Behind the scenes on TvFILM

They're promoting Killer

I just have a quick update for the moment. I'll give you something all about my new job later in the week, or maybe over the weekend. In the meantime, I just noticed that they've started promoting Killer as part of "next week on TvFILM"

http://www.wmht.org/topics/arts-entertainment/tvfilm/next-tvfilm/

I'll be famous

Well, not really famous, but still, this morning was fun. I went into the WMHT studio and got interviewed for my spot on TvFILM. Funny being on the other side of the lights in an interview, and him giving me the please use complete sentences speech. I think it went well. He thought it went well, said he was happy with my answers. I think I was even having a good hair day.

Here's the important information: for those of you in Albany, NY the first airing will be June 30th at 7:30pm. It will repeat the following Sunday at midnight and then a few times after that. For those not in Albany, it will also be on the website for streaming in its entirety exactly as broadcast, plus extra interview stuff in the behind the scenes section. I'll add that link (to every mention of Killer anywhere ever) once it's live.

Dolly and Jib tests

Has everyone heard by now my news about Killer getting picked up by WMHT for their program TvFILM? Very exciting.

Take Out and Ghost Tours both at SENE

Last year Killer played at the South East New England (SENE) Music Film and Art Festival. That's where it won the jury prize for best short short. When they were doing their call for submissions for this year I entered Take Out. Seemed like the best odds for getting Take Out a screening. And that worked. I think I've said it here already that we got in and are screening on Sunday April 27.

But I noticed when I was putting together the paperwork for it that they were also running a screen play competition this year, so I entered Ghost Tours in that. Got an email last night that there are 5 finalists in the short screenplay competition and Ghost Tours is one of them. They'll announce the winner at the awards ceremony on Saturday the 26th. So I guess I should go to the awards thing this time as I've got two things in competition and last time I didn't go at all and Killer actually won something.

Another screening for Killer

I just found out that Killer is going to be screening at the DC Independent Film Festival the weekend of February 19th. Southwest flights that weekend are $59 each way so I'll definitely be going. If I can get a good group of people to attend - which is possible as most of my friends live in the area - I'm likely to see people that I haven't seen in more than a year and a half. I think that's going to feel very strange. In a good way, it'll be great to see everyone. It just really doesn't feel like I've been gone that long.

The final report

It was a great week, but I will admit it took a lot out of me. I barely left the couch all day Sunday even though it was a beautiful day.

Friday was FANTASTIC

I just wish I'd had my laptop with me so I could have typed it up while I ate dinner or something, while it was all still fresh in my head. Because I feel like now no matter what I write it won't truly capture the energy and buzz I had going yesterday.

Workshops today

Today was 2 workshops and a trip to the airport and no actual films. The workshops were very good though.

Our Screening

Yay!!! We had our screening last night.

Filmmaker Relations

One of the best things about the Woods Hole Film Festival is how well they foster discussions among filmmakers. They encourage filmmakers to come, or maybe just the wonderful summer local does that. And then once they get everyone here they do well giving us opportunities to hang out and chat. There are official things like yesterday's breakfast and today's Quick Stop. And there is also just being in a small town and bumping into people all week long.

Breakfast with the stars

In terms of the festival I was really only there for the breakfast. It was a filmmakers only thing and it was very nice. It was at the home of ... I bet she's a board member of the festival. Anyway, the kind of place on a private road where you have to tell the security guard whose house you're going to. I remember the house from when I was here with Passing actually. It was another lovely spread, but what was really great about it is that it's filmmakers only so you really get a chance to meet and talk with people. It's easy enough to start a conversation because it's pretty safe to walk up to almost anyone and say, "So what's your film about? And when do you screen?" I handed out my business card to 3 new people today. And one of them, the one from my favorite film of last night (sorry Debbie) is going to start work on a feature film in September part of which will be set in Boston. I told him yes, absolutely, get in touch.

Recovery Part 2 - The Cape

I'm back at the cape. It was fantastic having mom and dad take care of me for the last month, but it also feels very good to be well enough to be on my own. Though only sort of on my own since Jim and family are at the house. The diet that mom and I have so diligently followed for the last 2 weeks crashed and burned last night. There is nothing even phase 2 compatible much less for the last 2 days of phase 1. But there is also no room in the kitchen for me to go shopping. We had pizza for dinner. I will start again on Monday.

Going under the knife

I'm heading back to Boston tomorrow to have the surgery on Tuesday. To be honest, I'm not sure how I feel about that. Relieved that the wait is finally over, certainly. Not scared. I think I've been running around so much this month that it doesn't entirely feel real. I've had so many trips to that hospital for appointments that it doesn't feel any different even though it's very different. I more than half feel like I should be biking to get there. I do wish it could have all happened more quickly. The more time I have to think about it the more I think about it.

Anyway, don't know when I'll feel like posting again, or when I'll have anything interesting to say. Recovery is going to be a lot of sitting around while my abdomen heals up. I don't think that will be exciting for anybody. In about a month I'll be heading out for the Woods Hole Film Festival where Killer is screening. I'll definitely have a lot to say about that. And then two weeks later it will screen again at We Like 'Em Short in Baker City Oregon. I won't make it to that but I am more than a little pleased to say that it's screening nationwide. 4 states so far and counting.

A post from the Cape

The trampolines are open. Nothing says summer to me more than that. Not even the end of classes.

An award winning film

So I had a good weekend. I didn't network nearly as much as I should. It was the closing night party before I really started talking to people. That seems about typical for me: 4 days to break the ice. But in the meantime I saw a lot of good films, many of them under 5 minutes which is the qualification for being a short short. On Saturday though, I left after the afternoon screenings because I was having dinner with Mom and Dad. Dad asked me what I was missing by having dinner with them and I said the Jury Awards and then 2 more screenings. He asked why I didn't want to stay for the awards and I said I wasn't in competition so whatever. (Passing was in competition for a Jury prize at Woods Hole and they had asked me to send extra DVDs to give to the jury judges.) Then the next morning I was checking Facebook and the festival had listed the award winners so I looked.

Killer won for best short short.