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Continuing the list of universal gifts bestowed upon us...We're able to make the trip to Sundance Film Festival this year to bombard the Sundance festival going public with our well honed 'media bombs!' We'll be talking about the 'technological transformation' of human identity and the exciting world of sci-fi feature films. [ Our promo postcards and media bombs are below!] Side A... And the

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IT LIVES!!! Our Kickstarter campaign was successful! Thank you to all!!!

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After a really great 'heart to heart' and 'head to head' discussion last night with Lance Davis, I've decided to pull the film BACK to the future. He remembers how exciting some of our early test concepts were: collages of real-world locations that created new, hybrid, surreal landscapes. We can't compete with big 3D films. SO, we'll do something more interesting, more unique. We'll create a

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Currently working on a new fundraising video with new behind the scenes footage, images, and scenes from the final film. ROCK!

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We're really excited that James Taylor aka Lugano Fell, soundtrack composer for ACTMM, is contributing a limited batch of SIGNED CD's for our upcoming fundraiser! Limited to 50 copies, they'll be available at the $75 level. Yes!

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Well, we learned a TON from our first fundraiser, namely, what we can expect from our fanbase and community, social networking strategy, and all that jazz! We'll be back online by next week, new and improved, with more content!

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Over the last several days, everyone on the VFX team has really gone above and beyond in delivering, on time, their shots for the very first ACTMM Trailer! We're all pretty pumped up about it, but MAN...has it been a TON of work!!! Just spent 30 hours over the last two days...On about 15 seconds of screentime. Oh, the glory! My thumb is sore from about 10,000,000 mouse clicks. My screen

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Hush.... But we've just been asked, by a very cool and very big online film distributor, to cut a trailer for ACTMM that will play before their next big film rollout in mid-September. They expect over a million hits on the film, which means HUGE exposure for ACTMM. Mums the word.

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If you want to hear the man behind the music describe a bit about his process, check this out. For the HEADS! DIRECT LINK HERE

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I stumbled upon this site today from BoingBoing. It looks totally up our alley. I wrote an e-mail to VODO...I'll keep you posted. I love their distribution and funding concept - keep everything peer to peer, from creation, through financing and distribution. http://vodo.net/

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Our Matte Painter, Scott Richard, was the principle artist for sci-fi writer China Mieville's latest book, Embassytown. Congrats, Scott! We hope it spreads far and wide!

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Of course, without the dedicated, self-sacrificing efforts of the VFX team, ACTMM would be nothing more than an unrealized dream. RM1093.X in the library of books that were 'never written.' Check out these amazing artists, all a part of our VFX Team: Jeremy Totel http://www.pixeleight.org/ Mick Hanks http://acitytomakeme.com/ Ryan Salazar Acosta RSA-ARTWORKS Nick Greenlee http://

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From all of us at ACTMM, congratulations Jeremy (Pixel Eight), and your beautiful wife, on the birth of your second son! MAZEL TOV!

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We are EXTREMELY excited that John Becker, in collaboration with The Hypothetical Development Organization, recently featured on BoingBoing, is joining the ACTMM mash-up design crew. He has generously donated his design, "SNOOZE TOWERS" to be a part of The City landscape. A tip of the hat to John and The HDO. Thank you!

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JAMES TAYLOR, composer and sound experimentalist for ACTMM, is interviewed on RESIDENT ADVISOR. LINK

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Thus far we've received the first rough drafts of User Interface graphics and a CG set from Team Argentina, concept art for background plates from the Midwest, more CG sets from Phoenix, and our coupe de grace, the Shanghai Technoarts scene, is on its second draft. Ladies and Gentlemen, this film is looking sexy!

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Jeremy Totel of Pixel Eight has been a HUGE help in pulling together a VFX team for A City...His work on the "Elevator Scene" has been top-notch. We're looking forward to bringing his work to a theater screen near you. Check out more at pixeleight.org

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As I write this, the final picture-locked version of ACTMM is rendering.

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James Taylor aka Swayzak/Lugano Fell has officially taken on the music soundtrack for the film! The European-based electronic music artist is world-renowned within electronic music communities, from dance to experimental. His music Is blurring the lines between dream and reality. His music has inspired a serious re-think and re-tooling of the current edit. If the new edit can come close to the

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We've been hammering away at HQ, burning the midnight oil, and laying down the track. Thus far, we have the first full-length rough cut of this beast with a program running time of...11 minutes and 26 seconds. The opening title sequence is in the works and making a lot of noise, in all the right ways.

