PYRITE Blog

Time for a rather uplifting March update here from Hollywood 27 Productions. It's been one helluva productive month, so let me get right into the details...

SOUND DESIGN
Not long after my last update back in February, we did indeed find a final Sound Designer for PYRITE. Klint Macro has stepped up to the plate, and as soon as he finishes wrapping up a project for Cinemax, he'll be knocking out the sound design on PYRITE (work is already underway as of this update). We are expecting to have DVD-ready sound in place by the end of May! Klint brings quite the extensive resume´ to the table, as you can see from his IMDB record, working on nearly 40 Film/TV projects in the last 2 years alone!
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1054917/

In addition to Klint's expertise, he has brought in Alex Ullrich to do the Foley work. Alex also has an outstanding resume´, including perhaps the most impressive of his accolades -- Foley Artist for THE HURT LOCKER. Yes, that would be the Academy Award for Best Picture THE HURT LOCKER! In case you missed it, the film also won Academy Awards for Best Achievement in Sound! We are more than excited to have this team working on the final audio mix for PYRITE, and here's a link to Alex's IMDB page if you'd like to take a look at his credentials:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/awards

LOGO CONTEST
Making a good month even better, our Logo Contest brought in several talented graphic designers, and pretty much forced me to declare two winners instead of just one. I'll be using the two logos in different situations, and I'm stoked to have a more crisp and clean identity out there for Hollywood 27. Special thanks to our winners, Robert Kerr and Penny Christou! The Logo Contest not only gave us two great logos, it also nicely opened up our network for graphic design. With the DVD cover for PYRITE waiting in the wings here, I'm confident we'll have a stunning visual package when the DVD is released late this summer. For more details on the Logo Contest, here's a direct link:
http://www.hollywood27.com/logocontest.html

DVD EXTRAS
This part of the project is now well underway, and I'll be taping on location in a few different cities next month for THE MAKING OF PYRITE featurette, the first of several DVD extras that will be announced over the next couple of months. For more on the upcoming DVD EXTRAS and other exclusive news, make sure you take a few seconds to join the HOLLYWOOD 27 e-mail list, as email subscribers get the inside scoop! Simply click here to join:
http://www.hollywood27.com/maillistform.html

HOLLYWOOD 27 ALTERNATIVE RADIO
One final tidbit of good news, this little radio side project here has gradually grown into a Top 40 Alternative radio station on LIVE 365.com! We even cracked the Top 30 recently, although I'm not sure we can hold that kind of position considering we don't do any advertising, etc. Still, it's exciting to be reaching listeners around the world, kicking out the positive vibe. As the PYRITE DVD release date moves closer, we'll be featuring some exclusive PYRITE-related content, promotions, etc. on the station. Special thanks to our listeners in Canada and Latvia (yes, Latvia), who round out our top 3 listening locales behind the US. Thanks for listening!

I gotta say it, Hollywood 27 Productions just celebrated its 12th year of existence this month, and through all these years, I've never been more amped about the work we're doing. With the PYRITE DVD coming up, a few new festival submissions (and other surprises) for the polished version of the film, and the FTD Doc on the near horizon... 2010 should be a special year. I know everyone who worked on those projects will be re-invigorated as the year rolls on, and I hope we can share these films with a large audience as things progress.

Thanks for taking the time to read this month's update – I hope to be back in late April with some more good news.

PEACE!

--Eric