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Check Out Our Latest Film — “Thirsty Work”!

May 13, 2010 at 6:18 pm | Posted in Keith Boynton | Leave a comment
Tags: brooklyn, Coney Island, film race, Film Racing, pier, thirst

As promised, here is our entry in the 2010 New York Film Race — written, shot, and edited in 24 hours back in April. We won the second-place audience award for our screening block at the May 1st screening, and we’re hoping for more awards to come!

We’ll let you know when the films are posted for online voting. Till then, please enjoy the movie! We couldn’t be more proud of it.

Posted by Keith

Our Latest Film-Race Entry: “Thirsty Work”!

April 29, 2010 at 7:19 pm | Posted in Keith Boynton | Leave a comment
Tags: boardwalk, champions, Coney Island, Film Racing, race, racing, sleep deprivation, tracking shots, victory

Another Film Race has come and gone, and I’m just now feeling recovered enough to blog about it. Perhaps even more so than “The Queen Bee of Mushroomtown,” this was a surreal and wonderful experience. The hours flew by, the team clicked seamlessly; we became a lean, mean, pizza-fueled filmmaking machine. And you know what? I think we made a really good movie. We call it “Thirsty Work,” and we can’t wait to let it loose upon the world.

Speaking of which, come to this Saturday’s 7:30 screening at NYU’s Cantor Film Center! We’ll be there, and we’d love to see you. Tickets and details are available here.

“Thirsty Work” will be posted in this space sometime next week. Till then, here are some pictures to tide you over! I hope they capture a little piece of the experience. It was a magical time.

(It may be noted that our beloved Clint Byrne doesn’t appear in these photos. That’s because Clint was too busy taking photos to pose for any. Thanks, Clint!)

Brigitte Choura and James Fauvell croon their hearts out on the pier before dawn

James Creque preaches hellfire while surrounded by it

The sun rises. We keep right on shooting.

Going about our work in the shadow of Coney Island's famed Parachute Jump

Yes, that's water from the Atlantic Ocean. No, Mike's not very happy about it.

Are you intrigued yet?

Done with shooting! One happy crew.

Mike's innovative credits-designing posture

James Creque sleeps the sleep of the recently drenched.

Two cousins enjoy some family editing time.

With a few hours left to turn in the movie, the remaining team enjoys a short break on the roof.

… and we got the film in with time to spare! We’re getting pretty good at this. Should that worry me?

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Defending Our Title

April 23, 2010 at 6:46 pm | Posted in Keith Boynton | Leave a comment
Tags: brooklyn, defending champions, film race, Film Racing, new york city, racing, time trials

There's not actually a trophy involved, but I couldn't find a good image for "bragging rights."

Last year, before all this 12 Films 12 Weeks nonsense got underway, a crew of future 12in12 accomplices assembled for the 2009 New York City Film Race — and totally dominated it. “The Queen Bee of Mushroomtown,” the bizarre little movie we threw together in 24 hours, took home Best Film, Best Actor, Best Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Direction (tie), the Audience Award for its screening block, and the Online Audience Award. For a group of people just about to plunge into a summer-long filmmaking project of dubious feasibility, all that affirmation was deliciously welcome.

Now the Film Racing tour has come around to New York once again, and, like a pack of fools, we’re back for more. We’ve brought together most of the original team — actors Mike Lavoie, James Creque, and James Fauvell, cinematographer Robb Stey, composer James Bruffee, and yours truly in the director’s chair — and we’ve added Brigitte Choura, Clint Byrne, Sumi Lee, and Chad Sonenberg, all tried-and-true 12in12 comrades. Is there any chance we can recapture that “Queen Bee” magic and sweep this year’s awards the way we did last year’s? I don’t know. But when Mike, Robb, and I were out scouting locations yesterday, Robb spotted a very promising sign.

Seriously, what are the odds?

Truly the gods are smiling upon us! Or taunting us. It’s difficult to tell.

We are SO HAPPY.

We’ll post the film race results in this space when we have them. Good luck to all the teams!

Okay, fine, this is a pretty good image for "bragging rights."

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2009 Film Race Results — We’re #9!

January 18, 2010 at 10:59 pm | Posted in Keith Boynton | Leave a comment
Tags: 8th loser, Film Racing, Minneapolis, not the winning but the taking part, Vancouver

That's right. It's GRAY.

The results of the 2009 Film Racing tour are in, and the good news is, we made the top ten! Ninth place may not be the rousing endorsement we were secretly hoping for, but hey, we’ll take it. Our heartiest thanks and congratulations to everyone who worked on (or voted for) “The Queen Bee of Mushroomtown”! In our hearts and minds — no matter what Minneapolis, Vancouver, or any of the rest of them have to say — it’ll always be #1.

As for the 2010 Film Race: it’s anybody’s game at this point. But I wouldn’t bet against us …

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“Queen Bee” Make Out Outtakes

May 24, 2009 at 9:09 pm | Posted in Mike Lavoie | Leave a comment
Tags: angela perri, Film Racing, filmmaking, hilarity, James Creque, james fauvell, making out, Mike Lavoie, outtakes, Queen Bee of Mushroomtown

The good folks at FilmRacing.com sent us a few questions for an article on “Queen Bee” and one of the things they were most curious about was the infamous James-on-James make out scene. We decided we’d throw together a few takes and let everyone relive the awkwardness and hilarity with us! Hopefully the next 13 weeks will bring as much joy and laughter to our lives as these next few minutes did.

Enjoy!

Posted with glee by Mike