Hell’s Gate, near Missoula MT
The last two months have been hectic with preparing and then shooting one longish (80 mins?) and complex film, Coming to Terms, and then, on a whim, another, Dead End. (See www.jonjostcomingtoterms.wordpress.com for a diary on these.) These wrapped up a few days ago, and I’m in the mixed process of catching my breath, slowing down, and preparing to hit the road for 3-4 weeks in Wyoming to take video and still pics of nature, human mucking around (strip mining, fracking), and to try to get into the frequency needed to draw and paint. See how that goes.
Kate Sannella and Steve Taylor in Coming to Terms
This film was a very serious one, about, well, dying. It involved some demanding acting, and a lot of technical stuff with green-screens, tight shots, and, said the actors, it was difficult. I may try for Sundance with it, or if not that, then Cannes. Wishful thinking, I know. It has zero to do with present day art/film fashions.
Roxanne Rogers and Ryan Harper Gray in Dead End
This one was done a kind of lark, impromptu, as we finished the other a week earlier than anticipated, and since they were here, and we had the time and stuff, we rolled the dice on another. Totally different thing. Actors did a great job, though I am not (yet?) sure it’ll add up to a film. Maybe with some editorial magic of some kind….
Now it’s on the road to let it all go away for a while before getting into the final editing (both were rough edited as we shot). Autumn has arrived in Montana, with brisk nights, and for the moment very smokey skies thanks to a mess of forest fires. Hope they soon subside. I’ll be going to Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Devil’s Tower, and many places between, shooting nature and man’s assault on it – strip mining, fracking, and all the rest.
Walkerville, MT.
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