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Editing continues. To date, I've cut together the final 6 minutes of the film for 'picture lock.' The experience of working with the footage, painting moments, tuning into the subtleties of gesture and body language, has been therapeutic. I'm thinking about the strength of the soundtrack as I cut the film to some of the most beautiful ambient music I've ever heard.  If you haven't tuned in to

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Wow. We're all coming back down to base-camp from what seems like a pretty epic endeavor. Miracles do happen, including the level of enthusiasm, professionalism, creativity, and support that A City to Make Me received from everyone involved: Mathew Hughes, Jason Chapman, Zulema Covarrubias, Olga Sanina, Windy City FX, Asylum Stunts, Lance Lee Davis, Noelle Lynn, Tim Musachio, John Bisoski, Jess

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EXTRAS! Thank you for making this film a reality! We couldn't do it without you! In order to paint our future world effectively, we need YOU to have the following when you arrive: 1) Bring several clothing options. Muted earth-tones work best. Blues, browns, grays. No green please! 2) No logos or printed slogans on t-shirts - graphic designs are ok! 3) Hooded sweatshirts, overcoats,

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The good people at VERI-SYNC have allowed us the use of their literature and logo in our film!  Thank you, VERI-SYNC!

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Handcuffs. The moment... Two guys, mid to late thirties, jump on a train, gasping for air. Yeah, they're laughing about it..."Bout' what?" "Well, you see...Jason here...Can't get these damn handcuffs off...So we brought these tools, see..." (shows collection of screwdrivers and paperclips to The Conductor). "...So you're NOT runnin' from the cops, huh?" "No...You see...We're filmmakers and.

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The community developed around this project is supporting it! We've reduced our monetary need by almost 50% after a 'tech garage sale.' We are now only $3600 away from making this film!

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Hello A City to Make Me Fans! Why not play a hero in real life? Why not save the WORLD...of a film? Without your donation, the world of "A City to Make Me," a world that is as much poetry as it is insight into the way we're living NOW… Will be nothing but a dream, an unrealized vision. Yes, it could die. SAVE THE FILM. We are currently in need of production space, caterers for cast and

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Creating 'collage realities' is something we're really geeked on at ACTMM HQ. Enjoy our latest location photo...

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We decided to rename the long-standing evil Google of our script from NET-COM...to THERIDION CORPORATION. We all agree it SHOULD sound less dated in the years to come.

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We wanted to write everyone involved in "A City..." and let them know that good things are happening, despite our 'silence' in recent weeks! We've been going through our production with a fine tooth comb, narrowing down our locations and production space. The great news is, we are now a financed picture! What does that mean? Most of us, from the Director to Featured Extras, will still be

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I don't necessarily agree with ALL of the assumptions made in this article, but it IS the outline of the 'conflict' within "A City..." : Human vs. Transhuman. Happy reading! http://vigilantcitizen.com/?p=3563

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Our intention was to coordinate our Hair/Wardrobe/Makeup and Production Teams... It was a resounding success, as well as the catalyst for much improvement next 'go-round'. I make no apologies for the rough hack and slash edit job (link)...This piece remains simply a document, a sketchbook of ideas. "Thank you all for making this event a success..."

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Come one, come all! Let us paint a future world together, a dystopia all our own. Our goal is to work with all of our featured extras, finalizing their wardrobe, hair, and makeup. Lunch will be provided! We need at least 40 people, so, please, bring a friend! LOCATION: CHICAGO ART DEPARTMENT 1837 S. Halsted Chicago 60608 SCHEDULE: Setup Crew: 8am Makeup/Wardrobe Crew: 9am Talent Arrival

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It's been awhile since I've posted something 'personal' on the blog, you know...Lessons learned, and that sort of thing...I will say this, "THANK YOU ACTORS OF CHICAGO!"  We've had a great turnout of talent this month, all organized by Jason Chapman.  We'll be calling people back this week.   We had the pleasure of working with O'Connor Casting for about a week this past month.  We ultimately

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Two regional players have taken on A City to Make Me: Acme Design and O'Connor Casting. We'll owe them all our first born.  Apparently, they like the script. Acme and O'Connor, thank you!

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Thank you in advance to everyone scheduled for the latest round of auditions for "A City to Make Me." We should have signs and staff guiding you to the right place! Zhou B Audition Space for June 26th ONLY: 1029 w. 35th street, Chicago 60609 3rd floor RMK studio back side of building, first door on the left when you are going up the stairs. June 27th auditions will be held at the original

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Well, we got our little press release into REEL Chicago...Cool. http://reelchicago.com/archive.cfm?storyID=2846

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Casting Call and Auditions for A City to Make Me: TSS is accepting casting submissions for an independent feature film entitled, “A City to Make Me”. http://acitytomakeme.blogspot.com/ TSS will be filming their multi-layered, sci-fi noir feature film in and around Chicago. Actors and non-actors are encouraged to apply. We are looking for multiple male and female leads of all ethnicities,

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The Sunday meetup, really the FIRST meetup between all of the creative minds working on this film, went incredibly well. Chris brought an amazing LED driven prop complete with battery pack. Matt came armed with a shooting strategy and philosophy for the project. Zulema brought her designer genius into the mix, sharing some really great clothing and wardrobe concepts for our future world.

