Topic: On DOCUMENTALITY, COMIC CON....and how those two are going to meet.
Hey everyone. I know I haven't been the most frequent poster lately, but things have been brewing for quite some time, and it's mostly consumed every waking second. But its all good stuff and leading to a couple big announcements, so...story time.
Firstly, I'm a husband and dad. Those two things come first and I got two boys at a critical age. Secondly, I work full time to support said wife an children, so that clearly accounts for a good chunk of time (please watch SKIN WARS on GSN starting June 10th, FOOD FIGHTERS on NBC starting this summer, and PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR sometime later this fall. I like working so please watch).
Thirdly, as stated earlier, I am in full production on the feature length version of FIGHTING IN PLAIN SIGHT. Ryan, Jake, Brian, and some of your favorite FIYH'ers have been hard at work filming interviews, trying to get this thing done. We have had EARLY talks with some folks on the distribution side of things...and thats all I can say for now. Well, I guess I can tell you that I'm feverishly editing a selects reel which I will screen at...
I am attending this 4 day workshop that consists of guest lectures and peer reviews by other doc filmmakers, including one on one's with some very well known directors, including Steve James. I posted a slightly weepy version of this on FB, but it is an honor that Steve James will be able to see a little bit of my film. It's an opportunity I will not squander. It's also knowledge gained that I want, and intend to share on the new...
DOCUMENTALITY. Yup it's still happening. All the aforementioned has made progress on the new Documentality slower than I'd like, but the progress has been steady. A website is being built, segments are being recorded, and a standard length and release schedule have been settled on. More on what kind of content to expect at a later date. What I can tell you, and it's the impetus for this whole post, is that if you liked our Comic Con episode from last year, you might like something I've been working since Comic Con last year, and am finally ready to announce.
In conjunction with San Diego Comic Con's Film Fest, I will be teaching and moderating an hour long Documentary Filmmaking How To panel. I cannot announce date/time just yet, nor my co-panelsits, but if you've listened to some of our previous special guests on older episodes of Documentality, you might recognize a couple of voices. Also, and this is not approved yet, but I'm in talks with SDCC to record and upload the class as an episode of Documentality. This panel is my brain child and came about with conversations I had with Comic Con International about the need for a separate Doc filmmaking panel as part of their film school. They agreed, liked the curriculum I wrote, and approved on my guests and co panelists, so here we are.
So, that's it for now. If you're coming to SDCC, let me know here, and swing by the panel if you can. When the relaunch episode of Documentality happens, I'm sure I will link it to death around these parts.
Last edited by Eddie (2015-05-22 01:48:37)
