Here’s a little taste of the next project; scheduled for a Summer shoot. We’re letting this one challenge us in areas we haven’t explored before. It’s definitely more abstract than our previous work as the mood will be set with the visuals of the scenes and the editing in which it’s presented.

That image at the top is what we call the Red Panel scene. This was Josh exploring the space so that we could see what was possible with what we set up. Experiments like these let us live out the shoot in it’s prototypal stage and ultimately strengthen the direction of the vision by informing of us of what’s possible to shoot or how to solve problems that may bury us later on.

Even with all the new looks and chalenges, this project still has the creepiness and uncomfortability that’s inherent in our work. The actresses involved in these scenes will all be affixed with latex masks that will remove the features of their faces and bodies. Yeah I said bodies, we’re getting risque on this one.

Once again here is Josh, modeling a latex mask that, while not attached, is molded to fit his face exactly. Thanks to our latex/mold-making consultant, Miles Votek, who found some time between making crazy wax animations to help us with this process.

A finished piece will be covered in make-up matching the actresses’ skin tones exactly, creating a faceless, featureless, creature trapped within the confines of our scenes.

We’re in the heat of production now so keep coming back for more updates.

Now we can sort of take ourselves more serious with a new and improved work space. Not really though.

Somewhere in this collage of commerce and street spirit lies the lair of your favorite cabrones. Ok, it’s more like a janitor’s closet without the sink. Yet somehow we were able to fit everything in there. Come on in and I’ll give you a tour.

There’s Josh, pretending to work at the editing station. And to the right is our white board with a glimpse of yet another project in the works.

To the left is our storyboarding/concept desk where we doodle out ideas before forcing them into actuality. Poor, poor bastard ideas.

Tucked away in the back is our awards wall brandishing our greatest achievements. Yes, that is a signed photo of Ernie Reyes and Ernie Reyes Jr. from the set of Surf Ninjas. That’s right, Keno, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.

Yup, that’s right. Signed.

That concludes the tour. Stay tuned for weekly updates on our current project.

Finally the drunken agreement has come to fruition. Posted above you’ll find the video for “You Can Buy 8 Beers with a $10 Bill” written and performed by MC Vulgar and featuring a special appearance by Isis Love. Isis Love, you say? Well first let’s talk about the drunken agreement. Aren’t the best ideas always a product of one in some form or another?

Earlier this Summer Orlando, myself, and MC Vulgar were having some drinks and discussing alien figurines, miniature cars, and time travel… as you do. Naturally this led to MC Vulgar showing us a short film he had made some years earlier. It was beautifully shot but afterward he asks what we thought of the soundtrack. We couldn’t answer that since the film was completely silent but apparently that was accidental so he runs out of the room and returns with a CD. Not a CD of the soundtrack, it’s just a completely different thing altogether. Something to make up for the fact that we missed out on the music he wrote for the film. We listened to it, got excited about it, and not one of us heard that little voice saying, “You’re drunk right now, everything is going to sound cool.”

For one, I’m glad we didn’t. F*ck that voice (in this case.) Here’s to you MC Vulgar. Salud!

So that’s pretty cool, right? One more notch on the belt of ‘Goodnight Harvey.’ Thing was, everyone here at IFYW (and I do mean EVERYone) thought that we got rejected from this festival. Come to find out just recently that they’ve got it up on their site and it’s going for a $1.50 a screening. Truth be told that’s not a bad deal considering the film isn’t really available anywhere.

They said the fest ended on the 20th of November but it still seems like you can still watch if you’re interested. Just head over to the Director’s Circle Festival of Shorts website and give it a go.

Tonight Goodnight Harvey will be screened as part of the Ninja Puppet Shenaniganza produced by Ninja Puppet Productions.

I wish we could make it out there for it but Harvey seems content with being the IFYW ambassador to the South on his own. I get it Harvs, you’re too good for us now! Go ahead and stay in the South with your peaches and your Falcons games. Who needs ya.

I lied! I need you Harvey. Please don’t get wooed by that Southern Hospitality I’ve heard so much about and come home soon. My puppeteer hand is so cold and lonely.

