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Here is what is going well so far: Our actors are delivering top-notch performances The weather is cooperating Our cast and crew are fantastically hard-working and enthusiastic The kind folks of Brainerd are incredibly supportive and curious Here is what is NOT going well so far: Sleeping. Sleeping is not going well so far And, [...]
by Jeremy Doyle I thought I’d just share a couple of techie things real quick. So far we’ve soot entirely with Canon DSLR’s. There’s one scene that I was worried about because of the rolling shutter. I had a back-up XDCAM on set, but we didn’t end up needing it. The main lens we’ve used [...]
During the TILT Kickstarter campaign, we promised to re-enact any and all scenes assigned to us by backers who contributed at the $250-and-over level. We did Office Space, Star Trek, and It’s a Wonderful Life. And now…TILT Director Phil Holbrook does Groundhog Day for the very generous and supportive David Augustyn. Thank you, David. Here [...]
BREAKING NEWS! The TILTtheTown Storybook is up to date through backer #170! We’re so close! While we love our Google Maps version of TILTtheTown, we realize that it’s a little unwieldy, especially now that we’ve topped 100 backers (yay!) So Jessica has created a hypertext PDF version of TILTtheTown in which all backer bios are [...]
After a weekend of weighing, deliberating, and debating, the TILT team has finally picked the winners of the TILT Indie-in-an-Indie contest: Mark Thimijan ‘s BARSTOOL COWBOY AND Gary King’s DEATH OF THE DEAD All of the finalists were top notch, but these two movies meet the specific needs of the movie viewing scenes within TILT [...]
We had 8 formidable contestants, but the votes are in, and the finalists are: BARSTOOL COWBOY by Mark Thimijan 26.74% (of the vote) BLANC DE BLANC by Lucas McNelly 20.61% NEW YORK LATELY by Gary King 14.21% DEATH OF THE DEAD by Gary King 11.14% THANK YOU to everyone who voted as well as to [...]
5 brave indie film makers; 8 great indie features. Help us decide which ones will make a cameo in our feature thriller TILT. Give us YOUR input! WATCH all 8 trailers below. VOTE for the TWO movies you’d most like to see in TILT. SPREAD THE WORD. Voting ends on Friday, August 20th, 2010, at [...]
Y’all ready for this? The TILT team is happy to announce…a new contest! Within our indie thriller TILT, we’ve included a few scenes where characters watch movies. What does this mean for you if you’re an indie film maker? It means we want to showcase YOUR movie in OUR movie. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: What [...]
One of the perks for TILT backers at the 250+ level was that they could ask some of the TILT team to re-enact a scene from their favorite movie. TILT backer Tim Toner thought he’d give the ladies of King is a Fink a challenge for their next scene re-enactment. He thought that their Star [...]
BREAKING NEWS! The TILTtheTown Storybook is up to date through backer #125! While we love our Google Maps version of TILTtheTown, we realize that it’s a little unwieldy, especially now that we’ve topped 100 backers (yay!) So Jessica has created a hypertext PDF version of TILTtheTown in which all backer bios are listed in an [...]
BIG NEWS! The TILTtheTown Storybook is up to date through backer #100! While we love our Google Maps version of TILTtheTown, we realize that it’s a little unwieldy, especially now that we’ve topped 100 backers (yay!) So Jessica has created a hypertext PDF version of TILTtheTown in which all backer bios are listed in an [...]
Alright, here it is everyone. The cast of TILT! We have some really talented people we will be working with. I am so excited for production to start. Everyone auditioned, but not everyone did so in the same way. Some auditioned in person, some via skype, and some also sent me videos. We had a [...]
BIG NEWS! Today there is a new (and easier) way to explore #TILTtheTown. While we love our Google Maps version of TILTtheTown, we realize that it’s a little unwieldy, especially now that we’ve topped 100 backers (yay!) So Jessica has created a hypertext PDF version of TILTtheTown in which all backer bios are listed in [...]
Because TILT Backer Rebecca Slaughter contributed $250, she was given the opportunity to request that Julie and Jessica perform a scene from one of her favorite movies. Since she has a soft spot for sci-fi and a great sense of humor, she picked a scene from the most recent Star Trek movie. Anyone who knows [...]
(This is a repost of our Kickstarter update page from last Friday) Hello everyone. Today I wanted to write a little bit about something that is mentioned in our $100 incentive: short films. Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love short films. Shorts have a way of telling a story, opening up characters, [...]
by Julie Keck Millstadt is about 20 miles east of St. Louis. When I was a kid, there were only about 2,ooo people living there. It had (and still has) only one traffic light (a flashing red one), lots o’ churches, a few divey bars, one grocery store, and an elementary school (my dad and [...]
As many of you who follow our blog know, we are currently raising funds for TILT via a website called Kickstarter. If you haven’t seen our pitch video yet, you can view it HERE. For people who contribute to our fundraiser, we have many great incentives at different levels. TILT: The Town. By far, [...]
As part of the TILT team Father’s Day tribute series, I’m adding my two cents both as son and father. Daddy Disclaimer: Before we get started I’d like to let you know this is a fairly image-heavy post, and a couple of the images aren’t for everyone. They are baby photos but not your typical [...]
At the heart of our film is the relationship between a father and his daughter. Jessica and Julie have done a fantastic job getting us started with truly touching stories of their fathers for our Father’s Day Month posts! I’m going to switch it up a bit today, though, and talk about things from the [...]
The TILT Team is exploring fatherhood on the blog because a) Father’s Day is this month and b) TILT is largely about a complicated father and daughter relationship. Jessica started us off; now Julie’s taking her turn. Fathers, Don’t Let Your Daughters Grow Up to Be Writers By Julie Keck When I was a kid, [...]
In honor of Father’s Day, the Tilt team has decided to dedicate several blog posts to celebrate fathers and fatherhood throughout June. Why? Because at the heart of Tilt is an exploration of what it means to be a father, what it means to take care of your family, and why it’s never too late [...]
We are happy to announce that our new music collaborator is…Bill Finn! Bill had an impressive showing in the TILTtheScore Contest. He won the 3rd round of voting with 40% of the total votes and placed a very close second in the final round with almost 170 votes. He has a BA in guitar performance [...]
The contest is over. Over 750 voters have spoken (in the final round alone). And we NEVER could have predicted these results: 1st Place – CARLOS GONZALES (168 votes) 2nd Place – BILL FINN (167 votes) TIE for 3rd Place: TONY SMITH (126 votes) & BOBBY LEWIS (onYou) (126 votes) We couldn’t believe these results [...]
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