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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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“The Queen Bee of Mushroomtown” is in competition again!

January 12, 2010 at 9:47 pm | Posted in Keith Boynton | Leave a comment
Tags: mushroomtown, quee bee, race, racing, win, winning

Graphic by Mike Lavoie, Photoshop badass. And yes, you can vote by clicking on it!

This is a bit of a coming-full-circle moment for this blog. Last spring, before any of the 12 Films 12 Weeks madness was underway, a group of future 12in12 collaborators (Mike Lavoie, James Creque, James Fauvell, Angela Perri, Robb Stey, Brian Testa, Arthur “Not Yet the Jogger” Chan, and yours truly) gathered up at 378 Bond to participate in the 2009 New York Film Race. With a post-production assist from James Bruffee, Chris Bruffee, and Billy Greenfield, we managed to dominate the New York awards, as documented in this post from waaaay back in May.

Now the 2009 Film Race has completed its tour of the country, and “Queen Bee” is up for awards again — this time going up against the winning films from 19 other North American cities. Among the prizes we’re competing for? You guessed it — an audience award!

So if you missed out on voting for us the first time around — or if contributing to our stirring victory was the highlight of your life to date, and you’re looking to recapture the magic — by all means, vote! Voting closes Thursday evening (1/14/2010), so there isn’t a moment to lose.

Click here to vote! You won’t regret it!

If you’d like to do even more for the cause, you can RSVP to our Facebook event, and invite your friends to it too! (Just be sure to explain that it’s not an actual party. You don’t want people showing up at your place with casserole! Or perhaps you do.)

If you haven’t seen “The Queen Bee of Mushroomtown” yet, I highly recommend that you check it out. It’s a pretty unique little movie. We couldn’t be prouder of it.

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