La Grande Summer Film Project: Production Blog

Eastern Oregon Film Festival: CALL FOR ENTRIES

2011-06-07T04:31:00.000-07:00

Now Accepting Submissions! The Eastern Oregon Film Festival is slated for October 20, 21, & 22 this year, right here in downtown La Grande, Oregon. If you missed last year's event, or only got a small taste, be on the up and up to get info on participation in this years festival.Eastern Oregon Film Festival has just launched a new website and are now accepting submission for films. Early

NO LGSFP FOR 2011

2011-05-22T00:18:00.000-07:00

Currently there are no plans to put on the annual La Grande Summer Film Project for 2011. With the passing of Crossing the Blues and the main organizer in the midst of a new family member the event has been shelved. Continued focus and rerouted energies are being diverted to this year's Eastern Oregon Film Festival to be held October 20-23, 2011 in La Grande, Oregon. The early bird call for

Eastern Oregon Film Festival: The coolest thing to happen in La Grande for decades!

2010-10-13T09:05:00.000-07:00

The projectors are ready to roll for this year’s Eastern Oregon Film Festival in La Grande, Oregon for the second year. A lot has evolved since last year’s grassroots start-up with screenings held upstairs of Mt. Emily Ale House. This year expect all screenings at the historic Granada Theater in downtown La Grande. EOFF will take over the large screen October 21st, 22nd, & 23rd and force-feed you

That's a Wrap! 2010 La Grande Summer Film Project comes to an end for 2010

2010-08-23T19:28:00.000-07:00

Friday August 20th marked the Premiere of 2010's La Grande Summer Film Project in La Grande, OR. This years event drew over 80 participants in the making of 8 short films in 48 hours on August 13-15th. These 8 short films appeared in a stylized presentation outdoors on Depot Street as part of Crossing the Blues. The scene was fresh off of live music from Wasteland Kings and Portland's

Anchor Down Productions: One Monster Down

2010-08-19T19:43:00.001-07:00

Well, I believe I have officially recovered from the wonderous, near sleepless 48 hours of film making last weekend. From the great turn out of over 75 participants, I nabbed a solid crew, as I am sure many of the several other teams did as well. I'll attempt to give a spoiler free yet interesting recap from the production.After the drawing of genre and sponsor, we were left with Crime & Gangster

La Grande Summer Film Project: Production Begins Tonight!

2010-08-13T08:29:00.001-07:00

Tonight, Friday the 13th in La Grande, Oregon marks the kick-off for production on the La Grande Summer Film Project as part ofEastern Oregon Film Festival and Crossing the Blues: La Grande Summer Festival.Join in the project by attending a kick-off social event tonight at 8:00pm at White House Coffee. We have received 9 team entries and hope to add one more at tonight event. The teams will

La Grande Life Morning Drip Features Film Project

2010-08-10T12:30:00.001-07:00

Mike Surber, filmmaker and participant, put together this weeks Morning Drip for www.lagrandelife.com featuring fellow filmmaker Brian Wallis and discussing the fun from last years event and promoting this years event. Check out the video here: http://lagrandelife.com/2010/08/the-morning-drip-37-two-dudes-shooting-each-other/

The Genre's in the Mix

2010-08-09T08:41:00.000-07:00

Oh the list! Here is the compiled list of genre's that we will lotto off to the teams. This list was provided by Chuck Peters at Valley Video Services and uses wiki definition links for a little more information. Which one do you want? Which one will you get!Comedy: A genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Also, films in this style typically have a happy ending (the black

Countdown to Production

2010-08-08T10:34:00.000-07:00

Friday night marks the kick-off event for 2010's La Grande Summer Film Project. Come to White House Coffee at 8:00pm on Friday August 13th to socialize and meet filmmaking teams and discuss resources. 9:00pm will mark the delivery of specific criteria for the 48 hours films. Bring friends and invite all of those who may be interested in participating in the project.LocationsWe have a great

Looking like we have 1 week! Spare some Change?