So remember when I was talking about our upcoming project being “Sack and Cack”, but then I posted an episode of “Crime School,” and all the while I’m blabbing about “Goodnight Harvey?” Well I can understand your frustration when I start talking about this new thing that none of you have ever heard of.

Here’s the skinny. It’s a music video for a Bay Area musician by the name of MC Vulgar. (say “vool-gar”) And since we got all these left over puppets from Harvey we said, “f*ck it, let’s put one in a video and get some mileage out of these leaches.”

Below is Hector, as MC Vulgar

The actual video has been shot and will be done in the next couple months, but what you’re seeing is a screengrab from the rough shoot we did. This is a valuable process for us since we get to make all our mistakes early and not waste anyone’s time. For instance, when it comes time to shoot for real, you don’t get any of this:

Both this shot, and my facial expression therein, are retarded. Lesson learned. Cut!

The song for this video is entitled, as you might have guessed, “You Can Buy Eight Beers with a Ten Dollar Bill.” It tells the story of a man who has lost a woman that is so perfect that he can’t even begin to describe what it means to be without her. So he goes out and gets drunk. Emotional stuff indeed…which is why we needed to throw a puppet in there with the gorgeous director/actress/artist Isis Love in order for it to mean anything to us.

The video takes place within Hector’s imagination, memory, and this one particular night at his favorite bar as he consumes beer after beer. We’ll be sending it out to festivals when it’s completed but you’ll be able to catch it online too. Keep an eye out for it soon.

This post has been a long time coming, and here’s the reason why: we agreed that if we won an award at the Brainwash Movie Festival we would go on a bender that would last as many weeks as the number we placed. (Ex. 1st = 1 week, 2nd = 2 weeks, etc.)

This seemed to make sense seeing as how based on this system our bender would be proportionate to the amount of depression and/or level of celebration we would experience. So yeah, if we got 6th place I think we might need 6 weeks to wash the taste of defeat out of our mouths…with booze.

Well, it’s certainly not 6 weeks since Brainwash which means we were awarded 3rd prize. Quite the accomplishment considering the caliber of the other films that were entered into the festival this year. And then I made this thing, so there’s that.

It was a great night with some great films. I do not envy the judges because those must have been some tough calls to make. Here is a video of Josh awkwardly accepting the award on behalf of IFYW. (I get on at about 1:20.)

Thanks to 4th prize winners Elftwin Films for recording that and unwittingly allowing me to post it. You can’t see their whole film online but it looks like it’s getting some much deserved exposure in some festivals. Here is the trailer for “Horror of our Love”.

Once again thanks to the organizers, filmmakers, and attendees of this year’s festival.

Tonight starting at 9pm The 16th Annual Drive-In, Bike-in, Walk-In Brainwash Movie Festival starts its final night and Goodnight Harvey is wrapping it all up.

Bring your car, your bike, and/or your butt, take a seat and enjoy 11 short films in the crisp Oakland air the way God intended.

Directly following Goodnight Harvey will be the awards presentation where you will find the answers to the following questions: Did we win? Did we lose? Will we be humiliated in front of our peers? Will Harvey make a special guest appearance? I don’t know the answers to any of these questions, except for the fact that I do. You, however, need to find out the old fashioned way.

It kicks off at 9pm and you get to see 11 short films for $10. So at $1 per film that means you get to see Goodnight Harvey for free! You can’t afford not to go.

1357 5th Street in Oakland. It’s only 1 block-ish away from West Oakland BART.

Here is the latest episode of Crime School. Freebase is out of drugs so he and Daruthers pull together the last of what they have in order to set a trap for a neighboring bum.

If you’re in or around the Sacramento area tomorrow (Saturday) night, you can catch the first festival showing of “Goodnight Harvey.” The movie will be playing with the feature length film Weeding Out at 6pm at the Crest Theater as part of the Sacramento Film & Music Festival.

The Crest Theater is located at 1013 K St. and tickets are $10. Order online before they get sold out!

Hope to see you there.

Pictured here is the best possible outcome of the night