The Almighty Backlog

Heyo everybody. It's been a very interesting time since Crazy 8s wrapped up. I went back to work on the Tuesday after the screening - the show I work on had been on hiatus for 4 months, so that gave me the time to do Crazy 8s, but also it was really hard going from having no schedule to instantly jumping back into a work schedule. 

The screening was a complete success as far as I'm concerned. I hear there were about 1000 people there, which is totally awesome. Most of the screenings I've been to have been for school or held in smaller venues, so I've never had anything screen in front of so many people. 

Allison Mack (from Smallville) hosted the whole thing. I didn't have a chance to speak with her, but she seemed to really enjoy all the shows, and has a smile about 8 feet wide. She also has her own nifty blog/website.

Speaking of the shows, it was quite the mix. I didn't know much about all the others except for "Under Pressure", which was made by some good friends of mine and was quite funny. They really ran the whole range of genre and content - some had great stories, some were very visually polished, some had great music, but they were all very entertaining. Each one had flaws (including my own) but for eight days worth of work they are all damned impressive.

Pi Day was received very, very well. We were the last show to screen, which I think is a good thing. People were laughing a lot, and it was very interesting to see what the audience found funny and what they didn't. Some things that I thought were neutral got big laughs, and some things that I always laughed at only got a few chuckles. In a way, though, that's a good thing. Comedy is so universal and subjective that it's impossible to make everything funny to someone. The best we can hope for is to make something funny for everyone, and that way each individual person, while not laughing at the same thing as everyone else, will still laugh at something and be entertained.

Does that make sense? It works in my head, at least. 

We putzed about the after-party for a while, then ran across the street where we could actually hear ourselves and got some dinner. Most of our cast was there, and we ate and drank and were merry until I realized it was late and almost missed the last train home.

So, what now? Well, we're prepping the movie for dvd and we'll be making tons of copies for everyone who was kind enough to help us out. I haven't heard from the Crazy 8s people in a while, but I imagine they're sleeping and getting caught up on life things, like groceries and laundry.

In retrospect, there are always things about the film or the process that I would like to change. Given more time and resources, I believe I could have achieved a higher visual quality - colour, lighting, etc... But like I mentioned before, given that we had a total of 8 days, I'm extremely proud of the final product and the people who helped me complete it. 

I have a few ideas kicking around in the back of my head for my next projects, but I'm making sure to shelve one for next year's Crazy 8s. I will definitely try to do this again. 

I will, of course, keep anyone who still reads this informed about any festivals that we get into or what happens with the television/airline distribution plans. The last of the podcasts are up too if you want to check them out here.

This whole adventure has been a very wild ride, and it's sort of sad to see it come to an end. But, like all good things, it must. 

*sigh*