When Love Walks In Blog

WHEN LOVE WALKS IN... TO THE DRIVE-IN

2006-07-25T07:05:00.000-04:00

Friday night, July 28th, 9:00 pm...

When Love Walks In will light up the night sky at the Friends Family Drive-In in Ypsilanti, Michigan. This showing is FREE and so are the popcorn & drinks... all sponsored by Friends Family Theatre.

If you happen to be near Ypsilanti, or if you know anyone in that region please let them know.

For directions or more information call (734) 483-6380.

When Love Walks In...Still Walking

2006-05-24T09:58:00.000-04:00

The Paladin Pictures film When Love Walks In has been accepted to another venue: the 2006 Gloria Film Festival.

Celebrating its fifth year, the Gloria Film Festival aims to showcase films that "stir the soul, heal the heart, and enrich the world." More than 25 short films will be shown, along with nearly a dozen animated shorts and documentaries, but When Love Walks In is one of only three feature films that has been accepted.

The festival will be held August 16-26 at the Radisson Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. To learn more, visit www.gloriafilmfest.org

The Dove Foundation Seal of Approval

2006-01-20T17:21:00.000-05:00

It's official: When Love Walks In is a family-friendly motion picture.

The Dove Foundation--a non-profit organization established to promote the creation, production and distribution of wholesome family entertainment--has provided their seal of approval.

These are the thoughts of film reviewer Donna Rolfe:

"Grief is always a difficult subject to deal with, but this movie does an excellent job. Even though this is a serious topic, this film gives you a few laughs as Art tries to set things in motion for John to find a new mother for Sierra. John has other thoughts about the future. This movie has many emotions such as sadness, comedy, joy, and love all wrapped into one. Watching this may give you thoughts about changes in your life."

A four-dove rating isn't too shabby...

Check it out on the Dove Foundation's site.

An Unlikely Audience

2005-12-16T11:05:00.000-05:00

As a film that has been hailed a "believable, tender love story," When Love Walks In has certain target audiences that you might come to expect: the romantic soccer mom, the reminiscent older woman, the day-dreaming high school girl, and maybe even the kid trying to impress the day-dreaming high school girl. But you probably wouldn't anticipate the audience that will soon cuddle-up to enjoy this family-friendly film: the 101st Airborne Artillery group.

In collaboration with Crutchfield and other local donors, Paladin Pictures is participating in an effort to supply DVD Christmas gifts to soldiers in Iraq. One hundred copies of When Love Walks In have been donated to the cause, to compliment a number of Toshiba DVD players that have also been contributed. So, although the film is far from "Rambo" or "Jarhead," perhaps When Love Walks In will provided a much-needed break from the the usual daily grind...

WHEN LOVE WALKS IN - MISSOURI PREMIERE

2005-09-15T05:59:00.000-04:00

I'm bummed today... I'll get to reason in a moment, but first let me tell you the good news!

Today, Thursday, September 15th, 2005, is the Missouri premiere of When Love Walks In. It's part of The Pathway Digital International Film Festival in Kansas City, MO, where we screen three times over the next three days at the AMC Theatres Ward Parkway 14.

Here's the schedule:
Thursday, September 15th, 2005 at 1:45p.m.
Friday, September 16th, 2005 at 8:00p.m.
Saturday, September 17th, 2005 at 3:20p.m.

If you happen to be in the Kansas City area this weekend or know anyone who is, let them know that this is their chance to catch When Love Walks In through digital projection on the silver screen.

Now, without further delay, the reason for my mild depression...

I'm a bit bummed today because I'm not going to be at this festival. These are the first public screenings of When Love Walks In where I won't be in attendance. You see, I'm still at the point where I love to watch the film play before an audience... so in a way, I feel like the father who drops his little girl off for their first day of school... then sits in the parking lot, wishing he could be inside watching her.

Re-reading that last paragraph I realize you probably think I'm a sick man in need of counseling... sigh!

Here's more good news... the weekend of October 14-16 we screen at the Urban Mediamakers Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Check in for details.

