Landscapes of Locarno

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Welcome back.

So I made it home, barely. But for the sake of it I am going to load some photos that you have had yet to see.

Let me know what you think.

Day 5

Good morning,

It is the final day of my duration in Locarno. It has been a wonderfully eye opening experience that I know I will take with me into my future endeavors in filmmaking.

I still have not found that cable so I am sorry to say that I will not be posting any new photos. BUT, I do have interesting news.

So yesterday I was attending another section of Leopards of Tomorrow and I ran into Marc Webb, director of 500 Days of Summer. Although our conversation was brief, it was nice to finally talk to another American director and share the experience of having both our films attend such a renowned festival. Very few Americans are having films screened here, and based on the reception and feedback of our work, it seems to be a pretty amazing feat. Not to mention if you look through the festival's photo's, Peter and I are clearly the youngest filmmakers at the festival. Sweet.

Speak of the dude, Peter left this morning, and didn't even say goodbye! Probably because he knows this is not the end of the road by any means.

I have an interview today with an American magazine about our project. Not sure what to expect but I thought it would be interesting to explore regardless. Ill keep you updated.

Well that's it for now. I am currently on the bus on my way into the city. I want to thank all of you that have followed. Rest assure that this is not the last but the inception of experiences like this to come.

So I have a layover in NYC for 3 days before flying back to LA, not sure what ill do considering I have no where to stay.

Back on the grind tomorrow.

tsp.

Day 4

Hey there, so I haven't been able to find a cable quite yet so I'm attempting to make this work through my blackberry. If it doesn't work bare with me.

So our film screened for a second time yesterday but we missed it. The shuttles coming in and out of the city are tough to connect with considering everyone here speaks every language but English. Not a problem because we did catch the rest of the films and they were just as good as they had been the day before.

Here is a view of the mountains outside the theatre.


Rain!

So last night, here we are enjoying another night of food and wine out on the Piazza Grande. We're just getting ready to see Cassevetes' My Sister's Keeper in its European Premiere starring Cameron Diaz and that little girl from little miss sunshine when it starts to downpour. I don't mean just rain either. Chunks of hail begin falling from the sky. People were sprinting, throwing their in every direction chairs. Luckily, my Italian isn't too bad and I was able to reserve a table under a canopy about an hour earlier. We had just finished eating when this happened and then just sat and watched the chaos unfold.

Day 3

Hello Hello.

Alright good stuff. Yesterday was filled with tons of action. I can only report one photo this morning because I can't seem to find a cable to hook up my camera to my computer. Josh left this morning at 5 am after heading off to bed at 4 taking the cable I had been using with him. I feel like I haven't slept in days.

Anyway, to start, the first screening of "mixtape" went very well. It was nice to see that our preparations paid off. It was in sync, the subtitles looked great and the digital projection on the big screen was absolutely incredible.

We then went for a nice relaxing sit on the grande piazza to watch a feature screening in which we ended up sitting there all night. Drinking, eating and watching films. It was a excellent time to just relax and enjoy the benefits that the film has so graciously brought us.

Here is a photo of us with some of the other competitors.



Well that's it for now. I am hoping to find a cable to get some of this other stuff up here. Keep checkin' back.

tsp.

Day 2

It's been a long two days...



I left Los Angeles at 7:50 am on Aug. 4th and traveled to Altanta then Milan to Locarno. Today is now the 6th which means I have lost about a day and a half, sleeping just about 4 hours because I was either writing or looking out the window. Not to mention when I arrived there was much to explore and I could not waste another second.

So here is the Main Venue. Last night, I was lucky enough to catch Marc Webb's (500) Days of Summer here in its European premiere.



Today is a great day. Weather fine, great people, speaking of which I ran into my buddy Josh from Ithaca College. He was sitting by himself in the main venue writing in his notebook. He's been staying in northern Switzerland for the summer and decided he was going to try and catch some good flicks. I'll try and get some of the photos up that hes been taking while out here - great stuff.

Anyway so today is the official world premiere of MIXTAPE. We are the opening film in the competition this afternoon, which I am still not sure is a good or bad thing. But regardless, we've made it...we're here and its showing in front of about 1,000 people - really great stuff.

So before I head out for the day, I will leave you with a view from my room...enjoy and keep checking back.



tsp.

Early bird catches the worm...

So here we go, day 1.

Can you keep up?