Q: When can I see the movie? Where? Tell me more!
A: This is my #1 most received question since launching the website.
The short answer is, I don't know.
The snarky answer is, didn't you read my Eight Point Game Plan? (See the first blog post). It's only half joking.
The long answer is, my self-imposed deadline for a fully edited and mastered film is June 30th. So the when is "Sometime this summer." The where is "An initial screening in Los Angeles, then around the festival circuit, finally followed by a distribution plan that may include a DVD, online, and/or theatrical release."
The best advice I can give is, bookmark my blog! I promise that when Diamond Bar is ready for you to see, you can read about how to see it right in this space. Keep checking in, I will do my best to make it entertaining.
---Josh
Listening to: "The Lisbon Maru", by Fuck Buttons (great band, terrible name)
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
This Is The First Post
Hi folks,
I'm writing this inaugural post to the official Diamond Bar blog on Jan. 17, 2010, a few days before the trailer and site go live officially. Yesterday, Ken, Chelsea, Nick and I went back to Rosarito to shoot the first scene. Today I put the finishing touches on the trailer. Tomorrow, we reshoot a couple driving scenes that needed better lighting. If all goes smoothly, we'll be approx. 96% done with principal photography. I've got a nasty sounding wheezy cough and am probably sick. Tuesday, I resume negotiations with Beggars for music rights for the trailer. (Fingers crossed!) Saturday is the wrap party, and although we won't be officially wrapped, I'd still like to have some promo ready to show the team.
This is my first time directing a movie. Movie-making, I've discovered, is not one big project, it's a thousand small ones, and every new project has an "if all goes smoothly" or a "hopefully" attached to it, and all the "hopefully"'s are cluttering my brain space and interrupting my sleep patterns. I used to be a laid back guy. Movie-making has turned me into a neurotic crazy person.
Everything has gone remarkably smoothly so far, weirdly enough. I was expecting so much more to go wrong. Either my neuroses are helping me stay organized, or they're unwarranted. Either way, I've pretty much got a movie in the can, and that's amazing.
Last May, I got the idea for a story about a woman who loses two years of her memory. I started writing it, consciously trying to write something I could potentially film for a very low budget. Around the same time, thanks to my other job as a radio producer/vlogger, I discovered the Flip video camera, which was giving me unusually solid video and sound for something you can get at a Best Buy. This was the discovery that made a micro-budget movie project seem honestly viable.
Soon, I finished the script, recruited friend and fellow movie nerd Ken Williams as my DP, and started auditioning from LA's deep pool of talented actors. Before I knew it, I'm hosting a sweet cast at my dad's house for sandwiches and a table read. Then, a three month whirlwind of location scouting, designing and buying props, buying some basic audio equipment, picking shots with Ken, and finally shooting. I'll save the details for the DVD commentary. Point is, I have the basic building blocks of a feature-length movie sitting on my hard drive, and I think it's something special. Now what?
Well, now I start a blog to tell you what. I provide you with exciting Diamond Bar news, update you on all the latest developments, and let you in on my eight-point game-plan for Diamond Bar. Like this:
MY EIGHT-POINT GAME-PLAN FOR DIAMOND BAR
Jan-June 2010: Edit and polish the final film, secure music rights.
July-August 2010: Screen the film and start entering it into film festivals.
Fall 2010-Summer 2011: Show the film at festivals, and get picked up for a distribution deal.
Fall 2011: Become the year's breakout hit. Make $200 mil box office. Win at least 4 Oscars or 7 Golden Globes.
Winter 2012: Enjoy my immense wealth and playboy status.
Spring 2012: Buy controlling stakes in the world's largest banks and liquidate all assets to consolidate my power.
Summer 2012: Become King of Spain. Resurrect the Knights Templar as my personal militia.
December 2012: Hell on Earth, and the Second Coming of Jesus.
There you have it! Maybe a tad unambitious, but it's a start. So now I roll up my digital sleeves and turn Final Cut Pro into my only friend. I'll post again soon and let you know how it's going.
