That's a wrap! World Premiere at the 36th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival

It's a wrap! Thank you so much to the Mill Valley Film Festival for making the World Premiere of ODD BRODSKY so very special!! ♥ More pics coming soon -but in the meantime pictured here are our attending castmembers of 10/4 screening along with Exec. Producer Sharon A. Fox (center). Not pictured but also present is DP/co-writer Matthew Irving.

Photos of the World Premiere of ODD BRODSKY!

Here's the photo album from the World Premiere of ODD BRODSKY!

Redrock Micro interviews husband/wife team Matthew Irving and Cindy Baer

Redrock Micro (who makes the awesome rigs for DSLRs) interviewed Matt and me about the gear and why we love film festivals! Check it out!

"On my top ten list for 2013!" The first review for ODD BRODSKY is in and it could not be any better!

Our very first review is here for ODD BRODSKY and it could not be better!  Rogue Cinema actually said we would be on this reviewer's TOP TEN list for the year!!!!!!!!! Weeeeee!!!

Film Radar announcement of the World Premiere of ODD BRODSKY!

Only 5 hours until the World Premiere screening in San Fransisco at the 36th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival in San Fransisco!   Thank you www.FilmRadar.com for this great write-up on ODD BRODSKY!!

Color Correction: Hurrying to make the deadline!

We finished color correcting and outputting the screening copy of ODD BRODSKY just 4 days before our World Premiere screening in San Fransisco! Talk about cutting it close! It was so much fun working at Tunnel Post in Santa Monica with our awesome colorist Taylor Mahony.

World Premiere of Odd Brodsky SOLD OUT in under 48 hours!

HOLY MOLY!! Our Saturday night screening of ODD BRODSKY (October 5th) at the Mill Valley Film Festival SOLD OUT in less than 48 hours! And tickets are not even for sale online yet!! This is from film society members buying tickets at the Box Office! If you are coming to the festival and were hoping to see the movie on Saturday night please EMAIL ME ASAP. I had no idea this would happen! I'm going to contact the festival and see if there's a wait list--or if anything can be done to get our people in. There ARE still tickets available for Friday night October 4th and they will be available online starting SUNDAY 9/15. More news as I have it. Go Go Brodskies!!

Here's our program page and ticket info.

Girl Power in Post Production!

Two thumbs up on the mix stage with our Supervising Sound Editor /sound guru Victoria Rose Sampson (who has over 150 sound credits including SPEED, DONNIE DARKO and even RETURN OF THE JEDI) and Mixer Lisa Baro (pictured), who is one of just a handful of female mixers in the film & TV industry. Go go girl power!

Pre-Mix=No Sleep for me!

I thought I'd turn over all the sound files on Monday for the PreMix this week. But instead each reel has taken a full day to prepare and output all the elements for FX, BGs, Foley and Music! So I finish a reel, turn it over to sound, and then race to finish the next reel in time for the next day's session. All the while Vickie (my supervising sound editor) is doing the same for the Dialogue and ADR. Five reels in five days (which is CRAZY fast.) Finished reel 5 prep last night. I'm beat. After the PreMix is done, we'll see exactly what we need to do for the Final mix. 6:22am and already exhausted.  This is my awesome ADR supervisor, sound editor and recordist and pre-sound mixer Felix!  He's the best!

The score is done!!

Exciting News: The score for ODD BRODSKY is done! (See all the Green? Green = done!) Thanks so much to our amazing composer David Gonzalez for doing such a wonderful job on this extensive score which consists of a ton of cues including a combination of classics like Vivaldi and Bach and contemporary original pieces. Between our score and songs we have over 80 music cues!!  So thrilled to have an original never-before-heard song by the AMAZING Eric Bazilian of "The Hooters" and the 1978 hit "Sharing the Night Together!  Woo Hooo!!!

"Getting Even with Odd Brodsky" Film Threat Interview

Check out this fun interview Film Threat did with ODD BRODSKY's director Cindy Baer!

MaxIt Magazine feature story on ODD BRODSKY!

Thanks for the fantastic write-up on ODD BRODSKY MaxIt Magazine!!

STALKED is #4 on the "Top Ten" Countdown on DirectTV's HDShorts Channel!

The cable premiere of STALKED is this weekend!! Tune in to Direct TV and ATT Uverse on December 8th and 9th for their "Top Ten" Countdown, where STALKED comes in at #4!!!  Woo Hoo!!! Airing: Saturday & Sunday at 6:34pm and 10:34pm PT/ 9:34pm and 1:34am(monday)ET!  Weeeeeeeeeeeee!! (NOTE: This chart only shows Eastern time zones)

Post Production Sound is in full swing for ODD BRODSKY!

Doing ADR for ODD BRODSKY!  In the process of getting our sound into shape! Here's actor Scotty Dickert, who plays Spuds in an ADR session.

ODD BRODSKY article in Below The Line Magazine!

Check out this fun article about how our super-talented DP Matthew Irving (cinematographer) used Sachtler tripods to shoot ODD BRODSKY!!

STALKED in Origin Magazine!

Pig Face and Cindy Baer (from our short film STALKED) spotted in this great article on Dances With Films in Origin Magazine! Check it out online or in news stands! And get your ticket for this years festival now! www.danceswithfilms.com

Sneak Peak at the ODD BRODSKY trailer!

