Whewwweee!

Ok y'all,
We finally got our podcasting fixed up and the new vid looks sweet. Take a moment (if you haven't already) and check out our latest podcast by clicking here or subscribing via the itunes link in the sidebar.
Oh yeah, and be sure to leave us a comment!
-james

We got issues...

Got an extra magazine rack floating around somewhere? Donate it to FACEPLANT PRODUCTIONS! We need one to hold all our issues...
Of course, I am speaking here, once again, of the myriad of technical issues we face as we press on to bring you the highest quality short film entertainment you can get for absolutely free. The problem is our latest valentine's episode is finished, uploaded, and completely unviewable to anyone because of ... Well, I don't know why.
It's all hopelessly complicated and, I feel, deliberately boring, but if you know the ins and outs of uploading .m4v, .mp4, and .mov files that are of acceptable size and quality and making them available to people via web steaming and podcasting, well then, we'd love to talk to you.
In other news, the news stations here in bradenton aren't being as cooperative as we had originally hoped. We're still committed to bringing you the most incredible documentary you'll ever see next month... it just might not have all the bells and whistles you've come to expect... or it might... like I said, it's an issue.
We'll get these issues resolved as soon as we can and those of you on the hunger strike will hopefully be able to resume your normal eating habits shortly.
Take care.
-james
I'm sure we'll have these issues worked out

Editing Earnest

Well folks, we filmed over this past weekend and have finished. We have about 3 hours of footage for a 5 minute short. yes... we are still learning, hah! We're gonna spend this week editing and finishing up and hopefully have it posted next monday.
If you're reading this, click on this link and help us out by taking a quick second to vote for our podcast. Nah, we're probably not gonna win the whole dang thing, but we could move up in rank which definitely wouldn't hurt anything, natch.
Anybody see the game yesterday? yeah... not too fun, but how bout the commercial with the guy in the hospital bed and the doctor zapping the fly with the defibulator? Hah, dark comedy = good stuff.
-james

Filming Earnest

Well peeps,
Starting yesterday we began filming of "The Importance of Being Earnest." Ya know what? It's amazing how much you learn about the filming process when you actually do it... We're gonna be shooting today and tomorrow as well. We've got some cool ideas, and the end product should be under 5 minutes.
Did anyone realize how many different takes it was required to do dialogue? Well, let me tell you it takes quite a few. Actors have to give their line correctly, move correctly, and the camera has to be focused correctly, and the mic has to be placed properly all at the same time. Patience, good humor, and frequent snack breaks are important - even when you're under a huge time constraint. Anyway, we'll be with the principle photography this weekend and hopefully do all post-production next week.
Do you wanna know what we're doing for March and April? Oh... well, I'm gonna save that bit of info for now... but we have much more coming soon to a podcast near you...