The Mamma Log
Posts in November, 2009
Cine-mini Shorts Screening
Posted on November, 1 2009
I am way behind on this one. Been quite a crazy past couple of weeks. The screening for the CMJ Festival went great. It was amazing seeing the film projected on a screen that big. Proper multiplex, proper multiplex screen. Very intimidating at first, but after a while you just relax and enjoy.
We were in very good company in our category. The shorts were diverse and all well made. I really felt like the people at CMJ put a great deal of time into selecting the films. We were the last film to go on. Started about 11:00pm. I was so pleased with the reaction we got from the crowd. The timing of the film seems to be on point. Seeing Mamma with that size crowd and on that size screen, it really made me get a taste for where we are going with it. The absurdist nature really comes through and it is much easier to digest the film as a comedy. For a while we were all starting to feel there was more weight on the BLACK then the COMEDY in this Black Comedy. Now, I think there is a very good balance. While approaching the feature script, I don’t think I have to stretch much for a different tone. It’s all there, I just need to sit down and finish it.
I was pleasantly surprised by the reactions from people that did not know me or anything about the film. In a way, I feel as if people who know me and are familiar with this whole long road the film has taken, bring something to the screening, and in the end it affects their experience. Those who are not familiar seem to have a more pure reaction and so far those reactions have been incredibly positive. This best feeling you can have when beginning a journey with a film is to feel as if you’ve made a connection with your audience in some way. I certainly walked away feeling that.
