It is with pleasure that I announce that Write For Me is finished! You can check out our trailer here
We launched our GoFundMe page last week: http://www.gofundme.com/rj7yxs5d and have raised $145 out of our $200 goal. We truly appreciate all the support we have received and cannot wait to start submitting it to film festivals.
Our film will be shown to the public for the first time on Friday 5/8 at UNCW in the student film screening, so come out at 7pm to King Auditorium to show your support.
It has been a long journey, but I could not be happier with the end result, and am excited to hear feedback on the film. I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog. Comment on this post what you think about the film.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Visions Response
On Friday, April 17th I attended Visions Film Festival and Conference. I
went to the first film block and the second conference. I had a great time at
the event and was really happy I went. It was my second year attending Visions,
and I had a similar experience both years.
In general I have always been more interested in film production than film theory so I found the film screenings more entertaining then the conference block. For the film block I found their choices in films to be interesting. There were a lot of silent films with a more serious tone to them than I remembered in the previous year. Due to my personal preference I would have liked to see more carefree films. I found the documentaries to be especially interesting in the film block. I think the fact that I am in the process of creating my own documentary attributed to that factor. When I was watching the other documentaries I played close attention to how they were edited to get inspiration for the editing of my own film.
Attending Visions made me really excited for the opportunity to submit to film festivals when I finish my documentary, and I hope to attend all of the festivals my film gets submitted into. I especially enjoyed the Q&A portion of the film. It made me think about what questions people might ask me about my film and the process it took to make it.
The conference portion of Visions was also interesting. I found the film speaker, who spoke on Spirited Away, to be a little difficult to follow along with because I have never seen the film. Even when she gave examples on screen I had wished that I had seen the movie so I could understand better what she was talking about. I think the conference portion is more entertaining when you as an audience member are more knowledgeable on the subjects
In general I have always been more interested in film production than film theory so I found the film screenings more entertaining then the conference block. For the film block I found their choices in films to be interesting. There were a lot of silent films with a more serious tone to them than I remembered in the previous year. Due to my personal preference I would have liked to see more carefree films. I found the documentaries to be especially interesting in the film block. I think the fact that I am in the process of creating my own documentary attributed to that factor. When I was watching the other documentaries I played close attention to how they were edited to get inspiration for the editing of my own film.
Attending Visions made me really excited for the opportunity to submit to film festivals when I finish my documentary, and I hope to attend all of the festivals my film gets submitted into. I especially enjoyed the Q&A portion of the film. It made me think about what questions people might ask me about my film and the process it took to make it.
The conference portion of Visions was also interesting. I found the film speaker, who spoke on Spirited Away, to be a little difficult to follow along with because I have never seen the film. Even when she gave examples on screen I had wished that I had seen the movie so I could understand better what she was talking about. I think the conference portion is more entertaining when you as an audience member are more knowledgeable on the subjects
Friday, April 17, 2015
Week Twelve and Thirteen Documenary Update
"Write For Me" has finally reached post production!
We finished filming his week, and are wrapping up editing with an image lock and sound mix for Monday 4/20. On Wednesday 4/15 we went back and filmed Ben Palmer, the singer songwriter, again. He was a joy to work with and I honestly could have made a documentary about him alone, maybe it will become a future project of mine. On Thursday 4/16 we filmed Signal Fire's band practice. Due to scheduling issues we were unable to record Down With It playing, but if it is necessary we will use found footage for their broll. I am extremely happy with the way this documentary has turned out, and cannot wait to release the final cut of the film.
Our crew has launched our social media pages this week for "Write For Me", and will continue to update them. You can see our documentary poster on the pages as well. Here are the links:
http://writeformefilm.weebly.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Write-for-Me/932842426747186
https://twitter.com/WriteforMeFilm
In May we will begin to submit to festivals and are launching a GoFundMe page as a fundraiser for them. When the page is complete I will post the links to it.
Make sure you check back on the blog next week for a trailer to the documentary!
We finished filming his week, and are wrapping up editing with an image lock and sound mix for Monday 4/20. On Wednesday 4/15 we went back and filmed Ben Palmer, the singer songwriter, again. He was a joy to work with and I honestly could have made a documentary about him alone, maybe it will become a future project of mine. On Thursday 4/16 we filmed Signal Fire's band practice. Due to scheduling issues we were unable to record Down With It playing, but if it is necessary we will use found footage for their broll. I am extremely happy with the way this documentary has turned out, and cannot wait to release the final cut of the film.
Our crew has launched our social media pages this week for "Write For Me", and will continue to update them. You can see our documentary poster on the pages as well. Here are the links:
http://writeformefilm.weebly.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Write-for-Me/932842426747186
https://twitter.com/WriteforMeFilm
In May we will begin to submit to festivals and are launching a GoFundMe page as a fundraiser for them. When the page is complete I will post the links to it.
Make sure you check back on the blog next week for a trailer to the documentary!
Friday, April 3, 2015
Week Ten and Eleven Documentary Update
We recently filmed Stray Local's band practice and got a lot of great content. The band acted as if we weren't even there and it created a great behind the scenes look. We still have to film Joey's and Sean's band practices. I am a little worried that we are running out of time. It has become increasingly harder to schedule interviews, but I am confident we will get it done.
I will finish editing a rough cut this week and am hoping to post a trailer for the documentary online to my Vimeo in the following week. We have decided on the title Write For Me for the documentary. Jonathan is working on online content for it. We will be launching a Go Fund Me page soon to gain money to submit to festivals. We will also have a website for the documentary. I am in the process of researching what festivals to submit to. When these pages are launched I will be sure to post them to my blog. Stay tuned for more details!
