Happy NY Cryptonites!

All the best to all - 2010 - is likely to be a bonanza for Cryptopticon - say no more - keep yourself posted.

Facciamo i conti

As 2009 draws to an end I draw up conclusion.

In Italian one says – facciamo i conti – (we do the sums).

What happened? What went right - what went wrong. Some successes – many would say ‘many successes’ – and some set backs – nothing life-threatening thankfully – but just enough to make us all humble before the unfathomable universe

Anyway – if I don’t see any of the readers before – thanks for listening and Buon Natale.

The New Year brings nothing but good tidings.

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Welcome Back

Been absent from blogging but hectic with many pursuits:

A major one was recutting the film since the First Screening.

Front of mind was a need to bring in several scenes that had ‘mysteriously’ been left out of the cut that we all saw on Aug 8th. Then tweak pacing, SFX. So much for the image.

Secondly, was a proper post on the sound track – so over the last 2 months slaved over post-audio using Soundtrack Pro – which is fast becoming the professional standard for sound design.

Very happy with the finished results – the soundtrack creates a stereophonic world that complements the psychology of the images.

Anyway – enough of my artistic travails in the dark edit suite.

Great news is that Cryptopticon has been selected to compete at the 7th Annual Queens International Film Festival New York City (November 12-15).

Established in 2003, the Queens International is a unique event in a borough rich in entertainment history, including Coppola and Scorsese who were born here. The QiFF 2009 film lineup will includes over 200 films from all over the world.

The Screening...

The screening was a major success - the crowd was suitably bewildered...Someone asked to buy a copy of the film on the spot..!

The latest cut & Aug 8th

Putting the finishing touches to the latest cut of Cryptopticon: ‘tightening’ of key moments or revisit beats with additional coverage – one of the major charges is in the soundscape, depth and width.

This won’t matter to most people, as only a few saw the very first assembly. Still, thought I’d share it for history’s sake.

Excited about the Aug 8th screening.

Cast & Crew Screening v 2.0

I haven’t done this in a while – blogging is a routine one should do every day or it goes to mush.

Anyway, updates:

Working on smoothing few ‘kinks’ in the edit to be ready for the cast and crew party – which is getting bigger than Ben Hur.

The marketing people took one look at the film and have gone wild with enthusiasm: ‘Counterculture, Insane, Ban-able! (new word – apparently it is desirable to have your film/project banned by as many government bodies as possible – ASIO/FBI?)’, psychotic, infectious, sick, rattling etc….apparently all these are synonyms of very good.

Anyway – because of this wave of unplanned and dopamine-fuelled optimism - the initially small and intimate C&C affair has metamorphed into a huge alien ship.

So in addition to the C&C – add to it an underground campaign and viral marketing campaign.

If that wasn’t enough - also planned a video puzzle hunt – so working on the edit to ‘insert’ subliminal easter eggs in the film (video gamers know what the jargon means leave it to you to explain it to neophytes).

Invites have gone out…many-many-many industry players and other VIPs on the night; should be interesting. Might get shut down or arrested or both. I’m bringing my lawyers to be on the safe side.

Those of you connected, be sure to click on the facebook invite to let the caterers know. Or be sure to follow the instructions on the invite – which was sent to your postal address of August 2008.

By the way first in best dressed, as there are limited seats.

See all the believers then.