2 and 3

so the final, official, definitive version of the aforementioned dimes project consists of 2 parts. here they are, seperated, but in order of appearance. (the previously posted Paul Revere video will, i suppose, be considered an outtake as it did not make the band's final cut).


The Dimes - Catch Me Jumping (Live) from grammar school on Vimeo.


The Dimes - Paul Kern Can't Sleep from grammar school on Vimeo.

now that that's in the can, we're looking to tie up a few loose ends and finally get more stuff, new and old, on-line for your viewing pleasure. keep your eyes to the skies, kids.

finally: new video!

UPDATE: the band has requested some time to tweak the audio on Paul Revere. we'll put it back up when it's ready.

we've recently compeleted a big promotional project for our friends and frequent clients, the dimes. the final product is a three-song live dvd that they'll be handing out and playing on a loop at NACA next month. we might put the whole thing on-line at some point, but for now here's my favorite of the three songs, Paul Revere.


The Dimes - Paul Revere from grammar school on Vimeo.

also: how cool is vimeo? it pretty much kicks youtube's ass as far as we're concerned.

pictures

last night i was personally criticized for posting two (2!) blog entries that were essentially wordless. while i certainly wouldn't want to innundate any of you with too many pictures, i thought those two (2!) entries would serve as nice little teases of our recent activities.

in fact, we've had a very busy month or so...

7/11/08 - we did a live recording of the dimes at doug fir as part of a larger, promotional project we're working on for pet marmoset.

7/27/08 - we shot a short with the lovely michael johnson. it's still in post-production and we haven't yet worked out the details on releasing it for public consumption.

8/2/08 - we taped another show, this time catching the dimes, derby, and dcrs at the someday lounge.

?/?/08 - as far as anyone knows, joe ballman has been working tirelessLY, day and night, on polishing up the audio on his directorial debut (1.5 years in the works!), YOU ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF A CAVE.

plus, you know, other stuff that's going on like freelance work and pre-production/development of other projects, etc.

so, yeah... we should have something to show for it all by the end of the summer. even if it's just a few live clips to tide you over until the next film.

buy for now,
mTk

The End

Sunday, July 27 - Besaw's Cafe

photo by gerald lewis

what you might possibly expect from us this year

another short or two (potential titles: The End and 2F)
the long-awaited release of YOU ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF A CAVE
possibly a new dvd to add to your collection
some public screenings

no dates (or promises) for any of that stuff, but it's all on the docket. just so you know, you know.

what?

yeah... we've been a little absent as of late. sorry about that...

rest assured, the gsp is still alive and well. we're just kind of in hibernation mode for the winter - storing up the creative energies, brainstorming new ideas, finishing up some smaller projects, playing with babies, doing homework, watching basketball, enjoying the glut of awards season films, etc.

that said: our little Icebreaker has gone missing. actually, it's just taking a break from the www as we try to find it a more commercially viable outlet. stay tuned for possible festival screenings or dvd releases.

also, we've still got plenty of dvds of almost everything. available in the our shop (see the sidebar). they make terrific valentine's day gifts for that special lady friend or special gentleman caller in your life. think about it.

sorta sordid (but not really)

just a quick update re: Icebreaker. as the myspace contest came to a close there were accusations of tampering and fraud and on-line conspiracies spreading like wildfire. mostly, a bunch of the filmmakers appeared to be getting bombarded with negative votes by supporters of this or that other film, empty myspace accounts were being created for the sole purpose of inflating/deflating voting percentages, people were turning off their voting functions so as to preserve their high scores, etc. basically, it was kind of a mess and a lot of people got all twisted around about it.

so, the good people at fox and the pga opted to dismiss the voting process entirely and make an independent assessment of which 12 entries should proceed to round 2. this is currently in process and the expected due date for the result is still TBD. in fact, almost everything (which, btw, you can purchase from our sidebar!) about this contest is still TBD - including the revised rules and regulations!

so, basically, thank you to everyone who watched the film and gave us a positive vote and passed the link along to their friends. we do appreciate it. and, even though none of this counts toward whether or not we'll make it into the next round, please do continue to share the film with anyone who might enjoy it.

best,
mtk

"Pretty Good" Raves USAToday!

Whitney Matheson of USAToday's pop culture blog, Pop Candy, had some kind words for our short film, Icebreaker , as voting for the Storyteller Challenge was coming to a close...

check out her post here.

i told you so.

UPDATE:
Icebreaker is offline for now while we send it out to festivals. it will reappear in some form again. we promise.

ORIGINAL POST:
friends,

below is our new film, JEFFERSON - ICEBREAKER.

we've submitted it for a contest on myspace (www.myspace.com/storytellerchallenge). and, since it's a contest, obviously the more people that watch the film, the better our chances of rolling into the semi-finals and getting some nice exposure.

for those of you who have myspace accounts, if you enjoy the film, we would definitely appreciate a nice comment and a positive ranking. and if you really enjoy the film, we would love for you to pass the link along to anyone else you think might like it or maybe even post/mention it on your blog or website, if you're feeling generous.

thanks, and enjoy!

