MOVIE LOGIC 101, WED. OCT. 14 7PM WEALTHY THEATRE

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MAN SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you're in the Grand Rapids, MI area and in the neighborhood of 52nd and East Paris, be sure to stop by the MAN-SALE! I don't think they sale actual men, but it's possible. Seems to be for this weekend only so, don't miss it. This sale screams, "My wife made me do it."

Winston, the REAL GHOST BUSTER

"Mulatto Investigato"

Makes me really wish this is how "Enter the Dragon" should have been...

Edited Down... Kindah

So I went back to the drawing board and attemted to edit the flick down to what I thought would be a reasonable run time. After a little bit (little bit equalling a few weeks or so) I got a shorter product. How much shorter? Well... A whole TWO MINUTES shorter. Remarkable I know, self indulgence at its finest. Things that I took out, I ended up putting back in, using different takes that were sligtly shorter. But there's some more post poduction steps I have to take to make the film whole and my hope is during that process some more cutting will take place. Or it will be longer. Whatever. I'm hoping now just to be shorter than Peter Jackson's "King Kong," which I think can be accomplished.

New photos by Joe Goeldel.






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Where to Begin...

Been a bit so let's go back. All the way back to the end of June 2008, that's when we wrapped principle photography on the flick. Originally we were looking to end shooting mid June, but due to some work obligations, weather, and scheduling, we extended the shooting a few weeks. So, from July till now, I've been in post production. By late November I had a 1 hour and 52 minute rough cut. This was sans the opening and the closing, pushing it to a possible 2 hour and 5 minute piece.

In all honesty, I thought I'd be lucky if we got an 80 minute flick. Two hours feels bloated to me. Not the actual movie itself, but the sound of a TWO HOUR flick. It doesn't seem like this type of film should be that long. Anyway, I'm back at editing again. My hope is to get it down to 1 hour and 50 minutes total. So far, I've pulled about 7 minutes out, so I got a little ways to go. It's what I get for writing a script that constantly references earlier events, making it difficult to cut things, because some scenes would make no sense without earlier tidbits.

But, there is a new site up for the movie check it out here.

The Windy City, Errrrrrrrrr, GR, MI

I didn't realize how windy Grand Rapids, Mi could get until I tried to shoot some exteriors and conversation scenes outside this past weekend. Not much of the footage is usable, not when your actors are constantly squinting from the never ending barrage of wind and debris. Hopefully, it won't be as bad when we try it again. We shot some scenes at the JW Marriott Hotel, this weekend. Some scenes took longer than others to shoot (kissing scenes can take a while, especially when you don't where to put your tongue). All kidding aside, it went very well and luckily for the budget and the actors we won't have to shoot there again, I hope.

Pics from the Coffee House

Wanna first send a quick thank you to the good folks at Four Friends Coffee House, for letting us shoot there this past week. All I gotta say about the experience is, it's a good thing we only had two scenes there. We filmed while the place was still open and while it was supposed to be a slow night, of course it wasn't. Trying to say your lines while someone is making a smoothis can be difficult. Oh, and I'd also like to thank the jerk that kept turning on their car alarm every time we stepped out of the coffee shop, hope screwing us up made your day. Anyway, we got through, shouldn't have to re-shoot anything (fingers crossed).

Mo' Movie Pics 3

Always be sure to keep the script out of frame.


Reviewing the vampire auditions.


Time to take this place over.


Ms. Strings (center female) explains a few things.


Apple ad?

Mo' Movie Pics 2

"Why did I agree to be in this movie?"


She's explaining something... But no one's really listening.


Anytime now, Mr. Director Man!


Okay, time to get serious.


The calm before the storm.