Day 1: The Maine Photographic Workshops

2005-09-04T22:03:00.000-04:00

I arrived in Rockport, Maine today and enjoyed the first afternoon of my week-long adventure at The Maine Photographic Workshops. My specific course of study: Film Production Management.

In the vein of vacation (disguised as career development), I've been afforded the opportunity to sharpen my production management skills by learning from some of the industry's finest teachers. I, along with five other producers in my specific class, will be mentored by Mr. Brent Morris--an accomplished professional who has functioned as producer, line producer, UPM, or assistant director for more than thirty feature films. Some titles you may recognize: American Gun, Love Happens, The Devil's Rejects, The Only Thrill, Monster, and many more.

Tomorrow, we get an early start: breaking-down scripts, considering the budgeting process, and working through the scheduling procedures for a major motion picture...

WHEN LOVE WALKS IN POSTER... FREE TO THE FIRST EMAILER

2005-08-26T06:56:00.000-04:00

Yes, you read that right, ladies and gentlemen, the nice guys at Paladin Pictures have decided to give away a full-size limited edition When Love Walks In movie poster to the first person that replies to this email with the correct answer to the following question...

"What happens when John & Anna are about to kiss for the very first time?"

This is not the unintentioned kiss in John's house, but the first REAL kiss attempt on Anna's porch... (the scene from the main image on the poster).

For those curious souls... when we say "limited edition" we mean "very limited edition." We only had 15 of these posters made. One was displayed at the Vickers Theatre in Three Oaks, MI. One was given to Dr. Neal Smith who helped put on the screenings up there. Brad received a couple, the Paladin office has a couple, the Virginia Film Office is set to receive one, so that leaves only 7 or 8 left.

The laurels say:

Winner of 7 Awards
including... Best Dramatic Feature & Festival Director's Award
THE INDIE GATHERING 2005
Best Clean Flick, Best Actress (Terri Moore), & Best Soundtrack
BARE BONES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2005

We'd love to give them all away, but they ain't cheap in that small quantity... so for anyone wanting to purchase one, we'll be selling the remainders for $20 plus a few bucks shipping. Not bad for a 27"x41" piece of When Love Walks In history... it will look fabulous hanging above the mantle!!! For those with smaller mantles... we also have the original laurel-less 11"x17" version for $3 plus shipping.

WHEN LOVE WALKS INto THE VINTAGE VICKERS THEATRE

2005-08-24T17:17:00.000-04:00

Overflow crowds at the Vickers Theatre… Great Screenings of When Love Walks In… Engaging (and touching) Q&A… and free popcorn to top it all off…

The adventure began with Brad and I driving to South Bend, Indiana for a radio interview with Hummer & Deb on B100 fm. We had a great opportunity to plug the film, the Vicker’s screenings, give away some tickets (don’t be a “contest hog” or you’ll end up caller number “8” instead of caller number “10”), and we even got to play Terri Allard’s Dance Again from our award-winning soundtrack.

We spent the afternoon dealing with last minutes details prepping for the shows and continuing our steady diet of Tums, Rolaids, and Malox... It wasn't that bad, but I do tend to get butterflies gnawing at my gut whenever we screen When Love Walks In... especially in a crowd where a number of our friends will be, and since Brad lives just up the road from Three Oaks, we knew that a good number of friends would be in attendance over the two nights.

We arrived at the theatre at around 5:30, got set-up and began to greet those coming early to buy tickets, reserve seats, etc. By showtime we had filled the theatre and relied on overflow seating to help satisfy the crowd.

The butterflies diminished earlier than normal as the crowd was very into the film... laughing and audibly groaning at all the right times. It must've been due to the "high" of receiving free popcorn courtesy of Dr. Neal Smith who helped put on the shows.

At any rate... we concluded the evening with some great Q&A from the crowd. One couple drove 150 miles round trip to come see the film after hearing us on the radio that morning. They loved it and stated that they we're very glad they came.