Storyteller

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in case you didn't know...

"Icebreaker" Teaser

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coming soon... and we do mean soon.

also: DVDs of our charming debut feature, almost everything., are still available and reasonably priced! please support our promising young group of filmmakers with a modest purchase today. thanks!

something cool.

something very cool is on the way next week.

if you don't have a myspace acct, now would be a good time to sign up for one.

thanks.

Available Now

We have the DVDs in hand! All pre-orders will ship before the end of the week. Thanks for your patience.

SHOP!

hi!

in case you haven't noticed, we've set up a new section to your right... it's called SHOP! as you can see, this is where we're going to start selling dvd copies of almost everything.

just an fyi on the timeline... the release date is expected to be september 25th. but, if you're antsy, you can pre-order it now by clicking the "buy it!" button and we'll try to ship it sooner rather than later.

dvds will also be available on our myspace starting the 25th, and, eventually, on our redesigned homepage when it's finished (very soon - we promise).

that's all the news for now, but keep on eye out for additional dvd releases in the upcoming months as well as updates on all our current projects.

-m

tuesday night screening!

the director's cut of our acclaimed short film this song will be screening at the living room theaters in downtown portland on tuesday night. come see it with an audience - it's free!

VIDEO.

as promised, we've polished up and posted some clips from recent musical events that we recorded.

for your convenience:

Laura Gibson (with the Portland Cello Project) - "Hands in Pockets"



Laura Gibson (with the Portland Cello Project) - "The Longest Day"



Jonah - "Intermission Is Over"



Jonah - "The Joy of Drowning"

what gives?

it has recently been brought to our attention that we've been neglecting the blog. good point.

so... what's been going on this summer?

almost everything.: the dvd is almost nearly done. i promise. we're finishing up some graphic design stuff for the packaging and then it's off to the duplication factory. we're expecting a september 17th release, at which point it will be available for sale on website, blog, and myspace.

live shows: as i think i've already mentioned, we got a few more under our belt this summer, including laura gibson (at holocene with the portland cello project), and jonah (at the crystal ballroom). look for clips of those to show up on-line very soon.

YOU ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF A CAVE: our voluptuously-titled short film about dudes playing d'n'd is still in post-production. we've got a solid rough cut and are taking the time to make sure it's absolutely top notch before we set it free. look for some kind of release (youtube? myspace? funny or die? dvd?) in october.

big and new: part of the reason for the lack of updates is... we've just shot a new short! it's a very sharp dark comedy called Icebreaker. i know what you're thinking: if you were working on something, and it was worthy of discussion, why did you not discuss it? honestly, we didn't have the time. the script came together really fast (actually during pre-production on YOU ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF A CAVE) and seemed like it would be easy enough to shoot - a single location, one scene, with about 8 speaking parts.

unfortunately, the pre-production turned out to be not so simple... we initially tried to get it all together to shoot at the end of may, but that just didn't work out. so, we rescheduled for july 28/29 and got to work. casting notices went out and locations inquiries were made and pre-production basically ran full speed from june 1 - july 27. for those of you counting, that's nearly two months of pre-production work on basically a 10-minute short. obviously, there were a few speed bumps along the way, but having wrapped the film, i can honestly say that we've got something really great here and i'm excited to finish it up and get it out there. that's about all i'm going to say on Icebreaker for now... keep an eye out, though, for updates as post-production gets going.

so, that's what's been up. sorry to keep you in the dark. we'll try not to let it happen again.

nt nt,
m

promises promises

so...

i really don't have much new to say. but i also don't want to leave you all out in the dark.

um... the dvd. yeah, i'm working on that. as previously (though somewhat sarcastically) mentioned, i've got a couple of sidebars that i'm finishing up for the disc. hopefully (though no promises (despite the title of this blog)), i can wrap those up within the next two weeks and then start burning off discs for everybody.

besides that: keep on eye on our myspace and youtube for more streaming internet video action coming soon. possibly including: more goofy behind-the-scenes p&r clips, some live concert footage of jonah and laura gibson, our new almost-finished short film, you are standing in front of a cave, and maybe some other random awesomeness.

also, we hope to have info on the next big production soon. we're considering production dates, scouting locations, and eyeing actors right now.

pretty decent.

we had a really good turnout for the screening last week. everyone pretty much laughed where they were supposed to laugh and cried where they were supposed to cry and twelve people passed out during the invasion of normandy battle scene (luckily we had ambulances standing by (take that speilberg!)).

if you were unlucky enough to have missed the screening, keep your ear to the grindstone. we may or may not set-up an encore.

for those of you who were promised dvds - sit tight! i've got a couple of enhancements i want to make to the film and a two-hour gag reel to add. homemade dvds should start burning around the 15th and be delivered shortly thereafter. [edit: plans for homemade dvds have been abandoned in favor or professional duplication! dvds currently available for sale (see our "SHOP!" sidebar) and will ship no later than Sept 25.]

for those of you who were not promised dvds, but really really want one... drop me a line/make me an offer: headmaster@grammarschoolpictures.com

that's all i got.

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