tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87478859494494251122024-03-18T22:55:03.434-04:00Taken InA feature film by Chris White and friends.CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-30024882683676248312012-04-18T10:05:00.002-04:002012-04-18T10:08:40.730-04:00THIS SATURDAY @ 5:30!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.indiegrits.com/film/taken_in/"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW6_6f_ye9Mlf-xaY9F4aAViDaWpaSfrcUAhdXqn9iY6kSoRZoAq-5wRoVJgVkSRciBRXOcHoCzziCsedUjES6GIY3VQzVJ964wjoXUZX5mQxsk3iikanymi4fWm0hTVlZuQ-cslIHB_1/s320/TI_DigiPoster.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-67486659657456986482012-02-16T17:00:00.000-05:002012-03-05T20:14:30.040-05:00Indie Grits Film Festival \ April 20-29, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/indiegrits" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpYh6zgyo4d1Pbl82qvs7c6hAQOggSzUi3iWXwu4nHjWHEeOmN0NOyOooXGczv1b6I-OxSRTvuPeumg8RZ899A3y40Q7j9afA0nncRy8Xu44IOc8KchAr1-D2-E-M2pEIcB1MZQCixk7e/s320/indie-grits.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;">TAKEN IN has been selected for screening and competition at the <a href="http://www.indiegrits.com/">6th Annual Indie Grits Festival</a> in Columbia, SC.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px;">In 2010, Indie Grits was named one of "The World’s 20 Coolest Film Festivals" by <a href="http://www.moviemaker.com/">MovieMaker magazine</a>.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;">Passes for the festival and tickets to individual screenings may be purchased in advance. Call 803-254-3433 or buy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> them <span style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://nickelodeon.org/">here</a></span>. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;">For more information, check out the festival's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/185313764912586/?ref=ts">Facebook page</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></div>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-70648194925697080812012-01-24T07:19:00.007-05:002012-02-02T18:52:59.854-05:00Charleston Film Festival \ March 1-4, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOOsvfJ4HJm0ovrHfebyIfTxDOPSB1k3E0qS99WKpzKlHi5VETNkQSZbd8us6gsFU36ATB5adfRD4DmitzDO_ywPrRe6lpFbvsOgJ05mtfTYNlPRboKcETOkHE7oaOdwb20suSw03nROm/s1600/chas_terrace01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOOsvfJ4HJm0ovrHfebyIfTxDOPSB1k3E0qS99WKpzKlHi5VETNkQSZbd8us6gsFU36ATB5adfRD4DmitzDO_ywPrRe6lpFbvsOgJ05mtfTYNlPRboKcETOkHE7oaOdwb20suSw03nROm/s320/chas_terrace01.jpg" width="182" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">TAKEN IN has been selected for screening and the Best Regional Feature competition at the Charleston Film Festival.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The festival is in its third year, and is held at the historic </span></span><a href="http://www.terracetheater.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Terrace Theater</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> on James Island, just minutes from downtown Charleston, South Carolina.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tickets for the festival may be purchased in advance. Call 843-762-4247 or buy them <a href="http://69166.formovietickets.com:2235/Tickets.ASP?WCI=buyticket&Page=PickTickets&Title=TAKEN+IN&ShowTime=20120303140000&Auditorium=3">here</a>. For more information, or check out the festival <a href="http://terracetheater1.vpweb.com/default.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">website</span></a>.</span>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-9999921881616437932011-07-15T09:00:00.001-04:002011-08-24T10:43:10.859-04:00Film Released<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheY0o0ds1Cu32rO3o8dE8NKN4hH0i-X_ZnunK9dcNt4HMSXzT6tVVIKoTuQPluhk2m6Eoga1Xk4lP8qsSCH7uYsvGeWXwAugZBhi3mMOwkkkPC9YT76NRtWAM4Aiixd4StPrY8Txz_GrJ7/s1600/AR_Process+Wide+Day.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheY0o0ds1Cu32rO3o8dE8NKN4hH0i-X_ZnunK9dcNt4HMSXzT6tVVIKoTuQPluhk2m6Eoga1Xk4lP8qsSCH7uYsvGeWXwAugZBhi3mMOwkkkPC9YT76NRtWAM4Aiixd4StPrY8Txz_GrJ7/s200/AR_Process+Wide+Day.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Today, we release a fully completed feature film that was barely even a notion six months ago.<br />
