It may not seem like it, but I’ve been up to a few things lately. I did a little work on “The Barrier,” and a new video I call “Speed Date.” I have started to submit “The Urgent Phone Call” to some Film Festivals.
“The Barrier”
It has been my intention to redo the film. My main objective was to replace the computer-generated voices with real actors. I started a rewrite but got stalled on the project after my wife died. I still want to go back to it. Someday.
Over the years some people have called my film “The Barrier” too slow paced. As an experiment, I sped it up by 20%. I decided to post that experiment on YouTube. We’ll see if I get a good response.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgNWbc2N1Ks
The film was inspired by some of my experiences as a transportation engineer.
“The Urgent Phone Call”
The film is done now, so I am starting to look at distribution. I’ve submitted it to a couple of film festivals. No response yet.
Beyond that I haven’t decided on other ways to get it seen. I got some distribution for one of my earlier films through Ouat Media https://ouatmedia.com/, so I may try them again. The last few years I’ve been posting to YouTube and may go that way too.
“Speed Date”
I got aa script writing challenge to write a Chick Flick. I am not really sure what a chick flick is. So I was stuck for ideas.
I worked on a short video a few years back called “The Minions of Eros.” The feed back was rather negative, so I never finished it. I felt that the main problem was the computer-generated voices. I planned to redo it some day.
It struck me that it might be considered a chick flick, so I decided to go ahead and finish it. I changed the title to “Speed date.” I’ve been recording and altering my voice for the writing exercises I’ve been doing, so I decided to do the same for “Speed Date.” I’ve recorded the voices but haven’t added them to the video yet.
The CSIF Older Filmmaker’s Club
I’ve been running the CSIF’s Older Filmmaker’s Club for a few years now. I find the meetings well worthwhile, but I find that setting them up is a drain on my energy. I may need to cut back on the number of meetings. That would give me more time for my other projects.
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