Apparently Brits posted on You Tube a while back… So here you go!
In my last post about Brits I forgot to mention that Suzanne Gutierrez hooked me up with her improv troupe and supplied me with a number of my actors for this project. We have about 30 minutes of awesome outtakes that I would love to post on a website in the future because the commercial only shows a smidgen of the great improv these actors did. And Suzanne did great work in one of my earlier projects, Real vs. Reel.
Also, thank you to Peter and Elizabeth Holder for letting us use the space until 3am. Check out their restaurant if you’re into great food (despite their “Warm Beer… Lousy Food!” sign out front.)
I have been attempting to post the Brits Restaurant & Pub commercial I directed/produced a few months ago but I’ve been having trouble getting it to upload properly on YouTube.
I’m still going to work on getting it on YouTube (or post it on google videos) but in the meantime I would like to acknowledge the wonderful and generous folks that helped me with that project. I always end up working with awesome people, and this cast and crew was no exception. A big thank you and a big hug to Tobiann ‘Cellest’ Dyke, Jacqui Jordan, Jim Legoy, Mark Wolf, Sam Aaron, Robert Bitsko, David Brickman, David Lipson, Andre Meadows, Rebecca Michaels, Amanda Normington and Lynn Nonnenmacher!
Yep, that’s me. Yep, I also directed and produced it.
By they way, I actually gained weight for the roll, and (thank god) I’ve been dropping since the shoot back in May! Originally I wasn’t sure I wanted to play the main roll because, while I feel I’m proficient enough to act and direct at the same time, it is actually much more fun for me to be on either one side of the camera or the other.
I’m actually really glad I did the roll. At this point in my life I consider filmmaking to be business more than an art, but this one was one of those pieces that I felt came straight from my gut and my heart, not just from my desire to get a kick-ass piece for my reel.
Here are all the great people that were involved. If anyone does a search for these folks I want their great work to be found by others so I’m listing their names: Rhoda Baldwin, Osa Danam, Angelique Montague, Ryan Stockstad, Shane Carther Thomas, Cole Wells, Maetrix Fitten.
Crew was Maetrix Fitten, Jacqui Jordan, Cami Kidder, Ryan Stockstad.
There are a few new posts to my Podcast (see sidebar). I played these for a friend and she asked me to post them. The copies are a bit rough and it was a rush job so try not to be too picky about the vocals/guitar.
These songs were written during my younger, more outspoken and rebellious years.
Whew! It’s turning out to be a busy weekend! On Saturday my friend Lis is having another reading of the new-and-improved script of Pistoleras!
The reading is a private event, but if you want to attend, email me (or leave a comment) I could check with Lis to see if it’s ok. It’s this Saturday at 3pm!
