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IMPASSE by Michael Bekemeyer
A married woman in a coffee shop contemplates her relationship.
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Death To Prom by Jeremy Wilker
A bizarre love triangle with enough glamour & attitude for “Project Runway,” but with enough heart to make Molly Ringwald bite her lip
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Zak Forsman
Posted project update #26The First Cut
This is a proud moment for us.
This week Jamie Cobb (editor, co-producer) finished her first draft edit of Down and Dangerous. We finally have the movie in a form where it can be watched beginning to end. I say "finally" but Jamie has brought us to this point remarkably quick. From January to April, she has been incredibly disciplined working on the cut five days a week for 7 to 10 hours a day. She's been moving at a breakneck pace, while leaving no stone unturned creatively. The running time of this cut landed at 103 minutes.
Last night we screened the film for its producer Kevin K. Shah and its lead actor John T. Woods. This was Kevin's first time seeing... anything, as he opted to wait until he could experience it as a whole. Here are some of his comments from an email he sent later that night:
"Not to over do it, but after thinking about it a lot more, I'm just increasingly speechless.
I'm blown away by the action Jamie, which is a huge hurdle, because it allows us to revel in the quieter/intense scenes that much more. (knowing/trusting the action keeps coming). I love the pacing of the story. it keeps moving, and you've taken some great moments and let them play out as well.
Since you've now reached the end, going back will reveal even more in the first half as to what can play out or be condensed. If the film shortens, I would imagine it would come out of the first half, but there was never a place where I was wanting a scene as a whole to move a little faster. That to me, is miraculous for a first cut.
Each of the characters were strong, and I was never searching a scene for who to pay attention to. Sound mixing the dialogue is going to make this movie pop. Storytelling felt natural, and linear and the emotions for the most part felt consistent. I think those previously mentioned beats before the last lines near the end of certain scenes may be something to look at, as you also do it elsewhere to great effect.
If you want more specifics/final thoughts later, I'd be happy to. But Jamie and Zak, it's working really, really well as a movie, as something original, and as something extremely polished looking with great acting."
- KEVIN
I am extremely proud of the work everyone has done, from the cast to the crew. And cannot wait to share it with you. I've begun working on a trailer and a new poster. But the road ahead really begins with a second pass on the edit, addressing notes we've made along the way. Then, we'll put it in front of a selection of our backers as well as some of our peers for additional feedback before locking the picture edit. From there, we move into scoring, sound effects editing, sound mixing, some visual effects work and final color grading. Our aim is to have a finished feature film in September, a year from the close of this Kickstarter campaign.
In the meantime, all perks that can be distributed have been sent out (if you didn't receive something, please let me know). Most recently, our distributor, Vanguard Cinema, provided 72 DVD copies of my first movie HEART OF NOW that we shipped to all the backers who selected that perk. Shot at the end of 2007, it's a very different style of movie than DOWN AND DANGEROUS and proved to be an incredible education for me in terms of working with actors and making a feature length motion picture. It thrills me to no end that HEART OF NOW will be screening in Cannes on May 19 at noon at the festival's Marché du Film market in an effort to generate some international sales.
Looking ahead, you can follow me on Twitter or the official movie hashtag #DADmovie for little developments and anecdotes throughout the rest of post-production. While any major updates will continue to be sent through Kickstarter.
And as always, thank you for this wonderful opportunity to make a motion picture. I set out to do something my dad would be proud of. Seeing it now from beginning to end, I know that he would have loved it.
- ZAK
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Misdirected by Lauren Mora
Ever feel like you're being steered in the wrong direction?
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The Scapegoat by Cathy Beasley
Three jewel thieves are stuck in Venice, Italy until they can decide which one of them will take the fall so the other two can escape.
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105% funded $10,500 pledged
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- Funded Mar 11, 2012
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Zak Forsman
commented on a project updateGary, this looks great!
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on December 15
Zak Forsman
Posted project update #25Production is Wrapped!
We've reached the end of our shooting schedule. After more than 30 days of shooting, Down and Dangerous is in the can. I'm very proud to note that this film was made by a core team of six people: Kevin K. Shah, Sam Krueger, Jamie Cobb, Randolph Scott, Erik Reese and myself. Each wore many hats and its on their shoulders that this production succeeded. In addition to their jobs on set, many contributed production gear, props, picture cars and much more. Kevin was almost solely responsible for securing all our locations, often heavily discounted, sometimes free.
Our last days of shooting were near the US/Mexico border with John T. Woods, Paulie Rojas and Ross Marquand. We had an exciting, fun-filled time there and it was nice to celebrate the conclusion of production together. I'm grateful to the amazing cast we've assembled. They are the heart and soul of the movie and should all be proud of their performances. As someone who is rarely satisfied with what he's doing and always pushing to do better, I find myself in the unique position of liking what I see as I go through the footage we shot.
The experience of making this picture is most memorable for all the new friendships we made. The Sabi family still carries its familiar faces, but now plenty of new ones. Many thanks to each of our backers for making this possible. And many more to the cast and crew who came together to make something bigger than any one of us. And in particular, I'd like to thank John T. Woods, who I'd sat down with nearly a year ago over coffee to discuss an idea for a fun little crime thriller. We did it!
photo left to right: Kevin K. Shah, Sam Krueger, Jamie Cobb (Forsman), Zak Forsman, John T. Woods, Paulie Rojas, Randolph Scott, Erik Reese
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Congratulations to everyone for completing this leg of the journey! And thanks for taking us along on the ride through the amazing stills you have shared.
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Zak Forsman
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Zak Forsman
Los Angeles, CA
Let's not pretend someone else is writing this bio. I am an artist-entrepreneur and filmmaker at The Sabi Company. My movies have played numerous festivals, won several awards and my latest feature is being distributed in the US and Canada early next ... view more
Awesome dude. Can't wait to see it.
Yay & Congrats! Good luck moving forward
Huge congrats, to you and the team.