We also had some touching commentary from a woman whose family is living the story of When Love Walks In. Her nephew's wife of 3 1/2 years died of cancer and left him with two young children. She had just returned from celebrating the nephew's recent engagement to a new love. The screening helped confirm for this family that in spite of the tragedies we all must face, new opportunities do come along and life does continue. It was a beautiful moment to listen to this woman's story through her tears. It was a great reminder of why we make films... for the hope of connecting with people and somehow, someway contributing to the richness of their lives.

WHEN LOVE WALKS IN - NEW TRAILER

2005-08-09T11:18:00.000-04:00

Just want to let you know that we have the new Trailer for When Love Walks In posted on the website. Sam Voelkel did a fabulous job producing the spot and Matt Uncapher performed his editing magic to create a piece that really sells the film without giving too much away. Check it out... and let us know your thoughts.

Also, don't forget the WLWI screenings next Tuesday and Wednesday at the Vickers Theatre in Three Oaks, MI.

And... check us out at IMDB... for those who've seen the film go and post your review.

WHEN LOVE WALKS IN TO SCREEN AT HISTORIC VICKERS THEATRE

2005-07-29T07:42:00.000-04:00

Take a look inside the Vickers Theatre... isn't that fabulous? The quaint town of Three Oaks, Michigan is known for it's charming Main Street, Drier's Meat Market (a must stop for any visitor), the filming of the 1989 motion picture Prancer, and the vintage Vickers Theatre where When Love Walks In will screen August 16th and 17th, 2005, at 7 o'clock.

As some of you know, the Brad-half of The Brothers Williamson lives along the shores of Lake Michigan just a few miles from Three Oaks. We've been wanting to have a Michigan premiere since we released the film in April and now we have the dates... and what an event it will be.

Dr. Neal Smith and Bridgman Family Dental Care have generously agreed to mail special limited edition When Love Walks In post cards to 3500+ of their patients and friends, inviting them to attend the screenings... AND the post card will get you FREE pop-corn at the show, $5 off the When Love Walks In DVD, and a chance to win a signed copy of the film (for whatever that's worth!!!).

The Vickers Theatre seats 125, so get your tickets early to this one-of-a-kind event (actually "tw0-of-a-kind" if you count both screenings!). It's only 20 minutes from South Bend, Indiana, 90 minutes from Chicago, Illinois, and a quick 12 hours for all our friends in Charlottesville, Virginia. Brad and I hope to see you there.

THE INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE

2005-07-28T15:33:00.000-04:00

When Love Walks In has been added to the "Earth's Biggest Movie Database"--the IMDb.

Now, not only are we accessible for the "27 million movie lovers" that visit the sight each month, but we're also able to welcome reviews of When Love Walks In. In fact, our first review has been posted--an encouraging 8 of out 10 stars from a Michigan viewer.

Please feel free to visit our page on the Internet Movie Database and post your own comments about When Love Walks In.

Steven Spielberg and Paladin Pictures

2005-07-19T10:20:00.000-04:00

When Love Walks In has certainly made some waves in the independent film community recently--but to be mentioned along with the latest Steven Spielberg/Tom Cruise production is another thing.

Along with War of the Worlds and two other major motion pictures, When Love Walks In is currently featured on the website of the Virginia Film Office. Having received six festival awards since its April release, When Love Walks In is being recognized as a quality family film shot regionally. The New World, a New Line Cinema production starring Colin Farrell, is also featured on the site, along with the film Cry Wolf, directed by Jeff Wadlow.

Visit the Virginia Film Offices' website to read more... look for the link on their main page titled Virginia Film Wins Festival Awards. You can read the same press release on the Paladin Pictures Website.

THE INDIE GATHERING - DAY 3 - ACTORS, AUDITIONS & ADIOS

2005-06-07T00:47:00.000-04:00

Well, another festival is behind us. Brad and I wrapped up The Indie Gathering in Cleveland on Sunday and now I type from a hotel in West Coxsackie, New York.

The festival itself was fun and interesting. Sunday was spent attending a couple of seminars, one on Marketing and one on 4 Walling Your Film. Following that, Brad and I we're invited to be judges for the Actor's Showcase, a competition where thespians of all ages perform a 90 second monologue and we the judges rank them based on their performance, delivery and talent. Cleveland has a broad range of actors, some with great range and potential.

