Next Stop: Limboland
We’re almost finished with the Idville Collection, and we’re flooded with emotions: pride in our accomplishments, excitement about sharing our films with friends and family, and, well…disappointment. Don’t get me wrong – we’re not disappointed with the movies. It’s quite the opposite. We love Libidoland. We adore Anxiety Acres. We can’t wait to show them [...]
"Julie & Julie & Julia"
How fast would we get sued if we made this? Probably pretty fast. I haven’t seen “Julie & Julia” yet, but I have the book on my nightstand. I’ll probably see the movie someday. I like Amy Adams, and the guy who plays her husband will always have a hold on me because of his [...]
It's a Wrap!
This weekend we filmed the final scenes for Libidoland, including the cake fantasy scene and a car fantasy scene. Everything wasn’t as smooth as we’d hoped. We hit some roadblocks and felt discouraged, but then we backed up, charged through, and hit our mark. And it felt good. Now both parts of The Idville Collection, [...]
As (Fake) Dirty As We Wanna Be
Most of the movies we’ve made as King is a Fink are little on the naughty side. Take the Girl Rods series, for example. We made 5 movies about a lovable group of porn stars. They support each other, teach each other, laugh together, talk about funny and outlandish porn staples, search for love, make [...]
Mission Accomplished: There Will Be Cake
Hooray! Bleeding Heart Bakery came through and donated 3 beautiful cakesfor our fantasy scene in Libidoland. The cakes are colorful, gorgeous, and staring at us longingly from the fridge. Alas, these “Alice in Wonderland”-esque cakes are not for eating. Three things you should know: Our cake scene is going to be messy. Our cake [...]
Adventures in Cake Smashing
Today I (Julie) took scrappy special agent Jill on a hunt for cakes for an upcoming film shoot. We need cakes to sit on. We need cakes to smash. So we visited several bakeries on Chicago’s north side to ask if they’d support independent film making by donating an expired cake or two. We weren’t [...]
Mr. Green Screens
Since we make short films on super-small budgets, sometimes we play with green screens to make big effects. We’ve used a green screen to create dream effects that allowed characters to teeter on the edge of consciousness. Another time we set up a green screen behind a fake newscaster so that we could add in [...]
Female Directors You Should Know
Bitch Magazine just posted this list of 70 female directors. Wow. Jess and I tried to come up with our own list on the spur of the moment, and we could only come up with 20. (Okay, I came up with 5, and Jessica came up with the rest.) The Bitch list isn’t exhaustive, but [...]
What's Next: Picking our next project
When we’re not making short films, we’re writing long ones. So far we have two: a romantic comedy that has achieved moderate success (Semi-finalist in the 2009 Outfest competition; Quarterfinalist in the 2009 BlueCat competition) and a comedy-drama loosely based on real events about 3 people who met and fell in love in China. We [...]
The Long, Long, Long, Long Film Shoot
We had a seemingly endless 10-hour film shoot for Libidoland on Saturday. Indoor scenes. Outdoor scenes. Sex scenes. Fantasy scenes. You name it, we did it. The only thing missing was a car chase and a building demolition. Although grueling, the shoot was incredibly successful. Our leads, Beth and Andy, were troopers, and we’re grateful [...]
What's a Good Spread?
Since starting our indie movie endeavor, we’ve learned many things, not the least of which is this: when you can’t pay your cast and crew, it’s essential to feed and hydrate them. That’s why we’re preparing a large spread for tomorrow’s Libidoland shoot. Our film shoot might last 7 or 8 hours, and it would be simply [...]
Libidoland: Take Two!
We’re preparing for our 2nd big day of filming for Libidoland this weekend. Here’s a sample of what’s on our to-do list: Finish shot list. Buy rope. Find out if Dan or Beth can tie a slip knot. Make 20 sandwiches. Yes. This is a glamorous life.
Baker's Dozen Update
We’ve decided to place Baker’s Dozen on InkTip, a writer’s resource designed to connect screenwriters to producers, agents, directors, etc. We’ve had two logline views so far, and remain hopeful. In addition, we’ve updated and revised our logline and synopsis for Baker’s Dozen here on King is a Fink. Check it out.
More pictures from Libidoland Shoot #1
Here are a few more pictures from the first Libidoland shoot at Golden Pacific Market & Ventrella‘s. Our next shoot is Saturday, August 8th. Can’t wait!