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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sundance
Hello again friends,
Another update on the progression of our film. We officially submitted East of Nowhere to Sundance Film Festival yesterday. :)
Sundance is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the United States. Founded in 1978 in Utah, Robert Redford was a major driving force of the festival and continues to be integral today because he believed in the concept behind Sundance. That being, independent driven cinema getting it's deserved attention. Some films that have garnered great success from being at Sundance are Clerks, Little Miss Sunshine, Precious, and many, many others. Another notable film that did well at Sundance was In the Company of Men. And yes, you better believe it, it was also filmed in Fort Wayne, IN and stars Aaron Eckhart who has gone on to star in The Dark Knight.
Pretty lofty goal, eh? Yes. It is. But it was something that we all set our minds to doing well over a year ago. While Sundance is not the end all and be all for marketing East of Nowhere, the point was to create a film that we were confident enough in to send it to Sundance. These days, a "low budget" film generally has at least 1 million dollars. Our film? Well, let's just say, it's not even a fraction of that. But we have been adamant in not letting that stop us from showing our story on the same caliber as those guys. We are extremely proud of everyone that has been involved with this process and we truly hope that you are proud to be a part of it. In the mean time, let's cross our fingers and toes and arms and hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife.... for Sundance!
**Note: we will be updating you continuously as we keep submitting the film to other festivals on the circuit.
http://vimeo.com/28486282 (The trailer for East of Nowhere, just in case you haven't seen it...)
http://www.facebook.com/eastofnowheremovie LIKE US!!!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119361/ (In the Company of Men)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Film_Festival (Sundance info)
Another update on the progression of our film. We officially submitted East of Nowhere to Sundance Film Festival yesterday. :)
Sundance is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the United States. Founded in 1978 in Utah, Robert Redford was a major driving force of the festival and continues to be integral today because he believed in the concept behind Sundance. That being, independent driven cinema getting it's deserved attention. Some films that have garnered great success from being at Sundance are Clerks, Little Miss Sunshine, Precious, and many, many others. Another notable film that did well at Sundance was In the Company of Men. And yes, you better believe it, it was also filmed in Fort Wayne, IN and stars Aaron Eckhart who has gone on to star in The Dark Knight.
Pretty lofty goal, eh? Yes. It is. But it was something that we all set our minds to doing well over a year ago. While Sundance is not the end all and be all for marketing East of Nowhere, the point was to create a film that we were confident enough in to send it to Sundance. These days, a "low budget" film generally has at least 1 million dollars. Our film? Well, let's just say, it's not even a fraction of that. But we have been adamant in not letting that stop us from showing our story on the same caliber as those guys. We are extremely proud of everyone that has been involved with this process and we truly hope that you are proud to be a part of it. In the mean time, let's cross our fingers and toes and arms and hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife.... for Sundance!
**Note: we will be updating you continuously as we keep submitting the film to other festivals on the circuit.
http://vimeo.com/28486282 (The trailer for East of Nowhere, just in case you haven't seen it...)
http://www.facebook.com/eastofnowheremovie LIKE US!!!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119361/ (In the Company of Men)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Film_Festival (Sundance info)
Friday, August 5, 2011
To our dear and loyal followers: It's ALMOST here!!!!!!!!!!!
We are screening East of Nowhere locally in September!!!! :) Stay tuned for details and your personal invitation in the mail. Thanks to all those interested, involved and supportive of our efforts. We are working on combining our screening and our efforts on the film to a local charity. More details on that next week! So, not only does your interest in East of Nowhere entertain you, support local filmmakers and businesses, but we can all unite for a great cause, too. Gotta love good vibes.
Peace and gracious thanks to all of you!
Nichole Root
Co-Director and Producer of East of Nowhere
We are screening East of Nowhere locally in September!!!! :) Stay tuned for details and your personal invitation in the mail. Thanks to all those interested, involved and supportive of our efforts. We are working on combining our screening and our efforts on the film to a local charity. More details on that next week! So, not only does your interest in East of Nowhere entertain you, support local filmmakers and businesses, but we can all unite for a great cause, too. Gotta love good vibes.
Peace and gracious thanks to all of you!
Nichole Root
Co-Director and Producer of East of Nowhere
Monday, April 18, 2011
UPDATE
Hey everyone,
We have been very busy with the film in the editing stages. We just got our rough cut together and sent it into Independent Film Project's Narrative Filmmaking Labs contest. It is highly competitive and only accepts 10 films a year, but we will hear back from them on a definite answer by May 2nd.
For more info on IFP and the competition go to this link:
Our composer Troy Koch has been working on the score of the film and has brought in pianist Lance Hoeppner from Moser Woods (http://www.moserwoods.com/) and guitarists Peter Lock from Exterminate All Rational Thought (http://www.myspace.com/earthought) and Ryan Woebekking from Lucidus. Vocalist and guitarist Marnée August (http://www.marneemusic.com/) will be working on incorporating vocals into the score.
