I'm going to Shaboom's!

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Nobody Has To Stay is picture locked and in the hands of our Sound Designer, Rabb Whitehead. In the meantime, here a still from the film.


Need something more then a photo? My good friend Sean Leonard has posted his short film "Oh, Reverie" in which he wrote and directed. My other good friend Shawn Kornhauser was the director of photography on it. Watch it here

Want a better music blog then the one you've been reading? Check this out. Concert reviews, interviews, videos and more .

Night Swimming.

Hello all. Jake Cary (‘Phillip’ in NHTS) here. We are currently setting up for the last thing that we have to shoot and as exciting as it is to get this project into the next stages of production it’s a bit unnerving too. For the past week the only thing I’ve had to worry about is this film. Tomorrow I enter back into the real world of job hunting and feeding myself. As much as I’ve missed my apartment/ my cat/ drinking at 4 PM, this shoot has been a really rich experience.

As this movie has progressed my expectations for the finished product have continually increased. I haven’t seen the footage or heard the sound or really done anything behind the camera, but I know for a fact that I have never been as proud of any project as I am of this one, and would not be surprised to hear the other people involved say that they feel the same.

I know firsthand how exhausting this shoot has been on all involved, and cannot express my gratitude in words describing my thanks to everyone that had anything to do with this film. See you in Utah.

Winter comes too soon, Radiators hum out of tune.

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At some point in the next month or two I will be working along side Children's Media Project to host a Fund Raising Event. The idea is to have a night of short films from people who will be helping us with the Nobody Has To Stay Film. We'll have food, raffles, live music and of course some really great short films. Once there is more information on the event, I'll be sure to post it and keep everyone updated.

The artist that I'd like to showcase this week is a band by the name of "The National Lights from Richmond, Virginia. I met Jacob Berns around 2003/2004 in Poughkeepsie, New York through a friend of mine. He's a great guy and an awesome musician and singer. So please take a moment and check out some of his tracks. I especially recommend "O Ohio" and "Riverbed". Just click on the National Lights link  above or go straight to  www.myspace.com/thenationallights

Remember to check back every week for more updates and new artists. Don't forget, you can help us out by donating!

Side A - Track 1 - Introduction

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This is the first post of a weekly blog I will be composing for various reasons. Number 1: Promote a Film I will be creating this Winter/Spring. Since I'd like to be writing in this weekly, I don't feel that it would be productive to just attempt to promote the movie every week in some mundane way. so...Number 2: Promote other artists and just write about whatever it is I feel like jotting down. I'll start by tackling Number 1, The Film...

"Nobody Has To Stay" is a Short Film I've written and will be directing this Winter/Spring of 2009. The facts are the following: Dan Gutt will be the Cinematographer. Manuel Valdivia will be the editor. It will be shot in Poughkeepsie and Brooklyn, New York.

Right now we are currently raising money for the film. We are attempting a variety of ways to fund raise. This blog is one of those ways. We have put a donation button located at the bottom of this post. If you wish to contribute you can just click on that button and choose the amount you'd like to donate. Any little bit will be incredibly helpful. Even if you decide to give $1, that $1 will be absolutely helpful. We'd like to give a special thanks to Sara who was the first to donate. Thanks Sara!

Another way we are raising money is through our Promotional Designs. We have set up a Cafepress Store where we are selling T-Shirts, Tote Bags, Hats, Calendars, Mugs and a ton of other stuff. ALL profit made from those products will go directly to help fund "Nobody Has To Stay". If you have no interest in us or the movie you still might find something you'd like at our Store, so please feel free to browse though it. We also have a myspace dedicated to the film and to our store. www.myspace.com/NobodyHasToStay. You can also find some of my video work at www.myspace.com/RosarioPellerito.

Please Check back every week to this blog for updates on the film and other fun postings. I'll be sure to put up some work from other artist so you may find something new you'll like. Thanks and Happy New Year!