Comicpalooza

Posted by judithbshields on June 3, 2013
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We loved Comicpalooza! The staff was awesome and we had a great time at our forum, “How to Film on a Budget”. The audience asked good questions and we enjoyed speaking with everyone and sharing our experience what it was like to make a microbudget film and little tips and tricks for others to use. Christopher Lowe brought Matt Risoldi’s DYI microphone blimp and we talked tech about the DSLRs. If we have another DYI panel, I’ll make sure we include more about camera tracks and dollies.

The Comicpalooza booth did well. We were next to the Reverent Rangers, who are the founders of the Wierd West Fest where we’ll have a screening in December. Professor Elemental was to our right and the picture below is him flipping the switch of an actual piece from Victor Frankenstein’s laboratory. Splendid!

Our e-mail list serve bloomed to over 220 new members and we’re still growing. We loved speaking to Houstonians about our local project and explaining the upcoming independent film circuit.

Right now the post-production team is putting the finishing touches on the final draft of the film. If all goes well, it’ll be shipped out next week for competitions that begin in October. We’ll keep everyone informed. Our first trailers also should be finished sometime next week.

We’re having a screening at ApolloCon at 4:00pm on June 22nd, 2013. We are looking forwards to it.  I can’t wait to show how we brought back the old and made it something new.–Judith

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Judith B. Shields  (writer/producer)

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Christopher Lowe (technical director)

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Professor Elemental stopping by

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Peter Kovic (Co-Editor & Documentarist) with Judith B. Shields

How to Film on a Budget Panel at Comicpalooza (Houston, TX)

Posted by judithbshields on May 14, 2013
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We have the room and time confirmed:

Saturday, May 25th at 10:00am

Panel Room 3 on the third floor

Comicpalooza at the George R. Brown Convention Center

Also please visit our booth:  We are booth 2438 on the first floor. Free buttons and a raffle!

Panel Flier

Please be sure to stop by our exhibitor’s booth in the Steampunkvillage, next to the Revenant Rangers and the food court. We’re rebuilding part of Frankenstein’s lab. We will have a raffle for autographed photos and a chance to win one of our three limited edition buttons.

If you were ever afraid to film, but don’t know where to start, this is the place to be. The cast/crew of Frankenstein’s Monster from First Step Cinematics, LLC will take a practical look at filming on a budget for the 21st century. Attendees will be introduced to the basics of microbudget film project planning, logistics, some DIY tech ideas, audio needs, makeup, sets, props, and how to adapt a DSLR camera for filming. Q&A for cast and crew after presentation. 

Special Offer For Comicpolooza Attendees (Houston, TX)

Posted by judithbshields on May 9, 2013
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First Step Cinematics, LLC will have a booth at Comicpalooza to promote Frankenstein’s Monster. Comicpalooza takes place at the George R. Brown Convention Center from May 24-26th.

Our Comicpalooza programming will include a special DIY panel on how to film on a budget. As soon as they announce the date of the panel, we will let everyone know. This will not be a screening. Our booth will include a raffle for autographed gear, a Mary Shelley quiz, and more. I’m personally excited that our little corner of the convention will part of a steampunk laboratory.

We have a limited time (and amount) of guest ticket rates.

Coupon Code:  steampunkfrankenstein

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First Step Cinematics LLC

Posted by judithbshields on April 29, 2013
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First Step Cinematics LLC finally has its Facebook page up. As a new Texas startup, it is an exciting challenge to build this group. 

 

It has been quiet on the blog, but that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped. We’re right now in the middle of post-production and are working full-steam. 

 

 

A teaser about our cast:

10 out of our 18 member cast are Shakespearean trained actors. 8 of the 32 cast and crew are educators. Our youngest actress is 14, our oldest actor is over 70. Our community hails from New York, California, Texas, Russia, United Kingdom, Spain and Italy.

 The entire film was shot in south-east Texas.  

 

 

Posted by judithbshields on March 28, 2013
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We have two Houston events coming up in Summer: Comicpolooza and ApolloCon. Both will have different panelists and subjects. 

In this post, we will highlight what we’re doing at Comicpolooza–the largest sci-fi convention in Houston, Texas.

I am honored that we’re going to be at so many conventions. I have to give special thanks to Comicpolooza which has streamlined the convention process for us.

Unlike ApolloCon which will be an intimate panel with the actors, the Comicpolooza panel gives a chance for techies to go crazy!

 

HERE is the link for the updated schedule of events. Once we finish post-production and the indy film circuit begins, this page will be constantly updated.

 

So what are we up to at Comicpolooza?

“How to Film on a Budget”

The cast/crew of Frankenstein’s Monster from First Step Cinematics, LLC will take a practical look at filming on a budget for the 21st century. Attendees will be introduced to the basics of microbudget film project planning, logistics, some DIY tech tools ideas our crew used, audio needs, makeup, sets, props, and how to adapt a DSLR camera for filming.  Q&A for cast and crew after talk. If you were ever afraid to film, but don’t know where to start, this is the place to be.

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The 1918 Sterling Movie House

Posted by rockridge1 on March 18, 2013
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Sterling Movie House

Many things made Giddings an attractive location for the Weird West Fest.  In addition to the historic train depot, we will be having a very special event in a century old movie house, the Sterling Movie House.

Before the lavish theatres of the Twenties and Thirties, the storefront was the most common design for theaters built between the years of 1900 and 1919.  It was this type of movie house that would have shown THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1903), the first Western movie.

Frankenstein’s Monster will be shown here during the Weird West Fest, with a portion of the ticket sales going to the restoration fund for the Sterling Movie House

The Weird West Fest is being held this December 7th in Giddings Texas.

 

 

A quick note from Judith B. Shields:

Thank you Preacher’s Powderworks and Projectiles! Everyone, here is the link for the Weird West Fest’s Facebook page, which continually updates with new announcements of other guests, bits of western culture and events.