I will finish editing a rough cut this week and am hoping to post a trailer for the documentary online to my Vimeo in the following week. We have decided on the title Write For Me for the documentary. Jonathan is working on online content for it. We will be launching a Go Fund Me page soon to gain money to submit to festivals. We will also have a website for the documentary. I am in the process of researching what festivals to submit to. When these pages are launched I will be sure to post them to my blog. Stay tuned for more details!
Monday, March 16, 2015
Week Eight and Nine Documentary Progress Update
Our documentary has moved towards the post production phase. I am beginning to edit down the interviews and have been breaking them up into small segments. Starting this weekend I will begin to edit a full rough cut. I hope to have a rough cut edited by next Friday 3/23 to show my crew. We are still filming Broll. We plan to film Stray Local's band practice next Tuesday 3/24 and possibly Signal Fire and down with it later on this week or next week. After the first rough cut we plan to schedule any necessary followup interviews.
We are beginning to look at festivals to submit to within the next few weeks. I look forward to the opportunity and am excited to start funding. We are still working out the details of how we will do a fundraising page, but the majority of the money we raise will be dedicated towards festival submission fees.
I am also working on titles for the documentary. I have narrowed it down to my top three and hope to have one picked out soon so I can work on promotional pieces for the documentary. Things are going really well, and I look forward to the progress we will continue to make.
We are beginning to look at festivals to submit to within the next few weeks. I look forward to the opportunity and am excited to start funding. We are still working out the details of how we will do a fundraising page, but the majority of the money we raise will be dedicated towards festival submission fees.
I am also working on titles for the documentary. I have narrowed it down to my top three and hope to have one picked out soon so I can work on promotional pieces for the documentary. Things are going really well, and I look forward to the progress we will continue to make.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Week Seven Documentary Progress Update
This weekend my crew put in a lot of hours, but the reward was great! The production took about 9 hours and took place in three different locations. This weekend wrapped up the filming of our initial expert interviews.
The first interview was of Sean, the lead singer from Signal Fire. We interviewed Sean in his home in the room that Signal Fire has their band practices. We asked Sean a series of questions, and he gave us great input on what it is like to be the front man and primary songwriter for his band. The band focuses on trying to get their positive message across to listeners.
The second interview was of Joey, the lead guitarist from down with it. We filmed Joey in his bands new practice space. Joey was able to open up about the songwriting process from a guitarists perspective and offered a lot of interesting insight on the topic. Joey's band likes to write about heavy topics, and their songs have messages ranging from animal rights to speaking out against rape.
The final interview was of Hannah, one of the singers of Stray Local. We interviewed Hannah in the bands home, in a room that they hold their band practices in. Hannah talked about what it is like to collaborate with a band to write songs. She spoke highly of her band and the process that they undergo to write songs as a band.
We will be taking a break from production over the next two weeks to focus on post production. We will continue filming over the week of March 16th.
The first interview was of Sean, the lead singer from Signal Fire. We interviewed Sean in his home in the room that Signal Fire has their band practices. We asked Sean a series of questions, and he gave us great input on what it is like to be the front man and primary songwriter for his band. The band focuses on trying to get their positive message across to listeners.
The second interview was of Joey, the lead guitarist from down with it. We filmed Joey in his bands new practice space. Joey was able to open up about the songwriting process from a guitarists perspective and offered a lot of interesting insight on the topic. Joey's band likes to write about heavy topics, and their songs have messages ranging from animal rights to speaking out against rape.
The final interview was of Hannah, one of the singers of Stray Local. We interviewed Hannah in the bands home, in a room that they hold their band practices in. Hannah talked about what it is like to collaborate with a band to write songs. She spoke highly of her band and the process that they undergo to write songs as a band.
We will be taking a break from production over the next two weeks to focus on post production. We will continue filming over the week of March 16th.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Week Six Documentary Progress Update
This week we filmed our first interview with Ben the singer songwriter. We were supposed to film a second interview with Hannah from the female folk band, but she had to reschedule due to having the flu. We plan to still finish the first round of film interviews before spring break, so we will not be behind schedule.
The interview with Ben went unbelievably well. He was incredibly easy to work with. He had a lot of experience with interviews, and worked with us to help the process run smoothly. He offered to unplug his refrigerator, turn off the AC, and even change his shirt if he needed to. The content of the interview was also great. He more or less stayed on topic the whole time and gave us a lot of material to work with. He primarily writes instrumental pieces without lyrics, so he talked more about the emotions behind songwriting than the memories. I am really excited to see how it will tie in with the other interviews. The only negative aspect to the interview was that Ben was wearing glasses and the light kept getting caught in his glasses. In retrospect I should have told him to take off the glasses because now I will have to try and fix it in post production.
The interview with Ben went unbelievably well. He was incredibly easy to work with. He had a lot of experience with interviews, and worked with us to help the process run smoothly. He offered to unplug his refrigerator, turn off the AC, and even change his shirt if he needed to. The content of the interview was also great. He more or less stayed on topic the whole time and gave us a lot of material to work with. He primarily writes instrumental pieces without lyrics, so he talked more about the emotions behind songwriting than the memories. I am really excited to see how it will tie in with the other interviews. The only negative aspect to the interview was that Ben was wearing glasses and the light kept getting caught in his glasses. In retrospect I should have told him to take off the glasses because now I will have to try and fix it in post production.
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