Recap of Marina Del Ray Film Festival and the upcoming ‘STRONG ONE’ screening!

As some of you know, I spent the weekend in California at the Marina Del Ray Film Festival. The film festival went well- I made some good connections, and got to see a lot of Venice, CA. The festival is in its first year, so it was relatively small, but it was a great experience. Enjoy some of these pics that I took during the trip!

A nice view of Venice Beach.

A local sandwich shop.

Palm trees at Venice Beach.

On the pier.

The next public screening of THE STRONG ONE will be at SPARKcon this weekend in Raleigh, NC. SPARKcon is an awesome arts festival that focuses on film, design, dance, art, circus, fashion, music, poetry, theater, and more! If you are in NC this weekend, you should NOT miss this.

THE STRONG ONE will screen on Saturday, Sept. 15^th. The short film screenings start at 7:30 at 500 Fayetteville, St. Raleigh.

Some EXCITING news!

Hi guys! I just wanted to give you updates on some EXCITING news!

Marina Del Ray Film Festival:

The STRONG ONE has been officially selected to be shown at the Marina Del Ray Film Festival which takes place next weekend, September 7th-9th!

I'll let you know if Marina Del Ray actually looks like this.

I have been very blessed with the opportunity to attend, so next week I will be flying into LAX for the weekend to attend the festival! Stay tuned for blog updates, pictures, and more as I watch the other films, network, and meet some other filmmakers and producers.

Sparkcon:

In some more local, but equally exciting news, THE STRONG ONE will also screen at Sparkcon in Downtown Raleigh!

You do not want to miss this!

The official screening is on Saturday, September 15th at 7:30 pm, on the Main Stage, which is 500 Fayetteville St. Raleigh. There will be films by 18 different filmmakers screened. For more info, go to the Filmspark WEBSITE!


In some further news, the video cut for IPSEITY is completed, and the post-production team will be meeting in the near future to review and begin the work on the musical score, the audio editing, the color, and the special effects!

Cast interviews!

This weekend, we not only did pickup shots for IPSEITY, but we also brought back some of our main cast and interviewed them for some promotional behind the scenes videos!

We interviewed Charlie Allen, Katherine Drew, Doug Nydick, Kimberly Parker, Abigail Cornell, and Mike West. Greg Wait will also have an interview video released, but his interview was scheduled for a different time.

I can't wait to release these interviews, along with several scenes from the film. Right now, that is a couple months away, but we are well on our way there, and the video cut of the film will be finished before September.

Check out these pictures from the shoot!

Also, a special thanks to Cliff Armstrong for letting us use Trailblazer Studios in Raleigh for the promotional shoot!

Charlie Allen (played Ian Tesh) gives his behind the scenes interview.

Trailblazer Studios green screen set up.

Updates on IPSEITY

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to give you some updates on IPSEITY. This Friday (Aug. 24th) we shot several pickup shots with Katherine Drew, Charlie Allen, and Mike Gutowski.

For those who don't know, 'pickup' shots are shots that have to be redone. It's not a reshoot of an entire scene, but it definitely requires some kind of recreation of the scene.

In this case, we recreated the first scene of the film, and shot a couple of small shots that we will piece together with the rest of the original footage. The audience will never know. Enjoy these pictures from the shoot, and stay tuned for some pictures of the promotional photo shoot, and the cast interviews!

Also, be sure to check out my website at www.nicholassailer.com!

Talking the scene over with actor Mike Gutowski (Hitman)

Directing the scene

Mike Gutowski (playing the Hitman) controls the scene.

Updates

In the past week I have met and talked with several new people that will soon be joining to post-production team to work on IPSEITY. I can't wait to introduce them and give you more details about the project. More on that coming soon!

Also, this week I had the opportunity to help Brian Decontreras and Caige Crampshee on their short film. Collaborating on projects with filmmakers is always a joy, and I am always looking to work with new faces.

Stay tuned for more updates - and in the meantime, please check out my website and follow me on twitter!

www.nicholassailer.com

www.twitter.com/nicholas_sailer

Updates, reshoots, auditions, and radio!

Last week, 'The Strong One' team, including Cinematographer Josh Bielick, Writer/poet Tim Reavis, and I, were asked to speak on WUNC's radio show, "The State of Things". It was an exciting and fun opportunity to talk about 'The Strong One' to a broad audience, and we were very thankful for the experience. Check out the podcast of the show on WUNC's website, HERE!

Meanwhile, in other news, the talent management agency, 'Depa Management Group' will be representing me at the Marina Del Ray Film Festival in September! Check out my bio page on their website, here!


Pre-production on my next directorial film 'Bryan', written and produced by Taylor D. Adams continues. Auditions were held on Sunday, and I can only say good things about the talent that will be involved in this film.


Post-production for Ipseity continues on. The video cut is still in progress, and we conducted a reshoot this past weekend. See below for some pictures of the scorching hot August sun, and our attempt at surviving it.

Director of Photography, Paul Frateschi, stays cool.

Stay tuned for more news as we finish the 'IPSEITY' video cut, and produce some interviews with cast and crew!

My next directorial project!

Time for an update!

Things are continuing on with IPSEITY. Editing is still going full force, and this weekend we will begin some small reshoots and pickups. Stay tuned for pictures from these shoots - although it may seem like Deja vu, because, after all, they are reshoots.


In late August, we'll have some more pictures of reshoots, and in addition, we are shooting interviews with the cast. Be sure to stay tuned for that!



And finally, the bigger news:

My next directorial project is entitled 'Bryan' - it is a short film, written by Taylor D. Adams, and will be shot this fall! We are currently in the stages of pre-production, and scheduled to have auditions this weekend. I can say that without a doubt, you will not want to miss any step of this production. The writer and producer, Taylor D. Adams, has a great vision for this project and is very excited. Check out more info about this project at our Kickstarter, HERE!