Sunday, October 25, 2009

Liz poster

The Liz short is coming together nicely. A rough cut is already finished. Check out the official poster, and also check out some of the cool production photos that were taken during shooting by Craig Shannon and Nick Novotny.

A couple trailers are in the works, and they should be live within the next few weeks.

Get excited for the most RotN short yet!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Liz is wrapped

After literally a year of development, the production of the short film "Liz" has finished shooting. Editing is proceeding at a brisk pace. The footage looks great. There are some sound issues, though hopefully we'll be able to smooth them over.

Liz is a truly RotN film. We've got high hopes for its future. It's currently slated to begin the festival submission process in January, hopefully premiering near the end of the Winter.

Watch for trailers and posters across the RotN network and elsewhere.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

"NOV 5"

In November 2008, the future of American politics was thrown up in the air. Would it land with the republican John McCain, pushing for a more successful future while staying on essentially the same path, or Barack Obama, the young upstart touting change?

It went to Barack Obama. The morning after the election, filmmaker Stephen Troy took to the streets in his college town to ask the question: "What did you think about the election yesterday?" He got various responses, then tucked them neatly into a 4 minute conversation, in which the people of Fitchburg, Massachusetts debate the results.

Premiering at the Fitchburg State College Juried Honors Exhibition 2009, NOV 5 became available at RotNproductions.com shortly after the site went live. However, it has now spread throughout the RotN network. Check it out all on these other video sites:

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Liz!!

At Fitchburg State College, there is a student run competition held every year called the 5 Day Film Festival.

In 5 days, a team must write, produce, and edit a short film.

A year ago, there was a short produced called "Liz" about a young man, his imaginary girlfriend, and his 3 wacky roommates. It was all concept. Some in the audience loved it, some didn't get it, some thought it was pointless.

The concept has been expanded, the script rewritten, and the production value has increased tenfold. Now "Liz" is being produced as an independent short film. After nearly a year of preproduction, the film will be shot in 4 days, aiming to wrap on October 10th.

With a tentative release date of early 2010, Liz is shaping up to be one of the best RotN shorts so far. Watch for trailers and posters coming soon. It'll be a RotN good time.