Shelter Complete, Looks Ahead To Distribution
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10-15-2007
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Three Blind Artists' post-production team put the final touches on Shelter last week and have a lot to look forward to. With film festival submissions on the horizon and a number of major distributors already requesting screeners, the light at the end of the tunnel continues to brighten.
"The buzz is getting stronger as we release little clips on the web. It's exciting to see that people are not only enjoying the hard work we've done, but clearly want more" says Writer/Director Chris Elston, referring to the clips the team has uploaded to sites like MySpace, YouTube, and Crackle. The theatrical trailer and two of the clips have now won Editor's Choice Awards and one of the clips, as of this press release, is currently listed among the 25 highest rated clips on Crackle's Screen Bites channel, joining the ranks of clips from films like Spider-Man, A Few Good Men, In the Pursuit of Happyness,Jerry Maguire, Taxi Driver, Snatch, Stand by Me, and Men In Black.
Elston concludes, "I've had the concept for this film for over a decade. I finished writing it two years ago. We started shooting it over 15 months ago. A lot of people have worked very hard for a very long time to overcome some major obstacles. Now, after finally getting it out there, to see people respond so positively is not only rewarding but, it's also vindication."
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Shelter's Theatrical Trailer Is Now Online
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08-08-2007
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Almost a year after wrapping principal photography and nine months after locking picture, Shelter's "audio woes" are almost a thing of the past and the film is just about ready for distribution. So, the theatrical trailer is now online and available for viewing. You can find it on crackle.com and youtube.com. In fact, it won the "Editor's Choice Award" yesterday given out by industry experts on crackle.com.
Shelter also has its own page at myspace.com/shelterthefilm with a lot more pictures and information about the project.
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Shelter Wraps Principal Photography
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09-01-2006
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After three days on location in Big Bear Lake, California, and fifteen days on a sound stage at Cheyenne Studios in Castaic, California, Three Blind Artists’ first foray into the feature film market, the inventive drama Shelter, has officially completed principal photography and moved into post-production on a full-time basis.
Producer/Cinematographer Casey Brooks will also serve as Post-Production Supervisor while Producer/Writer/Director Chris Elston and Co-Producer/First Assistant Director Robert Perez serve as Editors and Co-Producer/Cinematographer Juan Santos serves as Post-Effects Supervisor.
"We'll have a rough cut done in time for the Sundance deadline at the end of September" says Brooks. "And the film will be complete before AFM (The American Film Market) in November."
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Writer/Director/Producer Chris Elston explains the next shot to Co-Producer/Cinematographer Juan Santos.
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Innovative Film Hits Production "Half Way" Mark
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08-02-2006
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Producer/Writer/Director Chris Elston with Cinematographers Casey Brooks (left) and Juan Santos (right) with the Sony HVR-Z1U hooked up to the P+S Technik 35mm Film Lens Adapter and Manfrotto's Fig Rig.
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Three Blind Artists Entertainment Group's first feature-length film, a drama called Shelter, is officially half-way through principal photography. The intrinsically ground-breaking film happens in real-time, takes place primarily inside of a bomb shelter, and features a single scene that lasts over seventy minutes.
The film is a hybrid of formats, being shot on Sony's HDV camera, the HVR-Z1U, but also using the P+S Technik adapter to apply 35mm film lenses. "The footage is stunning", said Producer/Writer/Director Chris Elston. "My cinematographers [Casey Brooks and Juan Santos] have given me exactly what I was looking for. The movie has the popping colors of high definition but the grain and depth of field that makes film so beautiful. Audiences will be blown away by how gorgeous this film is."
Through Shelter's association with ElstonRoss, Audio X has given the project their stamp of approval by making it the first feature film to utilize their revolutionary new sound technology. This pioneering approach to sound is predicted by many industry experts to eventually be the new standard in delivering audio in all media formats.
With principal photography wrapping up August 20th and post-production already under-way, Three Blind Artists Entertainment Group plans to premiere Shelter at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in January.
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Shelter Heads Into Production
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06-28-2006
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Three Blind Artists Entertainment Group, in association with ElstonRoss, shot its first footage for the feature film Shelter on June 12th at the Fox 6 Studio in San Diego, CA. The footage, featuring veteran newsanchor Brian Christie, and introducing Annie Hirou, will establish the catastrophic event that sends the townspeople into the bomb shelter where they fight for their lives.
Principal photography on the film will officially begin on location in Big Bear Lake, CA on July 8th. The production will spend its first two days in Big Bear Lake and the rest of filming, which will last through August 20th, will take place at Cheyenne Studios in Castaic, CA.
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Producer/Writer/Director Chris Elston gives direction to veteran news anchor Brian Christie.
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