"Time Keeps on Skippin'" at NFFTY! (Reprise)

Check out the highlights from last year's National Film Festival for Talented Youth! Keep your eyes peeled for my "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" appearances in the background of two shots around :41 and :43!

"Kiss Me, I'm English" FINISHED

I am currently working on my zombie film.

Speaking of things that won't die, today we finally put the finishing touches my last film, Kiss Me, I'm English.

This morning, I attended a final mix for the soundtrack, having done some last minute foley the night before. And once all the audio was sweetened thanks to my re-recording mixer, I went down to the finishing station and did a final export of the finished film in all its High Definition glory!

All that's left to be done is some DVD menu stuff (which I am working on as we speak) and a DVD commentary track with Eric Pato, which has become something of a tradition for us since my previous film, Time Keeps on Skippin'.

Anyway, be sure to check back soon for more zombie-related news!

"Kiss Me, I'm English" & Other Updates

It's been a while since I've updated this, so I'll just let you know what's been going on lately:

Tisch is about to reopen for the fall semester, which means I'll finally be able to finish work on my latest student short film: Kiss Me, I'm English, which was shot last spring for my Color Sync Workshop. The edit is picture locked and most of the sound is already done and awaiting the final mix. All that really needs to be completed is the color correction, credits, and the music for the soundtrack. I've composed some tracks myself, but I hope to utilize more from other composers I know.

I only had a few weeks to prep, assemble the cast and crew, scout locations, and rehearse, which was not a whole lot of time. But given the circumstances, I think it turned out very well, with some fantastic performances from my cast and crew. Next time, guys, I promise to devote a whole lot more time to pre-production planning!

And in the meantime, you can check out some of my videos now on YouTube, including The Buzz, Bittersweet, and a preview of Time Keeps on Skippin'!

Next Week: "Time Keeps on Skippin'" at STIFF!

Time Keeps on Skippin' will screen next week at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival on Thursday June 11th, 7:20pm at the Northwest Film Forum, and then again on Friday June 12th, 1:30pm at the Jewel Box Theater.

For more information about the screenings and purchasing tickets, visit http://stiff.bside.com/2009/films/timekeepsonskippin_stiff2009

Thank you!

"Time Keeps on Skippin'" at NFFTY!

Time Keeps on Skippin' just had its world premiere at the SIFF Cinema as part of this year's National Film Festival for Talented Youth. My film was listed as third or fourth from the last, but was skipped. At first, I was really worried, and even Matt Lawrence got up and ran back to the projector booth to find an answer. Fortunately, everything was okay, and my film was withheld until the very end of the program because it was submitted on DigiBeta tape, while everyone else's films were on DV tape or DVD. Because it was on DigiBeta and anamorphic widescreen, they had to open up the big screen and change the projector's aspect ratio.

I don't mind saying I was glowing from all this specific attention for my film. Already it was the longest one in the Northwest Scene program, and then its format required unique presentation. And when it blasted onto the big screen for the first time in all its uncompressed DigiBeta glory, I couldn't stop smiling. It looked so incredibly good, so much so that one person in the audience afterwards asked if I shot on film. A lot of people were surprised when I told them it was shot on regular-old standard definition Mini-DV.

It was great seeing it with an audience again. They laughed exactly where I was hoping and it got a huge round of applause. It didn't win anything (though I suspect that's because people like my parents were not aware that there was a chance to vote!).

Even though I've only been back for a few days and I have to fly back tomorrow, I am really glad that I got the opportunity to come to this festival and the world premiere of my most ambitious short film to date.

"Bittersweet" on IMDb!

Thanks to my latest film, Time Keeps On Skippin', I now have a page on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)! And thanks to that, I was able to create a page for Bittersweet! Check it out here!

"Time Keeps on Skippin'" Screens at Ballard High School

Tonight we had a special screening of "Time Keeps on Skippin'" at Ballard High School, followed by a Q&A with the cast and crew and myself.

It was a lot of fun not only to see it up on the big screen for the first time with a live audience, but also to see some of the cast and crew once again!

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