Good news on Friday when I delivered the final version of Together lyric for Marlo Thomas. She loved it. Sang it to her other writer from her car and he loved it. The Piano Play loved it. She sang it at the George Street tonight and I can only hope she was a big hit and the audience loved it and gave lots of money (maybe they can do one of MY shows there one day). Today's good news is that I was selected to be one of six writers to be part of this years RIPFest...here's what it is. I am thrilled and excited and get to write a short musical film (collaborating with David Krane!)Nothing like having something to look forward to!
Since 2002, the event known as RIPFEST has provided an outlet for some of New York
City’s brightest filmmaking and theatrical talents, allowing both established and up-andcoming artists to collaborate on professional-quality short films over a 16-day process.RIPFEST is a unique collaborative filmmaking project that allows filmmakers the freedom to do what they do best – just make films.
Teams of professionals who have never before worked together undergo a sixteen-day,
tightly scheduled process, creating original ten-minute films entirely from scratch.
Each core team consists of a Producer, a Writer, a Director, a Choreographer, a DP, an Editor, a Composer and a handful of Actors – all working professionals. From the very first day, this core creative team is given an assignment – to create an original short film under 10 minutes long, using only the actors on their team as principals, and only the two locations secured in advance by the Producer – one interior and one exterior.
The writer begins writing, and 48 hours after their initial meeting, the teams read their screenplays aloud. After another 48 hours of re-writes, they have a few days of preproduction,each team tapping whatever resources they have in order to make the best possible film. And over the next weekend – just seven days after the core team initially met, they are shooting their films. By the end of the 2-day shoot, their film may involve dozens of extras and crew.
In post-production, the Editor and Composer go to work, stitching together the finished film and scoring it over the following week. The entire process culminates in a gala screening of ALL the films downtown – just 16 days after everyone first met.
RIPFEST has a history of attracting top talent looking for a creative challenge, from
Tony-, Emmy- and even Oscar-winning artists to future award-winning filmmakers. Plus
we encourage across other creative disciplines to explore the world of short filmmaking.
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