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[Shamelord]

Fleming fans, rejoice!

As we are finishing Shamelady -- sorry for the wait yet to come! -- it's time to announce a new James Bond adventure since it's now on line on the Constellation studios web site.

Shamelady was a joy to do so we'll make a sequel.

The story itself has been my mind since 2005. But its getting made was not that obvious. And some parts of the new script are very faithful to a couple of Fleming storylines.

So here it is, folks.

SHATTERHAND
http://www.constella...sommaireen.php3
http://www.constella...?id_rubrique=87
http://www.constella...?id_rubrique=88

That's all there is for now. As you can read on the Constellation site we will mainly adapt the last part of the You Only Live Twice novel. The Samurai, Irma Bunt and the Garden of Death will be filmed!
We've already shot a ski sequence during the winter season, with a high speed chase and moving cameras.

And we're about to shoot a big chunk of the new adventure in early July on the French Riviera.

Of course, Shatterhand is a totally not for profit production. It will be out some time in 2008 to celebrate Ian Fleming's hundredth birthday.

[Shamelord]

Shooting took place this summer and 80% of the film is shot. The rest will be shot next year and no editing work starts as long as the previous, Shamelady, is over.
Stay tuned.

[Shamelord]

Happy New Year!


To celebrate Ian Fleming's 100th anniversary, Constellation is going to produce Shatterhand this year.

I am pleased to announce that the first teaser trailer for our newest production is now available.

Please follow the link to watch or download the 30s video.
http://www.constella...?id_article=508

Enjoy!

[Double-0-7]

Looks good, I can hardly wait!

[Harry Fawkes]

Nor can I

[MkB]

Nice teaser trailer, boys! Good music choice, by the way. It looks like we are definitely going to see some "unused Fleming material" on screen in 2008...
Keep up the good work!

[Professor Dent]

Great teaser! I like the gunbarrel open sequence.

[darkpath]

It looks to another superb production!!! I am very much looking forward to the release! Thank you for employing these unused Fleming elements!

Cheers!
Darkpath

[Harry Fawkes]

I'm impressed. Well done!

[Shamelord]

Thank you, gentlemen.

And thanks for noticing the "unused Fleming elements".

Shamelady and Shatterhand have two different goals.

Shamelady was about proving we could do something Bond-like, hence the fact that we willfully embraced the clich

[Mr. Blofeld]

Wow, that's excellent; I really liked Shamelady.

[Shamelord]

As it remains technically non professional work I hope you won't be disappointed by the next one. Right now I'm editing a ski chase for the PTS. I think the first edit of the Dexter Smythe scene indicates that the scene works. The garden of death looks glorious on screen... and I'm used to seeing these pictures!

Keep posted.

[Double-0-7]

Eagerly awaiting the results of your labor, Shamelord!

[Professor Dent]

Glad to see things are moving along nicely. Thanks for the update.

[MkB]

This is good news, Shamelord! I'm looking forward to seeing this ski chase... I guess it must be have been a nightmare to film (for the director and the actors / stuntmen)!

[Shamelord]

Well, as for the Aston Martin in Shamelady -- breaking a headlight would have cost us $500 -- you're limited in what you can do as you do not have any stunt people. Everything you can do is play with speed, sceneries, gunfights, a few snow bumps and falls. We tried everything we could. It sure won't compare to OHMSS, TSWLM or AVTAK. However, in terms of mood, the ending of the scene, just prior to the Main Title Sequence, seems to work well. It feels Bond. So that's one thing. We spent an entire week shooting this sequence last February and I must say the real nightmare is now -- trying to edit all this material!

There is a lot of work to do on the movie at the same time. I want to edit the more I can so that I know exactly what remains to be shot to fill my editing timeline. There is also a lot of Photoshop work to do and a lot of sound work. I am in the middle of all this.

[chrisno1]

I recently download Shamelady and was pleasantly suprised how good it was. Some sections really had a "Bond feel" to them and I liked the subtle nods to previous 007 flicks (trailing scarves from OHMMSS, the climatic fight ala TB, Degares beckons Bond on during the fight ala Oddjob, RM in the painting, Aston Martins, Sat-Nav, Spectre) also liked the skull!
Shatterhand looks interesting too, though I am not sure the sections you've chosen to adapt are the best bits of Fleming's YOLT, I felt the Blofeld in Samurai armour thing was a bit camp even for Fleming (recalls Dr No's hooks for hands,Klebb resembling a toad and Jack Spang dressed up as a cowboy)
None the less if it is anything as good as your Shamelady I will look forward to it. I have a few ideas for a Shatterhad of my own, but alas you guys are getting there first!
Good luck!!

[Shamelord]

Thank you for your appreciation, chrisno 1.

As for your remark regarding the samurai being a little camp in Shatterhand, you're probably right. We're doing a rather exotic adventure and I hope this camp touch will feel really integral to the storyline. Wait and see.

Here is some recent news : in February I shot a few insert by taking advantage of a new stay in the Alps. Bond's former ski instructor Hannes Oberhauser has been cast and filmed during this time period.

In April I went to Geneva, Switzerland to film the movie's three Bond girls. And believe me we're doing even better in that category this time. Shatterhand will have a nude scene -- a bit more daring than your usual Bond film but nothing offensive. If I did my job well, that moment should be elegant.