Following the showcase we watched our final film of the festival Saving Star Wars, which I thought was going to be a total spoof, but was interesting and quite poignant at times. We spoke with Gary Wood, the film's director a bit about some of his experiences shooting in Indianapolis. Then we made the rounds, said our good-byes and farewells, and drove off into the sunset so to speak.

All in all we had fun. Two festivals down, six awards, lots of friends, but zero distribution offers... let's see if we can increase that final category.

All for now,

Kent

THE INDIE GATHERING - DAY 2 - AWARDS, SCREENING, ETC.

2005-06-05T01:12:00.000-04:00

I can honestly say that I've never been to a festival quite like The Indie Gathering... Interesting people, interesting films, interesting people... did I say, "interesting people?"

There's the young, black filmmaker who made a family film about a 12 year-old white Jewish chess player. Then there's the older Jewish man from Brooklyn who's preparing to make a film about young, black Kung Fu artists. Then tonight we had the pleasure of meeting a guy who acted in one of J.P. Nickel's films (we met J.P. last April at Bare Bones)... it's a small world.

The festival events started for us at 11:00AM with the Awards Ceremony. It was another good day for Paladin Pictures and When Love Walks In. We won two awards... Best Dramatic Feature and the Festival Director's Award for Savannah Grace's performance. Festival Director Ray Szuch said that all the judges commented about how fabulous her performance was. That was a great compliment due to Savannah, but also to Brad and the crew for their skill and patience working with a three year-old actress.

Our screening was at 11:30AM... not the ideal time, but hey, we don't get to choose these things. It was good to see the film again, but not nearly as fun as watching it at the Roxy in Muskogee. One viewer mentioned how much they liked the music from the film. It's amazing the difference great music makes for a movie. Congrats again to Stephan and all the musicians who contributed work to our "award-winning" soundtrack.

Later in the day we met a film rep who's taking a look at When Love Walks In for consideration. We'll see what happens there.

More later... Kent

THE INDIE GATHERING - DAY 1 - WELCOME TO CLEVELAND

2005-06-04T01:28:00.000-04:00

After driving non-stop over 400 miles from Charlottesville, I was welcomed at the IndieGathering festival by four TV remote trucks, all with their masts raised prepping for the news.

I'M NOT JOKING!

I pulled into the hotel parking lot and there they were, probably 8-10 news cameras all ready to interview the filmmakers... okay, that's the joke. They weren't there to interview us, they we're waiting paitently for someone far more important than a collection of film-types assembling from around the country. I saw the man, but have no clue who it was... sorry I can't give you "all the juicy details" - to steal a line from Art Redgrave.

Anyhow, I got checked in and went and met festival coordinator Ray Szuch. He told me about some cool upcoming events in the globalization of IndieGathering Festivals. Then Brad arrived and the Brothers Williamson officially began our festival experience.

The first film we saw was The Way Home - a story of a boy torn between his foster family and his natural aunt who only wants him for the land his parents willed him. It's centered around a chess motif. The film as a whole was a bit campy, but it certainly had it's moments. It was a very family-friendly film, one that would make a good after-school special, but the entire film needs to be tightened and ADR'd.

The next film was a 30 minute short called Guys. It was well-made, mostly well-acted, and mostly vulgar. The premise was three guys treating their friend to a pre-bachelor party. This one too had it's moments, but it definately would NOT make a good after-school special. It will probably do great on a late-night cable station that loves sex-talk.

If you could take the production quality of Guys and merge it with the storyline of The Way Home you'd have a good film.

After the screenings we tried to enjoy the after-party at the hotel bar, but the band was soooo loud... or was it that we're getting soooo old... yeah that's probably it.

Anyway, the awards are handed out tomorrow at 11AM right before our screening of When Love Walks In. I better get some sleep.

Kent

THE INDIE GATHERING FILM FEST - CLEVELAND ROCKS!

