The last bits of Liz

Hey RotN Readers,

"Liz" will exist soon.

At least, the film will.

We've locked picture, and now we're performing grading for it. This is a long technical process of trying to get the images to look as good as possible. Greg Nazarian, the Director of Photography, is doing all this work, using Apple's Color. Since we cut on Final Cut Pro, it makes sense to use Color for grading since it will round trip between the programs very smoothly.

We're also currently doing the sound mix. Tim Ahern is doing this work. He's using ProTools, one of the best programs in existence for general sound work. He's making good progress on the sound. ADR has been recorded for one of the scenes, and that went very well. Recording was done by Andrew Finley.

We're also working on a score. This score will be by Andrew Alden, a promising young composer. He's using Logic, Finale, and Reason to craft the sounds.

If everything goes well with these three steps, a completed cut should be in existence by the new year. Then it's off to festivals, and hopefully to your eyes!

We Gatta Eat!

Hey RotN readers!

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The film will continue to screen at various Big D & the Kid's Table shows.

Why, you ask, is this film playing at ska punk concerts?

Because it is by Dave McWane, the lead singer of the band. He wrote, produced, and starred in the film.

It was directed by Craig Shannon, who has also worked on a few of their music videos.

Many members of the band helped out in some way or were involved with the project.

Also, have you seen the weird trailers that are on various sites... Like Youtube?

Enjoy the madness.

Liz update

The interesting short film Liz is nearing the end of picture editing, and the crew is working hard to make sure everything comes together nicely. We've got a working edit done, now it's just TWEAK TWEAK TWEAK until it becomes good. Then it's on the fun land of sound and color editing!

The short is still on schedule to be finished by the New Year!

Check out the recently finished teaser trailer. Leave a comment. Is your interest piqued?

Liz on Vimeo

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!

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.

"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:

Vimeo

Youtube

Facebook

RotN Productions website

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.

http://www.rotnproductions.com/Liz.html