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Borrowing from the Best

Over the weekend filmmaker Peter Yates passed away. Not too many people may know him but he made some film seriously great films…most notably for me were BULLITT and BREAKING AWAY. BULLITT is such an influential film for me….so much so that for my second short film (HUBRIS – 2006) I pretty much lifted what I could from its amazing opening sequence. Granted…my film was about speed dating while his was about cops and gangsters. Here’s a quick comparison: BULLITT/HUBRIS [...]

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The Cameras of My Films

As technology improves each year (making everything better and more affordable), it makes me just hope to keep up with my own growth as a filmmaker and visual storyteller. I’m dancin’ as fast as I can. Looking at my trailers brings back fond memories of the people and experiences that have come and gone in the past 7 years. I am who I am today because of them. HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG (2011) (Canon 5D, Canon [...]

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HUBRIS Festival Screenings To Date

2006 Long Island International Film Expo 2006 Dances With Films Festival 2006 Rhode Island International Film Festival 2006 Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival 2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2006 FAIF International Film Festival 2006 Ellensburg Film Festival REVIEWS: “Gary King has an unbelievable talent as a filmmaker.” –RogueCinema.com “The performances are all memorable. Koerner is perfect as the smart-ass best friend, and Goris as his nebbish buddy.”–TailSlate.net “…a very funny story with great acting, a hilarious [...]

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HUBRIS Premieres in July!!

HUBRIS will be premiering on both coasts this month: LONG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM EXPO (World Premiere) Bellmore, NY (July 19 – 7pm) www.longislandfilm.com DANCES WITH FILMS (West Coast Premiere) Los Angeles, CA (July 26 – 5pm) www.danceswithfilms.com CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Hope to see you there. Please feel free to say hi as I and some of the cast/crew will be in attendance at both festivals.

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Hectic (In a good way)

Man, things have been really wild for the past few months….primarily with my move from the West Coast to NYC. I love it here and feel so inspired from the environment. The script development for my feature film is coming along nicely.On top of the move, HUBRIS has been getting some great PR lately. 1) Got a great review from Rogue Cinema: “Trust me, whatever it takes you really want to see this film….the acting was great, the comedy all [...]

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HUBRIS gets reviewed

Felix Vasquez Jr. from Cinema-Crazed.com writes: “A very funny story with great acting, a hilarious script, and a true message that should resonate to anyone on the dating scene: you either play the game right, or you’ll get knocked off the field.” CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REVIEW

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Film Festivals

So far…..I’ve submitted HUBRIS to 39 festivals and am waiting to hear back to see if anyone is interested in screening it at their festival. The earliest I’ll hear back is in late April. Seems so far away right now.I’m still on the lookout for other festivals to join, but I can’t wait to have the US premiere. In the meantime, I’m gearing up to start another Film Acting Workshop in New York soon. I held them last year before [...]

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HUBRIS MySpace

In order to give the film an extra publicity push through the film festival submission process, a MySpace site has been created for the small chance that it may get networked to people who would be interested in programming it. If I’m lucky, I hope to meet you soon on the festival circuit. www.myspace.com/hubristhemovie www.hubristhemovie.com – Official Website Please contact me if you are interested in viewing the film or if you have any questions.

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HUBRIS Done

The film is finally completed for festival submissions….a full year after first writing the script. Now I’m scrambling to get the film out to festivals before their deadlines in hopes that it’ll make it into a few.I’ve been tied up creating the press kits, screener copies, filling out applications……and working on some feature scripts. Hopefully, this will be an exciting year with many surprises yet to come.

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Hubris Premiere

The film’s score and sound design are being worked on as well as the color-correction. Looks like a November premiere is in sight. Should be a fun time to finally present the film to a large audience to see the type of reactions it will (or will not) get.

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ADR Session

Just finished up a 12 hour ADR marathon session for Hubris. Special thanks to Brooks White for his dedication to the craft. Many thanks to Mary, Frederik….and especially Jeremy, Nicole and my lovely wife Susie for making it through to the end.Everyone was tired, but we got what we needed. The session was fun.

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7.7/10

Hubris scored a 7.7 out of a possible 10 (the score was averaged from 15 viewers via test screen surveys). So now I’m just tweaking the final cut and doing some final audio mixing. I shared the film with my filmmaker brother this weekend and he gave some good, constructive feedback and felt for the most part that it’s a good film. His opinion is that the film moves along nicely and although there are a few missteps in there, [...]

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HUBRIS Test Screenings

I’ve been scheduling some test screenings for the rough cut of HUBRIS. This weekend is the big test with an audience who hasn’t been involved with the production at all. I’m hoping most of the movie gets a positive response. The movie is almost locked and ready to deliver to the composer and sound designer. Can’t wait to get it finished and out there!!!

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Hubris Post-Production Update

Tonight I realized that I’ve been editing the film since June 19. That’s 32 straight days of editing. Whew!! The good news is a rough cut will be ready in about 2 more weeks.I’m working on tightening the cuts (scene by scene) and doing a very rough sound mix to hand off to the final mixer. I can’t wait to see what the first cut’s running time will be. It looks like it may be close to 30 minutes.

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On the lookout for a song……

I have been searching for a song by an indie artist to feature during the end credits of my film. It’s been tough to find the right match for the images and feeling I need to end the picture.A good friend of mine has been actively scanning his network to find me some options. Hopefully he’ll find someone whose song will be the perfect fit. Otherwise, I’ll have my composer create the end credits score to convey the feelings and [...]

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HUBRIS Website

The official website for my latest short film (HUBRIS) has been launched. It’s a comedy centered on the battle of the sexes amongst the backdrop of a speed dating session. If you’re interested, please visit: www.hubristhemovie.com You’ll find the trailer, behind the scenes pictures, cast/crew bios and some other goodies. I’m currently in post-production editing the film. I’ve lined up a sound designer, composer and music supervisor to help out with the other elements. I hope to have the premiere [...]

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HUBRIS Update

I’m amazed of how everything came together and allowed me to shoot my second film. I’ve found my muse (who shall remain anonymous) who has inspired me in so many ways. The production wrapped and I’m now into the post-production phase in which I’ll start shaping the film to be something even better than I imagined thanks to the collaborative efforts of my talented cast and crew. Stay tuned for the official launch of the movie website in the coming [...]

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