New progress for the fall

Eric drops off the footage Monday and the select viewing will begin for the feature edit. With luck, I will be in a good position by the winter holiday to see an assembly of a rough viewing of Ginkers. I've lost most of my original archival photos when the Mac crashed two weeks back, along with all of my original scripts and pictures. As a result, I am in a massive rebuilding zone.

The live-action Ginkers script, now with the working title, "The Turnpike" is in progress. I've re-booted the opening prologue and act I from memory and am happy with the way it is taking shape with the development of a voice for James and Thomas that was eluding me on the original draft.

Downloaded Cetx software for this draft and while I abhor settings that keep me confined, working in the limits is helping me see the visuals of the project more as I write.

Will post updates to the selects viewing in a few weeks as it moves ahead.

Not sure that any real progress has been made in a while, but posting seems inevitable and holds me accountable. Eric is burning the footage for me to screen presently and I am awaiting and excited at the prospect of having time to watch it all in succession. Been in touch with some of the Ginker documentary subjects and they seem to have high hopes based on some limited youtube posts. Hoping that lasts...

Participating in Spoke n Art in 2 weeks, a bike protest/civic action cycle of tomfoolery around Red Bank. Kate Okeson is organizing the event and it should be an afternoon to remember. Anyone concerned or interested in biking or art should indulge in this event. Email me for details. Following this, Kate's showing some work in Newark at NJIT as well and for lovers of creative endeavors this will be a satisfying day.

All summer in a day

After a good long summer, I will be returning to teaching this fall and hoping to finish up the edit on "Ginkers" by winter break. Eric's studio of sorts is almost complete and him and I will be screening each of the segments pulling out the selects before we bring in Bill to begin the sound mixing.

After the rough cut, which hopefully will be done by Thanksgiving, we are going to do a scratch track of the narration and other media for the film. This should give us a decent idea of whether or not the film will end up in the garbage or in a festival. Early looks give me hope that we captured a good story.

Also in the works are the live-action version of "Ginkers" which is really a departure from the documentary and focuses on a family leaving NYC for the suburbs of NJ in 1984. Currently I have completed the first act and am well into the 2nd. In addition to this, the 3rd draft of my comedic feature, Torah! Torah! Torah! is underway.

Help him out

Mitchel Brown needs your help. This is a great guy who needs a stem cell donor. You can save a life.

His site:  www.helpmitchell.com

Please help in any way; pass it on, try to be a donor, send in a little money.

Summer update

We are still in the midst of editing and trying to find more time for... editing. A potential investor is also floating around and may or may not sink some money into our little film. 

With more news there will be some new updates. 

Stay tuned and thanks for checking in.

Old School Instruments

Last days of disco

Our last day and night of filming began above, at Pirate's Cove. Scott led Bill, Eric (pictured) and I on an odyssey of sorts through the bay side. In the top pic, Scott is speaking to a newly formed friend, (not pictured) as Eric films. Above, Bill and Eric trail Scott as he leads us to a spot where Capt. Morgan stashed his goods.