Liars and Lunatics :: Film Blog

Here’s something we probably already knew, but are still amazed at the discovery:

Put some ominous music under some images, and bingo! It changes the whole feel.

For example: When we first began working on the title menu for the DVD of our film Liars and Lunatics, we chose images of James and Paige having a picnic. These scenes are flashbacks that are usually accompanied by a wistful music box tune.

But for the title menu, we wanted to try something different.

We used a piece of music from the film that is very emotional and gets your heart rate up. Put it under the picnic scenes and those images (that are usually so nostalgic) now seem ominous… Like you know there’s something bad going to happen to these people, but they’re completely unaware of it.

That’d probably be categorized as dramatic irony, right?
 
In any case, it’s amazing what music can do…

{{ photo :: James and Paige having a picnic, completely unaware of the trying time ahead of them }}

Some bad news. As you probably have noted, we’ve been trying to get the Liars and Lunatics DVD ready for duplication. The plan was to send it off back in November. But, due to some slight problems that needed to be fixed, we kept pushing the send-off date forward.

Earlier this week, we were getting the finalized version ready to send out. But as we proof-watched the movie, we noticed something. The music seemed at bit loud in contrast to the dialogue.

Well, as you have probably guessed, we didn’t send it out. Yep, we’re still working on it. Which probably means that we won’t have the DVD ready by Christmas. But, at this point, we would rather send in the best we can do rather than rush.

One of these days, it will be done…

Sorry for the delay in this post. We’ve been very busy finalizing the Liars and Lunatics DVD before it’s sent out for duplication. Very busy. (Oh, did we already mention that we’ve been very busy?)

First we had to fix any problems in the color. Saturday was spent on finalizing the surround sound (which took only four hours, instead of the eight hours we anticipated).

One of these days it will be done. Hopefully in time for Christmas…

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It’s 9:20 pm :: The credits for Liars and Lunatics have finished rolling. The lights come up. It’s time to… mingle (again). It’s also time to talk photos and chat it up with cast and crew until the party’s over. Grab another glass of wine. Oh those truffles look pretty good…

 

P.S. Got some photos from the gala that you’d like to share with us? Send them over our way. We’ll see about adding some of your photos in a post next week…  

More pix from the Liars and Lunatics Gala. This time from the speeches…

It’s 7:40 pm and our MC, Steve Velichko, introduces Dustee Hullinger of Gifted Hands, the charity of the evening. He next recognizes the members of the cast and crew in attendance. And finally, introduces director Roberto Munoz who says a few words…

 

Finally, the lights dim for the moment we’ve all been waiting for… It’s time for the movie to begin…

P.S. More pix to come. The evening’s not over yet!

Over the next few posts, we will be putting a host of photos taken at the Liars and Lunatics premiere on October 26th. All the photos were taken by the amazing Melissa Moeller, our official gala photographer. (Thanks for all the great shots, Melissa!) 

We’ve decided to break up the gala into some time frames. Thus, we begin… at the beginning. It’s 7:00 pm.

That’s right. It’s time to mingle. Get a drink. Grab an hors d’oeuvre. Mingle, mingle, mingle. Oh, and don’t forget to snatch a good seat while you’re at it. The movie will begin shortly…

 
 
 

 

P.S. There’s more photos to come. Stay tuned…

Ah… the Liars and Lunatics gala! A week ago, we were preparing for it. And for those of you poor souls who couldn’t make it, you missed being part of a great audience! We were very pleased with how everything turned out… despite the rain. 

Although, at 6:30 pm on Friday the 26th, things didn’t look quite so rosy.

In fact, we had a bit of a scare with the surround sound system at the Helen Mills Theater. We brought the DVD, newly burned and tested. Before letting in the big crowd gathering outside, we did a quick test on the sound system. As we watched the opening sequence, something seemed amiss.

There was music. There were sound effects. But, wait! Where was the dialogue?

How could we have missed that when we tested out the DVD earlier?

Well, after the initial panic (some of us were more panicked than others), we realized that the center speaker wasn’t hooked up properly. So, after some fiddling, we got the surround sound up and working properly. 

And, thankfully, our worst nightmares were not realized!

(More on the gala later, including photos galore…)

Our New York City World Premiere Gala Event of the feature film Liars and Lunatics (wow, that’s a mouthful) is fast approaching. Yep! It’s this weekend, folks!

Haven’t got your tickets yet? There’re still some left. You can reserve yours at SmartTix. Want a discount code? Check it out here.

Don’t know when we’ll have a chance to post again. Probably not until AFTER October 26th… 

It’s one week to the the gala film premiere of Liars and Lunatics on Friday, October 26th.

In case you’re wondering, here’s a list of what NOT to wear to the gala… 

1. a tuxedo with tails and a top hat (a little too fancy)
2. your sister’s prom dress from 1985 (too… well… 1985) 
3. your favorite halloween costume (we thought about that theme, but decided against it)
4. spats (does anyone wear them anymore?)
5. pajamas (with or without the bunny slippers)
6. clothes you wear to the gym 
7. overalls and a plaid shirt (unless you’re Davie Malvideo, and we hope even Davie has the good sense to dress up a bit)
8. lederhosen (unless, perhaps, you’re coming from Oktoberfest celebrations)
9. dressing up like you’re Karen Lynn Gorney (unless you ARE Karen Lynn Gorney)
10. space suits (even we Moon Brothers won’t be wearing those)

What to wear, then? Check out the Gala FAQs on the film website…

Well, we’ve locked the movie…

Oh, except that we decided to work on the surround sound a bit. For the Gala on October 26th.

Guess it’s true that you never really finish a movie. You just abandon it at some point.