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P&P – Day 7 – Into the Kiddie Pool
On the first day of shooting “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, we were not in the studio theater where sets were being built for the lion’s share of our 10 day shoot. On the first day we … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Poe Musicabres
Tagged bathtub, camera, Director of Photography, Edgar Allan Poe, go-pro, Henry Borriello, Jason Chua, Jennifer Liu, kiddie pool, Mariana Soares da Silva, musicabre, on set, Production Design, Spanish Inquisition, The Pit and the Pendulum, underwater
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TRIBOROUGH AWARDS
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” wins awards for Production Design Wardrobe Sound Design at the Triborough Film Festival Triborough Film festival director Phil Cappadora wore a snazzy sparkly suit as host of the awards ceremony February 11 … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Amazing Amy, Anthony Paul-Cavaretta, Award, Chian Federation Ballroom, Costume Designer, Film Festival, Mariana Soares da Silva, musicabre, Phil Cappadora, Production Design, Sound Design, The Pit and the Pendulum, Todd Maki, Triborough, Wardrobe, Yoda Yoga
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P&P – DAY 6 & 7 – The Walls Close In
The shot above is a look into the on-set monitor, a dramatic glimpse into the filming of “The Walls” segment of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, where the protagonist of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story about the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Charlotte Purser, Director of Photography, Edgar Allan Poe, Han Jang Houston, Ja'rel Ivory, Jason Chua, Keisuke Nojima, Mariana Soares da Silva, musicabre, musical, notes, Production Design, score, Spanish Inquisition, Star Wars, The Pit and the Pendulum, trash compactor, Walls
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THE SKIPTOWN EXPERIENCE
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” wins awards for Best Musical Performance Best Original Score Best Production Design – Short at the Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival in Los Angeles The top picture is me sitting with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Awards, burlesque, Cartas Para Axél, Edgar Allan Poe, Film Festival, Fredrick Byers, I Fell in Love with a Balloon, International, Jean-Luc Servino, John Vamvas, Jonathan de la Torre, Los Angeles, Mariana Soares da Silva, musicabre, Musical Performance, Olga Montes, Original Score, Pedro Pano, Playhouse, Production Design, Scarpedicemente, short film, Skiptown, The Last Jack O' Lantern, The Pit and the Pendulum, Vencenzo Carubia, Will Grave
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P&P – Day 6 – The Plaque
Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story opens with the following Latin inscription and parenthetical annotation: Impia tortorum longos hic turba furors Sanguinis innocui, non satiata, aluit. Sospite nunc patria, fracto nunc funeris antro, Mors ubi dira fuit vita salusque patent. … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged adaptation, classic, Edgar Allan Poe, film shoot, French Revolution, Han Jang Houston, haze, Inquisition, Inscription, Ja'rel Ivory, Jacobin, Jason Chua, Keisuke Nojima, Latin, lighting, Mariana Soares da Silva, musicabre, plaque, short film, short story, smoke, The Pit and the Pendulum, Theater for the New City
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P&P – Day 5 – The Pendulum Swings
Filming the Deadly Progress of the Pendulum The most famous image from Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story “The Pit and the Pendulum” is of the sword swinging back and forth, coming down ever closer over the hapless protagonist tied … Continue reading
P&P – Day 4 & 5 – On the Rack
I already shared the above picture in a previous blog post about the colors of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, my short film adaptation of the classic Edgar Allan Poe short story. You probably guessed then (and … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Assistant Director, Charlotte Purser, continuity, Director of Photography, Edgar Allan Poe, Han Jang Houston, Inquisition, Jason Chua, Jennifer Liu, Keisuke Nojima, Mariana Soares da Silva, monitor, musicabre, musical, on set, Pendulum, Production Design, rack, Sami Eddy, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P – Day 2 – The Destruction of the Cello
That’s a beautiful cello, don’t you think? A little worn at the edges perhaps, but to the composer who plays it, a poor fellow who lives in a garret in 17th century Spain, this instrument is his most prized possession, … Continue reading
P&P – The Revealing of the Cake
Thank You to the Crew of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” addendum When I’d uploaded my original thank you post to the crew of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” I didn’t yet have the … Continue reading
Thank You to the Crew of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”
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Tagged Adam Rodriguez, Alex Gavin, Anthony Paul-Cavaretta, cake, Chandler Sinks, Charlotte Purser, Dannie Giglievitch, Dylan Kissin, Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Elder, Gonzalo Trigueros, Han Jang Houston, Henry Borriello, Ja'rel Ivory, Jason Chua, Jennifer Liu, Jimmy McCoy, Katie Conway, Keisuke Nojima, Kevin Fentress, Lytza Colon, Mariana Soares da Silva, Mark Marcante, Mathew Gnagy, musicabre, Pablo Gho, Peter Laboy, Robert Hooghkirk, Sami Eddy, Samson Martin, The Pit and the Pendulum, Thomas Paolo, Yoelle Gulko
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