2005-06-02T23:26:00.000-04:00

I'm prepping for Cleveland. When Love Walks In plays this Saturday at The IndieGathering... a film festival in Independence, Ohio (just outside of Cleveland). I leave Friday AM and will be driving 7+ hours to the festival.

Sam bailed on me... (thanks, Sam!). He was going to drive while I ate beef jerky and snoozed, but at the last minute he thought it would be more fun to spend the weekend with his girlfriend. Matt thought a better time would be had spending the weekend pouring a stamped concrete parking area... these guys have got their priorities all out of whack!

Brad and I are planning on meeting in Cleveland Friday evening, so it will just be The Brothers Williamson hanging out at The IndieGathering... if you're in or near Cleveland come and see our film. Details of the screening can be found at the When Love Walks In site.

More later.

Kent

WHEN LOVE WALKS IN... IN THE HOOK & DAILY PROGRESS

2005-05-13T07:02:00.000-04:00

Hawes Spencer gave us another write-up in this weeks edition of The Hook. He includes some great quotes from ShIronbutterfly Ray, the Bare Bones International Film Festival coordinator and mentions our four awards. Pick up a copy or check it out online at:

The Hook - Charlottesville, Virginia
Paladin's Progress: Local Film Lands Awards by Hawes Spencer

We also got a blurb in the Wendnesday, May 4th print edition of The Daily Progress.

When Love Walks In Continues Tour!

2005-05-11T18:29:00.000-04:00

Well, we were just beginning to settle-in after our festival appearance in Oklahoma--and then an email appeared in my box this afternoon. It was an acceptance notification. When Love Walks In has found its next stop on the independent film festival tour! "The Indie Gathering" will host our film during the weekend of June 3-5 in Cleveland, Ohio. Check back for more information to come...

BARE BONES - DAY 7 - AND THE AWARD GOES TO...

2005-04-24T23:20:00.000-04:00

Well, it's over... Our first festival with When Love Walks In has come to a close. Wow! What an experience! Here's the breakdown on the awards... we took four altogether!

Best Clean Flick - When Love Walks In
Best Soundtrack - When Love Walks In
Best Actress - Terri Moore
Best Marketing (aka Best Shameless Self- Promotion) - When Love Walks In

These are some great awards that will hopefully help us get into more festivals, sell more copies, etc.

I couldn't be disappointed for long about not getting the Best Actor award. It went to Joe Scott who far and away deserved it. His performance in Ocean Front Property was fabulous. You must get your hands on a copy of this film and check it out. It also won Best Feature which it also deserved. It was my personal favorite of the fest.

Congratulations to Terri Moore for winning the Best Actress award! She did a fabulous job as Nora.

Congratulations to Stephan Prock, Terri Allard, Toy O'Ferrall, Elysian Skies, Carbon Leaf, Stone Kitchen, and Messenger for earning us Best Soundtrack with all your great music. We've known that our soundtrack is one of our strengths for a long time. It's great to get recognition from outsiders that its great. Congrats to all.

Tell all your friends to get a copy of When Love Walks In and the soundtrack to check it out.

WHEN LOVE WALKS IN... AND THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE

2005-04-24T10:11:00.000-04:00

Here's a recap of our nominations for the Bare Bones International Independent Film Festival 2005:

Best First Feature - The Brothers Williamson
Best Clean Flick - The Brothers Williamson
Best Actress - Terri Moore
Best Actor - Kent C. Williamson
Best Youth Actress - Savannah Grace
Best Ensemble Cast - Maggie Jones, Terri Moore, Melissa Dawn Bryant, Savannah Grace, Bill Williamson, Kent C. Williamson

2:30pm Sunday is the red carpet walk at the Roxy, followed immediately by the awards ceremony.

BARE BONES - DAY 6 - WHEN LOVE WALKS IN... CON QUESO

2005-04-24T07:21:00.000-04:00

Day 6... Grief may conquer them... Fear may ruin them... But everything changes on Day 6... or does it?!

The final day of screenings began with Brad and I giving our Secrets of No-Budget Filmmaking Seminar. It went well. We had a decent turnout of folks from a variety of production and non-production backgrounds and we had a lot of fun doing it. Matt was able to give some valuable input from his perspective as well.