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15 January 2011, I launched a Kickstarter fundraiser...promising that I would "shoot over several days....allow for experimentation on set....break new ground visually….improve location sound recording....total running time for the film....between 65 and 80 minutes."<br />
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TAKEN IN is most certainly that, but it has also become a guiding star for my work and career. Moving forward now, I plan to continue making two features per year...on the same, six month schedule.<br />
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My next film, GET BETTER, launches <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chriswhitehq/get-better">a Kickstarter fundraiser</a> today. And, assuming it is funded, there will be a process website like this one, 1 September 2011.<br />
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Thank you for your support in this process. I invite you along for the next one, as well.<br />
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This is such a great way to make a movie...with you, <i>for </i>you.CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-34323476614712206382011-07-13T08:24:00.000-04:002011-07-13T08:24:50.597-04:00Stammering & Stuttering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdHuOSdo3oeNrGlkFa910E2s0HVQikxyFW20O31JQi30TXTphigcTlJioRjqEfaFcEfjOWI0UBp3ohhVX1vLieOuYawuDcsCn4nG-AM-q_AAbZ_ncJS35yeefdK2DXv3BmwjGbnmXp0qJ/s1600/AR_SOB+Wide+Night.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdHuOSdo3oeNrGlkFa910E2s0HVQikxyFW20O31JQi30TXTphigcTlJioRjqEfaFcEfjOWI0UBp3ohhVX1vLieOuYawuDcsCn4nG-AM-q_AAbZ_ncJS35yeefdK2DXv3BmwjGbnmXp0qJ/s200/AR_SOB+Wide+Night.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>How do you step away from something as consuming as making a feature film? Not just when is it done...when is it finished...but, when does the project become personal history instead of active?<br />
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I've lived with TAKEN IN...in a very intense way for half a year now. As I reflect on the journey (the last four and a half months documented daily here), I am grateful. I'm proud. I'm...fulfilled and satisfied. The project was exactly what it promised to be. It surprised and delighted me in ways I hadn't expected, and the ways in which it did not succeed were slight.<br />
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At the time of its release (two days from today) I am, in many ways, more excited about the film than when I began. But utterly convinced its time to move forward...on to the next film.<br />
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Maybe the lesson...the rule of thumb to take away from this process is this: the project becomes history when it can finally stand alone, without me propping it up. Like a child stammering and stuttering into adulthood, eventually they are—for better and worse—a grown-up.CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-49471244616629429692011-07-12T12:44:00.000-04:002011-07-12T12:44:13.736-04:00Just five days until the first public screening.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo by Adam Robitaille</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-65256524870045149592011-07-11T00:00:00.000-04:002011-07-11T00:00:11.413-04:00What's next?With the release of TAKEN IN this Friday, and subsequent tour, there are those who are asking what is to follow? Another feature film?<br />
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<i>Why yes!</i><br />
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<b>We will announce our next project, at noon Friday.</b>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-88772129282519121432011-07-10T07:12:00.000-04:002011-07-10T07:12:41.695-04:00Atlanta Screening Event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Y13xT6zgQ9Ek0jPgZxn4BYwgjsXXBeBFqkzktJlixFxfH6uJhm11xyX5EZFl010RCkIctfwqwocNiilU5XT7N1x8iiq7Rw1p71NEpBPfeDpO41nqqnETY_PvEeZ8tApOjTicnbFtoyam/s1600/Plaza-theater-Atlanta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Y13xT6zgQ9Ek0jPgZxn4BYwgjsXXBeBFqkzktJlixFxfH6uJhm11xyX5EZFl010RCkIctfwqwocNiilU5XT7N1x8iiq7Rw1p71NEpBPfeDpO41nqqnETY_PvEeZ8tApOjTicnbFtoyam/s200/Plaza-theater-Atlanta.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>TAKEN IN will screen at Atlanta's historic <a href="http://www.plazaatlanta.com/">Plaza Theater</a> in on Monday, August 22 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $8.<br />
