;-)

Seriously, this is exceptionally smoothly done. Be interesting to see how it develops.
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

But you were right though, VFX are way quicker to do for radio and almost a third cheaper.
Kate 2 years ago

Scary and scary beautiful. WOW! Can't wait to see more!
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Everyone please check out Kate's videos she's absolutely amazing, and apparently she can eat fire too.. maybe, ish.
Londonmark Films 2 years ago

Hi Dean, Thanks for sharing the video, some great editing, it looks very well done, I have added it to the group, trailers and teasers don't make the channel it has to be complete pieces only. Happy to review your when it's done. Carry on you are doing a fantastic job, best wishes Mark
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Mark you rock! I really love your Soho video,

vimeo.com/2253242

What a flashback that was, I used to work in Dean Street (how apt). Man I miss London, work - pub - kebab - taxi - Belsize park - repeat.
Plexigo 2 years ago

When the film is finished I could ask some cinemas here in germany to broadcast it. I think a lot of people here would like to see your film in a movie theater.
Really great work. I like your way to handle the camera.
kahve 2 years ago

very good shots and movements. well done.
i'm waiting your film
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Hey Caner, love the profile pic. I'm trying to channel The Shining into Golden : )
amankerstudio 2 years ago

very nice video,..:-)
if u in indonesia i will be involved
Agnes Aviiki 2 years ago

Imaginative enough! Great editing. I m looking forward to it, keep it up, Dean!
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Thanks Agnes! Much appreciated : )
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

fantastic Dean love it. How is rest of film coming along?
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Excellent! Thanks so much Philip I owe you a cigar.

I'm going to shoot some more second unit stuff in June then hopefully start casting this sumer.

I love your work Philip, man wish I could afford to hire you.
OneClickFilms, LLC 2 years ago

Simply put, I want to see more! You got me. This is definitely your trailer. Nice! What camera did you use for this? Lens? Adapter? etc.
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Thanks OneClick really appreciate the comment. I'm going to lie and say a combination of 35mm film and the Red One.

Okay, now no one's listening, it was all shot with an HVX200 with the Brevis lens adapter and a Nikon 18mm AI prime lens.

Kind of ironic that all the shots are super wide but the adapter still brings a sense of depth and gives a slight promist quality.
PHILIP ADRIAN BOOTH 2 years ago

Very good stuff mate, from one supernatural to another!
Remember the AFM in November, we sold our film to Sony Pictures there! Would love to see more!
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Check out Philip's work everyone, he's an inspiration. He's been there, done it and kicked its supernatural ass!!!
John Hope 2 years ago

Gorgeous!!!!!
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

John! Thanks for adding my vid to your channel! You have excellent taste ; )
Adam Barnett 2 years ago

Where can I get a copy of this?? I don't think I've ever been this excited about a film coming out lol! I love indy!! Although any major production company would be STUPid not to take this to theaters lol. Can you say +1 for American independent film!
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Awesome Adam. I agree : )

Please send me your email and I'll add you to the newsletter - dean@yurke.com

Hooray for the democratization of distribution, no wonder the studios are worried.

Thanks for your support! You rock!
Adam Barnett 2 years ago

No problem :) hahaha. I'm an activist, a peacemonger, and an advocate for social justice haha, what'd you expect ;). Awesome work though! You have accomplished in under five minutes what many mainstream producers and directors fail to pull off in 2 hours.
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Niiiice. That's a great quote Adam. I should put that on the DVD jacket.
Chris Light 2 years ago

wow, Dean...i love the feeling of this. this one's on my list now, for sure. can't believe there's no VFX...you're definately getting the most out of the camera you're using, which is.....?
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Fantastic, thanks Chris!
Okay there was a little bit of VFX, the mine, leaves, crows, sticks, smoke, sunrise and the collapsing earth were Visual Effects, so I'm afraid I was lying to Xavier earlier ; ) (he'll forgive me though)
I used the HVX200 a brevis lens adapter and Nikon prime lenses, mostly an 18mm to capture the massive redwoods. send me your email and I'll add you to our mailing list for updates - dean@yurke.com
Thanks again Chris, it's great to get such positive feedback really spurs me on to get it finished.

Dean.
Chris Light 2 years ago

wow. i feel like a total moron. hahahaha...i should have known you were being sarcastic. i'll crawl back in my hole with my XH-A1 and film something small.

i'm no less impressed...i can't wait, and thanks for adding me to the mailing list!
Dak Washbrook 2 years ago

great job! definitely would love to see it.
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Thanks Dak, I checked out your trailer for "Future Movie," looks like you had real fun making it : )
Prorevolution Films 2 years ago

is this red one or hvx 200? it's nice, i like the creep on the groud, wat'd you use for stabiliser there?

Big in Japan on my videos is Red one and has some VFX, watch it if you please. If not i'll subscribe for the trailer. Good luck with it all matey.
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Hi Andrew, I used an HVX with a Brevis 35mm adapter. I love the look of the brevis, kind of scatters the light as well as gives us the shallow depth of field we all love. Even the noise of the HVX helps with the film look too, feels like grain.