2010-07-28T22:58:00.000-07:00

Run to your couches, flip off the cushions and dig! - We could use the spare change. Coming down to the wire and I have not yet secured a large sponsor to aid with the outdoor screening. Time for a little grass roots fundraising. Toss some dollars in to secure a great resource for La Grande filmmakers and film lover's. We need $2800.00 by monday. Still active looking for sponsors - just

5 locations down 5 to go

2010-07-25T13:57:00.000-07:00

Special thanks to the current location sponsors for this year's La Grande Summer Film Project. Currently we have BELLA Main Street Market, Eastern Oregon University, Serendipity, Benchwarmers Pub & Grill and soon to be added (Unsure of their name but The new La Grande Family Fun Center). LGSFP is still looking for 5 more locations to be a part of filmmaking for August 13th - 15th production. If

Working hard for a Great Outdoor Screening!

2010-07-21T18:40:00.000-07:00

Been in negotiations with outdoor screen service providers from Maryland, Fun Flicks working hard to secure the best possible screening environment for this year's project. There affiliate in Oregon will be unable to receive licensing in time, so our only option is to purchase a screen. This will pay it's self off with 2 years worth of project - so we feel it is a reasonable investment. We

LGSFP 2010 Now Seeking Participants

2010-07-14T21:56:00.001-07:00

Hooray! 2010 participation info is now available. We are looking for a minimum of 10 teams this year both from La Grande and out-of-the-area participants. Check out the main page of http://www.lagrandefilm.com for information and sign up forms. We are looking forward to starting up 2010's production blog again - to keep you in the loop of how the teams are fairing in their 48 epic hours of

Eastern Oregon Film Festival 2010: now seeking submissions « La Grande Life

2010-07-14T13:12:00.000-07:00

Eastern Oregon Film Festival 2010: now seeking submissions « La Grande LifeEastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF) has officially opened its Call-for-entries for 2010. The festival will be held October 21, 22, & 23 in La Grande, OR. If you are a filmmaker (local, regional, etc) consider submitting your film to this year’s festival. For complete information, submission forms, and payment options

The Morning Drip #27: Twenty Questions for Ian Clark

2010-05-26T11:46:00.000-07:00

Check out this interview done on www.lagrandelife.com with local filmmaker Ian Clark (Pool Room). Ian and Mike are both active members and organizers for this years Eastern Oregon Film Festival in La Grande, OR.

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2010-04-28T07:42:00.001-07:00

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New Year's Revolution: Episode 1

2010-03-05T18:42:00.001-08:00

www.lagrandelife.com - a place to keep up

2009-12-03T22:48:00.000-08:00

While we work on 2010's La Grande Summer Film Project make sure to stay in touch with all of the film related discussion, events, and goings-ons in La Grande. A great way to do this is to keep and eye on http://www.lagrandelife.com. This site is set up to be a collaborative thought engine for La Grande, OR. A place where we can get current events and information, resources but also a place to

EOFF - Awards!

2009-08-31T15:04:00.001-07:00

The results are in from this weekend’s first-annual EASTERN OREGON FILM FESTIVAL. Last Friday and Saturday the Mt. Emily Ale House played host to an event combining independent films and live music. If you weren’t there, perhaps you were out mudding in your oversized truck— in any case this is how it went down:Audience Choice Award/ Peter Directed by Samuel KuhnAudience Choice Runner Up/ I ran

Juror Awards Announced!

2009-08-23T22:15:00.000-07:00

Below is the official response from our jurors for 2009's La Grande Summer Film Project. The special jurors were Benjamin Morgan (Summershine Films) and Ian Clark (Inc. Productions). We were grateful for there attendance and participation in this project. The Jury Award Winners will also be shown at next weeks EOFF!LGSFP Jury Award Winners August 23, 2009 Overall, we were very impressed with

i dreamt we screened the films last night...

2009-08-22T12:33:00.000-07:00

what a wonderful experience. during the scramble of the art show, screening logistics, marital bliss, and severe exhaustion I some how managed to kick my film on to DVD and strut across the street to Mt. Emily Ale house where "Collander Films" was dressed to kill. Everyone was in great spirits and as predicted we packed the place. WHOOP!Everyone of these films were wonderful, spectacular - kudos

Only 2 Hours Till the Premiere

2009-08-21T18:55:00.000-07:00

I have to say I am very excited to see what the teams have come up with. I hear snippets and rumours from people working on the projects and all of it sounds very intriguing and exciting. Here's to some great films being shown tonight!

