Sunday, September 20, 2009

No Indy Film Without Community

Less than a week to go before we roll camera. So much preparation, so many details, so many panic attacks and bouts of terror, so much excitement and awe at the help and support that goes into such a big undertaking. This is indy film, arriving in a community and finding those magic angels, that lead to more magic angels, that will donate time, food, locations, animals, cornfields, rehearsal spaces, wood, props, wine, hard work, vitamins, vehicles, paint, dirt, advice, moral support, and all those myriad things that go into making a film. People who help because they want to, because they want to support the creation of something. There is no way to make an independent film without all this support, and for that I am eternally grateful. 
That's why those thank you credits go on so long at the end, and that's why independent films actually make it to the screen.

2 comments:

Dr Ian McCormick said...

check out our community film website

www.icff.info

Dr Ian McCormick

Para Graphia said...

Hi Claudia!

Love Stella the cow, she is just beautiful, and looks to have a really lovely nature ( : Was wonderful looking at all the filming stills on your website for 'Animal Blessing', so many transcendent animals, actors, crew, locations and shots! How is the editing going? It's going to be a gorgeous film!

Despite my misgivings about there not being as much social housing and community space in the new Woodwards redevelopment as we had all hoped, I went to the opening and turning on of the W sign on Friday, checked out the great new NFB space and studios next to SFUWoodwards, looking forward to W2. Links below. Saw Alanah, we thought of you ( : I have a new blog PARAGRAPHIA come visit:
http://paragraphia.blogspot.com/

http://www.creativetechnology.org/page/about-w2-1
http://sfuwoodwards.ca/about.html
http://www.woodwardsdistrict.com/