The score pieces are sounding great and really evoke the feelings of lost innocence and hopelessness that the film creates as well.
We will continue to update as things progress and when the date of the premier is announced.
Friday, December 3, 2010
In case you missed us....
Hi you guys!
What's been going on lately you ask? Here's the latest:
We had Thanksgiving. It was....nice. Just the regular old reuniting with family and devouring of tasty turkey in all it's American virtue. Nothing wrong with that.
Since the last time I blogged, we have encountered some interesting set backs. We were nearly finished with filming, and that is still the case. We only inch closer because of some scheduling concerns, a new flashback scene that was written and shot, a reshoot, and we had a fundraiser event that we had to plan and execute. However, the good news is we REALLY are almost done! Weeeee!
Scheduling--always a problem when we fall behind schedule and have to arrange meetings and other people (extras) with our own personal conflicts.
New scene--had to rewrite, schedule, confirm the location, and of course shoot. It is complete as of this week, though. And it is ADORBS.... The scene helps to establish the history of two characters in more depth and highlight some other points made throughout the present day storyline (ex: Dave's mother and how he is affected by her). When you decide to add a scene to a script that has already been rewritten about a bazillion times there is a lot of questioning whether or not it is really necessary. The reasoning behind this new scene is simply because we have analyzed the footage and script and felt that in order for you (the audience) to really understand the relationship between two of the main characters (Dave and Lydia) it had to happen. Another factor in deciding to greenlight the scene was that the plot takes place over a week and on one of the days of that week there was a gap in flashback scenes which are needed to provide some important background information. And there it is. You have a new scene. I wish I could be more specific, but I don't want to spoil the story for you!
Reshoot--We had to cut down one of the scenes and re-worked some dialogue so it was more conducive to the flow of the story. Simple enough, but time consuming.
Fundraiser--so much fun! We had a fundraiser at one of the locations where we shot a couple scenes, Deer Park Irish Pub. The owner, Tony Henry, has been a strong supporter of the film and we cannot thank him enough! We were able to bring in a karaoke setup and have a contest. We also made a special menu for the evening. We didn't make as much as we had originally hoped for, but every bit counts. And, besides, it was a blast hanging out with cast, crew, friends, and family in a less filmic environment! The grand prize winner of the karaoke contest walked away with an Android Pad! Second and third place singers also walked away with some gift certificates and goodies. I wish I could have won! Thanks to all those who came out and donated some money! You are the best.
So, there you have it. That's what's been going on lately with East of Nowhere and Knew Frame Productions. How have you been?
What's been going on lately you ask? Here's the latest:
We had Thanksgiving. It was....nice. Just the regular old reuniting with family and devouring of tasty turkey in all it's American virtue. Nothing wrong with that.
Since the last time I blogged, we have encountered some interesting set backs. We were nearly finished with filming, and that is still the case. We only inch closer because of some scheduling concerns, a new flashback scene that was written and shot, a reshoot, and we had a fundraiser event that we had to plan and execute. However, the good news is we REALLY are almost done! Weeeee!
Scheduling--always a problem when we fall behind schedule and have to arrange meetings and other people (extras) with our own personal conflicts.
New scene--had to rewrite, schedule, confirm the location, and of course shoot. It is complete as of this week, though. And it is ADORBS.... The scene helps to establish the history of two characters in more depth and highlight some other points made throughout the present day storyline (ex: Dave's mother and how he is affected by her). When you decide to add a scene to a script that has already been rewritten about a bazillion times there is a lot of questioning whether or not it is really necessary. The reasoning behind this new scene is simply because we have analyzed the footage and script and felt that in order for you (the audience) to really understand the relationship between two of the main characters (Dave and Lydia) it had to happen. Another factor in deciding to greenlight the scene was that the plot takes place over a week and on one of the days of that week there was a gap in flashback scenes which are needed to provide some important background information. And there it is. You have a new scene. I wish I could be more specific, but I don't want to spoil the story for you!
Reshoot--We had to cut down one of the scenes and re-worked some dialogue so it was more conducive to the flow of the story. Simple enough, but time consuming.
Fundraiser--so much fun! We had a fundraiser at one of the locations where we shot a couple scenes, Deer Park Irish Pub. The owner, Tony Henry, has been a strong supporter of the film and we cannot thank him enough! We were able to bring in a karaoke setup and have a contest. We also made a special menu for the evening. We didn't make as much as we had originally hoped for, but every bit counts. And, besides, it was a blast hanging out with cast, crew, friends, and family in a less filmic environment! The grand prize winner of the karaoke contest walked away with an Android Pad! Second and third place singers also walked away with some gift certificates and goodies. I wish I could have won! Thanks to all those who came out and donated some money! You are the best.
So, there you have it. That's what's been going on lately with East of Nowhere and Knew Frame Productions. How have you been?
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