Fratello del Mago - Positronic Films - FINISHED

2009-08-21T12:04:00.001-07:00

We here at Positronic Films have completed a fantastic little western that will do for LGSFP 2009 what "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" did for a little film festival in Utah.This has been a heck of a wild ride. I have been writing screenplays for over seven years, and have made a couple of little shorts. However this was the first time that I ever had to plan and execute. Wow! We planned

Romantic Comedy Still in Post

2009-08-21T10:05:00.000-07:00

This is all I really have to say. See you tonight!

2:22 am and the film is in the can.

2009-08-21T02:22:00.000-07:00

It has been a bit of a battle managing to pull my film together. After multiple battery pack malfunctions and the first 3 shots of the film taking me nearly 24 of the 48 hours - we have managed to put all the images on the camera that we are going too. I just finished a session with MEGA BEARD getting them to put some serious score below the cloud of footage I have.The wind decided to start

Collander Films Makes An EPIC, by accident.

2009-08-20T23:49:00.000-07:00

The pictures you see before you are the result of a 14 hour continous shoot that left the crew and cast haunted by ghoulish nightmares of mosquitos, sunburn, and ponds that contained flesh eating catfish. The result of this shoot and subsequent EPIC editing session is a film that must be seen to be believed. We arrive at our finished film with a conundrum facing us, however....our film has a

The Horror ....The Horror

2009-08-20T10:59:00.000-07:00

Collander Films finished principal photography last night or early this morning depending on your view. We had a great cast and crew that all gave their best work and probably hate me this morning for all of the insanity. Actually, they all seemed to have fun and great performances were captured and given. The herculean task of editing now begins and we are excited to see the dawn of the footage

Ahead of schedule? What?

2009-08-20T09:38:00.000-07:00

I wasn't expecting this, but we are quite a bit ahead of schedule. I guess that's what happens when you've got a great team of people to work with. I have to thank my man Zack, who, when we realized we couldn't get into the location we were filming at (no, we didn't try to break in) actually went to his parents house and removed one of their windows so we could shoot through it in the parking

La Grande Summer Film Project 2009 PROMO

2009-08-19T17:10:00.001-07:00

so the scooba do whop bop be da is a little after school specially - but a fun little PROMO worth passing along. Share it people.

kicked-off a scoche early!

2009-08-19T10:53:00.000-07:00

Special thanks again to Joe and Sugars for providing us all the needed fuel to kick this event off. We had 20 folks in attendance and many more that just could not make it... all an all I say we have about 50 people lined up to be involved in the making of these films. Right on!We tossed out shirts so keep an eye out (please feel free to contact us to purchase yours and support the project. )

The BLOOD is ready to be SPILLED

2009-08-19T01:38:00.000-07:00

Collander Films finds itself with a finished script. After the first few aborted attempts led to scripts that ballooned to a epic number of pages we finally made our choice and we are proud to announce that we will be making a horror film with chills, thrills, and a nod to the great Ed Wood. Realizing that we have about 24 hours to actually shoot this baby, we decided to pass on the mad idea of a

Romantic Comedy, at the Starting Line

2009-08-18T18:44:00.000-07:00

Well I think we're on the right track. I'm lucky enough to have Jamie Gustavson (local artist and funny girl extraordinaire) on my team, and when I told her our genre she scratched her chin for a few then said "Well, I have this little book I made..."So after 30 seconds with this 6-sentence illustrated book, I'm sold. We'll shoot a scene for each page in the book. It's a little bit cute, a

Nothing like coming down to the last minute!

2009-08-18T10:43:00.000-07:00

So, I don't know if you know this or not, but we totally have to film a movie tomorrow! Wow! Awesome! We didn't have word one on paper until yesterday afternoon, at which point it all came spilling out in about an hour and a half; watch your step, plot holes surely abound!We were having the same problem as Jennings. Crime is so broad. Did we want to do some sort of caper? A heist? A Con?

Drama: Preproduction Update

2009-08-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

The story and concept has been developed and we are awaiting to see who our casting options may be. We are searching around for some locations and are on the right track... trying to leave some room for the sponsored location that we will be given on Wednesday. Drama is always a tough one - for one, it is very vague and can be done from various different angles - which makes it hard to focus.

Official Sign-Ups are Closed!

2009-08-15T07:33:00.001-07:00

The sign-ups for participation are now closed. If you wish to join in on the project please plan to attend the kick off brunch on Wednesday morning at 9:00 am and enjoy some breakfast goods by Joe and Sugars while schmoozin' with the teams. All interested participants present will be assigned to a team as needed. See you there.

