The Attic Door http://www.theatticdoormovie.com Official Blog of the Filmmaking Team Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:55:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.theatticdoormovie.com http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/favicon/favicon.ico The Attic Door ©The Attic Door ddaneau@nightlightpictures.com (The Attic Door) ddaneau@nightlightpictures.com Film 1440 Sneak Peak, Filmmaking, Film, Children, Utah, Student, Romance, Western, Suspense, Behind the Scenes, Trailer, Thriller, Join the cast and crew of - THE ATTIC DOOR - through the trials and tribulations of independent feature filmmaking. Join the cast and crew of - THE ATTIC DOOR - through the trials and tribulations of independent feature filmmaking. - BEHIND THE ATTIC DOOR - is a video podcast series premiering October 10th, 2008 that documents the behind the scenes journey of the independent feature film, THE ATTIC DOOR. More information at - www.theatticdoormovie.com - The Attic Door The Attic Door ddaneau@nightlightpictures.com No no http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/atticdoorsmsqr.jpg The Attic Door http://www.theatticdoormovie.com 144 144 Long time no Blog http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/long-time-no-blog-2/ http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/long-time-no-blog-2/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:55:05 +0000 Danny Daneau http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/long-time-no-blog-2/ Sorry about the lack of entries. We are busy updating our site to help us launch our festival and distribution campaign! Please stay tuned and check us at facebook.com/theatticdoor.

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Director
Vimeo has been our choice of video hosting for almost as long as the site’s been live. They were the first to do HD streaming and their presentation is as clear and minimal as it gets. We were delighted today to learn that the staff include, Behind the Attic Door – Episode 3 – Caroline and Darrell, in their “Staff Picks” section! Check it out.

Thanks Vimeo. We love ya!

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You can contribute to our film by clicking here to donate, or you can buy a poster from our store.


]]> http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/special-thanks-to-chuck-kerrigan/feed/ 2 Behind the Attic Door on IMDB http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/behind-the-attic-door-on-imdb/ http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/behind-the-attic-door-on-imdb/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:24:05 +0000 Danny Daneau http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/behind-the-attic-door-on-imdb/ Our behind the scenes video podcast series, BEHIND THE ATTIC DOOR, is now part of IMDBs video beta testing. Although the quality leaves something to be desired, you cannot beat the shelf space. Check it out here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098358/

If you haven’t already, please help get our videos seen by sending people to www.theatticdoormovie/video

The series was created by documentary filmmakers Roman Safiullin and Chris Walker.

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Shanghai PosterThe team here at theatticdoormovie.com would like to congratulate our producer, Erica Harrell, who will be world premiering her other feature, ACTS OF MERCY at the Shanghai International Film Festival next week. Shanghai, with it’s corresponding film market, has been described as the “Cannes of Asia” and it is truly an honor to be invited to play in the International Panorama.

ACTS OF MERCY was also directed by my future wife, Laura Lopez. We both wrote, produced, and post produced our films together while attending the University of Central Florida’s Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema, Master of Fine Arts program. Working in those tight spaces had it’s affect on us, and we are to be married this Summer in her home country, Ecaudor!

Paying homage to classic noir films and thrillers, ACTS OF MERCY unveils the story of young nurse Maggie Collins as she begins caring for the charming but forgotten residents of Moss Oak Manor nursing home. Slowly, Maggie finds herself on an ethical minefield where good intentions turn into ambition, and mercy finds its way into murder. The film stars Tony and Emmy nominated actress, Tovah Feldshuh and upcoming star of Martin Scorsese’s Boardwalk Empire, Aleksa Paladino.

Once again, congratulations Laura and Erica.

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Sorry again for the black out!

]]> http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/we-are-back/feed/ 0 “Visit Florida” features “The Attic Door” at Florida Film Festival http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/visit-florida-features-the-attic-door-at-florida-film-festival/ http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/visit-florida-features-the-attic-door-at-florida-film-festival/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 22:28:17 +0000 Danny Daneau http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/visit-florida-features-the-attic-door-at-florida-film-festival/ Check out this coverage of the Florida Film Festival by travel planning site “Visit Florida” featuring testimonials from our film. Link.

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Local Hero LogoThe Attic Door is a very large low budget film. Our production was continuously blessed with people and professionals who leant us a hand, or cut us a break. One of the greatest experiences we had was working intimately with Leandro Marini and his post production crew over at Local Hero Post. Scott Uhlfelder, the Director of Photography, and myself spent ten days in the darkness of the color correction suite searching the for the proper color choices for our final film.

This process is often overlooked and misunderstood by filmmakers. A proper D.I. (digital intermediate) is crucial to the storytelling. When filmmakers famously skip this process (PT Anderson for example), it is for a highly motivated and personal reason that is in tune with the central theme of the project. One only needs to watch what a proper DI can do to understand how important it is to the process.

Local Hero Post has included before and after video clips from our film on their site under “Main” and “Color Correct.” Check it out.

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We are excited to announce a new way you can support our little indie film. Today is the official launch date of The Attic Door Store. We are managing all materials from home so all money goes right into fueling our marketing and distribution efforts. What’s more, you can take home beautiful 11″x17″ or large 27″x40″ versions of our official theatrical poster.

The selection and payment is easy and secure, all via Paypal Storefront. —–>

Please help us by buying a beautiful poster. Click here to visit the store.

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]]> http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/the-attic-door-store/feed/ 0 Our Lead Actor Jake Johnson and the Coen Brothers http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/our-lead-actor-jake-johnson-and-the-coen-brothers/ http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/our-lead-actor-jake-johnson-and-the-coen-brothers/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:10:28 +0000 Danny Daneau http://www.theatticdoormovie.com/2009/our-lead-actor-jake-johnson-and-the-coen-brothers/ Check out our lead actor Jake Johnson in this behind the scenes video for the new Clean Coal Clean commercial directed by the Coen Brothers!

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