In the meantime, check out the website (have you found the easter eggs yet?), watch the trailer again, and if you're a journalist or studio executive who wants to learn more about this astonishing young talent and his opus in waiting, my inbox is open.
Josh Richmond
Director, Diamond Bar
Listening to: "Lions" - tUnE-yArDs (not a big shocker there)
I'm writing this inaugural post to the official Diamond Bar blog on Jan. 17, 2010, a few days before the trailer and site go live officially. Yesterday, Ken, Chelsea, Nick and I went back to Rosarito to shoot the first scene. Today I put the finishing touches on the trailer. Tomorrow, we reshoot a couple driving scenes that needed better lighting. If all goes smoothly, we'll be approx. 96% done with principal photography. I've got a nasty sounding wheezy cough and am probably sick. Tuesday, I resume negotiations with Beggars for music rights for the trailer. (Fingers crossed!) Saturday is the wrap party, and although we won't be officially wrapped, I'd still like to have some promo ready to show the team.
This is my first time directing a movie. Movie-making, I've discovered, is not one big project, it's a thousand small ones, and every new project has an "if all goes smoothly" or a "hopefully" attached to it, and all the "hopefully"'s are cluttering my brain space and interrupting my sleep patterns. I used to be a laid back guy. Movie-making has turned me into a neurotic crazy person.
Everything has gone remarkably smoothly so far, weirdly enough. I was expecting so much more to go wrong. Either my neuroses are helping me stay organized, or they're unwarranted. Either way, I've pretty much got a movie in the can, and that's amazing.
Last May, I got the idea for a story about a woman who loses two years of her memory. I started writing it, consciously trying to write something I could potentially film for a very low budget. Around the same time, thanks to my other job as a radio producer/vlogger, I discovered the Flip video camera, which was giving me unusually solid video and sound for something you can get at a Best Buy. This was the discovery that made a micro-budget movie project seem honestly viable.
Soon, I finished the script, recruited friend and fellow movie nerd Ken Williams as my DP, and started auditioning from LA's deep pool of talented actors. Before I knew it, I'm hosting a sweet cast at my dad's house for sandwiches and a table read. Then, a three month whirlwind of location scouting, designing and buying props, buying some basic audio equipment, picking shots with Ken, and finally shooting. I'll save the details for the DVD commentary. Point is, I have the basic building blocks of a feature-length movie sitting on my hard drive, and I think it's something special. Now what?
Well, now I start a blog to tell you what. I provide you with exciting Diamond Bar news, update you on all the latest developments, and let you in on my eight-point game-plan for Diamond Bar. Like this:
MY EIGHT-POINT GAME-PLAN FOR DIAMOND BAR
Jan-June 2010: Edit and polish the final film, secure music rights.
July-August 2010: Screen the film and start entering it into film festivals.
Fall 2010-Summer 2011: Show the film at festivals, and get picked up for a distribution deal.
Fall 2011: Become the year's breakout hit. Make $200 mil box office. Win at least 4 Oscars or 7 Golden Globes.
Winter 2012: Enjoy my immense wealth and playboy status.
Spring 2012: Buy controlling stakes in the world's largest banks and liquidate all assets to consolidate my power.
Summer 2012: Become King of Spain. Resurrect the Knights Templar as my personal militia.
December 2012: Hell on Earth, and the Second Coming of Jesus.
There you have it! Maybe a tad unambitious, but it's a start. So now I roll up my digital sleeves and turn Final Cut Pro into my only friend. I'll post again soon and let you know how it's going.
In the meantime, check out the website (have you found the easter eggs yet?), watch the trailer again, and if you're a journalist or studio executive who wants to learn more about this astonishing young talent and his opus in waiting, my inbox is open.
Josh Richmond
Director, Diamond Bar
Listening to: "Lions" - tUnE-yArDs (not a big shocker there)
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