INT. MEN'S PUBLIC RESTROOM - 2:00am

2009-08-12T19:31:00.000-07:00

Joseph enters exhausted, breathing hard and nearly vomiting into the sink. He splashes water on his pale face and stares into the mirror. He is shaking. CUT TO: INT. MENS BATHROOM STALL - cont.Joseph enters through the door quickly and falls to his knees. He vomits this time. See see feet in the next stall over. The bathroom door opens and in walks a girl, dressed up, a little bit of call-girl

Deadline is coming folks...

2009-08-10T11:34:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to send one more shout out. The deadline for team sign up and talent pool sign up is friday August 14th! If you want to participate as a team please sign up soon. If you want to be on a team but don't want to captain it - please check the "TEAMS" section of the site to see what team is looking for some help.Any and all are welcome to come to the Kick-Off brunch for a last chance to

Some Links for the Teams

2009-08-06T19:51:00.000-07:00

Hey, sorry I'm so late chiming in. The Surbulation Station is very excited. We had our fingers crossed for Sci Fi, but definitely up to the challenge of making a romantic comedy that is both cliche' and mind-blowingly original. The Surbulation Station loves a challenge.For those others who have [gladly] excepted their challenges, I have a few encouraging links:1. A link to the trailer for Dr.

Silently Speaking

2009-08-03T19:57:00.000-07:00

We over at Positronic Films have spent the weekend happy that we don't have to worry about sound editing and sad since that is our background. We also spent the weekend trying to find a single American film in the "genre"of silent movie made since Mel Brooks mocked the era back in 1976. I finally discovered where all the silent movies are, and there are many thousands of them that have been

Collander Films To Write Horror Film

2009-08-03T13:26:00.000-07:00

We here at Collander Films have taken the first steps on our horror film. We are excited to be in charge of what is sure to be one of the bloodiest genres of film. Royce and I [Brian] had a chat the other day about some ideas and we think we have hit upon a great one. We discussed different types of horror films and what exactly we wanted to accomplish with the type we chose. David is out of town

Showdown!

2009-07-31T11:28:00.000-07:00

Well it looks as if my Arch-Filmmaking-Nemesis Brian Wallis will be "Captaining" the "Collander Films" "Team". And how fitting (in a very nemesis-y) way that he will be making a "horror" "film". It's also quite fitting that I have stolen his OWN BROTHER for my team! (Cue: Evil laugh)In other news, I was going to spend this weekend making a steady-cam out of pipes and such, but have since been

Here come the Genres'

2009-07-29T19:07:00.000-07:00

Although we need a few more teams to actually commit to the project I have decided to distribute the genres as teams sign up... so if you want a good jump start on scripting and story sign up now!I am taking a few days away - defrag and rest - then coming back with a vengeance to see this project's success to the bitter end. So here is the list that you randomly receive your genre from:

Joe & Sugars to provide the kick off "craft services"

2009-07-28T23:48:00.000-07:00

A special thanks to Wayla and the crew at Joe and Sugars (located on Adams Avenue in Historic Downtown La Grande - plug). They will be providing all the filmmakers and participants with some morning kick-off coffee and an array a great pickens to get the juiced flowing. The kick off event will be held at the community room at the public library in downtown La Grande. Schmoozing and eating

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' (is this the 50th anniversary of "Paint your Wagon?"

2009-07-24T07:24:00.000-07:00

Got a new kick-bum sponsor! Give it up Whoop Whoop!

Jason Crampton helps create social networking brand. Clap Clap Clap Clap!

2009-07-23T08:26:00.001-07:00

Copy, Paste, Download, Share, Email, Myspace, Facebook it with a link to our site! Help spread the word.Not only is Jason Crampton signed up to captain "The Big Productions" team for this year's fest he is alos contributing extra hours into improving the identity of the project. He is responsible for the new banner/web ad that we see at the top and attached to this blog. The graphic was built

Teams get a FREE T!

2009-07-21T16:06:00.000-07:00

So there in mock-up stage right now - and we are still seeking funding to help with this - but we are aiming at having t-shirts available to the teams (main 3 folks) as an extra way to get the project some attention. If people wearing these shirts are running around all over town, in the wee hours of the morn - people will know what they are doing - and be curious enough to participate in the

Street Team Mount Up!

