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December 6, 2007
May-December
The last time I wrote about my documentary, on October 5th, it was just about finished. Shortly thereafter it became resolutely unfinished (most of the people reading this probably already know that story). Suffice to say, I'm back up in Missouri, shooting once again. The whole city has a different color pallete than it did seven months ago, which I think is a good thing. My car was frozen solid this morning. I managed to get inside, and rolled down the window to reveal a perfect replica in solid ice directly behind it.
I love it. I've always labored under the impression that cold weather facilitates my creativity (plus it's steeling me up for Park City).
Meanwhile, back in Texas, Adam and James are working on setting up auditions for St. Nick. Which leads me to Jennifer Venditti's Billy The Kid, which opened yesterday in New York City. This is one of the few big films from this year's festival circuit I've consistently managed to miss - and now that I've seen the trailer (cut by Mr. AJ Schnack), I'm wondering if maybe I should wait (not that I will). The titular character, the way he talks and the things he says, fits to a T the image I have in my mind of the lead in St. Nick. It was bizarre.
And now the sun's down: time to venture outdoors. I hope my P2 cards don't freeze.
Posted by David Lowery at December 6, 2007 5:05 PM
Comments
Glad to hear you haven't let the fates stop you from (re)doing this doc!
Posted by: Bryan P at December 7, 2007 10:49 AM
yesterday i showed my art professor your unfinished animated epic and the decomposing video (we were on the subject of how time consuming art is). he loved them so much, he wants to start showing them in his art appreciation classes.
hope you're warm in missouri and capturing more than you imagined for this film...
Posted by: valerie at December 9, 2007 10:45 AM
Hey, David -- In case you didn't know, I thought you'd get a kick out of this. Best with the shoot!
Posted by: girish at December 11, 2007 9:39 AM
Thanks, Girish! Man, I was just thinking about that movie the other day and feeling rueful about not getting to see it on the big screen over the summer. I'm glad Universal is finally getting their act together...
Posted by: Ghostboy at December 11, 2007 3:35 PM