Thursday, March 30, 2006

"'IAC' - in a good way"

Our fest screenings are over and thanks to everyone for coming out and seeing our different type of LA artist film.

The screenings were great and image quality and crowd was way better at our second one Tuesday. This was a great launch for the film and we'll be coming to a virtual townhall near you soon. As my partner Neil said, "it's about castration - in a good way."

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Tis' the day!!!!

So our big night is TO.NIGHT!!!! Our final screening at the Silver Lake Film Festival, 10 pm, Arclight Cinema. We're so excited that the big man upstairs decided to send a big rain storm to LA and CHALLENGE all our friends.

But we know they'll come through and have a full house.

For those who see the film, our biggest, most complex production day was when we shot at Gallery 4-F in Chinatown Chung King Row. It's the scene where Mattew (Jason Van Over) meet Deanna (Tina Holmes) after being told about the party by Audry (Roy Black). Our friends, Michelle Jaquis and Jeremy Quinn of RIIS Industries lent us their video art installations. We hung 3 of the screens from the ceiling and had 3 projections going to each. The scene came out great; our actors, Jason, Tina and Roy nailed it.

I could keep talking about some of my other favorite scenes to quell my anxious anticipation, but instead: it's hope to see you all there.

Saturday, March 25, 2006

FIXED LOCATION NUGGETS:

FIXED had a challenging production schedule. We did essentially two six-day weeks with an unplanned break in the first week, then we took a break for Thanksgiving 2003 and finished on weekends after (a total of 5 1/2 more days). I guess our total production schedule was around 21 days overall (the final few being pick ups), but the heart of it was the first 16 days. Our crew was incredibly hard-working led by Andrew Takeuchi, our DP, Amos James, our gaffer who brought in our AD at a critical time, and Bruce Devan who came in at our break. Check out their credits at IMDB.

My favorite general location area was around San Pedro, CA: this is the town where our lead, Matthew, moves after he starts his drug treatment.

Here, is the only location where we got our location-butts kicked off the property. So, we just went up the hill to a bluff lookng down on the Korean bell and shot our scene. The bluff is right outside the main gallery for Angel's Gate, and we shot Matthew's art gallery scene inside Angel Gate.

We also shot extensively in downtown San Pedro around the art galleries: downtown (we shot in this general vicinity). My favorite musical sequence, kudos to our composer, Roddy Bottom, is the transition when Matthew bikes around San Pedro.
FIRST AND NOW FINAL FIXED SCREENING @ SLFF

DEAR FRIENDEES:

Our first FIXED screening at the Silver Lake Film Festival took place yesterday at 5:30 p.m. at Arclight Theatre in the big theatre. For those of you from out of LA, you have no idea what an honor it is to play at such a historical site. The Old Hollywood Cinerama Dome is the most prestigious screening theatre out of the 15 theatres that constitute Arclight (the remaining 14 are all modern recently renovated theatres that in LA are known as the most comfortable, moderns ones at any theatre. FIXED has already playing at two of the most impressives historical movie palaces in Hollywood - the other being our special Alternative screening series screening by the American Cinemateque at the Egyptian Theatre.). Unfortunately, our 5:30 screening time prevented a lot of our friends from showing up (even our Exec. Producer, Bruce Devan gave up after being stuck in hellacious traffic on Int. 10).

SO WE NEED YOU ALL TO COME THROUGH ON TUESDAY NIGHT, 10 PM!!!!!!!

We expect a full house Tuesday and look forward to seeing you all

Friday, March 24, 2006

SO DEAR READERS: BLUE MANDY, HERE, checking in from Avalon's Spider Club opening night SLFF After-PAARRRTEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! Remote access, baby. Oh, my god, Bill Macy, you DEVIL, YOU DEVIL, DEVIL, DEVIL. It's after 2 in the AM and if you saw the things, my eyes see right now....Umm, ummm, can you say - AYAY CANDY.

It's been quite the virginal festival exp - finally got to wear those cool badges that after years of Sundance Envy, just longing to be one of those mighty badged ONES, NOW I AM!!! The lounge @ Arclight. You should all come visit and I'll get special prizes if you tell the people @ will call that Blue Mandy sent you.

Interesting side-note about FIXED: Three of our locations for the doctor Matthew visits in his search for cures were courtesy of Mr. Vaginal Reconstruction Surgeon himself: Dr. David Matlock. Matlock was incredibly generous to us, god bless him: letting us shoot in his operating room, his private work office and his Bel-Air mansion. The operating room was obviously the scene for the big-you-know-what. His office was used for the scene where doctor explains procedure to Matthew. His mansion served as Frederick's home in the scene where Matthew personally installs Frederick's just purchased painting from Audry.


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Thursday, March 23, 2006

TALK ABOUT IRONY:

I was going to lead today's post w/ something below (marked 2), but NOOOOOO!!!! The LA Times had to go and change my plans.

We scored - go Kevin Crust! Believe it or not, Neil w/ FIXED intended from the beginning to portray Matthew as described - an elusive castrator. DON'T ASK what that says about Neil bec. I still don't know.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

The culmination of a 7-year labor pays off this Friday evening, 5:30 p.m. @ Arclight Cinema in Hollywood.

the FIXED premiere.

So, my promise for those who have endured my festival blasts: you want to BE HAPPY??!!! DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE HAPPY!!!???? WHY DOES EVERYONE WANT TO BE SO HAPPY!!!!!

BECAUSE THEY CAN BUY MY COUSIN'S BOOK, THE HAPPINESS HYPOTHESIS AND FIND THE ANSWERS YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED AND I GET A PERCENTAGE LINK. Who cares if The New Yorker or The Today Show covered it?

And you can attend this film playing at THE SILVER LAKE FILM FESTIVAL? First, the historical Egyptian Theatre as a special screening, now Hollywood Dome. We feel very fortunate.

I promise happiness through film; my cousin gives happiness away by the bushels.

So there, read, learn, watch and be happy. Life is simple. We'll make it so.

Hope to see all your Happy, Positively psychological asses Friday or Tuesday at the film's screenings.