The Attic Door

Danny Daneau
Director
The 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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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!

Check out this slideshow in the New York Times featuring our home in Southern Utah. We are especially happy for the special write-up on The Parry Lodge which was the home base for our crew during production.

Credits: Photo by Bryce Hudson
Southern Utah: The West’s Best-Kept Secret (Photos by: Kevin Moloney for The New York Times)

Danny Daneau
Director

While attending the Florida Film Festival, writer Eric Ernst and I sat down with the team at IndieGoGo to answer six questions about how we are building an online audience. Read the full interview here.