Jeff Stewart (Jakob), Chloe Roe (Marta), and Stass Klassen (David).
Quentin McCuiston (Yasha), Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff (Emma).
P.S. Anybody like to share photos? Please do so at our Facebook page. Go to: http://www.facebook.com/underjakobsladder
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Monday Screening
Another round of snapshots from last week's screening of Under Jakob's Ladder at the Manhattan Film Festival on Monday, July 25th...
The screening was held at Symphony Space on Broadway.
Sal Rendino (Bruno) and Armen Garo (Serzhant).
Armen Garo (Serzhant), Michael Werner (Martin), Diane Hupcey (Props Mistress), Peter Iasillo, Jr. (Vovik), with a photo of Susanna Klumpenhouwer (Costumes).
Stass Klassen (David), Armen Garo (Serzhant), Jill Munoz (Production Manager), Roberto Munoz (Producer), Victoria Bundonis (Rachel).
Quentin McCuiston (Yasha), Gustav Bodor (Gustav), and Armen Garo (Serzhant).
Jeff Stewart (Jakob), Mike Connell (Dimitri), Stass Klassen (David), and Armen Garo (Serzhant).
Diane Hupcey (Props) and Beth Franklin (2nd Camera Assistant).
The screening room.
Victoria Bundonis (Rachel), Peter Iasillo, Jr. (Vovik), Sal Rendino (Bruno),
Jeff Stewart (Jakob), Chloe Roe (Marta), and Stass Klassen (David).
Stephan Amenta (Young Nikolai), Bill Bartus (Johann), Matthew R. Staley (Karl),
Quentin McCuiston (Yasha), Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff (Emma).
P.S. Anybody like to share photos? Please do so at our Facebook page. Go to: http://www.facebook.com/underjakobsladder
Jeff Stewart (Jakob), Chloe Roe (Marta), and Stass Klassen (David).
Quentin McCuiston (Yasha), Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff (Emma).
P.S. Anybody like to share photos? Please do so at our Facebook page. Go to: http://www.facebook.com/underjakobsladder
Sunday Screening
Some snapshots from last week's screening of Under Jakob's Ladder at the Manhattan Film Festival on Sunday, July 24th...
The location at Producers Club on W.44th Street...
Jeff Stewart (Jakob) in front of the theatre.
Jeff Stewart (Jakob) greets Ken Jennings (Oigen).
Philip Willingham (Ivan), Jeff Stewart (Jakob), and Ken Jennings (Oigen).
Jason Catron (Otto) holds up a Manhattan Film Festival t-shirt.
Philip Willingham (Ivan).
Ken Jennings (Oigen) and Roberto Munoz (Producer).
Thursday, July 21, 2011
More Drama
Here's what you need to know. If you have tickets for the Mon, July 25th screenings (either the 7:00 pm or 9:00 pm show) of Under Jakob's Ladder, this will affect you.
It will also affect anyone who still wants to buy tickets to the Monday screenings. The good news is that we're being moved into a bigger theatre at Symphony Space on Broadway. This means there are more seats. Which means that tickets for Monday are available and ON SALE...
Monday, July 25, 2011
Venue: Symphony Space - NEW
Address: 2537 Broadway, NYC
Time of Screening: 7 pm and 9 pm
Yes, you can still get tickets (while they last)... Go to http://underjakobsladder.com
OR
To buy tickets for:
Sunday, July 24, 2011 -- 9 pm
at the Producers Club -- http://www.screenbooker.com/events/view/113/t09c7ht948
Monday, July 25, 2011 -- 7 pm
at Symphony Space -- http://www.screenbooker.com/events/view/161/t09c7ht948
Monday, July 25, 2011 -- 9 pm
at Symphony Space -- http://www.screenbooker.com/events/view/162/t09c7ht948
We look forward to seeing you there!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Drama and the Third Show
Here's a play-by-play:
MONDAY -- JULY 11TH...
19:37
Email arrives explaining that no venue could be found for a screening on Fri, July 29th. That idea has to be scrapped. Do we agree to a screening on Sun, July 24th instead?
TUESDAY -- JULY 12TH...
07:20
We send an email to the festival saying we're agreeable to the switch in dates to do a screening on Sunday.
10:43
Email arrives saying that we're good to go. The theatre at Symphony Space is booked and tickets are on sale.
10:55
We update the information on our website, blog, etc.
12:02
We begin to send out press releases.
21:00
We send out our newsletters to alert people of the change in date.
Now the drama begins...
17:32
Email arrives telling us there's been a mix-up. They're trying to fix it on their end. They will let us know.
17:59
We email the festival telling them to keep us posted. And asking what will happen to the people who've already bought tickets.
18:01
We begin getting emails asking about what is happening to our screening? They can't get tickets. (We respond by telling them what we've been told.)
18:40
Email arrives from the festival saying that they are still waiting for confirmation calls. Also that Screenbooker will contact the people who already bought tickets. They apologize for the mix-up.
19:17
Another email from the festival arrives saying that they were making the venue switch to the Producers Club on W. 44th Street. Still waiting for confirmation on everything. Again, they apologize for the mix-up.