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Filmmaker's Meetup this Sunday! Looking forward to having a fun and inspiring POW WOW with the entire crew. Will MOST likely by a BYOB affair at Ryan Miller's place...6pm.

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Trolling The Feed today, and came across this...Need I say more. Huxley is kicking through his casket... “It’s not the mind-expanding sixties anymore,” comments Margaret Talbot in a recent New Yorker article. “Neuroenhancers are perfectly suited for the anxiety of white-collar competition in a floundering economy. And they have a synergistic relationship with our multiplying digital

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Linas and I, over beers at HOPLEAF, hatched a pretty workable plan to visualize a short film over the next 6 months. Ok, that's my timeline, but here's to hoping. He also wants to sink his teeth into the BIGGEST VFX scene I can throw at him. Done! Checked out this short film today, CONNECTED: http://www.ov43.com/ I'm getting more and more excited about creating a short film out of the ACtMM

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3D people: Finding them. After placing another AD on Craigslist, I think I may have found the people we're looking for. It's hard to find people who are interested in investing their TIME into something without getting hard cold cash in exchange. But, a few people still do things because they BELIEVE in the project, like it, see room for growth...On Monday I'm meeting with a local

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Matt and I ventured into the wilds of suburbia to explore "CITY SPACE #2" this past weekend...It is the studio that will allow this film to become a reality. It's a workshop space, a place somewhat insulated from the cares of our daily rituals, a place where we can craft, create, and become better at what we do. I always wanted to make my first feature film close to my chest, with subtlety, a

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It's been a while since I've posted something production specific, but that doesn't mean ANYONE has fallen asleep at the wheel! Zulema has been in Mexico doing research ;), Chris Rubano has been designing mock-ups of our VR INTERFACE hardware, ordering parts, you know...THE ESSENTIALS. I've been knee deep in Act II for the last week and one-half. I fully expect to be done with rev. 1, Act II..

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Alex Jones outlines a series of events that are pushing towards a 'licensed, censored, and controlled' Internet...Get ready.

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A primer on the concept of "Transhumanism." Part I includes an interview with the doctor that completed the first head transplant between monkeys. Enjoy!

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The promise of computer interfaces controlled by nothing more than brainwaves is now reality... LINK to original article: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/02/thought-controlled-lights/

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Mike knows how to do epic! This 'making-of' is just phenomenal! Mike is currently taking his film "Burden" around the world. This week he's in France, I believe. The important thing to note is that he kept pushing for 'epic' amidst a whole lot of 'critics.' Oh yeah, and it took him roughly 3.5 years to finish this film: Running time 9:55 minutes +/-. I'm in the credits as a Visual Effects

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Saturday was a busy day. Zulema and I squeezed into a TOTALLY packed Star Lounge on Chicago Avenue for the obligatory double cappuccino...The caffeine was fundamental to our discussions on everything from wardrobe color palettes to synthesizing Eastern and Western couture into something interesting. We're going to FINALLY get an online collection of ideas going, working the Web 2.0 with a

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So it's been a week of transitions. On a positive note, Chris Rubano and I toured American Science and Surplus last night, which became immediate food for thought. Exactly HOW will we re-appropriate found objects? We need to get some prototypes going and Chris has agreed to start pricing and pooling together resources to accomplish just that. More...I'm meeting with Zulema tomorrow to go over

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LINK to original article: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/01/pl_print_watchers/ Shane Harris says that in 2004, when he first shook hands with retired admiral John Poindexter, he thought he was meeting an “evil genius.” More...Shane Harris says that in 2004, when he first shook hands with retired admiral John Poindexter, he thought he was meeting an “evil genius.” Poindexter had become

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Pumzi, Kenya’s first science fiction film, imagines a dystopian future 35 years after water wars have torn the world apart. East African survivors of the ecological devastation remain locked away in contained communities, but a young woman in possession of a germinating seed struggles against the governing council to bring the plant to Earth’s ruined surface. Read More http://www.wired.com/

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http://www.greencrudeproduction.com/solution.html Found this while surfing, found it fascinating enough to share...

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Over the weekend Andrew and I decided that it would be best for him to bow out of this project. The reasons are many, mostly financial. He has been unable to commit to the essential functions of his work as D.P. on this project while balancing his other freelance projects. It takes a certain kind of person, at a certain point in life, to commit to a project of this scale without investors '

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Looking for a vision into 'the future' of synthesis with our technologies...Then look no further!

