NovemberNov 16 Tuesday 09
Kickstarter - We Did It!
FToM on Kickstarter - We Did It! from mike ambs on Vimeo.
November 11th marked a few excited things: a 28th birthday, the 100th week of post production, and the day FToM on Kickstarter reached 100% of it's funding goal!
Since then pledges have slowly kept coming in - and …
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NovemberNov 6 Friday 09
*this* meets *this*
Amanda and I had already been struggling to get Pedal off the ground for 3 years by the time we released Episode One (in Dec of 06). Even at that stage in pre-production, the story driving the feature length film had evolved quite a bit since day 1 of planning.
The …
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OctoberOct 31 Saturday 09
Expedition To Endure
I wanted to write a post about a project that Larry McKurtis - the star of such films as For Thousands of Miles - has kicked off to promote sustainability, environmental awareness, and healthy lifestyles.
In true expedition style - Larry, along with Jayson Hale, and Jake …
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OctoberOct 26 Monday 09
A goal 6 years in the making
It's 11am, EST, and that means we're kicking off our day long Digg*athon! I'll keep this post short and to the point. Let's start with the shortened URL for easy sharing:
digg.com/d318Fjp
And if any of you are reading this post via your phone, you can Digg our submission …
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OctoberOct 23 Friday 09
Digg*athon!
Several days ago, I posted a quick question about setting a date to Digg our current For Thousands of Miles (FToM) Kickstarter campaign - all the feedback we received was positive.
So with only 34 days remaining, we're going ahead with what we're calling a: Digg*athon. …
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OctoberOct 17 Saturday 09
three pages
I've spent most of the last week going over and over the same three pages of script. I'm not at the stage yet where I feel mostly frustrated, I just have yet to find how they fit together and overlap.
The three pages all deal with the moment Larry arrives at the Atlantic …
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OctoberOct 8 Friday 09
Digg*athon?
I've been procrastinating on this question for a few weeks now - mostly cause it wasn't necessarily pressing, and I had a lot of other higher-priority things on my "to do" list - but with only 49 days left in our post production funding campaign, I figured sooner was …
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OctoberOct 5 Monday 09
leaps and bounds
There are days, weeks even, where this project can feel stuck in the mud. That no matter how hard I try; I just spin in place - and it goes without much saying that it's a difficult feeling to put up with. Whether it's accurate or not.
And I'm not writing this post to …
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OctoberOct 1 Thursday 09
we have a film to make
FToM + Kickstarter = Love from mike ambs on Vimeo.
33 days ago, Amanda and I launched a brand new Kickstarter campaign to help fund the last stages of post-production.
Since then we've been backed by over 40 people, with pledges ranging from $1 to over $500! We have …
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SeptemberSep 26 Saturday 09
Five films that inspire FToM
Kickstarter is a special site - and it has fostered a special community. I've always loved the internet, if not simply for it's unique ability to inspire. Anyone, anywhere in the world, can start sharing their labor of love - and stumbling across these hard-to-find …
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SeptemberSep 22 Tuesday 09
Character Flaws
It's interesting how people can go on considering something a "character flaw" or a "weakness" for years, and that something as simple as a single sentence can turn that all on it's head.
Perhaps it's more to do with double standards - that something I struggle with …
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SeptemberSep 20 Sunday 09
Create
I read a great quote this morning from Steven Soderbergh (thanks to Erin's Tumblr),
"I want to thank anyone who spends part of their day creating. I don't care if it's a book, a film, a painting, a dance, a piece of theater, a piece of music. Anybody who spends part of …
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SeptemberSep 15 Tuesday 09
Post Production - Week 92
Up past my bed-time getting some writing done - wanted to check in to update people on how writing has been going, and also to say thank you for all the amazing support we've been seeing through Kickstarter.
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SeptemberSep 6 Sunday 09
something a little more sincere
Okay, my friend Eric suggested I get a little more sincere in my Kickstarter project description, so I wanted to give that a try:
There’s a part of me that assumes when I mention, “I’ve been working on this film the last 6 years”, that people automatically …
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SeptemberSep 4 Friday 09
outreach ideas?
I put a lot of work and thought into our recent Kickstarter campaign - and the honest truth is, I know full well it's a big goal. A goal that percentage-wise, isn't in our favor of reaching.
We could have gone for a smaller amount, and we might be forced to do so 3 …
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AugustAug 30 Sunday 09
the next step - cont'd
FToM + KSR = ♥ from mike ambs on Vimeo.
Amanda and I just launched a brand new Kickstarter campaign to help fund the last stages of post-production!
Help support 'For Thousands of Miles', plus get awesome stuff like Pedal buttons, posters, autographed scripts, a 64 Days …
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AugustAug 24 Monday 09
the next step
I've had several days to think about the two possible directions I mentioned in my last video update. First off, thanks so much to everyone gave their advice and helped me weight the pro's and con's.
After a lot of consideration - I've decided the next step in …
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AugustAug 18 Tuesday 09
Post Production - Week 88
Post Production - Week 88 from mike ambs on Vimeo.
I was up late last night working - and decided a video update was long, long overdue. I've been finished up on a huge step of post-production for almost two weeks now, and I've been waiting to make that announcement on …
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AugustAug 16 Sunday 09
There's more than one kind of free
I just finished watching a really inspiring video, twittered by Zak Forsman, of Nina Paley at the Phily DIY Days meet-up, that I mentioned recently, presenting the revenue results for her Creative Commons free-distribution approach. Yep, that's right, she has made money …
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AugustAug 4 Tuesday 09
Teaser 017
Teaser 017 from mike ambs on Vimeo.
I've mainly been using instrumental music for these teasers - but to be honest, I've always wanted to use music more in line with this teaser.
If I can help it, at least half of the soundtrack will be music you're used to hearing in …
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