On May 15th we premiered our latest festival film, CROSSING THE LAKE, at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. It was a great afternoon and went off without a hitch. Nick and I would like to thank everyone who came out and supported us.
So now we’ll be designing and creating the DVDs for cast and crew, and just after that we’ll start submitting it to fests worldwide. This was the biggest thing we’ve done to date and are, as always, hoping for the best as far as getting into some great festivals.
Once the DVDs are ready we’ll let you know here and on the CNS facebook page.
Thanks again to everyone who came to the screening and we hope you enjoyed the film.
Published on December 4, 2009 in Uncategorized. Closed
‘For All Mankind’, ‘Starman’, ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Chariots of Fire’, and ‘The Last Wave’. All of these projects have lush, hypnotic scores that really complement each film. And I love them all.
Whenever I begin writing or working on a film I always put a playlist together of music that inspires me, especially for specific scenes. The playlist for CROSSING THE LAKE is full of various ambient and progressive rock like Brian Eno, Vangelis, and Genesis, as well as some Roger Miller, Whitney Mann, and Jenny Lewis. I know it seems an awkward mix, but there are elements within each that are very complementary. They just work really, really well for me together.
Whitney Mann is a friend and agreed from the start to provide a song for a very pivotal scene towards the middle of the film. (You can check some of her music out here.) But as we got into the production I was having very little luck finding a composer who had the right sound for that ambient/progressive score I wanted throughout the film.
Ray is an immensely talented musician and he has just agreed to provide the musical score for CROSSING THE LAKE. I could not be happier about this! His music is currently featured on the FOX SEARCHLIGHT website for the film GENTLEMAN BRONCOS and in the game Grand Theft Auto IV. He has been a composer for over 20 years and you can read and listen to more from him on his website. You can also purchase his music on iTunes here.
Having Ray and Whitney on board for the music really helps us get much closer to our final cut of the film. Their music will fully develop our story and round out the musical elements I’ve been hoping would come into play for this film. (They bring some real talent to the table people, and we will gladly use it.)
We’re very lucky to have them both on this. Very lucky.
Lots of progress on the new film. About 65% ready to go. Just made a final look at the casting and had a great road trip to lock down most of the Michigan locations, including the beach above for our opening 1980′s scene. It’s perfect. Also locked in the working yellow submarine which plays a pivotal role.
The owner is one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met and is maybe as excited as I am to see this all happen. Everything else is lining up nice and should be just fine. (We shoot in about 6 weeks.)
This is adding up to the biggest thing we’ve ever done. Which is very cool. Some even bigger stuff is in the works too. But all in good time.
Below is a link to the facebook page for the new film. Check it out and become a fan. Spread the word to friends too. You never really know when someone is going to know someone that could help us out.
The actual website (http://www.caledonianightsky.com/crossingthelake) is being designed and should be live soon.
The new film tells the tale of Patrick Turkel, a thirty-something store clerk who decides to breakaway from his rather dull and unfulfilling life. In order to do this he decides to follow through on a long-forming but risky idea in order to overcome his personal fears and change the course of his life for the better.
It’s a big, bold world out there and it’s full of some pretty cool stuff.
So whenever we happen upon those items we'll post them here for you to have a look at as well.
(Of course we'll post our CALEDONIA NIGHT SKY related items here too. This is our company web journal after all. That's kinda what it's for.)
But most of the time we'll just be posting things that we think you should check out. Stuff we want to pass along because it may give you that great, inspiring chill you can get from reading, watching, or listening to something great.
Like when you saw "The Empire Strikes Back" for the first time. Remember that feeling?
