THE LEGACY shoot went amazing!
It was just about as good as it gets for me...beautiful weather, fun people, doing what I love to do...make movies with friends. Just perfect!
The shoot was well planned but still tough. We had a ton of complicated shhots to get in not a lot of time...we came together as a team and made it happen though.
It was great having a bunch of my friends mingle with a bunch of Doto's (the Director,) friends, along with some friends new to both of us.
We came in close to 30% under budget for what I planned. People were well fed, and the cast and crew were well taken care if, even though all would be troopers regardless.
More to come, but bottom line:
We Did This One Right.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
AFI Screening of "Dance To The Offbeat"
The DANCE TO THE OFFBEAT screenings went amazing!
The Premiere at the Harmony Gold Theater along with the other "Directing Workshop for Women" projects drew well over a thousand people. In fact, a ton of people had to be turned away. (As I thought, we DID need a second showing of the film, so I'm glad that I fought for it.
The film was a success. Period. People laughed in all the right places, so much so that at times, I couldtn't hear the next line. The audience truly enjoyed the film and were really drawn into our little story.
I got a loud cheer from the crowd, which, I have to admit, felt really, really good!
A lot of the cast and crew made it to the Premiere, and it's been over a year since I've seen most of them, so it was a long overdue reunion.
The film itself stood up strong against the other nine films, both production-wise and in the story-telling. Many of the other films spent $12,000 to over $30,000 on the film, ours made it through production for $7500. The fact that we were able to produce a high quality film like DANCE TO THE OFFBEAT, for such a low price is something that I am supremely proud of.
The only downside to the experience is that I had to sever ties with a major player involved in the production...we just weren't seeing eye to eye on things. I am confident that I tried my very best to work with and to find common ground with this person, and it's possible that this persron feels the same way.
The truth, things are meant to end, that's just the nature of the universe.
For me, it was a great learning experience, it was a chance to work with a group of talented people, and an opportunity to create something lasting...that, and I made some good friends out of the whole deal.
So yeah, DANCE TO THE OFFBEAT, good.
The Premiere at the Harmony Gold Theater along with the other "Directing Workshop for Women" projects drew well over a thousand people. In fact, a ton of people had to be turned away. (As I thought, we DID need a second showing of the film, so I'm glad that I fought for it.
The film was a success. Period. People laughed in all the right places, so much so that at times, I couldtn't hear the next line. The audience truly enjoyed the film and were really drawn into our little story.
I got a loud cheer from the crowd, which, I have to admit, felt really, really good!
A lot of the cast and crew made it to the Premiere, and it's been over a year since I've seen most of them, so it was a long overdue reunion.
The film itself stood up strong against the other nine films, both production-wise and in the story-telling. Many of the other films spent $12,000 to over $30,000 on the film, ours made it through production for $7500. The fact that we were able to produce a high quality film like DANCE TO THE OFFBEAT, for such a low price is something that I am supremely proud of.
The only downside to the experience is that I had to sever ties with a major player involved in the production...we just weren't seeing eye to eye on things. I am confident that I tried my very best to work with and to find common ground with this person, and it's possible that this persron feels the same way.
The truth, things are meant to end, that's just the nature of the universe.
For me, it was a great learning experience, it was a chance to work with a group of talented people, and an opportunity to create something lasting...that, and I made some good friends out of the whole deal.
So yeah, DANCE TO THE OFFBEAT, good.
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