At the end of August I will be shooting the savage final fight between Bond and Blofeld. I also have shots of cars driving in the country to produce. And I may add an additional scene to improve the flow of the story.

In the meantime I will be busy on the editing software. The ski chase is a killer to edit and progress is slow on it. The katana fight starts looking good. Real shots of Japan specially made for Shatterhand have already been inserted in the edit and they match wonderfully with the neighbouring shots.

On the music front I have a couple of instrumental tracks locked for the movie and the very talented Rich Douglas may provide the score. Again, wait and see!

The Constellation Studios website will soon be updated with many pictures and screen captures from the movie. I will keep you informed when all this material is online.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Wow, fantastic news on all fronts!

[MkB]

In April I went to Geneva, Switzerland to film the movie's three Bond girls. And believe me we're doing even better in that category this time. Shatterhand will have a nude scene -- a bit more daring than your usual Bond film but nothing offensive. If I did my job well, that moment should be elegant.

Looks like we'll see a ShamelessLady, this time...

There could be a Moore-Bond double-innuendos galore at this point, but I won't go further... No, really!

[Shamelord]

While we're at it, who knows what is the hand shattering?

More seriously, I am proud to give you the link to very first set of pictures from our alpine location.

This was the shooting of our PTS.

http://www.constella...?id_rubrique=91

I hope you will enjoy these photos.

[Harry Fawkes]

Coooool pics. Keep up the great work!

[Professor Dent]

Great photos. The location looks perfect for a PTS.

[Shamelord]

Some news:

During the last week of August, Serge Rotelli, swordmaster Pierre Rodiac and Alex, a hulking friend of ours, joined Olivier Lebaz / Shatterhand and I to shoot the epic final fight between Bond and a henchman first, Bond and Shatterhand second.

This took place at a place named the Chinese Pavillion in the city of L'Isle-Adam, where we shot green screen footage for Shamelady, previously.
http://images.google...r...sa=N&tab=wi

This great moment will end up on the Constellation site (which is not properly working for the time being) some time in 2009. Yet a few first pictures can be seen here.
http://www.polci.fr/...opic.php?t=7193

With this big scene in the can very few things remain to be filmed. Shots of cars, supernumeraries, green screen stuff for the credits...
I have just started working on the main credit sequence.

Stay tuned.

[Mr. Blofeld]

What happened to this movie? No further news?

I, myself, have been attempting a re-edit of the prior film, Shamelady, which runs a little long and has a top-heavy PTS. I'm done now, but I plan to put it on YouTube, and the dratted uploader won't work.

Since I'm here, however, might I offer my services as an auxiliary editor on Shatterhand? Were it not for the prior musical cues, I could have given most of the fights in Shamelady a cutdown worthy of Peter Hunt.

[Doctor Shatterhand]

What happened to this movie? No further news?

I, myself, have been attempting a re-edit of the prior film, Shamelady, which runs a little long and has a top-heavy PTS. I'm done now, but I plan to put it on YouTube, and the dratted uploader won't work.

Since I'm here, however, might I offer my services as an auxiliary editor on Shatterhand? Were it not for the prior musical cues, I could have given most of the fights in Shamelady a cutdown worthy of Peter Hunt.

Mr. Blofeld, are you a professional editor?

[Shamelord]

I recut Shamelady a little myself, for a "final cut" improving bits here and there. But I did not recut the final fight between 007 and the villain for instance as I liked it the way it was. The car chase is now improved. As are the casino scenes, the night scenes and especially the street chase which has been significantly reduced as it is not that important storytelling-wise. There have been othe improvements too.

This I hope final cut will be made available soon.

I ran into several problems, the biggest of which was an exploding computer in January, and work will be delayed for three months just as a consequence of this.

Shatterhand is still moving forward. I hired someone to help me do the Main Title Sequence this time. I am gathering an explosion bank that will be used for the climax. Shatterhand will be more of an exterior scene and the colors of the French Riviera look glorious. But the movie is 90% and far from finished because of the long post-production process.

Thank you Mr. Blofeld for your offer regarding editing but I tried this before and it is rather complicated doing this from one country to the other with the proper alone. I'd rather continue on my own to keep things easy. I'll be curious to see how you re-edited Shamelady, especially the PTS.

Edited by Shamelord, 18 February 2009 - 09:22 AM.

[Greene Planet]

Will there be a sequel after Shatterhand? Hope so.

[Mr. Blofeld]

What happened to this movie? No further news?

I, myself, have been attempting a re-edit of the prior film, Shamelady, which runs a little long and has a top-heavy PTS. I'm done now, but I plan to put it on YouTube, and the dratted uploader won't work.

Since I'm here, however, might I offer my services as an auxiliary editor on Shatterhand? Were it not for the prior musical cues, I could have given most of the fights in Shamelady a cutdown worthy of Peter Hunt.

Mr. Blofeld, are you a professional editor?

No, I wish.

I used Windows Movie Maker; even though it's limited, I tried to not make any awkward cuts. I put some new music over some of the sequences, but I'm afraid some of the old music might have bled through (I've got a hearing problem, so I can't really tell).

I've also rearranged some of the structure of the film; like QOS, the gunbarrel comes at the end now and leads into the credits, and the first fight comes after the main titles. I've also gotten rid of the gadgets, but I'm afraid I may have adversely affected the car chase as a result.

Still, I'll try to get it up on YouTube as soon as possible.

[Shamelord]

We're moving forward slowly... Sorry !