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The Plaza was recently voted Atlanta's best cinema, and is the city's oldest, operating theater. Can't wait for this one!CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-88077037623658143342011-07-09T00:00:00.003-04:002011-07-09T00:00:08.086-04:00Tryon (NC) Screening Event<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUabUFrix2Lnp5R3I_027iSNhkmPS1LJv6jw4nzHTgzMXhH2416Cd1Yiu69yM-y6BHWeNAN0TkcLZMmXu_8VH6fwksD2H7BMm_9a34n6Ciep6ReVeY1tY9YYfPznfr-CT7CH3BM06honmd/s1600/moviesandmusic010-776464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUabUFrix2Lnp5R3I_027iSNhkmPS1LJv6jw4nzHTgzMXhH2416Cd1Yiu69yM-y6BHWeNAN0TkcLZMmXu_8VH6fwksD2H7BMm_9a34n6Ciep6ReVeY1tY9YYfPznfr-CT7CH3BM06honmd/s200/moviesandmusic010-776464.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">TAKEN IN will screen at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Tryon's vintage cinema</span>, the <a href="http://www.tryontheatre.com/">Tryon Theatre</a>, Monday and Tuesday, July 18 and 19 at 7:00 PM. The event is sponsored by The Tryon Film Society. Tickets are $6.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Chris White's short film, <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/17362087">GOOD LIFE</a>, will be screened before the feature on both nights.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-72006717036688249822011-07-08T00:00:00.003-04:002011-07-08T00:00:10.842-04:00From my new motivational poster line...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJv3zwpR89KPUthNgwLguDawvI6P4bzIPIN463kpEp3vCKOwPrOEtV3eW23uG6cthhCt2TUEFuuqXffrxTomz9uFipPe7z2hHOSwFZi03vaZCy4zvSD3i911n0Sm-Hy3Y5prZOVVUxJ9uQ/s1600/IMG_9983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJv3zwpR89KPUthNgwLguDawvI6P4bzIPIN463kpEp3vCKOwPrOEtV3eW23uG6cthhCt2TUEFuuqXffrxTomz9uFipPe7z2hHOSwFZi03vaZCy4zvSD3i911n0Sm-Hy3Y5prZOVVUxJ9uQ/s400/IMG_9983.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
“The three Cs of modern creativity: Community, Crowd-sourcing and Collaboration”<br />
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Quoted from John Wilkins and Stu Wells...smart marketing guys, apparently.CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-72165871640227082462011-07-07T00:00:00.001-04:002011-07-07T00:00:17.875-04:00North Charleston (SC) Screening Event<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We'll screening TAKEN IN at the amazing Olde North Charleston Talking Picture House on Saturday, August 6 at 8 PM.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">What a great, non-profit cinema. Learn more about the Park Circle Film Society, <a href="http://parkcirclefilms.org/pages/about-us">here</a>.</div>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-26347300837617095152011-07-06T00:00:00.002-04:002011-07-06T00:00:09.196-04:00UPSTATE SC PREMIER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSGW10rT2doflys3jrJlsSkrimJ1E747Nyuy5Sud3x-d4HI1gpKmcUo4BFXc4oekjeIOrUPyoXDTQ4n3serv7wAi3BFBlIoGXu0QBGel3yRa4YyStDomtDP6MiJcxQeYg1nzF4P9My_UX/s1600/UHM+POSTER+%255Bsmall%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSGW10rT2doflys3jrJlsSkrimJ1E747Nyuy5Sud3x-d4HI1gpKmcUo4BFXc4oekjeIOrUPyoXDTQ4n3serv7wAi3BFBlIoGXu0QBGel3yRa4YyStDomtDP6MiJcxQeYg1nzF4P9My_UX/s400/UHM+POSTER+%255Bsmall%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-34751375649264876412011-07-05T00:00:00.010-04:002011-07-05T00:00:02.973-04:00ASKS<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qCCgMHhPPWQ" width="640"></iframe><br />
