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Saturday, October 27, 2007

Equipment, Post Production, and I.C.E.

Bismillah ar-Rahmaan ar-Raheem,

Assalam-u-alaikum,

We will inshallah be using the Canon XL2 camera



as mentioned in an earlier entry but with a 35mm Lens Adapter, the Brevis35!



This will give the movie a much more professional feel, as you will inshallah see. We will be using the adapter with Nikon lenses; a 50mm F/1.4,



and an 85mm F/1.8





So since we now have a set date and we will finish the production, inshallah, by Nov 20th, we will be moving on to Post Production where everything is compiled, edited, and finalized. This is always a challenging phase for Indie films. The reason is that anyone can shoot a scene, grab their cam and shoot something, and get some folks together and mess around with a camera. The difference is in producing a movie that is of good quality and actually finishing it to a point where it is watchable, and that's where Post Production comes into play. It is a big part of the process, to put it simply.

May Allah bless this project and enable us to produce a professional, elegant movie that will help us continue towards our vision of making I.C.E. (Islamically Clean Entertainment) a reality.

Wassalam-u-alaikum

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TNC 5th Meeting!

Bismillah ar-Rahmaan ar-Raheem,

Asalam alaikum,

On our 5th meeting we had a chance to talk with brother Kashif. He'll be availabe on the date of shooting Friday the 16th. Rami will be flying to LA on the 15th. We discussed many aspects of shooting and how to use different techniques. The location will be arranged by Adnan insha'Allah. The final script will be submited so the actors can prepare to practice.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

TNC 4th Meeting!

Bismillah ar-Rahmaan ar-Raheem,

Asalam alaikum everyone,

On our 4th meeting we discussed to keep the new version of the scripts that's re-written by Adnan except for the ending part. Sister Summyah made some modification on the dialogue of the script & some changes on some part the scenes might take effect (based on Sister Mirza input). Adnan added 2 cast members & Husain will contact his friends for extra help. Rami will be working on the storyboard insha'Allah.

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Thursday, October 11, 2007

Eid Mubarak Everyone!

Bismillah ar-Rahmaan ar-Raheem,


Eid Mubarak everyone! I've contacted Friends and Families overseas and its confirmed that the moon was sighted wal hamdulilah.

Abu ‘Umayr ibn Anas reported from his paternal uncles among the Ansaar who said: “It was cloudy and we could not see the new moon of Shawwaal, so we started the day fasting, then a caravan came at the end of the day and told the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that they had seen the new moon of Shawwaal the day before, so he told the people to stop fasting, and they went out to pray the Eid prayer the next day.”[Reported by the five. It is sahih; al-Irwaa’, 3/102, Abu Dawud 1153]

Eid Al-Fitr is on Friday 12th October 2007. May Allah (swt) accept all our Ibadaahat throughout Ramadhan.

Muslim on the authority of Abu Hurayrah: that “The Messenger of Allah (saw) forbade fasting on two days, the day of al-Adha and the day of al-Fitr”.

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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

TNC 3rd Meeting!

Bismillah ar-Rahmaan ar-Raheem,

Asalam alaikum,

Our 3rd meeting went very well. The script was submitted and we are planning to go through it one more time this week for any feedback, modifications, ideas or suggestions from the TNC crew.

We also discussed about the location and time to shoot. insha'Allah we are looking for Mid-November.

Next week will start on storyboard and more discussion about cast & crew insha'Alalh. Make dua for us please.

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Saturday, October 06, 2007

Storyboard Sample

Bismillah ar-Rahmaan ar-Raheem,

Assalam-u-alaikum,

So we did a little storyboarding. We are not going to be very specific in terms of making the storyboard of every frame we wish to shoot. We will storyboard what we think are essential shot angles and add from there as we see fit. Below is a sample of the storyboard, which could change before the shoot, but should give you a good idea on how things are developing.
TNC-Storyboard1.jpg

May Allah allow this production to complete, and for this initiative to grow and help the world for the better, please say Ameen.

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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Baba Ali needs your help (to get Ummah Films into 28 Million Homes!)

Bismillah ar-Rahmaan ar-Raheem,

I have entered one of the Reminder videos (Muslim While Flying) in a contest and I need your vote InshAllah. If you like the Reminder series, please support it by taking a minute out of your time and voting for it by going to this site: http://www.linktv.org/onenation/films/view/8

Help us win and get Ummah Films on TV (28 Million homes InshAllah!)

This all started out in a small room and now we have the opportunity to reach the world! So please vote and comment and tell all your friends and family too! http://www.linktv.org/onenation/films/view/8

JazakAllah khair

Baba Ali
Ummah Films

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Update for 2nd meeting!

Bismillah ar-Rahmaan ar-Raheem,

Asalam alaikum everyone,

The following are the main summery for the meeting that took on 09/30/07

1. Sample of the storyboard was submitted.
2. We discussed about types of storyboarding with some good software's,equipments for this projects, lenses & cameras.
3. The importance of contracts & guidelines.
4. The script will be modified.
5. Next week meeting we’ll discuss about the script.
6. Conference call meeting via Skype will be held for 2 hours only at 1:00 on Sunday 10/07/07 California time.
7. We added 2 sisters on our team to help us with the Project.

Wa salam alaikum, please make dua for us.

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