20:29
We send off an email asking if the time had been changed to 9:00 pm.
20:46
The festival confirms that the screening will be at 9:00 pm.
END OF DRAMA
We hope.
So, in a nutshell, here's the information about the screening on Sunday, July 24th.
Venue: Producers Club
Address: 358 West 44th Street, NYC
Date of Screening: Sunday, July 24, 2011
Time of Screening: 9 pm
You can still get tickets. Get them while they last. Go to http://underjakobsladder.com
OR
You can go directly to Screenbooker.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Third Screening on July 24th
Date: Sunday, July 24thClick here to buy your tickets...
Theatre:Symphony Space
2537 Broadway, New York, NY
Show:7:30 pm
Correction (7/14/2011)
Date: Sunday, July 24th
Theatre: Producers Club
358 West 44th Street, New York, NY
Show: 9:00 pm
Or go to: http://www.screenbooker.com/events/view/113/t09c7ht948
The festival is less than two weeks away... Get your tickets now!
P.S. Notice a switch in dates? The festival organizers were unable to secure a theatre for the Friday, so they decided to go with Sunday, July 24th. Hope that switch works for your schedules, folks!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Cutting the Crate
The idea for this post has been around for quite awhile. It was supposed to be published originally entitled: "Fixing the Crate". You'll see why the title got changed.
Back when we were writing the screenplay for Under Jakob's Ladder, we wanted to show our main character, Jakob, at various stages of his life. Obviously, there would the main timeline that revolved around the prison.
Now, we also wrote in flashbacks, beginning with twenty years earlier when Jakob plays a chess grandmaster before the days of the Soviet regime. Other flashbacks included his days as Teacher in the village, especially focusing on the day he is removed by the Soviet authorities and replaced by a "younger, better teacher" (read: "communist teacher").
Yet other scenes depicted Jakob's unhappiness over having his teaching position stripped from him. (This movie is based on a true story, and that aspect -- i.e. Jakob's frustration -- is very much part of the true story.) One of the ways we attempted to show this was with the "Jakob Fixes a Crate" scene.
(Actually, while we were working on the script, we went back and forth between having him fix a stool to fixing a fence to mending a hole in the barn. It didn't really matter what he had to fix. The whole point of the scene was to show that Jakob is not a handyman. Once we were on the set with actor Jeff Stewart, we had to settle on something. So, we found a crate, banged it up a bit and had him attempt to fix that.)
So, here Jakob is, in front of his house, with a bunch of school children running past... (a reminder of the fact that he's no longer a teacher). The action line was pretty simple. Jakob bangs the hammer down, accidentally hitting his thumb. A not-happy Jakob goes inside to vent his frustration.
Here's the thing. Sometimes what you think will work (hey, it works on the paper of a screenplay), doesn't work exactly the same way on the screen.
When we were editing this section together, we realized that part of it had to go. Editing is all about the tough choices to be made. Keep only that which helps the story move along. This sequence had to be pared down. And that can be hard, particularly since we spent hours -- both on set and in the editing room -- trying to get all the footage just right.
It's not an easy decision to let it drop into the abyss of the cutting room floor. Yet, that's filmmaking. The overall story trumps everything.
So, instead of fixing the crate, we had to cut the crate.
Back when we were writing the screenplay for Under Jakob's Ladder, we wanted to show our main character, Jakob, at various stages of his life. Obviously, there would the main timeline that revolved around the prison.
Now, we also wrote in flashbacks, beginning with twenty years earlier when Jakob plays a chess grandmaster before the days of the Soviet regime. Other flashbacks included his days as Teacher in the village, especially focusing on the day he is removed by the Soviet authorities and replaced by a "younger, better teacher" (read: "communist teacher").
Yet other scenes depicted Jakob's unhappiness over having his teaching position stripped from him. (This movie is based on a true story, and that aspect -- i.e. Jakob's frustration -- is very much part of the true story.) One of the ways we attempted to show this was with the "Jakob Fixes a Crate" scene.
(Actually, while we were working on the script, we went back and forth between having him fix a stool to fixing a fence to mending a hole in the barn. It didn't really matter what he had to fix. The whole point of the scene was to show that Jakob is not a handyman. Once we were on the set with actor Jeff Stewart, we had to settle on something. So, we found a crate, banged it up a bit and had him attempt to fix that.)
So, here Jakob is, in front of his house, with a bunch of school children running past... (a reminder of the fact that he's no longer a teacher). The action line was pretty simple. Jakob bangs the hammer down, accidentally hitting his thumb. A not-happy Jakob goes inside to vent his frustration.
Here's the thing. Sometimes what you think will work (hey, it works on the paper of a screenplay), doesn't work exactly the same way on the screen.
When we were editing this section together, we realized that part of it had to go. Editing is all about the tough choices to be made. Keep only that which helps the story move along. This sequence had to be pared down. And that can be hard, particularly since we spent hours -- both on set and in the editing room -- trying to get all the footage just right.
It's not an easy decision to let it drop into the abyss of the cutting room floor. Yet, that's filmmaking. The overall story trumps everything.
So, instead of fixing the crate, we had to cut the crate.
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