One, Two... Three Screenings

Well, a week or so ago, we sold out our second screening for Under Jakob's Ladder at the Manhattan Film Festival. That's right. There are no more tickets left. Not a single one.

Except that...

The festival contacted us and is putting together a day of encore screenings. That means that Jakob will be getting a third screening! (Note: They're still working on all the details. But it looks like the date will be Friday, July 29th. Time TBD. Venue TBD.)

Keep an eye on things by visiting our website or the Under Jakob's Ladder ticket page. Of course, we'll also keep you posted via this blog.

[ If you can't see those links, go to: http://www.screenbooker.com/events/view/113/t09c7ht948 ]

[Photo by stagewhisper]

Every Story is its Own Expedition

"One of the great things about being a director as a life choice is that it can never be mastered. Every story is its own kind of expedition, with its own set of challenges."
-- Ron Howard

That's true not just of directors but of filmmaking in general. You're always learning something new. Each movie is unique and different enough to keep you on your toes.

And that keeps life interesting.

[Photo: On the set of Under Jakob's Ladder]

A Row of Lights

Just a quick entry this week... A shot of the lights used on the film set of Under Jakob's Ladder... all lined up and ready to go. Now all we need is the camera and the action!

Tea Time on Set

With British actor Jeff Stewart on set, no one should be surprised that we were drinking tea when we filmed Under Jakob's Ladder.

However, that wasn't the only tea on set. The other kind of tea on set was courtesy of our props department. (Thanks to Diane.) That tea was supposed to be the "balanda" for the prisoners. Now, to be sure, balanda is NOT tea. We just used tea to give our watery soup some color. Not sure what balanda is? It's actually a soup that's got the main ingredient of water -- and not much else. It was the primary diet of prisoners during the Soviet times.

Not to be outdone by props, the costume department made their fair share of tea, too. (Right, Susanna?) Hours must have been spent on tea-dying our whites. The camera doesn't like bright white colors, so it's best to use off-white. A great way to accomplish this is through tea-dying all your white fabric.

If Jeff's reading this, he's probably left about now to make himself a cup a tea. Actually, come to think of it, maybe that's not a bad idea...

[Photo by joakima2]