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Finally, ATW: Bloodline is Online for Viewing in Full

frightymcgee — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:11:04 +0000

Anyone who wasn't able to check out the movie from our downloadable iPod version can now check out the movie on IMDB. Jerod got an invitation from Without A Box to post the movie on IMDB and so we did. Just hit the IMDB website and do a search for A Thousand Words: Bloodline, hit the link and it's at the top of the page for the movie. Or you should just be able to hit this link here:

http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi2652241945/.

So far I've not had anyone have a problem watching this but for one person using Firefox and probably not having the latest version of flash installed. Oh, and it seems they don't have an embed function (which isn't surprising) so I can't post it here.

New Interview on Dead Harvey

frightymcgee — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:26:20 +0000

Thanks to
Brad over at Dead Harvey for doing an interview with Jerod and myself.
He posted a brief entry about us and then a link to the interview in
PDF format. Though the bulk of the interview covers A Thousand Words: Bloodline, We're hopeing that it also helps to promote the new movie which we'll be shooting in August. Right now, things are on track for that so it's all good. He also put in the Myspace site for the new movie instead of the site for the Bloodline movie, but that's cool because it will help drive traffic to us hopefully. Anyway, enjoy my long wordy answer goodness along with Jerod's short sweet answer topping.

http://www.deadharvey.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the support!

-Justin

Mid-Ohio Con Film Festival - REALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU'VE SENT ME SOMETHING

frightymcgee — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:24:15 +0000

Ohio Comic Con got merged with Mid-Ohio Comic Con. The entries I got are still valid but I need you to print out the new paperwork and sign off on it before we can count your submission. There are still no fees for the entries and now there is a judging panel and awards to be given out. Full details are available on the website at http://www.midohiocon.com/film.html

In the meantime here is the press release.

FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mid-Ohio-Con Launches
Indie Film Festival For 2008

The MOC-IFF will Screen Short and Feature-Length Films
During Mid-Ohio-Con in October

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 – Columbus, Ohio

GCX Holdings LLC announced today that it will launch the
Mid-Ohio-Con Indie Film Festival (MOC-IFF) as a new programming track for
Mid-Ohio-Con 2008. The MOC-IFF will accept
submissions of short and feature-length films in the following categories:
Action/Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Horror/Suspense, Humor/Parody and Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Qualifying films will be screened during
Mid-Ohio-Con on October 4-5, 2008.

“This feature is a great addition to the Mid-Ohio-Con
programming track and it will be a fantastic opportunity for independent
filmmakers to screen their work in front of legions of enthusiastic fans,” said
James Henry, Managing Director of GCX Holdings. “We’re excited about the great
new developments we’ve announced with our guest list and programming schedule
in recent weeks, and stay tuned for more announcements.”

“We are accepting submissions for the MOC-IFF effective
immediately,” said J. Michael Lewis, Film Festival Director for Mid-Ohio-Con. “All
submissions will be reviewed by a panel of four judges who will evaluate each
qualifying submission and awards will be granted to the top selection in each
category. Prizes will include a trophy
as well as a prize package comprised of contributions from a number of our
leading exhibitors and sponsors.”

About Mid-Ohio-Con

Now entering its 28th year, Mid-Ohio-Con is one of America's
longest-running and most successful pop culture conventions. Each year, Mid-Ohio-Con
brings fans of all ages together with leading comic book writers and artists, film
and television creators and stars, as well as publishers and retailers from
across the nation. Mid-Ohio-Con 2008 will be held on October 4–5 at the Greater
Columbus Convention Center at 400
North High Street in Columbus, Ohio.

If anyone has questions please email me since I'm really busy and don't get to be online much.

Justin@temperedzealot.com

Thanks,

Justin

Making Progress - Production Update and More

frightymcgee — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:12:29 +0000

This is a good day, a very good day.

The pre-production meeting I had Sunday went well
enough. We got to work with the actors on wardrobe, FX, and some other
important details. We made some more changes to the screenplay which
should pump up the tension a bit and lead to a final shooting script!

Today was even better for me in a way because I finally secured the bulk of the budget and was able to purchase the HARPER'S UNION COLLEGE GEAR
for the movie. We will have some clothing show up as well as items like
clocks, mugs, books, bags, etc. Little details like that will really
make the movie better. People who would like a piece of the movie can
purchase these props too: http://www.cafepress.com/revelationmovie

Having
worked out the things we did with the principle cast makes me feel a
lot more at ease. We still have a couple things to iron out but that
will take time as the make-up crew gets put together and works out the
FX needed and how to pull them off. We have to follow that up with
working with the FX people and the actors to make sure everyone is
comfortable and safe.

We have pretty much all the props needed
for the movie from things purchased from previous movies and other
things we've collected over time. This will really cut down on the
budget. We'll still have a couple items to pick up like axes to grind
down and other little things to pull off some of the shots and the FX
stuff. The more I save on budget though, the more I find myself
changing where the freed up money will go.

Anyway, I think we
are all pretty pleased with how things are going at this point. We're
just over a month away from the production and I think we're on track
for being prepared. The only things standing out right now are a couple
locations which won't be hard to lock down and the Art Director needs
to see the main locations that she'll be working with.

Also,
things are going well moving into the COLUMBUS INDIECLUB SUMMER
GATHERING on SUNDAY JULY 13TH from 10AM - 4PM. I'm hoping to see a lot
of people there, this year there are some very cool things going on
like a little activity working with actual film stock and film cameras
generously brought to us by Sean McHenry. There's lots to do and it's a
family friendly event and you can bring pets - THEY MUST BE ON A LEASH!!! Also, unfortunately ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL. Other than that bring yourself a picnic or something to grill and live it up with some cool people.