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A collection of excerpts from the 300 short video asks I sent to potential backers prior to making TAKEN IN. Looking back on these videos, I'm kind of amazed...seeing me believing somehow that the film should and would actually happen.CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-61226454312260811382011-07-01T00:00:00.019-04:002011-07-01T00:00:12.999-04:00Behind-the-Scenes Photos!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/parismtscout/TAKENINOnLocation#">Just follow Pedro to the photos!</a><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4B3bmYSVaPU5GK7Vc1_DRtAcpeCYfFpOB5OvzlF8eqg89uFVYGb9PmY9NGTNxuYu58gSMOLCXQdDuWF_ilP963CIFA8rt2kTlGiQB2IY6tjXc04MAAfefdjqELRSuKZI1CZHfFcLuwH5/s640/Scout+I.jpg" width="425" /></div>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-87133656312239950502011-06-27T00:00:00.004-04:002011-06-27T00:00:00.172-04:00Proofread?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz98bi3n_vAa_5Iqm3x2VsE8VTJIb7jSSOVuUEwiHT1lWmO0SMaLJ0dOve6P1u-DOzj5-oFOKcQ80OXXMLlGQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-51722913067378133862011-06-26T00:00:00.005-04:002011-06-26T00:00:01.830-04:00Summer 2011 \ Screening Events TBA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUpaxw_VWOZJ93GKi5ZuFglkADx5q1gJRR97Dym95Zj2SpJLYOWPYxuRq46edF3rXJQswvjn_hq5xj1esHmZk3zrsWPx8DRuIq9GanQsth94QVGm5gUSANlbvkJbufaVSVXbj4VFGigUM/s1600/AR_Directing+Dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUpaxw_VWOZJ93GKi5ZuFglkADx5q1gJRR97Dym95Zj2SpJLYOWPYxuRq46edF3rXJQswvjn_hq5xj1esHmZk3zrsWPx8DRuIq9GanQsth94QVGm5gUSANlbvkJbufaVSVXbj4VFGigUM/s200/AR_Directing+Dinner.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>About to announce summer screening events in Abbeville, Anderson, Asheville, Athens, Atlanta, Charlotte, Charlottesville, Columbia, Conway, Dallas, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Dillon</span>, Georgetown, Greenwood, Greer, Hilton Head Island, Houston, Los Angeles, Lexington, Nashville, New York City, North Charleston, Seattle, Simpsonville, and Wilmington.<br />
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<a href="mailto:parismtscout@gmail.com">Where else should we go?</a>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-16210826696455424332011-06-25T00:00:00.005-04:002011-06-25T00:00:04.581-04:00Wine, Dinner, Formalwear...TAKEN IN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGu_q2dIqt9-rESqQcLhZFjzixqLh65KBwITte5G02uC2NzQjJ4J0aR6ALdoZeGUyyVJr18_yRCUH_4ajlNYEMDjDn-PYONqCNdIHiS6pNGrqp56J9StJ4xz1oXd4ZkRBF7ZoNig7WKNy/s1600/Paulista+Sky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGu_q2dIqt9-rESqQcLhZFjzixqLh65KBwITte5G02uC2NzQjJ4J0aR6ALdoZeGUyyVJr18_yRCUH_4ajlNYEMDjDn-PYONqCNdIHiS6pNGrqp56J9StJ4xz1oXd4ZkRBF7ZoNig7WKNy/s200/Paulista+Sky.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.cafepaulistagrille.com/">Cafe Paulista Grille</a> in Greenville will be hosting a "red-carpet" premier screening of TAKEN IN on Monday, July 25 at 7 PM.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Wine-tasting, dinner, desert, and film screening is provided.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Tickets are $30 per person, and may be reserved by calling Val at (864) 244-2100.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The event is formal...with valuable prizes awarded for the best dressed couples.</div>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-45103726681800964552011-06-24T00:00:00.001-04:002011-06-24T00:00:06.884-04:00Greenville (SC) Screening Event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t-bPMunrLgHmOHSpOD4mE7R9qkUm2E-D9FTX2JS60fhguf2evlo5-7vfGNQpx2T1akgNpWRZAdVjt_ZV6EapjmDXGYsTO71b7OxjsMXCRpBntyFnrGEsTPlGg62pNOLcFimusd4Mpuhj/s1600/greenville-upcountry-history-museum-1-300x200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t-bPMunrLgHmOHSpOD4mE7R9qkUm2E-D9FTX2JS60fhguf2evlo5-7vfGNQpx2T1akgNpWRZAdVjt_ZV6EapjmDXGYsTO71b7OxjsMXCRpBntyFnrGEsTPlGg62pNOLcFimusd4Mpuhj/s200/greenville-upcountry-history-museum-1-300x200.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>It looks like the <a href="http://www.spinatour.com/upcountry/tour.html">Upcountry History Museum</a> in Greenville will be hosting two public screenings of TAKEN IN on Sunday, July 17 at 4 and 6 PM.<br />
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Check it out, it's a great place in my hometown.<br />
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This event presented by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46538103457">THE CALEB GROUP</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46538103457#!/pages/Rehumanize/181035068621878">REHUMANIZE</a>.<br />
