so we have a picture lock since a couple of days now... We're doing color correction on the computer and we're meeting with the sound designer on Tuesday so it can be finished before we leave. It's going sooooooo fast. We'll just have to do music once we're back and the movie will be done.
We had Kristine Cofsky to come over for some reshoot for the opening credits. It looks really great. We got some amazing shots and it feels good to have our own camera now cause we can shoot ANYTIME.

Talking about shooting anytime. We decided to shoot the first 10 pages of ELLES TROIS. We were supposed to meet with a french actress for the part of Charlotte but she never showed up so we'll shoot that in France and it actually gave us an idea for the beginning of the movie... so...
We did shoot Ashley and Helen's stuff and it looks great. Thanks to Kristine (god she's everywhere), Juan, Sara, colin, Ryan and Lori ... Yes Ryan Robbins and Lori Triolo... When you love them, you want them in every project! So we're gonna cut that together. We have to find some actors back in France now...

turning a page and starting over.

I just burnt a DVD of cut number 4. Not that rough anymore. We're on the right track. The second test screening was hard but so useful. It's amazing the difference between what we have today and what was cut the first time.

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the rough cut of smile of april is done and we're working on the second one already.

tracy came over to watch it and it's amazing what a person who didn't know anything about the story can do. She totally opened our eyes to problems we never considered... but that said... with a lot of work, it's gonna be a sweeeeeeet movie.

It's 100 minutes for now and we're thinking of cuttting off one story... not 100% sure yet but ...

so we're also thinking about the next one. Working title is "we're all somebody's stranger" but we're looking for an other title, probably in French, maybe a mix... something about family... about the three sisters... not that easy to find a title!

Our application for a visa was rejected. Seems like we're not good enough for canada so... we'll both be heading back to France sometimes soon.

For the DVD thing, it's on hold for now but I'm sure we'll find a way for the different regions...

september news

So it's an official wrap on Smile of April. We did some reshoot this week end. We lost two scenes from the hard drives and had to reshoot them... plus another scene we had to reshoot with anne marie and torri. It went well, really well. the scenes ended up being way better than what they used to be so, no regrets.

We finished the first draft of the next feature film "We're all someone's stranger" ... we're gonna start looking into French fundings, co-productions, ect...

the rough cut of Smile of April will be done at end of the week, next week the latest.

We're working on making a DVD with our three shorts...

updates

So we're gonna edit Smile of April ourselves. WE decided that waiting to find money to pay an editor was taking the risk not to have a movie done by the end of the year. We're gonna do it and Zoltan will still try to get money for sound design and color correction.

We found the locations we needed to shoot the first 8 pages of "We're all someone's stranger", we'll cut a promotional teaser out of it. Now the issue is... do we take union Actors? Don't want to pay 50$ per day and per actor... well, I would love to if I had the money. So do we do it anyway and find a way? or do we go non union? We'll take a decision this week.

We're also working on ideas to make the behind the scenes of Sanctuary. We sent a pitch to Damian today. Hope he'll like it.

Gonna watch "A cinderella story" to make sure I don't do the same thing with "life is not a fairy tale" even though this one will be darker.

got the next 33 pages of "We're all someone's stranger" ready to be sent to the Cold Reading Series.

so the script "We're all someone's stranger" is almost done. First draft at least. It's really exciting, I'm in love with it.
"If the world" won't be made like it was supposed to, since our producer decided he didn't have time to do it anymore.
Smile of April is on hold while our exe producer is trying to raise money but if we don't start editing in september we're taking the project back on the track it was supposed to take from the start.

So yesterday I started writing a script that i wasn't supposed to write.. it's not even in the list of the future projects (Yet) but as I was trying to find ideas for the feature "10 reasons why" (not in the list either) I kept coming up with ideas for this other script that I have no idea how to call...

It's about three sisters, one lives in Toronto, one in Los Angeles, One between Paris and London ... and they all find themselves at their mother's house in Burgundy ... thinking they would be alone... wow it sounds so cheesy when I pitch it lol ... Sounds like "a year in provence" ... but it's not cheesy... not at all... it's beautfiful... it's about people, relationship, it will make you smile, just like Smile of April.

We're mixing both languages in this one and it's a dramedy and I'm in love with it... Already got the cast in mind but we need a budget if we wanna shoot in France... OR, we go non union and go to my place in Burgundy and shoot Guerilla... we'll see.