Archive for November, 2007
Dope Score
I’m surprised Dean waited around so long ringing the doorbell outside. By the time I got out of the bathroom he was still there waiting patiently. I always feel they look at me a little funny when I first come out. But that’s just guilt.
I made some coffee and we got to [...]
new week, tighter cut
This is a pretty exciting part of the process: finally sculpting the excess from the film to shape the final cut. I lifted nearly 15 minutes this week, bringing the run time to 82. It plays incredibly!!
The feedback we’ve accumulated through the IFP Lab and the test screenings we’ve held [...]
BOPPIN’ AT THE GLUE FACTORY
This is great Lance! Thank you!
BOPPIN’ AT THE GLUE FACTORY is in the home stretch in post. I’ve been working with the composer, Dean Harada, re-scoring the film and MAN what a difference it makes. We have honed in on a less is more approach that feels right and actually adds a [...]
New Year Parade test screening
When I first approached local producers with The New Year Parade four years ago they started laughing. It seemed like a suicide project with our limited funds and epic needs: six lead roles, a supporting cast of eighty musicians, and a final scene at the Mummer’s parade, which consists of 15,000 members in costume [...]
Tales From Tales From The Dead
A big thanks to Lance for creating a place for us to compile our adventures in post and beyond.
We completed post production on Tales From The Dead a week and a half ago. Whew. It was a tight 5-week schedule which entailed wrangling visual effects, sound design, ADR, soundtrack, subtitles and color-correction. We spent the [...]
Japanese Distribution for International Independent Film
Japanese film companies, maybe most of the Japanese business people do not tell you “Yes” or “No”. They never give you an answer. They never make a decision. This is very frustrating.
Several years ago, I cold-called a lot of film production companies to get financing to make our first feature film, Homesick Blues. I [...]
