Weekly Update (April 4-10)

WEEKLY UPDATE:
-Seidule Films COVER ME had production days 6-8, bringing them to the “2/3 Completed” mark.
-Reconfigured the wiring for the 7 external hard drives HP uses in the editing suite.
-Did the first official tests of our new editing software, Final Cut Pro X.
-Research for the 2016 project.
-Major work on setting dates for the NICHOLAS ACT I trailer shoots and DAY OF THE HEDGES shoots (and other early logistical work on both).
-Finalized the “script” for the NICHOLAS ACT I trailer.
-Finished the first proofread/revisions of the NICHOLAS ACT I screenplay for publishing later this year.

Look for this HP cameo in COVER ME from Seidule Films this fall.

ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK:
-The final production days for Seidule Films’ COVER ME.
-The NICHOLAS ACT I trailer takes priority - with major issues like booking locations, actors, costumes and props being addressed.
-Continued tests of Final Cut Pro X.

QUESTION FROM A FAN:
“Can I have your autograph?”
It depends.

Weekly Update (March 21-27)

WEEKLY UPDATE:
-Was on set assistant-producing for production days 1-3 of Seidule Films’ new feature, COVER ME.
-Worked on creating call sheets for production days 8-10 of Seidule Films’ COVER ME.
-Revised 10 pages of the NICHOLAS: ACT I screenplay.
-Brainstormed some trailer ideas for NICHOLAS ACTS II and III.
-Worked on booking a date for the HP 15th anniversary gala.
-Continued to get “settled in” with the new iMac (mostly figuring out the most efficient way to deal with the 6, soon to be 7, external hard drives we keep our projects on).

Anthony Pierre as "James" in Seidule Films' COVER ME.

ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK:
-Production days 4-5 for Seidule Films’ COVER ME.
-More revisions for NICHOLAS: ACT I.
-Watching some Final Cut X tutorials.

QUESTION FROM A FAN:
“How far in advance to you plan your movies?”
Plans are always changing depending on the availability of key volunteers, but generally speaking, HP usually knows what the “next” movie will be after the current project. So, the short answer to that question would be: “a year-two years”. We currently have plans through the end of 2016 with a very small project penciled in for 2017. However, those plans are always subject to change.

Weekly Update (March 14-20)

WEEKLY UPDATE:
-Purchased and setup a new, faster, better iMac to use for editing movies (made possible thanks to our generous IndieGoGo contributors)!
-Worked on call sheets for days 4-7 of Seidule Films’ feature film, COVER ME.
-Revised 10 pages of NICHOLAS ACT I screenplay.
-Downloaded Final Cut Pro X, the program that will be used to edit movies from now on.
-Working on booking date for HP 15th anniversary gala.
-Setup this new blog!

ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK:
-Production days 1-3 for Seidule Films’ feature, COVER ME (we will be on set logging shots, taking photos, and generally helping out).
-Sorting archived files on the HP editing iMac.
-More revisions for NICHOLAS.

QUESTION FROM A FAN:
“Just how many projects do you have going on this year?”
A lot! We are helping out Seidule Films with COVER ME, later this year we will produce the short DAY OF THE HEDGES (which will debut at our 15th anniversary gala in October), we are getting the NICHOLAS ACT I screenplay ready to be printed, we will be shooting a “book trailer” for NICHOLAS ACT I, and we are also prepping for a big feature film of our own in 2016.