This blog entry is in response to a blog that we posted last week about Super Styling Sessions. While, yes, it is true that we were meant to be shooting dogs (as in video taping them) this past weekend; we were forced to cancel the taping! Apparently, central Massachusetts was so inundated with freezing rain that it was put into a state of emergency. The roof of Sue Zecco’s shop, The Pampered Pet, was severely damaged due to the storm and much of the area was without electricity for the majority of the weekend. Not surprisingly, everybody involved decided that it would be the smartest move to postpone the shoot so that Sue could put all of her attention on her shop and her home.
We hope everyone affected by the storm is coming out of the brutal weekend okay!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Super Styling Sessions Styles Again!
This weekend Alicia and Julie from On the Leesh are headed to Massachusetts to shoot more videos for Super Styling Sessions with Sue Zecco and Jay Scruggs. These top notch, award-winning groomers will be shooting more videos for their grooming series. We've worked with Jay and Sue for a number of years now and each shoot is always a glorious, fabulous, adventure! Being the dog lovers we are, we always look foward to another shoot with these two animal experts. Stay tuned... more videos to come!
If you're interested in creating an industrial, informational or educational video, give On the Leesh a call and let us work our a package for you!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Film Festival Questions
People ask us all the time how do we apply to film festivals? Is there
an order to follow? The truth, it's all a bit of a dance. There are
certain film festivals that will only accept your film if it is the
world premiere, and there are others that won't screen your film if it
has shown online. How do you keep track of all these rules, and
ensure that you don't miss out on a possibility to screen somewhere
while you're waiting to hear back from festivals.
Honestly, it's a hard call, and therefore a personal call. What's
right for us might not be the right choice for you. . Just recently
we were turned down from a festival because the festival was only
seeking NY premieres and we had already screened in Coney Island.
Here's my strategy - for year one, aim big. Target the big festivals
(Sundance, SXSW, Telluride, Tortonto, Cannes, etc) that you want to
apply to and hold on your smaller ones. This will help to avoid any
scheduling mis-steps. For year two, (you're usually given a grace
period of 2 years to apply to festivals), reach out to your smaller
film festivals. Of course, you might know that your film will have a
hard time getting into a bigger festival but might shine in a smaller
festival. Plan accordingly. Mainly it's about strategy and
organization. You can save money by applying early to festivals rather
than waiting for their extended deadlines. You can find out more information on
most of the domestic film festivals at www.withoutabox.com.
Best of luck!
an order to follow? The truth, it's all a bit of a dance. There are
certain film festivals that will only accept your film if it is the
world premiere, and there are others that won't screen your film if it
has shown online. How do you keep track of all these rules, and
ensure that you don't miss out on a possibility to screen somewhere
while you're waiting to hear back from festivals.
Honestly, it's a hard call, and therefore a personal call. What's
right for us might not be the right choice for you. . Just recently
we were turned down from a festival because the festival was only
seeking NY premieres and we had already screened in Coney Island.
Here's my strategy - for year one, aim big. Target the big festivals
(Sundance, SXSW, Telluride, Tortonto, Cannes, etc) that you want to
apply to and hold on your smaller ones. This will help to avoid any
scheduling mis-steps. For year two, (you're usually given a grace
period of 2 years to apply to festivals), reach out to your smaller
film festivals. Of course, you might know that your film will have a
hard time getting into a bigger festival but might shine in a smaller
festival. Plan accordingly. Mainly it's about strategy and
organization. You can save money by applying early to festivals rather
than waiting for their extended deadlines. You can find out more information on
most of the domestic film festivals at www.withoutabox.com.
Best of luck!
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