Here's a sneak peak at ODD BRODSKY, the feature I directed last summer!  It's a quirky comedy about following your dreams. The movie's not done yet, but I just couldn't wait to get a little trailer online!  Hope you like it...

FEW OPTIONS on Showtime

A film I had a small role in called FEW OPTIONS (starring Kenny Johnson) is playing on Showtime this month.  I play Jillian, the girlfriend of Don (Rainn Wilson from "The Office"). Check it out!

Checking out 4K Cameras at NAB = Awesome!

Just got back from an 11-day stint in Vegas.  Those new Canon 4K Cameras that are coming out this year are SWEET!  I heart Canon...

Matt's ICG Magazine at Sundance 2012

Greetings from Park City Utah.  I'm here at the Sundance Film Festival and  look what I found! The 4-pg article my husband Matthew Irving wrote for January/Sundance edition of ICG Magazine! (And it has 3 photos from ODD BRODSKY in it!) Editions of the magazine are being given away at all the festival venues. Feels like a good sign. Way to go Matt!  Here's a PDF of the article: http://www.freedreampictures.com/press/ICGjanuary2012.pdf

July 24, 2010

I know exactly what I was doing one year ago today. I woke up and starting filming my day, along with 80,000 other people from 192 countries. Now it lives in a 90 minute film called LIFE IN A DAY that opens in theaters today--exactly one year later! Amazing... Here's the TRAILER

And the winners are...

http://www.free-press-release.com/news-patron-of-the-arts-announces-grant-recipients-1299028787.html

ASSISTED LIVING

I had a blast playing the part of a couple-monster in the funny pilot for a new show called "Assisted Living" directed by David DeLouis. Here I am pictured with the guy who plays my husband: John Borkowski, in our matching outfits...

The Bleedy

It was so much fun getting the official statue and walking the red carpet at Bleedfest! MORBID CURIOSITY had won the Audience Award in December, but the statue had not arrived from the artist overseas. It's a gorgeous piece of art called the Inanna, which is named after the Goddess of art and war!

WAITING FOR FOREVER hits theaters this week!

It's been fun driving around town and seeing movie posters for Matt's latest theatrical release Waiting For Forever everywhere! Passed a bunch on the way to the gym! It's playing in theatres in LA, NY and Dallas starting February 4th! So be sure to check it out! Great romantic Valentine's Day movie. Bring Kleenex!

In this photo: Jane Seymour, James Keach, Scott Mechlowicz, Blythe Danner, Tom Sturridge, Rachel Bilson

Matt and I coming off the Red Carpet at the Premiere in Los Angeles!

Slashdance!

photo by mikehedge.com

While we were at Sundance this year we decided that instead of just watching movies that we'd make a movie! Matt wrote a script, Jenny shot it and I directed. Stay tuned for SLASHDANCE...

LIFE IN A DAY at Sundance

On July 24, 2010, more than 80,000 clips were submitted to this documentary project from 192 countries that added up to 4,500 hours of video! Clips were narrowed down from there to make a 90 minute documentary called LIFE IN A DAY, that premiered at Sundance! Remember my blog post last July? Matt and I had submitted footage and and it made the final cut! It was a lot of fun to see the movie in a packed 1200 seat theater at the Eccles! And the next day we learned that National Geographic is picking the movie and it will be released in theaters on July 24, 2011 --exactly 1 year after the day we all shot it.

POTA is giving away $1000 in Grants

POTA is giving away $1000 in new grants! To be eligible you must have a current COMPLETED short film or feature. Four filmmakers will each be awarded $250 to be used toward marketing, festival or distribution expenses. (For example: festival fees, hotel/plane to festivals/film market, postcards, etc..) It is free to apply. Applications are on a first come, first served basis. More info is listed below. Good luck! ****************************************************************************** GRANT CONTEST Patron of the Arts is giving away FOUR $250 grants to be used for marketing, festival or distribution expenses to qualified, completed film or art projects, through an online, democratic voting process. HOW TO APPLY FOR A GRANT From December 14, 2010 to January 3, 2011 download an application and follow the instructions. Limit one (1) Application per Participant during the Grant Program Period. Applications are on a first-come, first-served basis. To be eligible for consideration of a grant, the Application must be submitted via email before the end of the Application Period and comply with the Official Rules (including eligibility requirements) located here http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=469943184778 If you ("Participant") are one of the first 40 people to submit an Application, and your project is qualified, you will be notified by e-mail, at the e-mail address provided on your Application if your Application has been accepted. Approved Participant's Project information shall be posted on the Patron of the Arts Facebook Page on 1/10/11. During the Voting Period individuals who have facebook accounts shall be eligible to vote for the Participants they think should receive Grants (“Voters”) by clicking the "like" button on the Applicant's entry. Each facebook "like" shall equate to 1 vote. Once the Voting Period has ended, the Participants with the highest number of Votes will each be deemed an Eligible $250 Grant Recipient. Information and Applications can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/POTAgrantcontest

Lizzie Borden's Grave

Morbid Curiosty and Stalked at Bleedfest

We had a blast at the AWESOME Bleedfest Film Festival, which was founded by the super-talented Elisabeth Fies & Brenda Fies. They invited MORBID CURIOSITY to screen and we were just thrilled to win the audience award! We also previewed a sneak peak of a work-in-progress of STALKED (the short we made in NYC) and the audience LOVED it! It could not have gone better. They laughed at all the right places. Great festival. They are trying to raise money to keep it going. If you can help, please donate here.