Ugh! Rooftop Films and My Non-Productive Week

Having wanted to make the Rooftop Films 2011 Summer Series deadline last week (their screenings are awesome, so I recommend visiting one and checking out some really cook movies), it's slightly disappointing that I did not meet this particular goal. What's more annoying is that it seems like every time I start to move forward in the direction of getting projects completed and out into the world, something comes along and puts me two steps back. Well, I wasn't anywhere near my footage much in the last week and even forgot about it for a few days while trying to deal with some problems that probably come with being in the city but had planned on getting everything in by Rooftop's March 1st deadline.

I should have known that this was not going to work. Word to the wise: Never attempt to finish editing a movie on Adobe Premiere after having a few white wine drinks to try and avoid the reality of mice in an apartment. By late Tuesday evening, I noticed that I was less focused on working on the movie to the best of my abilities at the time and more focused on making the deadline for submissions to this summer series.

It was after this realization that I decided to just give it all up because this submission would have been a rush job and if I have learned anything from previous filmmaking tasks and contests....it's the importance of making sure that you don't half-ass anything.....whether that be projects that you want to complete, assignments due for work or interpersonal relationships.

That (choosing to half-ass my project) is worse than not submitting at all, so I stopped filling out the submission details for my short documentary and now I'll have to make enough time to edit this thing the way that I want it.

Now, enough about this for now....What do YOU want?

This post is part of the Film Festival Wednesdays series, started here on this blog.

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I Want to Make the Rooftop Films Deadline

In the spirit of a "I Want..." meme (which also appears to be defunct now, but still a useful writing/blogging prompt nonetheless), I'd like to profess that I want to make the final Rooftop Films 2011 Summer Series Deadline. Having missed all of the previous deadlines, March 1st marks the final date that they will accept submissions and so "I want...." to be able to submit a documentary that I made to this summer series.

The doc has been sitting on the shelf (well, actually it's been sitting on different hard drives and mini DV tapes and such but y'all get my drift) for way too long without playing in front of an audience and so I think it's time to stop lallygagging and finally get something done and be productive in this new year. I've known about Rooftop for several years but never submitted anything to their summer series because I either didn't have a project to submit or I didn't have the necessary requirements ready in time for the deadline....and here we are again in 2011 and I've missed the last two dates in February that I planned on submitting a work in progress yet still managed to miss these deadlines and now I want to make sure that I can get something to them by the last and final deadline to be considered for inclusion in their 2011 Summer Series.

I don't know if it's because I like Rooftop films or because I missed the January 31st deadline for this TV station contest, making Rooftop the next best choice or because I still haven't added the finishing touches/changes to the audio and B-roll clips or because I want to finally get something done in the beginning of the year rather than waiting until December and regretting unproductive blocks of time and then adding it to my New Years resolution for the following year or because my short drama movie went from pre-production to being placed on a temporary back burner (more on that within the next week or so) .....but....I just really want to make this deadline!

I'm hoping that I'll have enough balls to approach some movie theaters to get these popcorn shots (don't ask....you'll have to watch the Doc to see it, HA!) that I want for some of the B-roll but I've got to pay rent in like the next 6 days or whatever so I'm working to scrounge up money for that. Oh, and I saw a mouse in my apartment, WTF!

Anyway, I love Rooftop Films. I love how they play lots of independent films each summer on a roof (Forget the theater and other traditional venues for a moment...Films on a roof...if that's not sexy, I don't know what is) and attract lots of people who probably wouldn't even know about these films otherwise and I love how the founders of Rooftop Films started something in their own homes that eventually grew into a large venue to screen independent films and I love how they also provide grants for filmmakers and such.....and I LOVE that they started expanding to screen indies in other areas of the country, which brought "Gasland" to my town (even though I missed that screening, but that's another story...it still rocks!) and I loved how they showed Humpday (which I missed as well, but I couldn't afford to get to and stay in New York at the time, but I watched it on Netflix streaming...before Netflix started acting up) because I wanted to find out whether two straight guys could make a gay movie for the purpose of making money.

Ok, this post is much longer than I intended it to be.

The bottom line is....I want to submit my doc to the 2011 Rooftop Film Series by their final deadline!

That's what I want.

Oh, and I want to watch Stuck! but I will get to that eventually....it just arrived in the mail a few days ago but I haven't had the chance to relax and enjoy the film.

While this isn't a review or film festival screening schedule, it's still fitting as a Film Festival Wednesdays post so I'll categorize it as so.

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2009 Terror Film Festival Release

Terror Film Festival selected films ANNOUNCED!

The Union Directed by Tom Laughlin plays in the "Frightening Shorts" program of the Terror Film Festival at 6:45pm on Friday, October 23, 2009.

Were Baaaaaack... Terror Film Festival has announced their 2009 SELECTED FILMS to be screened this year in the upcoming fourth edition of Terror Film Festival. The festival will once again be held at the prestigious and gothic Ethical Society Building at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia from October 20-24, 2009, and the event will again include filmmakers and screenwriters from around the world, as well as, celebrities, actors, distributors, and many other industry professionals. Plus, our world-class Screenwriting Competition, sponsored by InkTip.com. Every film and script has an opportunity to win a coveted “Claw Award”. And, it is all hosted by the star of the festival, Princess Horror.

SHOWTIMES are Tuesday through Friday 5pm, 6:45pm, and 8:30pm. Saturday 1:30pm, 3:15pm, 5 pm, and the Claw Awards at 9 pm.

TICKETS for TFF have been SLASHED to $10, and $70 for a Bad-Azz VIP Pass (good for the entire festival). Tickets are available on the TFF web site at www.TerrorFilmFestival.net.

Live Your Dreams!! Or at least, YOUR NIGHTMARES…

Claw, Festival Director
Terror Film Festival
Horror, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Thriller, Drama, Screenplay
Ethical Society Building
October 20-24, 2009 | Philadelphia, PA USA
Website: www.TerrorFilmFestival.net

The information in this Film Festival Wednesdays post was received from a press release on the Terror Film Festival. The Madlab Post is not affiliated with this event and any future changes to prices, showtimes or any other information related this published release here is solely at the discretion and the responsibility of the Terror Film Festival. All photos are the property of their respective owners and used here exclusively for promotional purposes in relation to the Terror Film Festival.

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