Three of our crew sped down to Indiana for a 2 day commercial shoot for Newborn Lifeline. It is a pro-life, pro-adoption oriented piece. Even though we could have sworn we promised ourselves we would never shoot outside in the winter again (since shooting The Penny last year in sub zero temperatures) The film included a final scene outdoors, so we had to break our promise. Yup it was cold, but everyone survived, and managed to keep a pretty good attitude!

Also, due to a number of extras not showing up we really needed some help and the Sampleys from www.take7films.com came up from Louisville to save the day. Big thank you for that guys!

This short commercial will be airing on national television in the near future, so keep an eye out!

This past Monday I braved the wintry Wisconsin roads down to Nate Sisson's sound studio for another ADR session.  It was great to see Molly Kunz (who plays Kate Carter) and her mom Debbie again.  As I've said before, things are much more laid back when recording ADR so it's fun to spend time with the actors in this less stressful environment. 

The recording session went great and we even captured some interviews with Molly to use in the behind the scenes portion of the DVD.  Who knows, maybe a few small BTS clips will even show up here before the DVD comes out...

Here's a brand new poster design for "The Penny"!  It's based off some of the input you gave us regarding the first three poster concepts.  Let us know what you think!

You can see the poster in higher resolution on Facebook by clicking here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4864378&l=513a0f2d1d&id=755147215

Here are three brand new poster concepts for "The Penny"!  We would love to hear your thoughts and input on the designs.

For higher resolutions of each one you can check them out on our Facebook group at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=188624&id=755147215&l=b3f158d040

While your there we'd love to have you join the group as well if you haven't already.  It's a great way to stay up to date on Filmweavers and even get sneak peeks at things such as this!

For those of you with Twitter accounts you can now follow all the latest Filmweavers news via tweets as well!  This is a great way to stay up to date on all our projects and happenings as we'll be posting even more frequent updates there between blog our posts here.

To subscribe check out the feed here: http://twitter.com/filmweavers

ADR recording for "The Penny" is currently in full swing.  For those unfamiliar with it, ADR (short for automated dialogue replacement) is the process of re-recording lines of dialogue from the film which for some reason or another were unable to be used from the original audio recorded during production.  Sometimes the shot was too wide to properly mic the actors, other times traffic or wind noise may have been too loud, etc.

This past weekend Brian Morvant (who plays "Rick") and Kyle Walters (who plays "Curt") flew in from New York City to record their ADR down in Illinois at Nate Sisson's studio.  It was a jam packed couple of days as we worked long hours to get the necessary work done in the limited amount of time we had.  Happily, we were able to accomplish everything with even a little bit of Saturday evening to spare.

Kyle, Nathan, and Brian after wrapping up the weekend's ADR session.

While ADR can be a tedious and sometimes difficult process it has been quite enjoyable to get to spend time again with many of our talented actors.  The sound studio environment tends to be a bit less stressful than shooting on set, so there's always a little more time to chat, laugh, and enjoy each others company.

Tom Lodewyck (who plays "Jack Carter") records some lines.

In addition to the ADR work continues on the score, visual effects, and color grading for the film.  The trailer and website continue to be polished as well.  I'll keep you posted on all the latest developments as I'm able!

As 2009 draws to a close tonight we here at Filmweavers have many blessings to be thankful for from the past year.  We have had the opportunity to work with many great people both old friends and many new ones.  Thank you to all that have helped and supported our filmmaking ministry this year!

There are also many things to look forward to in 2010 not the least of which is the upcoming release of our feature film "The Penny".  It's been quite awhile since we last updated you on the movie's progress but much has been accomplished in that time.

Jurgen is now well over halfway done with composing the original score for "The Penny" and it's turning out great!  Nate is hard at work on the audio and will be recording some ADR soon to help wrap up the sound mix.  Micah is making some very good progress on the color grading as well.  Things are getting more and more exciting as the film continues to push towards completion and release!

Many rumors have also been going around regarding a new website and trailer for the movie along with a final title announcement...and I'm happy to report that they're true!  Finishing touches are even now being put on each of these things in preparation for their planned release in the near future.  These will be just the start of many new and exciting pieces of "The Penny" you can look forward to in the upcoming months.

Until then have a blessed and happy new year!!

Greetings everyone! For those of you who don't know, though it wasn't a Filmweaver's project, half of our team worked very hard on the Pendragon film. Burn's Family Studios has been hard at work on a new Behind The Scenes book which has just been released! It contains ton's of BTS pictures, fascinating facts and information on how the film Pendragon Sword of his Father was created. It would make a great Christmas gift for someone you know. I'm actually picking up 10 myself for Christmas presents! It's full color glossy, and 128 pages of family friendly fun check it out!

http://burnsfamilystudios.com/movies/pendragon/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=8

Those of you looking for something to do early tomorrow morning at 1:00am central time (besides sleeping) are encouraged to turn on your local Trinity Broadcasting Network station and watch one of Filmweavers' previous films "The Heartwood Dagger".

If you are sleeping during that time (understandable) or are otherwise unable to catch the movie on TBN tonight you can always order your own copy here and watch it on your own schedule.

To find a Trinity Broadcasting Network station in your area click here.

There's a nice article on "The Penny" in the latest issue of Testify Magazine.  It's also a featured article on their website where you can read the whole thing.

It’s two in the morning and the thermometer is hovering around ten degrees.  A small group of people huddles outside an auto repair shop around a frost covered LCD monitor.  My eyes start to droop shut and I reach for an energy drink to try and force them back open but the liquid is now frozen solid.  Placing the can back down I turn to those around me.  “Let’s go one more time.  We’ve almost got this guys!”  The small group of people bursts to life and scurries back into their positions.  “Roll camera…”

Read the rest of the article here.

Music can add so much to the emotion and feel of a film and "The Penny" will be no exception.  Crafting a good score that captures and conveys that emotion is no easy task, but after previewing the first pieces of Jurgen's current work on"The Penny" it's obvious he's up to the task!

Even though they are still works in progress and will only get better, they are already sending chills up and down my spine as I listen to them.  The next couple months will be exciting ones as the score continues to take shape!

We are excited to announce that Jurgen Beck has been brought on to write and produce the original soundtrack for "The Penny"! 

Jurgen was selected out of a skilled pool of composers who auditioned for the project.  His work really stood out from the rest and we look forward to seeing what his talents will bring to the project.

In preparation for his upcoming work on the score Jurgen flew up to WI this past weekend for a spotting session with Nathan.  For those unfamiliar with the term, a "spotting session" is a time for the Director and Composer to sit down and go through the entire film while discussing where and how to implement music in the production.  It was a full weekend with lots of good work accomplished!  Over the coming months Jurgen will now be hard at work composing and producing each and every note of music that will soon grace the screen as a part of "The Penny".

In the meantime you can learn more about Jurgen and listen to some of his past work on his website at: www.jurgenbeck.com

Welcome to the team Jurgen!!