The Greatest Fan Film of All Time was finally completed the day before the premiere. We cut it close, but we made it. The premiere, thankfully, went really well. True to fashion, the speedbumps continued right up until showtime. Apparently Larry and the gang were having tech troubles with the projector, but managed to straighten everything out with fifteen minutes to spare.
I arrived at the Kent Stage around 7:30, bought my tickets from Derby, and made my way into the theater. It was a great setup and I was surprised how many people were already in there. And they kept coming. We planned to start the show at 8, but waited a half hour, as there were still people lined up outside.
It was great, a bunch of family came, including cousins Bob & Fran, who made the drive in from Pennsylvania. The biggest surprise was seeing Lindsy, who I haven't seen in about a year and a half. That was awesome.
I was really glad to see Aaron even made it in from the Carolinas.
The theater can seat 600, we had an audience of about 400 to 500. Not too shabby.
Before the lights went out, Larry showed our own version of the pre-movie trivia slideshow. Next up was a series of new skits the guys made. They were sprinkled throughout the night, popping up before, after, and between the movies. You can see them here (not suitable for youngins):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw2WAK9xyRM
Next up was the debut of The Wimp Whose Woman Was A Werewolf:
THE WIMP WHOSE WOMAN WAS A WEREWOLF
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=48264163
Finally, it was time for the unveiling of The Greatest Fan Film of All Time (it was even my first time seeing the finished film):
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7pw7l_the-greatest-fan-film-of-all-time_shortfilms
It was great seeing the films with a crowd and hearing everyone laugh and react at all the right places. Just wild.
After the theater cleared out, I hung in the lobby with the remaining cast and crew for a while and just chatted. Of course, we took the obligatory group shot.
It was a crazy night and went by in such a blur. It still hasn't processed that after all those hours of work, Fan Film is finally done.
It went live on Dailymotion as the premiere was going on and has already been viewed over 11,000 times. Many thanks to Aimee Carlson yet again.
Speaking of Aimee, she gave us another shoutout on Lunchbox over at ifc.com:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1454928837/bctid4691270001
It's been a crazy year, culminating in a crazy weekend.
Next up? I'm taking a break. A nice, relaxing break full of movies, Rock Band, and World of Warcraft. Then I'll push forward and finish The Girl and the Ghost and see what happens after that.
Mmm... downtime...
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=48264163
Finally, it was time for the unveiling of The Greatest Fan Film of All Time (it was even my first time seeing the finished film):
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7pw7l_the-greatest-fan-film-of-all-time_shortfilms
It was great seeing the films with a crowd and hearing everyone laugh and react at all the right places. Just wild.
After the theater cleared out, I hung in the lobby with the remaining cast and crew for a while and just chatted. Of course, we took the obligatory group shot.
It was a crazy night and went by in such a blur. It still hasn't processed that after all those hours of work, Fan Film is finally done.
It went live on Dailymotion as the premiere was going on and has already been viewed over 11,000 times. Many thanks to Aimee Carlson yet again.
Speaking of Aimee, she gave us another shoutout on Lunchbox over at ifc.com:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1454928837/bctid4691270001
It's been a crazy year, culminating in a crazy weekend.
Next up? I'm taking a break. A nice, relaxing break full of movies, Rock Band, and World of Warcraft. Then I'll push forward and finish The Girl and the Ghost and see what happens after that.
Mmm... downtime...
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