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The Nines

Trailer competition judging in progress

September 25, 2007 Follow Up, Geek Alert, Projects, The Nines, Video

Wow, that’s a lot of entries. I’ll be announcing the winners tomorrow morning. Erik Beeson, who so generously helped with the hosting and torrenting, sent along stats: total torrent file downloads for both torrents combined: 808 (includes search engine crawlers) dv torrent: 162 completed downloads mpeg4 torrent: 79 completed downloads mpeg4.zip: 242 (the direct download) […]

T-Minus one day

September 24, 2007 Follow Up, Projects, The Nines

The trailer competition is nearing its end, and entries are starting to stream in. Some are quite good. If I have one general observation, it’s that many of the trailers are trying to be respectful to the (supposed) tone of the movie. That’s fine, but it’s hard to distinguish yourself when aiming for the same […]

Reminder: The Nines in Austin

September 24, 2007 Projects, The Nines

If you’re in the Austin area, be sure to check out The Nines when it begins its run at the Alamo Drafthouse this Friday. Ryan and I will be on hand for a Q&A after the 7 p.m. screening on opening day. Since Austin is sort of ground zero for film geekdom, we’re both figuring […]

Trailer competition FAQ

September 20, 2007 Projects, The Nines, Video

What should the tone of the trailer be? Whatever you prefer. It can be funny, scary, dramatic or simply weird. How long should the trailer be? Most trailers are between one and three minutes, but if you feel like cutting a 30-second spot, or a half hour masterpiece, go for it. I reserve the right […]

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