Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
A Successful Event!
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 this event has generated enough interest and support (we collected close to $200 in a pass around popcorn bag) to merit a version 2 of the event next year. Thank you everybody for your hard work and participation.
I realize that I was so deliriously tired that I forgot to take photos of the event... so if anyone has any please send them my way.
I am currently getting all of the videos put onto youtube and will post them in this here blog - so that those who did not get a opportunity to see them can enjoy them from home.
Also - as an additional fundraiser I will be selling the "La Grande Summer Film Project" Volume I to raise money for next year's event. Information on purchasing will be available via this blog and at www.coldcoffeemedia.com. Feel free to shoot me an email and reserve your copie(s) today.
Again thank you all - and I think we have created a new and exciting community event that can last for years to come. Pat each other on the back - take a breath... and GET SOME SLEEP!
I realize that I was so deliriously tired that I forgot to take photos of the event... so if anyone has any please send them my way.
I am currently getting all of the videos put onto youtube and will post them in this here blog - so that those who did not get a opportunity to see them can enjoy them from home.
Also - as an additional fundraiser I will be selling the "La Grande Summer Film Project" Volume I to raise money for next year's event. Information on purchasing will be available via this blog and at www.coldcoffeemedia.com. Feel free to shoot me an email and reserve your copie(s) today.
Again thank you all - and I think we have created a new and exciting community event that can last for years to come. Pat each other on the back - take a breath... and GET SOME SLEEP!
Friday, August 22, 2008
I should have my head examined...
...for filming a scene where I sing a song right next to a really loud fountain.
5:00 am : watched our full rough edit
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 we are working hard to even out the sound a bit - as that will potentially be the crowd killer - I also realized I would be a much better "silent film" director - I talk too much during the scene and now I have to spend a few hours getting rid of my voice from the scenes.
So to it I go, I hope the rest of the folks are enjoying this sleepless phase... kind of surreal.
P.S. I wanted to get you a teaser trailer: maybe it will happen - but don't hold it against me.
*image of my timeline! - Lots of Cuts!
Jason Grech (Mad Man Editor) put together some great titles and we are working hard to even out the sound a bit - as that will potentially be the crowd killer - I also realized I would be a much better "silent film" director - I talk too much during the scene and now I have to spend a few hours getting rid of my voice from the scenes.
So to it I go, I hope the rest of the folks are enjoying this sleepless phase... kind of surreal.
P.S. I wanted to get you a teaser trailer: maybe it will happen - but don't hold it against me.
*image of my timeline! - Lots of Cuts!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
i think its gunna get crazy...
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
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!
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!
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, and Buck Potter along with Action hero Jeff D. Clark choreographed some more awesome fight scenes and made it easy for me to jump in with the camera and get all the angles we needed. The shoot took about 4 hours and we were all exhausted afterwords ... hence no blog last night.
Jason is currently hard at work editing up the fight footage as well as the footage we had shot at Hought's earlier yesterday. Thank you Carla for the use of your space -
I am working on the final scene that we will be shooting in the next couple of hours... and that will be a wrap! Will blog a bit more after that.
Planning on an all nighter tonight - so if you see the Cold Coffee Lights on it means we are hard at working making some sense of our action film!
unitl then.... (* the photo is of Jeff and Dan - bloodied up for the final battle!)
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