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Sponsored by <a href="http://www.rushwilson.com/">Rush Wilson, Ltd</a>.CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-83539788234841592422011-06-23T00:00:00.010-04:002011-06-23T00:00:00.413-04:00Spartanburg (SC) Screening Event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSfN5n2hx3Em7wkrUlkopb0uPvQswQkJAZtjBvqfOLz1folnbSily0r_QK9G6RSbS3_fGTLjkAxsedCK80StFcrf_6yVtim9WngZ5-clIlcA8VZ8DjC4TkDup4vJP1A02lixPALztbgp7/s1600/Theshowroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSfN5n2hx3Em7wkrUlkopb0uPvQswQkJAZtjBvqfOLz1folnbSily0r_QK9G6RSbS3_fGTLjkAxsedCK80StFcrf_6yVtim9WngZ5-clIlcA8VZ8DjC4TkDup4vJP1A02lixPALztbgp7/s200/Theshowroom.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">TAKEN IN will screen at Spartanburg's <i>amazing</i> <a href="http://www.hub-bub.com/showroom/">The Showroom</a> in Spartanburg on Thursday, August 4 at 7:30 PM.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">The Showroom</span> (part of parent organization, Hub-Bub) might be the best arts story in South Carolina. <a href="http://www.hub-bub.com/">Check them out.</a></div>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-33080397025214257732011-06-22T00:00:00.005-04:002011-06-22T00:00:01.409-04:00MATCHSTICK MEN: A Father-Daughter Love Story<iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/24JoNlaOqps" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-70892291636821777732011-06-21T00:00:00.022-04:002011-06-21T00:00:01.559-04:00Assembling the Collective<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last September, I wrote this in an entry called "Squadron" on my </span><a href="http://www.ChrisWhiteHQ.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">personal blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I know lots of really talented people. People far more talented than me. The key is who goes where...how the collective fits together</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">."</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This process is ongoing. Expansive film artists are always looking, meeting, evaluating other potential contributors. They design and grow their portfolio on the synergistic strength of the collective. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then, they must assemble the team...put the right people in the right places. At the right time.</span></span></span>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-89056683906408827232011-06-20T00:00:00.007-04:002011-06-20T00:00:04.714-04:00Film Crit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRq_HYM-0BLWrHU9YQPVDL-ym4kBDSROWQu-dLAartbkhHXsXtU9RSSR-lRaQpV76a2QfGa9DyH7oQxW1JPd6P65lepcypmYDziuxYSa9QRDQ-ANRd8BWB9bHV2mDyEjWuyYOoSSNaeTWd/s1600/SiskelAndEbert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRq_HYM-0BLWrHU9YQPVDL-ym4kBDSROWQu-dLAartbkhHXsXtU9RSSR-lRaQpV76a2QfGa9DyH7oQxW1JPd6P65lepcypmYDziuxYSa9QRDQ-ANRd8BWB9bHV2mDyEjWuyYOoSSNaeTWd/s200/SiskelAndEbert.jpg" width="197" /></a></div>Not sure how useful "film criticism" is to the filmmaker. Kinda seems more helpful for film audiences. But even so, most criticism appears to be less about offering advice and counsel than merely presenting one's thinking..."this is me...as defined by my response to the film I just saw."<br />
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Which begs the question, "Who cares what <i>you</i> think?"<br />
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When I was younger, I cared what people like <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Siskel and Ebert</span> thought about the movies. I <i>learned</i> about movies as I listened to them banter back and forth. Both men were film fans, of course. Both enjoyed seeing good films. And usually, when their thumbs pointed down, it was with a degree of sadness.<br />
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<i>Siskel and Ebert wanted to like the movies they saw.</i><br />
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Nowadays, most so-called film critics want you to know that they are very smart. Many don't like the cinema, and much as they "understand" the cinema. And almost all communicate their opinions snarkily. Mean and clever. Witty and withering.<br />
