Of all the definitions for resolution, I think I like this one best:
…the passing of a musical voice part from a dissonant to a consonant tone or the progression of a chord from dissonance to consonance…
Archive for the 'Production' Category
Its that time of year again when people write “It’s that time of year again…” and then follow it up with every concept Madison Avenue subliminally and persistently injected into the reasoning centers of our brains throughout the 20th century. But I’m not an activist “Humbug” freak, either. Peace on Earth? I’m down for that. Good will toward Man? Sure, throw in animals, what the hell. Shop till you drop? That’s when I make plans to run off to an island — literally.
This is a remarkable short film. Remarkable cast. Remarkable effects. Remarkable story. And remarkable that it was ever completed! But after three years and many hurdles (read about the process), my mother’s short story was adapted to the screen, produced for just around $40,000, played twenty film festivals worldwide, and received awards for it’s animation (Red Rock Film Festival), narration (Seattle True Independent Film Festival) and screenplay (HDFest Film Festival – New York).
It’s messy. It’s expensive. And it’s intoxicating. Making art for yourself, that is. Recently, a reader asked if I had ever written anything aside from this blog so I sent him to my production website to watch the last short I made in 2005. He seemed to really enjoy it. And then it hit me; Perhaps you guys would, as well!
Well, after my last blog bemoaning the way my film short, “The Crooked Eye,” had been programmed at the LA ShortsFest (a sci-fi block!) I got a google alert that it was shown to an appreciative crowd in Palm Springs — or rather, at least one appreciative person who has access to a blog!
Most film and TV actors in Los Angeles spend more time waiting to land their next job rather than working that next job. Probably 95% waiting, 4% working, 1% weighing other career options. If the ratio is better than that, you are a major success, baby! Or, you act in commercials and/or do voice overs.
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