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Journal Entry: Sat Apr 20, 2013, 9:53 AM


I'm a little late on posting this to deviantFart, but here yah go, guys.  After two an a half months I've finally finished my first, 44-minute-long, scripted short film entitled "The Danger Team!"

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Part 1:  [link]
Part 2:  [link]
Part 3:  [link]
Part 4:  [link]

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THE PLOT:

"Three teenage ruffians formulate to legally break into their high school during spring break in order to retrieve a lost AP physics assignment, but a self-proclaimed hall monitor, a standardized testing preparatory class, and a concerned girlfriend pose a threat to their self-righteous operation."

Rated PG-13 by no one in particular for:  guns, mild swearing, assumed swearing, sexual innuendos, existential thoughts, characters that aspire to be psychopaths, and wacky shenanigans.

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As a requirement to graduate (though if it's a requirement is debatable now), each senior in high school in my parish is required to create and present a "Senior Project."  Usually these projects are centered around a certain career (though judging by many other students' projects, that is also debatable now), so I chose something near and dear to my heart - independent filmmaking...kinda'.  

Old habits die hard, and since this is a non-profit short, I decided to use some already copyrighted music.  I appreciate and adore the songs I used in this film, and I thank the artists for making them.  In no way do I claim ownership of the music.  I like to make stupid stories, but I sure as hell am not as talented as the musical artists.  

It took a long time to make this, tons of delays because of weather and wind and life and other people's plans, and I know it's not perfect, but I love it for what it is.  I had fun with it, and I hope you enjoy it, too.  By the way, don't forget to laugh.  If you spot a joke, you're supposed to laugh.  So laugh, dammit.

Note:  A lot of this movie is dialogue.  Because comedies use dialogue to be funny.  Pay veeewy close attention to the dialogue because you just might spot a yolk.  Also, I understand that a lot of the shots of me during the Pete's house scene are off-centered or out-of-focus, but this movie was done on a strict schedule, and I didn't check the video clips until after I uploaded them to my computer for editing.  Like I said, this movie isn't perfect, but it's still what I wanted it to be.  

The classroom scene was a poopbutt of a scene to video, though it came out better than expected. Ironically, me, Jene', and her friend were accidentally locked in the school while filming our confrontation scene. Luckily, with the help of the Alexandria City fire department, we were able to hop the fence and call someone to unlock the gate to the student parking lot in order to get to my car. Also, I wonder what everyone thought of Aaron in that ski mask with the automatic airsoft guns. Seriously, I was surprised we didn't get arrested. Fun times.

Well guys, it was one heck of a ride with this movie.  There were many complications with scheduling, and I know I was a bit of a sore ass trying to get it done, but I truly appreciate everyone for being a part of this and for understanding my desire to finish my first kinda' real short film.  I'm still having a tough time realizing that I'm actually done with this.  It's like I'm having withdrawals.  I can't wait to work on other films in the future.  I know this is just a stepping stone, and no matter how small it is, I sure learned a heck of a lot from it.  

And yes, I totally just copy/pasted most of this from the YouTube videos' descriptions.  I'm lazy, people.  I already typed all of that, so I'm not gonna' re-type it!  I hope you enjoy it all.

Designed by `PatrickRuegheimer, coded by ~Nironan12 (with some help from ~edmunn)
  • Mood: Satisfied
  • Listening to: Coldplay - "The Hardest Part"
  • Reading: A Storm of Swords
  • Watching: The news...FOOOOX (oh, the shame)
  • Eating: fried eggs, bacon, and toast
  • Drinking: sweet tea

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My name is William Van Hoof. I hail from LeCompte, Louisiana, where it hardly ever snows and where 'rainy' and 'hot' are always on the forecast! My loves are writing and drawing. I have also taken a liking to the art of film, where vision and writing collide. Scandelous! Although I don't really make good videos, most - if not, all - are nonsensical, here is a link to my YouTube page: link

I'll upload some stuff, on-and-off. Here-and-there. Keep an eye out and enjoy!

Favourite genre of music: Classic Rock, Metal, Numetal, Grunge, Alternative, Punk, Trance, Ambient, Techno, New Age, Dubstep, and DnB
Operating System: Windows XP (wish it were a Mac)
MP3 player of choice: iPod/iPhone
Shell of choice: I'mma' steal a random hermit crab's
Wallpaper of choice: One that has an outer space or extra-dimensional feel to it
Skin of choice: Well, isn't that sort of a racist question? (unless we're talking about something else)
Personal Quote: "But, Boss!"
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~hotdogdrawingz Jan 4, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I know it's tad late, but I wanted to wish you and the rest of the OHYS cast happy holidays and all the best that could happen. Stay fit and happy, cheers! :D

(P.S Let's not pay attention to the kid puking blood in the new entry O.O)
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*Zahniac Jan 12, 2013  Student Writer
Now, I know I'm a tad late myself, but I really appreciate it! I hope you had a great holiday as well. That kid freaked me out! I really don't know what to expect right now what with some of the changes and cuttings they made in the script. I knew he'd come across a kid at an abandoned asylum at one point, but I don't believe the spitting blood part was in the screenplay they gave me. O_o
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~hotdogdrawingz Dec 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Did Macy just suffer from the Voice of The Legion? I mean, she freaked me out with TAKE IT! in the latest entry.
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*Zahniac Dec 7, 2012  Student Writer
Hahah, that's a good question. That part made me jump, too. I guess it shows that the Infection's really getting to her. I don't know what's been up with uploads lately. They've been releasing every-other-week for some reason.
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~hotdogdrawingz Nov 13, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Open wide: [link]
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*Zahniac Nov 13, 2012  Student Writer
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

I sent the girl who plays as Avery a link to your two Onehundredyardstare deviations! She hasn't responded back yet, but hopefully she'll show the other girls.
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~hotdogdrawingz Nov 9, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Hm? Is there a group on dA that collects the artwork on OHYS? That poster is now here on dA, I'm gonna post it somewhere.
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*Zahniac Nov 9, 2012  Student Writer
There isn't a group specifically for OHYS. At least not one that I know of. You should be able to submit to any group that's generally Slenderman related.
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Mood: Joy ~hotdogdrawingz Nov 4, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Ok. I've been watching it over and over now, but are OHYS entries out of chronological order? Since you showed up with the mask in 16, then calming down Ellie in 18...
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*Zahniac Nov 4, 2012  Student Writer
They are somewhat out of order from 16-18, but it's intentional. Slenderman - in this series - is an infection, and the way the infection spreads is through seeing him. The girls in the story cut out the later portion of the clip shown in Sixteen (which appears in Eighteen) where The Anti-body explains what they should do to survive. It's why Ellie is so messed up in entry Eighteen - she knows that it's insane to endanger more people for their safety, but she has no other choice. It's why the entries are so short; they're only showing "infected" and corrupted videotapes to spread the Infection to whoever is watching the series on YouTube. So she decides to upload the rest of the footage from the encounter in Sixteen seeing that it won't make a difference since the viewers of OHYS are most likely already infected. So the footage that Ellie shows in Eighteen is a continuation of the footage shown in Sixteen. From a chronological standpoint, Seventeen takes place after the encounter, which is why you see me cradling myself in the corner of the room in that video next to Ellie.
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