The
Mid-Ohio Comic Con Film Festival thing is going well. We have a real
and true local celebrity judge for the event and I'm hoping to lock
down a couple more here by tomorrow. I have a good team of people
helping to volunteer for working the event and managing the IndieClub
booth.

Things
are going well again so I'm in a much better place. Still dealing with
personal stuff with family so that's a little rough but I'm dealing and
time kind of got me used to how things are at the moment. There's not
anything I can do to change how things are and I need to just trust in
God that it's all going to work out the way it's supposed to.

Till next update,

Animating RUDOLF

FableForge — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:17:48 +0000

Hey people, I just figured I'd share this little image I made for RUDOLF (that sick short I wrote for VOAT, which you can read here, and consequently lose your faith in humanity: http://www.karmacritic.com/node/2450 ) . I'm playing with a really cool software called Toon Boom Studio 4, and it took me all of three hours to kinda learn the basics, which is all I need to create Rudolf. I got all my 3d models and screenshots, and all of the audio, voices, etc... its just a matter of animation now, I hope. Lets see.

Here's a little demo of what this software can do. I'm cautiously optimistic :)

http://www.toonboom.com//products/toonBoomStudio/demo/Demo.html

P.S. Its likely the finished product wont look at all like this image... I'm limited by "cutout style" animation to never change too much the angle of my characters, but we'll see what can I get away with. We'll see :)

P.S.2. Credit where Credit is Due: thanks to Eric for telling me about this software in the first place!

Tempered Zealot Productions New Horror/Thriller

frightymcgee — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:25:32 +0000

This isn't as much of a casting notice for this site as it is just me being happy to be back in the saddle off on a new adventure. It's been a while since I sat in the head chair on a project and the last time went really well and has been one heck of a roller coaster ride. I'm extremely excited to move into something new. Being part of Tempered Zealot's 'Dream Thirteen' project was cool, it gave me something to do and I got to direct and do nothing else which was nice. But I really want to get back into making stories that I have a deep connection to and try to show the world that you can make horror/thriller movies that are driven by story and character relationship developement.

Another thing I'll enjoy with this is getting back into the promotion aspect of getting the word out that we are doing something, and then pushing it out to every place we can get some attention for it.

There are definite challenges along the way and I've already encountered a couple big ones. It's cool though, I stressed out about it for a day and now I'm ready to put my feet forward and press on. It won't be a smooth ride but it should be fun when it's all said and done. I'm looking to keep up and improve on the production quality we've delivered previously. I want to really deliver on all fronts, not just with the movie but with the hype as well. I've begun work on a myspace page and an official movie page. I have a teaser poster all done up and I'll be working on graphic ads and banners to help promote the movie.

I'm just really ready to do something else. I've been working on group stuff and community stuff and other people's stuff for the past year and I'm totally in need of some me time. With the new relationships I've cultivated locally and online I'm hoping to get a lot of support for the project and I'd really like to get some outside involvement in a few aspects of the production. This of course comes with experience that you just want to "up your game" each time out and you hope beyond hope that the people you have met will help out even in the smallest way.

This project means a lot to me and I can't express enough how much I just want to get going and not have those little road bumps along the way. The stress from just the first round of those really got to me and that was bad. I should know better, but I guess I've been idle too long from my own work that it just took a minute for me to remember that it's the story that is important and not the things that don't go well like people you want to cast not being available or locations not coming through. In the end if I press on it will all work out.

At the same time I'm scared because I want it to be better than my last project in every way, but I'm unsure if I can pull it off again since the last project was really freakin' good. I just need to get the right people in the right places. It's like playing a high stakes chess game and you can't really settle for less than a win.

Anyway, if anyone is interested full info is available on our site http://www.temperedzealot.com

The new official page is at http://www.temperedzealot.com/films/...

Not done messing with the stupid myspace page but when I get it done I'll pass the link around.

And yeah, there's not much info out there yet because I'm doing my thing where I "pull an Abrams" with the movie info.

Peace out my KC friends!

Still Working It

frightymcgee — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:03:47 +0000

That's right, we're still working our movie 'A Thousand Words: Bloodline'. We just found out the movie is an official selection in the IUSB IVFF (Indiana University South Bend International Video & Film Festival).

This is very cool because this will be our third consecutive year getting something into this festival. We previously screened 'Support an Indie Filmmaker' in 2006 and 'Over Coffee' in 2007.

The film festival website is http://www.rpstudios.net/ivff/ivff08.html

Our Movie on Count Gore De Vol's Show

frightymcgee — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:50:57 +0000

Hey, some super cool news for everyone involved in A Thousand Words: Bloodline. I found out this morning that the movie was picked up by Count Gore De Vol for his internet showcase. For all those who have not gotten a chance to see the movie, for a time you can check it out online at http://www.countgore.com/NewBlood.ht... including intro and wrap-up by Count Gore himself. By the things he wrote on the site and in the bookend segments he did, he really liked it.

So please, if you haven't checked out the movie this is your chance. I'm not sure how long it will be up but I'm pretty sure it's only for a limited time. Head over to the Count's website and take a peek at the show!

This is probably the only time this movie will be online unless we trip into another cool situation like this.

Thanks,
Justin

http://www.countgore.com/NewBlood.ht...

Project Breakout

frightymcgee — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:46:30 +0000

Just got this in my myspace inbox. Thought some people here might be interested. Seems like it would be worth checking out. Then again, could turn out to be another On The Lot or something. I didn't really read about it much, just saw the info and thought I would pass it on.

http://shortfilm.projectbreakout.com/

Here is their myspace profile:

http://www.myspace.com/thebreakoutfilmmaker

-J. Michael Lewis
www.temperedzealot.com
www.twindragonproductions.com

Cutting Loose

sunnydayjazz — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:08:06 +0000

Check out the teaser!