Hey everyone! Thanks for the show of support during the site and company launch. It means the world.

Here's a quick bit of cool news. I was the editor on a short film earlier in the year, written and directed by Faint by Numbers Assistant Director and good friend James Newman. The film just had its premiere two weeks ago at IndieScreen in Brooklyn, and it went fantastic. A packed house loved the film (and the Faint by Numbers trailer world debut, which you can now see for yourself here), and we all got a write-up in the Huntington Buzz:

Long Island Filmmaker Screens an Indie Short in Brooklyn

06-25-2011 08:01 pm
Leah Teplin

 

Crew

Written & Directed by James Newman
Produced by Nadia Seegobin
Executive Producer James Newman
Director of Photography C. R. Dingley
Edited by Sean N. Ihne
 
Cast
 
Anna- Nora Bernstein as Des
Amanda Schwartz as Bri
Steve Magnusson as Mr Steiner 
Catherine Hogan as Mom
 
 
This Saturday was the world premiere event of 'Work Hard, Play Harder,' an independent film shot out in Long Island last fall. The short screened in Brooklyn's IndieScreen cinema at 8pm where guests mingled in a chic, contemporary lounge before the show. 
 

Being one of the first 35 guests to attend, I received a limited edition set of posters. I was immediately blown away with the design which creatively displayed the faces of the two main characters, Des and Bri, without giving away to much information. The expression on both of their faces posed as an intrigue. 
 
Slightly small, the theatre was great for an intimate setting. Director/ Writer, James Newman stood up and gave a brief introduction and presented us with a short trailer before the show. There seemed to be a great turn out with only a few scattered empty seats. 
 
If you didn't catch the first blurb about the event, 'Work Hard, Play Harder,' is about is about two seemingly normal, everyday girls who live double lives. During the day they are seen as a caring daughter and an honest girlfriend, but when the sun sets it’s a completely different story. At night they carry out their… not so legal job as ‘Aggressive Negotiators.' Much to my surprise, it had a great balance between drama and comedy. I was really impressed with how well Newman was able to mesh both genres together. Although short, the film had an interesting twist at the end which can only mean that Newman must have future plans with this piece. 
 
After the screening, guests moved back out into the lounge where everyone congratulated the cast and crew on a year's worth of hard preproduction, production and extensive post production. Things seemed to run smoothly until a spontaneous Q & A struck up. I would have preferred if the theatre was rented for a longer time that way the cast and crew could've gotten on stage to better answer questions. It was hard peeking over heads and struggling to hear. 
 
Luckily, I was able to grab a few words from Newman about his plans for the future now that the film as been debuted.
 
"Well, we just had the premiere then after this we are going to work out distribution, festivals and expansion. We are looking at Tribeca and other big events like that. And I actually expanded the film's script to 77 pages so that's something I want to do, and everyone is excited to start that so that'll be good. And then it'll be on to the next film. Exciting stuff! Thank you for coming."
 
So there you have it. Keep an eye out for the next screening. Word has it that it may be screening at Huntington's Cinema Arts Center in the near future.