Musings on Film, Television, and Upcoming Projects
Hey everyone!
This is going to be a short one, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I have re-done the color correction for “I Am The Bluebird”, and the updated trailer says it all:
You might notice that this is not the same link to the trailer currently on youtube, and that is because you can’t update the video file, so I had to do a completely new post. The good news is that if you click the old one, you will be prompted to this one, and THIS ONE you can watch in HD 720P!!!!!!!!!!!
As you all know, I lied. I said I was going to update this blog once a week in order to keep myself motivated and to keep you fine people who’ve been reading my musings to keep reading!
I’m sorry. Things came up. We can all relate to that, right?
Let me start by saying I am sincerely going to try and redeem myself here by writing once a week from now on (unless something comes up!)
So what came up, you ask? I was thinking. About many things. Too many things in fact, to the point where my thoughts became so convoluted it took me a while to decipher them. So here it goes:
Don’t make movies without recognizable actors (even if its a horror film). You will hurt yourself in the end, I promise. “I Am The Bluebird” is not a horror film, but a high-concept sci-fi drama, with no recognizable actors (I hope they aren’t offended when I say that — some of them will be, I have no doubt). In truth, you may have seen them in something, but that’s not good enough. You have to say, “Oh! That’s the guy from (insert show/movie/whatever here)!” If you were searching in the store, and saw my film in its pretty white case with a bluebird necklace on the front, you’d probably say something like, “WTF is that?”
It’s been a while. Too long in fact.
I’ve decided to make a pact with myself (or my imaginary friend John if you read my first post): I am going to write AT LEAST one article a week until the end of July. That’s right. So start checkin back. If you feel I don’t live up to these standards, feel free to comment. Maybe something like “Tom! You’re a damn liar!” or similar, but keep it PG please.
Next order of business, I want you to check out this video because it inspires me everytime I watch it.
I was asked by the Atlanta Film Festival to answer 10 Questions regarding I Am The Bluebird and myself as the director, and thought this is just random enough to put on my blog as well. So here it is! Enjoy!
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1. If you could describe your film using only 3 words, what would they be?
Happiness, Sacrifice, Love
2. Where do you see your film in 5 years?
I hope that by then it has played well enough through festivals and on DVD that I will be making another film.
3. Have you ever been to Atlanta? If so what’s your favorite place to visit? If not, where would you like to visit?
I grew up outside of Atlanta and absolutely love the city, but I don’t have a favorite place. It really just depends on the event at the moment, which in this case is the Atlanta Film Festival, and more specifically Landmark #4 on Friday at 7:30! However, since I live in Los Angeles now, I am really looking forward to having a great ‘J. Christopher’s’ breakfast again.
4. What motivated you to make this film?
The first inspiration for this film came from an article I read on CNN about artificial evolution. I don’t want to say too much about it because I fear giving too much away, but I found it fascinating that the technology that I thought seemed so far away was in fact much closer than we thought. I decided to center those ideas around a broken family, in desperate need of mending that no technology could ever heal.