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Clearly, this is of little use to the filmmaker. And, perhaps, not useful to the audience either. Though there are still a few bright lights remaining. Gene Siskel has passed away, but <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=reviews">Roger Ebert soldiers on</a>. And there is <a href="http://www.filmspotting.net/">Filmspotting</a>, of course. That podcast is all the film criticism any of us (filmmakers and/or audience members) need.CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-19660706781249609622011-06-19T00:00:00.010-04:002011-06-19T00:00:01.807-04:00First Visualization of TAKEN IN.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoqMx2zkv2qcnO0Q0bR5UhokVoa6IEDHw00Z5A8DPcJ1lp7Z83g2_hTascCN09NAMO8vTxCL4taMZYraKbuVL0N1zOf5qmeQxg4YAQz9yui4xy47cmkUQncJ-R6LvDSgdSf0KN3v3GWxI/s1600/Graffiti+Door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoqMx2zkv2qcnO0Q0bR5UhokVoa6IEDHw00Z5A8DPcJ1lp7Z83g2_hTascCN09NAMO8vTxCL4taMZYraKbuVL0N1zOf5qmeQxg4YAQz9yui4xy47cmkUQncJ-R6LvDSgdSf0KN3v3GWxI/s400/Graffiti+Door.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
This snapshot—taken in Athens GA, in the late summer of 2009—was used as an early "visualization" of the TAKEN IN story.<br />
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Something about the chaotic nature of the graffiti (discovered on the inside of a men's restroom door at <a href="http://www.thegrillathensga.com/">The Grill</a>) made me think of Brooklyn's life...and her relationship with her father.<br />
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(The colors from this image inspired the color scheme of this website.)CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-59745560147970477842011-06-18T00:00:00.018-04:002011-06-18T00:00:02.597-04:00Settling the Score<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbArbD1w4LRK-ldmODGupFyfjhpi_k1EtmSLtqrQbloQFkyz0B8rPT1Q8L1lGvXslybTwBBhI8ETPFPC57v9Sya97KL2D70wnt-9j6PRDR-X1wWhrT1RmgHha3k2KwXoFp6A3eb-0MwAp/s1600/l_Artist_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbArbD1w4LRK-ldmODGupFyfjhpi_k1EtmSLtqrQbloQFkyz0B8rPT1Q8L1lGvXslybTwBBhI8ETPFPC57v9Sya97KL2D70wnt-9j6PRDR-X1wWhrT1RmgHha3k2KwXoFp6A3eb-0MwAp/s200/l_Artist_07.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.colindevlin.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Colin Devlin</span></a> is no stranger to film and television music. His song "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL_OcFKjLsI">The Heart Won't be Denied</a>" was just used in the season finale of ABC's "Brothers and Sisters." I first encountered Colin's music on the BATMAN FOREVER soundtrack (which I owned on cassette, I believe). He and his brother appeared as The Devlins on that collection (that featured U2, Seal, and PJ Harvey as well) with a track called "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhLYUIRh76w">Crossing the River</a>." For TAKEN IN, Colin has recorded U2's "Staring At the Sun." It sounds amazing. The perfect ending to our film.</div><div><br />
<a name='more'></a><a href="http://boyandbean.com/">Boy & Bean</a> is a Portland-based swing/jazz trio featuring Luke and Amber Short with Andrew Jones. I found them via Kickstarter. They needed funds to finish a recording, and I liked what I heard...so Emily and I donated a few dollars. During editing, I'd often play Boy & Bean's record. And eventually, it became clear that it was the perfect ambient music to underscore the Reptile Lagoon scene. (I'm hoping to work with them again on the next film!)</div><div><br />
</div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Josh McGill was recommended to me by an old friend and mentor. He told me that the Dallas-based musician was something of a prodigy...obsessively interested in recording technology, widely-varying musical tastes, a wise old soul. Josh and I talked and he went to work composing and recording the main themes for the film. The first time I heard his work, I knew he'd found the sound of TAKEN IN. And as we finish them film, it feels so good to know that he is on our team...bringing us in for a soft, safe landing.</div></div>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747885949449425112.post-8643136301057056432011-06-16T00:00:00.001-04:002011-06-16T00:00:00.310-04:00Beginnings<iframe width="400" height="243.75" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7SddzdN4HQE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>CWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808741883242028832noreply@blogger.com0