Post Production Donut Touch

It's been a few weeks since I have last written any blog entries so I figured what better time than on this dreary Saturday to update my blog on how my first Grad Production 1 film is shaping up.

My Production 1 short film is called Donut Touch. The film is about a little girl who gets caught by her mother in a sticky situation with a doughnut.

I worked with two amazing actresses, a ten year old girl named Thalia who played the daughter and then Marita who played the mother. I worked with a great crew from my director of photography Paul, to his gaffer Christian and my Assitant Director Patrick (who kept me on track and even PA-ed and did pretty much everything I needed to get done). Over all I had a great time directing this short and it was amazing to see my story come to life on film.

As of right now I am currently in post production. Meaning I have shot the film and now I am working on editing it all together.
I have edited a rough cut of the film that I will screening in my class on Monday, Nov 10th.( I am using Final Cut Pro version 7 to cut my film together)

After getting a final cut of the film (hopefully by this coming week) I will be sending it off to the two sound guys I am working with at Columbia as well as to a composer who happened to find me through craigslist. The composer named Chris receieved a Masters in Composing Music for the Screen at Columbia College. He was actually the first class to graduate this past year from the program since it is fairly new.

Anyways, after all the sound is created and mixed in the film should be set to screen for an in class critique on Dec 12th.

Alright, that's it for now... more on my production and any other film jazz later to come ( sooner than later this time around!)

Here are some pictures of the production:

First Post... Be Gentle

So after much thought and a lot of talking... I decided to try out the whole "blog thing". I had a lot of reservations at first (still do) about starting a blog and i'll list them accordingly:



1. Stuff you write on the interweb never goes away! Hence whatever I write can essentially come back to me and bite me in the ass.


2. It's hard for me to separate work related postings with crazy personal stuff ... but i'm going to do my best to keep them separate on this blog. (don't judge me if i fail!)


3. Who reads this anyways? I know i've read random people's blogs before so I guess i'll always be wondering who exactly is reading this... or not reading this (ha!).


4. Self-Conscious about spelling and grammar mistakes - a lot of people might deny it but spelling and grammar is important and both of those are not my strong points... I LOVE RUN-ON SENTENCES! So I guess this is just a forewarning that i'll have a lot of grammar mistakes and I and everyone else who reads this will have to deal.



I guess those are my top four issues with writing a blog...



So why start a blog now?



I have decided to start a blog now because I am currently a first year grad student at Columbia College Chicago. I feel as if keeping an updated and detailed "journal" on my work will be entertaining and a great way to advocate and publicize my film projects. So far in film school I've learned it's not easy being a filmmaker especially an independent filmmaker and giving insight into my triumphs and even struggles (lots of struggles) will make for an entertaining read.

And as much as I might list all my issues and cautions about writing a blog there a lot of positive things that can come out of them, such as:



1. ( As mentioned above) Updating people on current projects I will be working on. This includes publicizing my films/projects.


2. Getting my voice heard by a mass audience.



3. Keeping in touch with people - blogs are great because instead of creating a mass email to friends and families they can just hop on the interweb and look up your blog and stay informed.

In conclusion, there's no denying it I might still have my hang-ups about writing a blog but ultimately technology and common sense have caught up with me. I've realized I've got nothing to lose by starting one of these things and perhaps a lot more to gain from the experience.

THE END.

Next Posting = The making and progress of my first Production 1 Grad Film entitled "Donut Touch".