Note: When I wrote this blog, in October of 2007, "Movie Pizza Love" was mired in post production technical problems.
A year later the film won The Indiefest's Feature Film Award-of-Merit, The Original Song Award for Jen Casebeer's "Trashy Novel," and was a top seller when released on DVD through Indieflix.
I decided that I'd had enough of the trying-to-stay-sane-through-trials-and-tribulations blogs entries. I assume most everyone reading this knows the reasons for the delays, the reasons that this film has stayed out of the spotlight so far. So I decided to find out just how well you all know the history of the production.
There will be a very intensive scoring process afterwards, and those who do not pass will be required to stay after class.
1. The title "Movie Pizza Love" is in referrence to:
A-the fact that the film contains a movie-within-a-movie, pizza, and LOVE.
B-One filmmakers obsessive love for a slice of pepperoni.
C-my own inability to appreciate normal film titles.
2. This film was made possible with help from:
A-Northwest Film Forum.
B-Super smart aliens.
C-Tommy the invisible monkey.
3. Five years from now, the most famous person from this film will be:
A-Singer-songwriter Jen Casebeer.
B-Former "Miss Italy" Roberta Orlandi.
C-Tommy the invisible monkey.
4. Jen Casebeer's character "Lisa":
A-Plays her own original music live in the film.
B-Goes on a vigilante killing spree.
C-Rids the city of Seattle of its post-apocalyptic zombies.
5. I moved to L.A because:
A-There just aren't enough botched face-lifts walking around Seattle.
B-If I weren't living a mile and a half from Brett Sechrist's computer, this film would never be finished.
C-Seattle just has fender-benders; L.A. has really cool 20-car pile-ups going 80 miles an hour.
6. The main reason the film has not premiered yet is:
A-We forgot to turn on the camera.
B-Technical post-production sound problems.
C-It hasn't premiered yet? Damn it! I knew I forgot to put something on my to-do list.
7. The next film I want to make is:
A-"A Slice of Pie," a personal story about relationships.
B-"Movie Pizza Death," A revenge thriller in which Jen Casebeer returns as "Lisa" but has traded in her guitar for an Uzi.
C-Harry Potter - The E! True Hollywood Story, exposing Harry Potter's personal demons, how a Quidditch injury sank him into a deep depression, and what he really thinks of wizardry after a few cocktails.
8. Extra credit question - My previous film, "Long Strange Trip" can be purchased:
A-At netflix.
B-At Indieflix.com.
C-for 25 cents from that guy on the street corner selling pirated goods from a fold-up table.
There are things going on, everyone, keep your faith a little longer. We're just about at the last step of sound-clean-up, and very close to having the finished film.
This film has survived an attempted beat-down, but proves itself worthy of survival. I promise next blog will have some good news in it. I don't have anything to base that on...I promise though.
-Peter Wick
October 3rd, 2007
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