Fools by Martin Walker

Showing posts with label Hard drive failure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hard drive failure. Show all posts

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Happy Ending to Hard Drive Saga

I got all my footage recovered from the defective hard drive! Thank you Universe! And thank you Lori and Quent (tech guru/extraordinaire) for your generosity and kindness.

Throughout this whole process, there were so many shitty things that came up. Some stuff were human errors, like having our footage recorded at two different frame rates, which required a lengthy conversion process to make all the frame rates the same. Other stuff were things that we couldn't really control but just.. happened. Like a defective hard drive. But as Laura told me several weeks ago as I was about to pull all my hair out, it's just the film gods throwing obstacles your way to see how much you really want it. I am so grateful for everyone who crossed our paths on this journey to make this film and lent a helping hand or even just a few words of encouragement. The three of us were talking about the end credits several weeks back, and our collective list of people to thank is quite long.

Now, back to finishing up post production on the film!




About The Three Shorts

Christine Le wrote and directed the 1st story Love 10 to 1.
The first story explores the life of a 29-year-old virgin, Jenny, who desperately wants to lose her virginity before her 30th birthday. As she encounters one loser after another on dates, Jenny pines after her boss, Dustin. While at her grandmother’s retirement home, Jenny learns a powerful lesson from her grandmother about sex and the meaning of life.


Christine Le (right) directs Shireen Nomura Mui (Jenny) & Justin Klosky (Jim).

Lucy Rodriguez wrote and directed Love Song.
The second story revolves around Shane, the lead singer of the L.A. rock band, Dirty Virgin. Shane has her pick of admirers but it’s her roommate Dustin she wants to be with. Shane confesses her feelings on Jackie and Jared’s show but when Dustin meets Cali, Shane’s shot at love starts to dwindle. With Dirty Virgin about to embark on a world tour, will Dustin realize that he’s the object of Shane’s affections? Will they risk their friendship to give this Love Song a chance?


Lucy Rodriguez & David Villar (Dustin)

Laura Somers wrote and directed Diving Lessons.
The final story picks up where Love 10 to 1 left off, but from the perspective of Jim, the guitarist of Dirty Virgin. Jim sees Jenny at a swimming pool, trying desperately to overcome her fear of diving. In fact, he finds out that she’s making a list of everything that she’s afraid of and trying to overcome them, one by one. He is instantly smitten and tries to convince her that he’s not just a rock star who ‘loves ‘em and leaves ‘em’. Can a rock star find love with a virgin?


Shireen Nomura-Mui, Laura Somers & Justin Klosky




Leah Anova is the Director of Photography for Love 10 to 1 & Diving Lessons.

Additional Cinematography on Diving Lessons by Erik Forsell

Matthew Boyd is the Director of Photography for Love Song.