Nice piece on my web series "88 Hits":
http://www.tilzy.tv/88-hits-documents-unorganized-mobsters-that-never-hit-their-prime.htm
We're really getting some good response from this show.
Check it out on KOLDCAST.TV.
-Blake
"Spilt Milk" is now wrapped!!! Had a really, really smooth shoot. GREAT cast & crew. I think the movie is going to be very good. I know the wrap party was. :)
Pictures, clips, trailer, etc. all coming soon. We'll be creating a Facebook page and official website soon too.
-Blake
We're into our 3rd week of production on the indie feature comedy "Spilt Milk". Tomorrow is the start of our final shooting days.
Overall things have been going very smooth. Haven't had much time to blog about it here, but if you follow me on Twitter (@blake_calhoun) or are friends with me on Facebook (facebook.com/blakecalhoun) I've been updating things there more often. Will definitely post photos and clips here in the coming weeks and months.
Talk soon--
BC
There is a good article on web TV including PINK and GEMINI DIVISION in the June 2009 HD Video Pro magazine. It's on most newsstands including places like Barnes and Noble and Borders. Check it out if you can! :)
-Blake
Here's a funny promo with Jake Johnson for "Paper Heart". This one also features Jack Black (Jake's in my new film I'm directing)...
Paper Heart Exclusive!
We booked Jake Johnson in our new film SPILT MILK in the leading role. Here's a trailer for PAPER HEART the Sundance hit film that he stars in with Michael Cera and Charlyn Yi...
Been really busy this last week with Pre-Production on the new indie feature I'm directing called "Spilt Milk". I'm actually doing a descent amount of "micro blogging" on Twitter, so if your'e interested please follow me @blake_calhoun. I'll likely post things there more often than here (really because it's easily done on my iPhone). :)
Anyway, this week we've secured a great grocery store location - a closed down Walmart Neighborhood store. Tough part is dressing it out to look like a working store! It has all the racks and signs still in it, but not product of course. But, we do have several product placement companies on board and it's starting to fill up.
Other thing is we're now rounding out the cast and it's coming together nicely. We've got some really talented folks involved that are going to make this film reallly come alive!
During the production I'll try and post some photos and video, but again, I'll likely do a lot of that on Twitter and probably Facebook too.
Now back to work!
-Blake
Daisy Whitney listed my web comedy "88 HITS" on eGuiders. Very cool!
http://eguiders.com/video/family-man
-Blake
My web series "88 HITS" is mentioned in a WIRED Online story called "7 Webotainers Worth Watching"
Check it out:
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/05/7-webotainers-worth-watching/
-Blake
CASTING NOTICE ---------------------------------------
Project Name: SPILT MILK
Project Type: Independent Feature Film
Production Co.: Languishing Productions, LLC
Rate: SAG Ultra Low (union and non-union actors welcome)
Audition Date/Time: Wednesday May 20, 2009
10:00am – 4:00pm (by appointment only)
Audition Location: MPS Studios
141 Regal Row
Dallas, TX 75247
(214) 630-1655
Scheduling Contact: “Spilt Milk” Casting (in email subject line)
loudpics@yahoo.com
(214) 521-4962 – please try email first though
SABRINA -- Late teens. Caucasian. Popular-type. A privileged girl who doesn't get along with her mother Shannon on anything since the divorce. She's very good at playing nice when she wants something, but doesn't know what to do when that doesn't work.
JOSH -- Late teens. Caucasian. A cocky kid who puts on a big attitude to try and impress Sabrina. He's actually a decent guy, but is afraid to let anyone see it.
TIA -- Late teens. Caucasian. Friends with Sabrina, also Josh's cousin. She's quick and smart, but somehow constantly underestimated.
RODNEY -- Late teens-early 20s. Any ethnicity. Rodney works with Todd stocking shelves while getting ready to join the military. He often goes unnoticed, but he's a hard worker, trying to see everything he does as training for the army.
SHANNON -- 40s. Caucasian. Mother of Sabrina, married for money, and addicted to prescription drugs; Shannon goes through life, disconnected from reality. She chooses to complain about how everything and everyone around her has come up short, in order to disguise the failings in her own life. Deep down she does care for her daughter though, even if she doesn’t show it.
If you have a broad-band connected TiVO DVR you can now download episodes of PINK and 88 HITS for FREE.
Check it out here
This is part of our distribution deal with the good folks at Koldcast TV. Thanks to them and to the fans of the shows. :)
-Blake
Check out this fun interview with "Pink" star Natalie Raitano on the Gordon Keith Show...
-Blake
Slomo footage shot with the new Panasonic GH1 STILL CAMERA...
Kauai sunset: Lumix GH1 slow motion from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.
Game changer folks, game changer.-Blake
You can now watch 88 HITS on iTunes and Zune. If you have an iPod, iPhone or Zune simply subscribe and then sync your device and the show will be right there. Oh, and did I mention it's FREE. :)
Click here for iTunes
Click here for Zune
-Blake
Tubefilter did nice piece on Koldcast release of 88 HITS:
http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/05/06/88-hits-debuts-mobumentary-sub-genre-is-born/
Check it out. Thanks!
-Blake
Today is the launch of the mock-doc 88 HITS on Koldcast TV. The once proud Pascadelli mob family is now going broke. There are two episodes online now, and then each Tuesday a new episode premieres.
A lot of folks (supposedly 60%) who join Twitter end up quitting. But, this is actually a good thing. A lot of people just dont' get it...
Read Article
-Blake
Support Texas film and film showcases! Brian Cox, M. Emmet Walsh, Ray Liotta and more at this year's festival...
Check out schedule here:
http://www.usafilmfestival.com/images/usaff.schedule.pdf
-Blake
This is genius! My favorite current web series. And it's also what's so cool about Web TV... you could NEVER do this show anywhere else.
Direct link to episode
-Blake
Who Am I?
I also created the Streamy and Webby award-winning web series PINK, which to date has been viewed online around 10 MILLION times at places like YouTube, Hulu, Koldcast and TheWB.com. And speaking of TheWB.com, I also produced and directed an online thriller for them called EXPOSED. It was released summer 2010. And most recently I created a new online sci-fi series called CONTINUUM, which is part of the online indie TV network JTS.tv - Just The Story and NOW available via VOD through indie platform Distrify.
Oh, and I don't shoot weddings. Thanks for asking though.
