Hello. Tomorrow–weather permitting–I will be shooting the final scenes for my new short film “Dancing Between.”

Dancing Between

I have been posting a few “making of” videos throughout the process. The first was the rough draft of the opening sequence. You can view it in HD here on vimeo.com.

The second peek, called “Snow Talk” detailed the After Effects work I had been doing on a number of sequences and has a voice over. You can view it in HD here on vimeo.com.

The third video has some of the most recent scenes shot with the actor Sarkis, and some behind the scenes footage as well. You can view it in HD here on vimeo.com.

And last week I uploaded this video, detailing how I was preparing for the final scenes at the graveyard. You can view it in HD here on vimeo.com.

So, fingers crossed, I will be getting the final shots and then will begin the process of editing all the visual elements with sound effects and music.  I’m expecting the project to be complete for July, and have already been invited to submit it to a festival in Canada.

Peace

Well hello. It’s been a while since I’ve made an entry here and it’s high time I updated the site and to share the first images from the new short film I’m working on.

Mourning Light

The working title is “Dancing Between” and it’s based on the short story “If” from my book Need. The winter segments were shot over a number of days last December, and the spring/summer segments have been shot over the past two weeks. There are several more scenes we have yet to shoot, and hopefully the weather will co-operate next week so I can continue the editing.

The actor is Sarkis Filo, who very graciously allowed me to film him in his home. I’m hoping to have a first rough draft complete by the second week of June, and to have a final version finished by mid July. There are a couple of gay and lesbian film festivals I’m thinking of as a means of getting it seen, but as most G&L fests are in conjunction with Pride events, the submission deadline has come and gone. Oh well…

I’ve got some sneak peaks of the editing and SFX process posted here on my vimeo account. 

Thanks for checking in.

PS: If you’ve logged in because you’ve purchased “Need” or “Secret Things” and are interested in the free supplemental material, it’s listed to the left under the page “Need Supplemental Material.”

Peace

Anyone out there want to hear some really good music?

Rodney Stokes is a singer/songwriter in the souther US with a beautiful, passionate voice and a real flair for creating ethereal, almost majestic pop music. Mark motioned me in his direction last week and I’m hooked. “Powerless” is his haunting, aching song about 9/11. I’m also loving “Avalon” and “The Wheel.” Please click on the link below to go to his myspace page where you can listen to a number of his compositions and order his music through Snocap.

Rodney Stokes on myspace.com

Peace

R

Sad news that beloved actress and animal rights crusader Bea Arthur has died today.

I read that she had cancer, probably a very difficult illness to cope with at age 86.

She will be missed, but leaves behind a glorious body of work including two enormously popular and critically acclaimed television series “Maude” and “The Golden Girls.”