2009-07-20T18:04:00.000-07:00

Alright - team captains and friends of the project...we are calling you all to be a part of the LGSFP street team. Time to dig in. Cold Coffee Media will be hosting a work party for the La Grande Summer Film Project this Thursday, July 23rd at 9:00 pm. Meet at Cold Coffee Media - 116 Depot Street in La Grande and we will assign some simple tasks to those who want a chance to help. Please stop

Radio Ad #1

2009-07-18T15:34:00.000-07:00

Alan Arnson, filmmaker/Musician put together a nice little radio ad that will be broadcast by a generous in-kind donation by KWRL and KCMB of caps broadcasting in La Grande. Take a listen! height="20" codebase='http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab' style="margin: 0;"> controller

Two new sponsors join the force!

2009-07-17T17:29:00.000-07:00

Special thanks to Jeff D. Clark and Brenda Jackson for supporting the event. Lets get about 10 more supporters and make this event super successful.

Secured Kick-Off Brunch Location

2009-07-17T15:00:00.000-07:00

The kick-off "Schmooze" & Brunch is scheduled for Wednesday August 19th: starting at 9:00 am. We have secured the Colleen F. Johnson Community Room. Yeah! Still working on the sponsored craft services table but getting there. Visit the library if you get a chance. A good downtown la Grande entity.http://www.ci.la-grande.or.us/dept_library.cfm

LGSFP - Seeking Sponsor Assistance!

2009-07-16T08:54:00.000-07:00

ABOVE: our most recent sponsors above - donated $1000.00 worth of radio ads! So listen for them.The sponsorship packs have been assembled and we are looking for local business or personal support for the project.ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OPTION : Sponsors donating $50-$149 will have their logo appear on the central project website, as well as their name appearing in the program and the ‘special thanks’

Okay Okay - PLAN C!

2009-07-10T06:10:00.000-07:00

So after some group meetings we have decided upon a new plan - the 48 hour film competition. Yes, a perfect fit. OVERVIEW:The project will kick off on Wednesday, August 19th, with a typical filmmakers breakfast/brunch at 9:00 am. Teams will be selected, organized, and specific criteria for their film will be given. After the participants have had a chance to “schmooze” the start gun is shot at

Update - the musicians / music (take note filmmakers)

2009-06-21T22:15:00.000-07:00

So it has been a little bit of a challenge as I try to nail down the bands. Word on the street was that some were not playing much anymore, one group was dissolved for the summer, not to mention my own frantic days of juggling to much... but I digress. I spoke with a key band member Avery Hook for "City of Animals" the other day and he confirmed their desire to make it happen... so a spark hath

Totally Blew it for Star Trek

2009-06-06T16:15:00.000-07:00

So - if anyone showed up at the Ale House for the meeting on Friday - I totally blew it. Had to catch Star Trek at the drive-in and in my excitement I completely spaced my own meeting... lame - o.Okay so here is what we are going to do... We have a core group of filmmakers and musicians already lined-up. If you want to join in on the organization side of things we sure could use the street team

MANDO ORGANIZATION MEETING

2009-05-28T10:46:00.000-07:00

We are cooking in terms of project pre-production for LGSFP. There will be a mandatory meeting for all PROJECT MANAGERS and SELECTED BANDS to discuss logistics and guidelines for the project. This meeting will be held Friday, June 6th at 9:00pm at Mt. Emily Ale House, in La Grande.. I trust most folks can make that.Topics of Discussion:1. Project Manager Responsibilities2. Band

Quiet on the set... and ... ACTION!

2009-05-13T07:18:00.000-07:00

It took a little while to nail out some details but let me lay it on the line. This year's La Grande Summer Film Project will give you the chance to help produce a music video for one of 3 to 4 local bands. Production begins on Friday, August 7th with a kick off gathering at Mt. Emily Ale! Production will run 2 weeks and on Saturday August 22nd, the final projects will be screened at the Ale

LGSFP 2009

2009-02-28T12:24:00.000-08:00

We are excited to start developing this year's La Grande Summer Film Project as part of the "Crossing the Blues" La Grande Summer Festival this year... August 22nd and 23rd!We will be conducting some preliminary meetings to layout some logistics but am starting to collect specific ideas, volunteers, resources and more to ensure that this year's event steps it up another notch. Check back as this

Phobophobia: Team Horror!

2008-08-26T18:00:00.000-07:00

Phobophobia from Cold Coffee Media on Vimeo.