We then went and had lunch at El Charro with Jim, an attorney from Tulsa, and Richard, an actor from Michigan (one that I'm up against for Best Actor from The Mongol King). It was a good time and good to get to know them a bit.

During the matinee of Venom (a short film about a psychiatrist counseling a killer with some awesome twists) my cel phone rang and Terri Moore told me she had arrived. So Brad and I left the film and went outside to meet her near the red carpet in front of the Roxy. It was great to see her and get caught up a bit.

Speaking of the Roxy... I spoke with a woman from Muskogee who told me that there used to be two theatres in town, the Roxy and the Ritz. The Ritz is long since gone, but she grew up going to the Ritz, because that was the white theatre. The Roxy was the black theatre, but if you were white and wanted to see something at the Roxy you always got the best seat in the house. It didn't work the other way around. Interesting history from a bygone era.

While Terri freshened up her hotel, the guys went and saw Ocean Front Property. Wow! What a great film, definately my favorite of the entire festival. I'm calling it "fantastically beautiful!" I think Joe Scott, the film's lead actor/director is a shoe-in for Best Actor. He did a fabulous job. This is one film I'm glad I traded a copy of When Love Walks In for.

I saw parts of The Mongol King and Echo: Fall of an Empire and some various shorts, before our 10:15 screening at the Civic Center. Speaking of shorts... J.P. Nickel's Grim was funny. The character Death (one of the riders of the apocalypse) decides he wants to settle down and get married.

The When Love Walks In screening was interesting to say the least. We had a very small audience, since most folks had seen it on Thursday, but the real kicker was that in the room next to us at the Civic Center they were having a massive Quinceanera. Now for those who don't know what a Quinceanera is, it's a Mexican girls coming-of-age party. When she turns fifteen every friend, relative, neighbor, acquaintance, etc. within a three-day drive shows up to party the night away... we're talking Fiesta Grande! And they did it last night... in the room right next to ours.

Our wall was literally vibrating from the larger than life open-holed guitars and tex-mex accordions blaring through the stack of speakers they had. To give you an idea as to the size of the event, the Muskogee Police Department had four squad cars out front with officers inside and out trying to stabilize the situation. I'm not joking.

Back in our screening room, our quaint little film is trying desperately to be heard, but every time it gets to a quiet part in the movie you hear Salsa or Tejano music pumping through the wall. I leaned over to Matt and referring to characters in the film I whispered, "I never knew that both John and Anna lived in the Bario!" It did give us a sense of what the film would've been like if we would have set it south of the border. OH MY!!! When Love Walks In Bell Grande!

It finally ended and with even the nightmare-of-all-nightmare screening rooms we seemed to connect with the audience. More strong feedback... and not just the kind blaring from the speakers at the Quinceanera.

BARE BONES - DAY 5 - MORE MUSKOGEE!

2005-04-23T09:08:00.000-04:00

Day 5 of the Fest...

This was our "off" day. No When Love Walks In screenings, just things like... speaking to a class of High Schoolers, an internet radio interview, and a bunch of screenings.

The High Schoolers didn't really care if we were there or not... typical high school response but very different than Thursday's appearance at the high school across town.

The internet radio interview was a trip! We had a lot of fun and made some great memories (ask me about them when you see me and I'll "fill you in on all the juicy details..." to steal a line from Art Redgrave in our film).

The feature screenings included Lucky Stars (a flick about a woman and her dog actress), A Cowboy's Silver Lining (a movie about a hitman who knows there's no way out of the biz), and Good Teeth (an interesting film about the modern slave trade biz).

Cowboy is one my personal favorites of the festival. It was very well made. The story itself was a little confusing at times, but the acting, the directing and editing were first rate. Of course, I can only like the film so much, because we're up against it for Best First Feature and I'm up against Ralph Hatley (the Hit Man's Boss) for Best Actor... but It's definately one of the best films of the fest. Awards are on Sunday.

