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Awash in wildflowers…
…and basking in beauty, that’s the summer of 2011. Hello World has been beached (blossomed) for a solid year following her crippling injury 30 miles north of Chicago that ended our 2010 expedition. She’s communing with the flox and vetch … Continue reading
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Tagged ALM, combat mime, compost, corn, distraction, DOG, garden, gertrude ekstatisch, girlfriend, hello world, horse manure, james weston, lauren di scipio, marijke church, michigan movie makers, mykl werth, nuclear, soil, solar power, sustainable, tai chi, tcff.org, traverse city film festival, will church
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Deconstructing doom
Jonathan has been questioning the veracity of the doom assertion in the ALM / artifact premise. A premise or pitch is a shorthand introduction to a project – typically delivered in less than 15 seconds (and often in an elevator). … Continue reading
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Tagged ALM, alm guide, Around Lake Michigan, artifact, consumer, dan kelly, delusion, disconnection, diy, doom, elevator, Jonathan, Jonathan Kelly, pitch, premise, survivable, sustainable, toxic consumer culture
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Faisal’s world
Faisal dropped off his edit of DOG. In the spring of 2009 he had offered to bring out the “David Lynch ambiance” while simultaneously loping off “atrocious performance”. He felt that DOG depicted a quirky, off kilter world that was … Continue reading
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Tagged ALM, Daughter of God, david lynch, DOG, edit, Faisal Azam, feature, short, working cut
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Pancakes and scrambled tofu hash with Erica and Faisal
Erica and Faisal came over for pancakes on Friday, 10/02/19. Faisal’s version of the DOG edit, ostensibly the reason for our reunion, remained untouched. Instead we talked… about advancing our craft, social presence, Around Lake Michigan, redefining projects, new collaborations … Continue reading
Dream team
The primary lesson I learned making Daughter of God or DOG is this – finishing a movie by yourself takes forever. To complete DOG and support ALM this year, I’ve assembled a team of two knob spinning freelancers and five … Continue reading
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Tagged After Effects, ALM, andrea maio, Around Lake Michigan, art department, atmospheric, blender, california, canada, carrots, cars, cruise ship, dan kelly, Daughter of God, DOG, dogthemovie.com, erica, experimental, experts, Faisal Azam, freelancers, fund raising, geographic, Jeff Gibbs, Jonathan Kelly, julie constantin, lorax, melonie steffes, michigan, new york, saldaje, steve elrick, venture capital
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So far on ALM
We’ve been writing and writing. What has all this writing accomplished? Here’s what we know so far. Objectives for the project are identified The story centers around the guide character – his motivations, experience, starting point and transformation Several character … Continue reading
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Tagged ALM, character development, cutaway, guide, objectives
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Designing the ALM guide
Who is this character Dan Kelly, ALM guide? Why is the audience intrigued by his journey? Based on my discussion with Andrea, I can’t assume the audience will understand my assumptions and motivations regarding ALM. The 900 lb gorilla in … Continue reading
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Tagged ALM, andrea maio, character development, dan kelly, fictional, gorilla, terrorist training films
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Coherent plan – objectives (ALM)
2.1 Objectives common to both projects… 2.2 Objectives of DOG 2.3 Objectives of ALM 2.3.1 convey the main character (premise / starting point) to establish rapport. He becomes a compelling guide / proxy for the audience (get inside his head) … Continue reading
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Tagged ALM, becoming miraculous, carbon load, colony, consumer culture, darwin, decide to thrive, demonstrate, empire, future artifacts, global life support, ignorance, illustrate, industrial revolution, life support, magic making, pragmatic magic, suicidal status quo, sustainable, sustainable civilizations, terrorist training film, toxic consumer culture, toxic training, western
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A coherent plan emerges – mission
Good Earth, have you been reading the recent posts from http://ondesire.com and http://holyboners.com? I have – and they are beginning to spin out of control. Some sort of fugue state is being entered into here, so many eggs are cracking … Continue reading
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Tagged african, ALM, artifacts, character development, collective destiny, Daughter of God, DOG, fugue, future sustainable civilization, global consciousness, holyboners, iching, james camaron avatar, mission, omelet, ondesire, oracle, reinvention, steward, wilds
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