Progress on the edit

Scene 6, 7 and 17-20 are roughed in.
Scene 3 in progress.

Looking great so far and it's coming along!

Private Viewing March 2014

We had a private viewing of edited scenes 06 and 07 on March 21st at UNM in Albuquerque. The footage looks great even at 1080p; I can only imagine what it looks like from a 35mm print! I would love to have everything cut so we could submit to Cannes, but maybe we'll have to do that next year... There just isn't enough time!

 Eli in the projection room

There's a bad moon on the rise...?

 Chris spearheads an impromptu Q/A session

Some homeless guy we had to call the police on for shouting obscenities during the viewing

Yeah... rockin' scene 6!

Veteran local ABQ film maker gives pointers and impressions

The original "Fulbert" character Phil Duke watches the cut of scene 6/7 at a local restaurant

Stills from Scene 06 (dubbed the "symphony scene")

Gulzar "Ghoolz" tells 'em like it is!

A little linguistics 411 for the table...

Judy!

Our granite man, James!

Morell and his MC Falcon jacket in da HOUZE!

"Uh, I was referring to something quite different."

"Duge, that IS the main point!"

"No it isn't..."

"Ladys?"

"OK, now we're down with some shiznat."

"Ka-KAW! MC FALCON!"

"LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT."

"Done?"

"Great."

"Oh my gosh is that the icecream truck outside??!?"

Finally editing?!?

We have set up time to begin editing in March. Keep visiting for updates and links to blurbs. When we have some clips assembled, please let us know if you need any for your demo reels and we'll get them to you at the best resolution we have.

ETE

Tax Season!

Hello all, we're entering the 2014 tax season. Tax forms have been prepared and sent to your mailing address. If you have a new address please contact us right away and we'll send out a new form to you. You can contact Jan Esten at 310 662 3425 with any updates.

Best regards,
ETE

Production photos

Here are a couple of screen grabs of production. The raw footage looks fantastic!

James (Christian O'Shaughnessy) tells Gulzar (Shaz Khan) like it is...

Judy (Holly Rogers) and Morell (Jason FLowers)... "Aaaand... ACTION!"

CGI renderings of the transforming robots and nuclear blast featured in scene 8 coming soon...

The end of principle

Yesterday was the last day of principle photography. 

It's been a roller-coaster ride but we have it in the can!

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the wealth of talent and enthusiasm they brought to our production. We have a very unique film sitting in about 80 canisters waiting to be edited. Looking back for a moment over the turbulence since December 8th when I first called, "Action!" and even farther back in time to all of the storm and stress of arranging locations, cast, crew and equipment... scheduling... I've definitely grown many more gray hairs than I had two years ago, but it was all worth it, no question asked. We had a great script which kept us going.

Now, would I do some things differently had I to do it over? Of course, some things could have gone a lot smoother. But I will say this of the experience: shooting film is an incredible rush and I will use this format until the last roll on the planet has been exposed.

Lesson learned: SHOOT FILM and have a strong shoulder

To be sure, there were ups and downs, stress and creativity; but there were no injuries beyond a couple of small cuts and bruised egos, no equipment mishaps beyond a Fresnel that broke and a few bulbs that popped... In all, it was a fantastic success.

Thanks to everyone who was involved!