After the showings everyone again partied way into the night at the Hollywood Pizzeria... we left the party early and crashed around 2AM. Saturday Brad and I have our Secrets of No-Budget Filmmaking Seminar, Terri Moore arrives and we screen at 10:15pm at the Civic Center.

WHEN LOVE WALKS IN... IN THE NEWS

2005-04-22T07:40:00.000-04:00

Here are a couple of links to articles about When Love Walks In and the Bare Bones Fest:

The Hook - Charlottesville, Virginia
Festival bound: Williamson's okay with Muskogee by Hawes Spencer

Muskogee Daily Phoenix - Muskogee, Oklahoma
Bare Bones comes into its own: Muskogee earns rep as place for 'indies' by Leilani Roberts Ott

Enjoy, Kent

BARE BONES - DAY 4 - WOW!

2005-04-22T02:40:00.000-04:00

Day 4... Well, we did it! Tonight was the world premiere of When Love Walks In at the Roxy Theatre in Muskogee and all I can say is, "WOW!" Finally, after 8 years of sweat, blood and tears... and it was very well received.

I cannot describe how good it was to sit in an actual theatre and watch the film play. There is an indescribable satisfaction therein. I knew about 15 minutes in that it was playing well. People from around the theatre were laughing at the right times. They were dead silent at the right times. I knew we were connecting with the audience and slowly the knots in my stomach started to untwist. They bursted out in laughter at Brad's line, "You mean, since I got out of prison?" That's when I knew we were on the right track.

I was amazed at how well the image held up on the large screen. But I was blown away at how good the film sounded. Thank you to all the musicians that gave us an incredible soundtrack for this picture. Your work takes the film to a whole nother level.

We received a strong ovation once the credits rolled, but it wasn't until I began to speak to audience members that it hit me as to how well the film worked for them. As the credits played, one of the "Chamber Chicks" (from the Muskogee Chamber of Commerce), leaned over the row in front of Sam and I and said simply, yet sincerely, "you guys rock!"

We expect that from the females in the crowd, since it is a romance and all, but it was the comments from the guys that shocked me most. I had several of them tell me how much they liked the film and how much they connected with it. One gen-Xer could only say "Wow!" He then went on to talk about the tears he shed during the film. It's an amazingly bizarre, yet good feeling to know that a piece of fictional film that we've made has the power to make grown men cry. I'm still trying to soak that all in and I'm not certain I ever will. I'm a blessed man. 8 years... wow...

Well, it's 2:40AM... I'd better get some sleep. Kent

BARE BONES - DAY 3 - RADIO, RADIO & MORE SCREENINGS

2005-04-21T07:57:00.000-04:00

Day 3 of the festival events.... We started earlier than normal with a 6AM wake-up call to prep for an 8AM radio interview at the studios of KTFX Radio. Bill Payne and Julie brought us into the control room along with a few other filmmakers from the fest. Sam, the genius that he is, grabbed a copy of the film's soundtrack and gave it to them on the air which helped get us a lot of publicity for the film. They played portions of three different cuts, including the When Love Walks In theme song by Messenger, Good, Good Love by Terri Allard and Anna's Theme by our composer Stephan Prock.

We then traveled out to KFOX Radio and dropped off films, soundtracks and posters for them to giveaway on the air. Lunch was at Jasper's where we then filmed a segment with Brad and I for Rebellion of Thought. Sam had worked us a deal where we received lunch on the house and four $20 gift certificates to use as giveaways at our showings. If you happen to win one of those gift certificates save room for a slice of their Turtle Sundae Cheescake!

Next stop was at the Roxy Theatre where we hung posters and took pictures of ourselves out front with the signage behind us. Thursday night is the big filmmakers welcome followed by our showing at the Roxy. We're hoping that the welcome events will turn into a good crowd for the screening.

We've seen a number of features already including Pen Pals, Get Rich Quick, Messages, and The Man Who Couldn't. Some have been good, others struggled. The Man Who Couldn't had some strong story elements and good acting, but the audio was horrendous. The entire film should be ADR'd, tightened a bit, and then Matt should spend a few weeks on it for color correction and it would take the film up to level it deserves. The lead actor in that film has been my favorite so far.