Ashes Updates, Casting/Crewing Bestseller and Beer

Sipping the hazelnut coffee and taking a few moments with all of you out there. On the personal level I’ve enjoyed the explosion of goodness coming from the garden and this week on the full moon I started a batch of AUTUMN AMBER beer. I will bottle it before I leave to go shoot “Bestseller” and I will enjoy a few upon my return Nov. 3rd. It is a Killian’s Red like beer and I’m already teased by the smell. I think I may also have to do a batch of hard cider this fall.  We saw victory in soccer last week and I also found some great treasures at a local flea market including a prop bag for my upcoming role as writer Mark Franklin. Let’s start there…

BESTSELLER – All I can say is what a great group of artists that we’ve already assembled. This film is really going to be great fun. We’ve tightened the script, we’re looking at new exciting locations, schedules, castings, crewing and preparing to tell something exciting. I’ve worked across from the film’s lead Melissa Anschutz in another short film entitled “7 Stones” and she is great. Her performance in the soon to premiere “Ashes of Eden” is going to throw her directly into the mainstream of leading ladies. We were both in the cast of that film but didn’t work off one another. This “Bestseller” will reunite that same synergy from “7 Stones” but with much more intensity. We will be launching a website soon and also announcing some key cast member. I’ve already had a few distributors ask about the film to which I replied “patience”:)

ASHES OF EDEN – We had our 1st post production meeting over sound FX placement and music beds. It was a great meeting and we plotted out the work for the next couple of weeks. We’re in the studio twice next week to plot the rest of the film out. This movie will be coming out just as “Bestseller” mentioned above is coming in. A sneak peek of the theatrical trailer was given and we had thousands of views from 36 countries. I want to thank all my international fans for your support. We will be doing another special peek and our interested distributors will also be given a first look. We have something very special because this trailer isn’t all the best moments thrown in but merely a peek at a film that really is riveting from start to finish. You don’t believe me? Well in November a short week after I wrap on “Bestseller” we will be doing a special Cast/Crew premiere followed by a Michigan premiere event for the public. I think we are doing two showings and there will be a VIP party. We’re talking about Nov 8th that Friday for Cast/Crew and Saturday the 9th for the public event. Now I would watch the http://www.ashesofedenmovie.com website for exact information but for you blog followers I’ve given you an advanced heads up. I do think this film will be one that will represent Michigan’s best.

“Supermodel Showdown” Costa Rican Adventure is making great strides and we will be releasing a promo piece soon. We are doing some polish work but the 1st look by a potential sales agent resulted in all positive feedback. This show will be fun to watch I promise. Most of the traffic is being sent to our Facebook site.

Sales, licensing and development work continues and we’ve added a new sales person onto CDI and it looks like we will be adding another attorney onto our team. We’re growing and some days it is hard to keep up with everything.

Lastly, I’m looking forward to being an audience member and attending actor/filmmaker Sam Logan’s premiere this week and supporting my dear friend and CDI executive Dean Teaster, who plays a powerful role in the film. So DJ Hermit is going to be making an appearance at the event and I’m excited to just watch without the producer worries of technical issues, performance acceptance and so on. That gets to be Sam’s job on this sure-to-be wonderful event.

Okay, well I’m off to work in the yard, rack some beer, attend a family cook out and play soccer tomorrow. I hope you all keep following your dreams and goals. Give your best at whatever you do and remember to spend some quality time with your loved ones.

DJ