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Our Final Film Is Up — and it’s NOT our final film!

August 28, 2009 at 5:43 am | In Keith Boynton, Mike Lavoie | 7 Comments
Tags: completion, end of the race, finality, patting self on back, post-partum depression

This is a tricky post to write. On the one hand, I need to present our twelfth and final film, and to thank all of you for tuning in so faithfully over the past twelve weeks. On the other hand, I’m acutely aware that this is actually not our final film, and that tomorrow (Saturday, August 29th), we will be announcing our EXTRA-SPECIAL SURPRISE BONUS FILM, to be posted on Monday, September 7th. The details of Film 13 are top-secret until tomorrow, but suffice it to say that it will be completely different from anything else we’ve done — in a totally wonderful way.

For now, I thank you all for your time, attention, and thoughtful comments, and I hope you enjoy our valedictory film, “The Jogger”!

–Posted by Keith

Also available on YouTube.

The post was tricky? How about the movie? Sure, we had tons of mouth-watering Sonu to fuel us, but until 11:45PM the night before the shoot, we didn’t even know where we were filming. As always, the cast and crew was game and showed up on time at the new location with a smile.

Working with Dylan Bandy on this final film was eerily wonderful – I met her for the first time on the set of “Sublet” and then again when she helped out on “Captivated” and acted again in “Moving Pictures,” but we never acted together. And now that I think of it, we’d never even had a real conversation outside of pleasantries. Sure, I’d seen some interesting pictures on her website, but how much can you really learn from a picture…

Sweet Like Bandy

So there we were, Saturday morning, thrown in bed with each other — and it was great. We hit it off like old flames and the shoot flew by. It’s always a strange experience to act like you’re in love with someone on set; strange because sometimes it’s so EASY. It’s remarkable the things you can feel for a near stranger if you only have permission to feel them. We were allowed to be lovers — at least for a few hours — and it was sweet and fun and we had some great laughs over many absurd improvisations (yes, deleted scenes and outtakes coming soon). And as abruptly as it began, our time was up, we hugged goodbye and I haven’t seen or spoken to Dylan since.

Show up. Do your job. Have fun. Go home. That’s 12in12 in a nutshell.

It’s been a ton of fun, everyone. And we’re not *quite* home yet. But I’m glad I got to be your lover or whatever, if only for a few takes.

So thank you.

–Posted by Mike

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Way to go guys. Just a towering achievement. I am lucky to bask in the reflected glow of your genius.

Comment by Jeff Pucillo — August 28, 2009 #

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Very cute! Congratulations on the official completion of 12 in 12. Looking forward to the 13th installment of 12 in 12

Comment by Ephie — August 28, 2009 #

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13 films you say?… hmmm I wonder what it could beeeeeeee…. Dun dun DUN!

Comment by Giuseppe (Joe) Pugliese — August 29, 2009 #

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Aw! Loved it. Go, Art!

Comment by Banjo — August 30, 2009 #

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Congrats on wrapping up 12films12weeks, guys. You have taken on an enormous challenge, and the results are amazing. It was a pleasure to be a part of the ride.

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