9/22/10 HAHAHAHA

You know what's fun? Writing a movie, sure that's fun. Somehow managing to get the people needed to take the movie from the page to reality. Yep, that's fun too. It's full of stress, but it was fun. What's fun at the moment is to take all of that... Over 24 hours of footage... And assemble it into a real, honest to God movie. "Blaming George Romero" is approximately 38 minutes right now. (Slightly less than a page a minute for any of those who are curious... Final draft clocked in at 108 pages.)

But yeah... it's one thing to be on set and act and have to deal with all the craziness that goes on set. But between all of that, it is easy to not see what is going on. Everything is so in the moment. But having seen 38 minutes of this movie... I really like it... It is a fun, funny movie. The entire cast is just amazing (I know, I know, its been said, but I'll keep saying it). And its the small things too... Its the subtlest facial gesture, line emphasis... The things that weren't in the script... the things that noone told anyone else to do. The things that the actors themselves don't even know they did, probably! It really is great. And then, as great as they are, through the magic of editing we are able to make things even better... even more funny! (Billy Dautrick has been at the top of his game this week in the editing sessions.)

So, we are moving right along. Some stills from the past week are below. Meg Zervoulis is working on our score as we speak... We will need some songs too, so in addition to our search if you or someone you know is a musician and is interested in having one of their songs placed in the movie, feel free to contact me. If you don't have my contact information, feel free to contact me through this blog, my facebook page, or through my website: www.SamPlatizky.com.

That is all for now.

Stay tuned!

Sam

Actor, Writer, Producer

"Blaming George Romero"

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9/13/10 Editing a mooooovie.

Above is the first official still from "Blaming George Romero." I figured out how to create stills, while I was syncing audio, and I figured it was about time to start posting them.

Few points to mention:

*Major thanks to Billy Dautrick and Sean Feuer for their priceless assistance in the editing process. Prior to working with them, I had absolutely no experience with Final Cut Pro 7, but I am much more comfortable with it now and actually like syncing audio, a prospect that frightened me mere weeks ago. I am really learning so much through this whole process, and really appreciate everyone who is teaching me.

*We have a rough edit of approximately 20-23 minutes of the movie. It still needs work, but what we have so far makes me very optimistic for our final product.

*Tee shirts should be in this week. If you donated $100 or more, you will be getting one. We will also be having a giveaway for one or two on the blog/Facebook/Twitter... so stay tuned for that.

*I am going to work on some more videos for the website, so look out for those. They should be fun.

*Can't promise when the next trailer will be ready. At the moment, top priority goes to making the best movie possible... That said, it would be really cool if we had one in time for Halloween...

So, stay tuned! More news, stills, videos, and giveaways are coming soon.

Sam

Actor, Writer, Producer

"Blaming George Romero"

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9/1/10 Happy September, Everyone!

Wow, now that we have finished filming things have slowed down on the blog front. Not too much to report, but there are a few things.

*We are hard at work editing the film, and the wonderful Meg Zervoulis is creating some great music for us. I don't have an exact date when the movie will be finished, but I will keep you informed.

*For those of you who donated $100 or more, your perks packages include a tee shirt and a short story. The shirts have been ordered and they should be in within two weeks. Once they are, I will send them out. I had a delay with the stories (writer's block, argh!) but I have recently begun to write again and am sending those stories out as they are written. If you are due one, you will receive it shortly. It is just a matter of time.

*We are going to have a few more giveaways that will be announced here, the FB page, and on the twitter page. Prizes will include WWBCD? Bracelets, Movie Posters, and Tee Shirts! More details to come soon.

Stay tuned!

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
"Blaming George Romero"

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