NATAS
Just recently I have had the privilege of joining the
National Association of Television Arts and Sciences.
Being a part of this organization allows for me to do several things including
attending workshops and seminars by industry leaders, go to film premieres,
etc. Perhaps the benefit I am most excited about is that my work is now
eligible for Chicago Emmy consideration.
LOS ANGELES
At the end of March I made a stop in LA where I was able to meet up with
friends Lisa Callahan and
Justin Lillge. I also had
the pleasure of stopping by the Ha Ha Café to
see comic Tom Clark perform.
In addition I have to thank Mark Ebner
and Pete Otto for having
me on their nationally syndicated radio show, "Drastic Radio"
on Comedy World. Anyone interested can tune in the show
via www.comedyworld.com on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 3pm LA time
(2pm - 5pm Chicago time). I also owe a big debt of gratitude to David
Knapp and his Godson John for letting me stay at their place
in the Hills.
HAWAII
April brought an eight-day trip to Hawaii (which explains the lateness
of the newsletter). The original plans were to location scout and start
production on a horror project, but that is in a state of suspended animation
right now (more on that later). Big thanks go out to Chris
Pry who acted as tour guide and second unit director-to-be.
HORROR PROJECT
The impending recession is far-reaching. Due to this Slim Pictures had
to delay the start of shooting a feature-length horror film.
The delay continued to the point that the project was too far behind schedule
to shoot this year. On the up side if anyone is interested in purchasing
a horror story and script, please leave a voice message on (847) ***-8610.
We might possibly shoot in 2002, but we do want to leave our options open.
If nothing happens, I want to make a point to thank
Mary Czerwinski, Tony Michael Farmer, Adrian Garcia and
Kelly Garcia for developing
the project.
DOT COM
New Feature! The latest addition to the web site is a Slim Pictures Behind-the-Scenes
Photo Gallery assessable from the Home Page. As of now there are only
pictures from the location scouting trip to Hawaii, but soon there will
be "making of" pictures from "The Property"
and several other productions.
WEB SITE(S) OF THE MONTH
In my trip to LA I ran into a lot of people. To show my thanks for their
hospitality I'm going to plug all of their sites (except for the Scientologists).
www.ComedyWorld.com - Extreme Internet radio with live video!
www.TheFortresshouse.com - Probably the best party house in the Hollywood
Hills.
www.TomClark.com
- The Bad Boy of Comedy.
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