Lullaby: Team Musical

2008-08-26T09:14:00.001-07:00

Lullaby from Cold Coffee Media on Vimeo.

The Handler: Team Action!

2008-08-24T14:47:00.000-07:00

The Handler from Cold Coffee Media on Vimeo.

A Successful Event!

2008-08-24T11:34:00.000-07:00

WOW! I have to say that I was overwhelmed with the response that we had Friday Night for the premiere of the La Grande Summer Film Project. Despite some initial technical difficulties including some broken sound cables by a renegade beer cart that about 150 people stuck it out and squeezed into a tent to see what we had all been working on for the past week. I am very pleased! I am sure that

I should have my head examined...

2008-08-22T14:54:00.000-07:00

...for filming a scene where I sing a song right next to a really loud fountain.

Animus: TEAM DRAMA

2008-08-22T14:33:00.000-07:00

Animus from Cold Coffee Media on Vimeo.

5:00 am : watched our full rough edit

2008-08-22T10:34:00.000-07:00

I am taking that filmmakers have been blurry-eyed editing and that is why the blogging is getting lack... but a quick update - as we have a lot to do in less than 12 hours. The rough edit made me happy! Real Happy! I was worried about length but I think I may be able to get the film at exactly 15 minutes... (another challenge). Jason Grech (Mad Man Editor) put together some great titles and

i think its gunna get crazy...

2008-08-21T23:17:00.000-07:00

so with the onset of a sleepless night i start to play with graphics and i waste like 3 hours working on cool titles... better turn the sails back westward!

TEAM ACTION WRAPS! - we hope

2008-08-21T18:13:00.000-07:00

That's a wrap! Hot damn - I think we have everything we need - if not - it is up to post production to fill in the holes. An impromptu scene with Shane Morgan and Jeff Clark sealed the deal. We are now prepping with a little food, drink, and brewing the coffee for the all nighter. We will see you all tomorrow. Will try to post up a teaser trailer ASAP! Happy post productions!

One more scene!

2008-08-21T13:33:00.000-07:00

So last night was a tremendous success - I have to thank Kathleen and Bruce Weimer (La Grande Fire Chief) for their blessing and access to the Eastern Oregon Fire Museum. It was a great location to shoot in. We shot our two final fight scenes in their and had a great time weaving in and out of some of La Grande's history.David Cheney (Not sure the spelling of his last name yet) , Mike Cooper,

We're finished filming? For real?

2008-08-21T08:55:00.000-07:00

Yes,We are. We double, triple, quadruple, and dare I say quintuple checked our shooting script, and can now safely say, we have filmed everything we could ever need. After capturing the footage, the total came to just shy of ... I don't remember. A long time. Then like some crazy person, I stayed up till close to 4am editing the whole thing because I just couldn't stand the suspense. All

Shooting is Wrapped for the Musical!

2008-08-21T00:48:00.000-07:00

Ok, yesterday was a big day. For some reason I got it on my crazy head to create the biggest, most elaborate scene with as many people as I could possibly muster up. This is a difficult task for may reasons; the first being that there are three other crews shooting three2 other films around town, so gathering extras that aren't being used by another crew is challenging to say the least.The

Relying heavily on editing - and post!

2008-08-20T16:19:00.000-07:00

It is becoming pretty apparent that although I had a basic story in mind - that a lack of a solid concept is taking its toll. We have some great scenes shot - some not so great scenes, some big holes altogether, and a brand new concept dreamt of last night - to creatively implement without much of a structured script.So that's happening... here is a recap of yesterday.Shooting (TUESDAY AUGUST

A little late with the Blog ...

2008-08-20T09:02:00.000-07:00

Don't worry, I'm not still up, but after sleeping two hours Sunday night, and four hours Monday night, I promised myself that I'd go to sleep as soon as we were done filming Tuesday. So, filming went faster than expected again, when our other location ended up working perfectly. A big part of that is thanks to Trish, who went crazy with arranging her house for us. We were done by 9 and I was

A proud moment:

2008-08-20T00:06:00.000-07:00

We are very happy about our prop... Mike and Buck did a great job making this beautiful piece... I just have to show you.

OH yeah - starting to have some clarity!