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Behold “the world’s first production model 3D bio-printer.” A machine capable of arranging human cells and artificial scaffolds into complex three-dimensional structures, which result in such wonderful things as printed design meat, replacement organ tissue, or perhaps artificially grown teeth. More...“Scientists and engineers can use the 3D bio printers to enable placing cells of almost any

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Here you go... It's a prop manifesto! There is an interesting trend that I've noticed in designed objects; as the object becomes integrated into our cultural consciousness, there is a tendency for them to become more artfully designed. While true for many things, this trend is evidenced in both automobiles and computers – two modern technologies heavily marketed directly to average consumers.

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A few notes on Andrew Benz...He knows more about the technology of filmmaking than anyone I know.  His insights concerning the script, marketing strategies, and festival politics have been a much needed guiding hand during the pre-production phase of this project.  Thank you Andrew!

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So, not knowing EXACTLY what I was getting into when I ventured over to Zulema's studio on Monday, I was immediately embraced with warm hospitality and enthusiastic interest in 'what's next' for A City to Make Me... Before we got to those discussions though, Zulema gave a tour of her creative world, i.e. her amazing collage work, her re-styled hybrid fashions, wigs, and clip-art fashion

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As most of you know, Joe Orlandino has come aboard as an 'interested party' in 'The City...' project.  Joe recently kicked off his new blog and it makes for inspiring reading: http://joeorlandino.wordpress.com/ A few notes on Joe: He's currently chief marketing consultant for Reel Chicago.  Ruth Ratny's 'Reel Chicago' should be familiar to most people in the Chicago film industry, and dare I say

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This week is booked!  This is why I love filmmaking!  Every night, it's a different specialty, a new feast of ideas...Tonight, a meeting with Zulema to go over her concepts for costumes.  On the agenda?  All the 'have to' fashions for the project.  What are the journalists of the future wearing?  How about the CEO's and working class?  We've got some ground to cover.  I'm hoping to meet with Matt

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FUTURE NOW, the dissident group unveiled in A City to Make Me is not a FICTIONAL story, it's real world.  It's now.  The most brilliant idea I've heard all day?  Creating an 'offshore information state' where gag orders, advertisers, and governments have no control over what you read or what you hear...     http://wikileaks.org/

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I wasn't sure what I was going to get when John arrived at my apartment last night...Was I getting 'yet another' collaborator who talks a good game, listens intently, but does nothing?  Or, was I getting a collaborator who could also own this project, who would push themselves creatively? I'm just going to float John's boat here.  He arrived to our meeting last night, the second since we've met,

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Thought I would share a few things that have inspired me over the last few days! Images, a website, the info-sphere... First, http://www.nextnature.net/.  Check it out.  This site is a minefield of concepts, verbage, hybrid lingo, and ideas...I find myself drifting through the metaverse just linking from fascinating image to fascinating story... Second, a fun OMEGA watches Ad with George

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Always relevant, the great Marshall McLuhan...Read his 1969 interview with PLAYBOY magazine today... Everything he observed about television's effect upon society can be said about the influence of the internet upon our very own day and age...My ears were agasp.  My mind's eye, pried open. LINK: http://www.nextnature.net/?p=1025

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John Bisoski and I met last month at Chicago Filmmaker's. He was actually crazy enough to move to New Zealand, without a job, hoping to get in at WETA - Peter Jackson's SFX and Production Studio. Well, he's back, and John has agreed to be our official concept artist. He'll be visualizing KEY SCENES throughout the script as well as DESIGN IDEAS for characters. We welcome him. Thank you, John!

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I've gotten some great feedback over the last few days about the latest rewrite. At this point in the process, structure reigns king. The structure of this piece is soon to follow a traditional three-act structure. The trick? Keeping the magic in, never letting it drift towards 'predictable.' I guess you can say, this is going to be a 'spec script' by the end of the month...I'm nervous. Why?

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Started reading Save the Cat by Snyder and was immediately hooked. Now, how to meld my own egotistic needs for COMPLETE originality and letting 'the rubber hit the road' with polishing the script into something that will have a life outside of my own head...Needless to say, the book has a conceptual buffet of things to think about. "A City..." will be the better for it. Thanks, Joe.

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Thank you everyone for a fantastic night! Introductions were made and quickly led to a measurable 'pulse' of positive discussion, interest in "A City...," insightful questions and talents laid bare. Agnieszka Furtak flowed like water into conversations with the room, including our resident 'Futurist,' Pei Ng. Everyone is excited to see what she comes with in the months ahead to start fleshing

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Monday, December7th, 7:30pm.  A meeting of the minds. Ryan Miller (Writer/Director), Andrew Benz (DP), Chris Rubano (Props/Practical FX), Michael Campobasso (3D, SFX Director), Pei Ng (Futurist Architecture), Zulema Covarrubias (artist, Zhou Brothers) and perhaps the beautiful Agnieszka Furtak (Set Photographer/Actress) will all congregate in one room for the very first time!  Exciting!  Others,

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