Big in Japan was cool, the main actor was fantastic. Love Aussie films, big fan of Peter Weir. Send me your email and I'll add you to the list. Thanks Bluey : )
FlipAcE 2 years ago

this is absolutely awesome.
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Excellent! Thanks FlipAcE, please forward it to all your friends.
Eric Sneider 2 years ago

Did you do all the effects on your own? That must have taken a while. That was the most professional looking effects vid I have seen in quite some time.
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Thanks Eric appreciate that. The effects took about six weeks to do on and off. Mostly done on an inferno.
John Carrithers 2 years ago

Very nice Dean. It's a beautiful teaser. I can't wait to see more.
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Aww, thanks John, now how long have I been fishing for a compliment from you, you incredibly talented editor ; )
Simon Höfer 2 years ago

Like I already told you on dvxuser:
Great work! Looks awesome!
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Thanks to you now've I've gone and started a production blog on dvxuser damn, even more work Simon.
andrew burke 2 years ago

Nice build-up Dean! It looks very solid and very clean, even with the dusty subject matter :)

-Andrew
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Thanks Andrew. Really want to shoot some digital makeup tests over the coming weeks. Stay tuned.
BLIND OPERA 2 years ago

This is excellent my dear...
I'd also want to see the rest of this...
I'm not the only one... if i read this page...
;o)
Laurent.
Brent Tam 2 years ago

Dean, great job! I'm looking forward to seeing more footage!
Good Dog 2 years ago

Hopefully, the story will be as good or better than the FX.
alakim 2 years ago

Spoooooky. Beautifully shot, Dean - can't wait to see the final product. Where did you shoot?
Firewerkz Films 2 years ago

Hi Dean.. that is AWESOME work. Really professional and believable. I hope u can make it to the big screen!
Paul Treacy 2 years ago

Dazzling and brooding. Please keep us posted on this projects progress.
Tim Philo 2 years ago

Great work, as everyone seems to agree. It made me think of what we tried to do in the beginning of Evil Dead, building up both a sense of dread and primal power. We wanted to do more things with the trees and were limited at the time. You've done with FX things we would have loved to do. Sam Raimi would love to see this.
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Wow Tim! That is such a huge compliment. I'm in awe. I can't imagine what you guys would've done if this technology was around back then.

Thank you so much for your comment : ) Made my day!

Dean
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 2 years ago

Really cool man. Nice job on the compositing and all that.
Eddie O'KEEFE 2 years ago

Really great work! I'm hoping to use an HVX with a 35mm adapter for my next project. Any advice for a beginner?
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Thanks Eddie. There's lots of adapters to choose from, all have their pros and cons. I personally chose the Brevis since I'm filming in dark places and wanted less light loss. I prefer the look of the M2 but it eats 2+ stops. The Brevis is less than a stop.

I also like that I can use the Brevis without rails so I can attach it to a glidecam, indislider or Kessler crane without all of the extra weight.

One disadvantage of the Brevis is that it's a vibrating ground glass as opposed to the spinning ground glass of the M2. At higher shutter speeds the grain of the glass becomes more visible. So if you're going for that Gladiator / Private Ryan staccato look then you'd be better off with an M2 or equivalent.

If you don't need 24p then I'd go for the Canon 5d Mark 2.

Dean.
jamieson 2 years ago

WOW. Incredibly impressive & cinematic. When will it be done, you got me hooked!
Patrick van der Heyden 2 years ago

You got me curious now, VFX moslty done on an Inferno; you do have access to some serious equipment ! I spent three years developing this software a while back. I was working mostly on the underpinning of the application, brought in the mix-resolution capabilities, resizing module and other things. It is an awesome software. I however changed company. I don't know where there are right now, the competition is very fierce but Discreet (now Autodesk M&E) is making some terrific software and I think Inferno is still on the top !

All that to say you created some nice VFX in this Intro. It looks really great !
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Thanks Patrick! Yeah, love the inferno thanks for implementing the resolution independence that was a huge deal. I'm currently doing a job in Nuke, it's pretty cool in that it's got 3D capabilities and it's a similar logic to Discreet, and compared to Shake it's a joy! Still Inferno is hands down the best tool for FX design!
Rudy Labordus 2 years ago

Fantastic. Love it. Looking forward to seeing more. Can you release more teasers as you create more footage please? :)
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

Thanks Rudy!

I will definitely do that! I'm storyboarding at the moment, up to 1/5th of the film done! Hopefull shoot and FX some stand alone scenes over the next couple of months while prepping the main shoot.
Jared Wittmer-Pelletier 2 years ago

EXCELLENT vfx
beautiful location too
the only problem i had with it was the whole breathing part, really didn't seem to fit.
Jens Schriver 2 years ago

Looks great! Best of luck with the film :)
Jamie Wilson 2 years ago

I love the shot creeping along the forest floor - it really draws you in. steady shots like that always make me feel uneasy after The Shining! Great work!
Dean Yurke 2 years ago

That's such a great comment, the Shining is my all time favorite horror film so much appreciated!
E3 Filmworks 2 years ago

Great opening! This is also a great teaser trailer. Love the effects of the wind and the ground. Cant wait to see more.
Steven C Miller 2 years ago

Looks fantastic. Love the camera shake
Hache 2 years ago

This really is a good job ... any way one can see the movie?
Nils Hachmeister 2 years ago

Great job! :-)
Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego 2 years ago

made in camera_!_!!
wtf!?
HowardG 2 years ago

That'll be the Red Pill! Mineshaft? Nooo! Rabbit hole...

The beauty of making films for over 40 years for me is not just the sheer unadulterated continuing pleasure of doing it (and being able to say f**k you to 'suits' but veeery occasionally coming across an OUTSTANDING opening scene which is truly the start of someone's highly successful career taking off!

Wow - we're watching 8-) ...
Edward Salerno 2 years ago

fantastic! really got me pumped to watch. ( then it was gone, i cried a little because of this)

great sequence. looking forward.

cheers,

-eddie-
Cruz Control Pictures 1 year ago

One word: Epic.

Bravo, Dean
Allan Moore 6 months ago

Fantastic Dean!! Drew me in thats for sure!! I can't wait to see it! Keep the dream alive!!