2008-08-19T23:42:00.000-07:00

So - shot a crazy fight scene at 6:00 am ... playing with the footage and I could not help myself - I had to make a mock-up movie poster - helps get the brain flowing - gives a little style and edge to the way we approach the edit... so here it is ... just throwing it out there...Have some good stuff to say about the day but am just too tired and wired organize those thoughts.... busy with Jason

rolling to film!! :) yay :)

2008-08-19T21:04:00.000-07:00

Tuesday 19th crowns our work of writing to finally filming :) We have gained two more crew peoples Harley Ahner and Jutina Price have helped and pertaken this burden with us very well. Today, after finalizing our script and pushing to a screenplay we have BEGUN!!! As the Magster (Maggie) has put it: Game on! Tonight, scenes in Earth 'n Book are going smoothly. Which after tonight, leaves us

ideas float on, scraped and rescraped

2008-08-19T00:57:00.000-07:00

Monday the 19th was productive... in many ways. After 2 hours of rehashing the workings on the original idea, we came to a conclusion that the team did not have a collecive drive for the story. At that point it was time search for a new idea. 3 hrs and several topics later, we were whittling a new shape out of a length of fine creative mind-pine. The scrpit is being prepared, the score is

Lots of progress made in the last 24, but not so much sleep ...

2008-08-19T00:20:00.000-07:00

Hey all,After staying up WAY too late last night and getting up earlier than I have in quite some time, I put in a day's work at my real job, and then the hard stuff began. I swung by Valley Video on the way home, and John was nice enough to provide me with a mic and boom (Duncan was very happy about that). Sound guys ... so easy to please. Then I spent as much time as I could capturing video

First Scene Rocks! (Softly)

2008-08-18T23:52:00.000-07:00

I feel so lucky to have drawn the names that I did out of that hat. We shot our first scene tonight and it was a huge success. Miranda and Isabelle, my two lead actresses (whose ages combined equal about 24) were naturals. I knew I had scored when I found out that 12-year-old Miranda won the Crazy Days Karaoke Contest by singing a Journey song. And thank heavens for Chuck Peters, whose

Scene 1 - in the can

2008-08-18T22:36:00.001-07:00

So I will be adding to and editing this blog over the course of the next few hours. I just wanted to say thank you to Steve for setting us up for our MOB scene location! And Kevin, for being a awesome bad guy. I will try to recap my day in between editing down the first scene with Jason and writing the dialogue for tomorrow morning's 6:00am shoot! Yikes..8:00am - I woke up later than I wanted

brainstorming and maskmaking till late

2008-08-18T09:13:00.000-07:00

Hello fellow bloggers and creative ladies/ gentleman.Sunday August 17th, marked a late afternoon / early evening of great strides and overall colective scope for team DRAMA.Jess was kind to host her place as a "home base" for our team. Our team has grown by 3 members who all will bring great things to our productivity and collaboration This meeting brought a fine discussion of plot and sub-plots,

6 Hours to Write a Musical

2008-08-18T02:06:00.001-07:00

Mike here, director of the "Musical" team. I've got a killer team who have had lots of great ideas! A few of us brainstormed throughout the day as to the structure of the story... Lots left to do (like write a script and cast a few more folks). I thought I'd show you our bloodshot late-night determination first-hand:

Action ACTION and more ACCTTIIOONNN!

2008-08-18T00:12:00.000-07:00

So - it is 13 minutes passed midnight which means I did not get my blog done for the first day of pre-production... already a little behind... yikes. I began the day after a full nights rest - as now I am grateful for that. I had set up a meeting with my team at 2:00pm this morning at Hought's 24 flavors (our sponsored location). I spent the most of last night and this morning running scene

The writing process begins for Team 3

2008-08-17T22:24:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,Jason here of Team ... 3 I suppose. I'm just getting home from a really productive brainstorming session at Denny's.Last night, after the meeting I was consumed with overwhelming dread. Here's me:"Ideas! IDEAS! Where are all the ideas!? This whole thing has to be written ... TOMORROW so we can start filming immediately after work on Monday. This isn't possible ... this isn't

La Grande Summer Film Project Kicks Off!

2008-08-17T10:44:00.000-07:00

Hooray - we are under way. The filmmaking teams have been assembled and they are starting to create their stories, characters, themes, and what-nots. We had a great meeting on Saturday August 16th at Bear Mountain Pizza (thank you Don's Jewelry for picking up the tab!). After looking at our participants and getting a sense of what people wanted to do and were able to do in the upcoming week we