The other day, Kara Swisher from AllThingsD.com interviewed us about Autumn Gem and making documentaries in the digital age. We talk about the genesis of the film, the production schedule, and provide hints at where we see the film being distributed in the future. Check it out!
Here’s our revised trailer for Autumn Gem. When we first filmed the teaser trailer, we hadn’t shot any footage from the actual documentary. This version of the trailer keeps the dramatic narration but adds scenes from our filming in China and the Bay Area. Enjoy!
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Rae and I are minutes away from the Autumn Gem screening at the D7 Conference at the Four Seasons Aviara in Carlsbad, California. We’re excited to show the film in glorious 1080p. The dual projectors produce an absolutely fabulous picture… it’s the film as it was meant to be seen!
D7 attendees all received a special DVD of the movie in their gi...Read more
On May 22, we held a screening at Adam’s high school, La Jolla Country Day School. It was great to meet up with former classmates, teachers, and family friends. All in all, about 200...Read more
As we prepare for our upcoming two-week trip down to San Diego, we’ve been hard at work creating first version of the AUTUMN GEM DVD. This version contains the movie, scene selections and a support page. The Special Edition with photos and commentary will come out later.
Here’s what the DVD will look like:
Up till this point, we’ve been burning one-off DVDs using the Super...Read more
We’ll be screening Autumn Gem at Adam’s high school in San Diego:
There will be a reception around 6:00 pm prior to the screening at 7:00 pm. There will be a limit on the number of outside guests that can attend, so if you are interested in attending, please email Adam or Rae at info (at) autumn-gem.com.
We will also be screening the film at the D7 Conference in Carlsbad the following week, but that will be a private event that is not open to the public.
For the past several years, I’ve been running a camera user group called COBA, or Camera Owners of the Bay Area. We meet every month to talk about the latest developments in the digital camera space and feature presentations from photography-related co...Read more
Here are some photos from Timothy Chang from the cast and crew screening party held over the weekend. Thanks to the Read more
How time flies! It was a year ago when Rae, Rae’s parents, JP, and I travelled to China to start production on Autumn Gem. Earlier last month, we’ve completed the final cut of the film. Tomorrow afternoon, we’ll be showing it to the first time at our cast and crew screening party!
An so begins the next phase — marketing and business development — for Autumn Gem. It’s somethi...Read more
One of the very last things to complete with Autumn Gem has been the final credits sequence. I’ve been struggling mightily over the past few weeks trying to get the credits to scroll properly without jerkiness or stuttering. I’ve read all of the forums and tried many of the tips and tricks people have suggested, including:
*Deflicker filter
*Motion blur
*Using Motion to animate the scrolling
*Third-party plugins
*Calculating op...Read more