Comments on: Dying to do Letterman http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman Hollywood Producers. Married to Each Other! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Prove Dreams Matter | Joke and Biagio http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-1898 Prove Dreams Matter | Joke and Biagio Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:03:33 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-1898 [...] he’s still alive, and our movie is done. So, along with Steve, we’ve hopped on the “underdog train.” We’ve made a [...] [...] he’s still alive, and our movie is done. So, along with Steve, we’ve hopped on the “underdog train.” We’ve made a [...]

]]> By: Whiz! Bam! Pow! Our Featured IndieGoGo Project http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-1759 Whiz! Bam! Pow! Our Featured IndieGoGo Project Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:54:21 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-1759 [...] from Biagio...we don't think all docs are downers Our upcoming doc, Dying to do Letterman, is pretty uplifting and funny, [...] [...] from Biagio…we don't think all docs are downers Our upcoming doc, Dying to do Letterman, is pretty uplifting and funny, [...]

]]> By: Free Film Festival Secrets http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-1701 Free Film Festival Secrets Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:15:14 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-1701 [...] If you love the free ebook so much that you’d like to show Christopher your gratitude, you can buy the hard copy of Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook For Independent Filmmakers. (WARNING: That’s our Amazon account, so if you get it here, you’re supporting our indy doc Dying to do Letterman.) [...] [...] If you love the free ebook so much that you’d like to show Christopher your gratitude, you can buy the hard copy of Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook For Independent Filmmakers. (WARNING: That’s our Amazon account, so if you get it here, you’re supporting our indy doc Dying to do Letterman.) [...]

]]> By: Help Design the Dying to do Letterman Website http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-1691 Help Design the Dying to do Letterman Website Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:40:34 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-1691 [...] spent five years self-funding our passion project, Dying to do Letterman. It’s a documentary about Steve Mazan, a stand-up comedian who learns he has incurable liver [...] [...] spent five years self-funding our passion project, Dying to do Letterman. It’s a documentary about Steve Mazan, a stand-up comedian who learns he has incurable liver [...]

]]> By: Scream Queens Behind the Scenes of Episode 5: Welcome to Undeadwood http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-1580 Scream Queens Behind the Scenes of Episode 5: Welcome to Undeadwood Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-1580 [...] is off editing our documentary Dying to do Letterman, and has entrusted me with the reigns to this week’s Scream Queens behind-the-scenes [...] [...] is off editing our documentary Dying to do Letterman, and has entrusted me with the reigns to this week’s Scream Queens behind-the-scenes [...]

]]> By: New Year’s Resolution: Make Your Hollywood Dreams Come True http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-731 New Year’s Resolution: Make Your Hollywood Dreams Come True Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:17:07 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-731 [...] harder once you’re producing real life projects (like our latest, Scream Queens Season 2, our documentary Dying to do Letterman, or our new scripted project [...] [...] harder once you’re producing real life projects (like our latest, Scream Queens Season 2, our documentary Dying to do Letterman, or our new scripted project [...]

]]> By: Jeff Dolan http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-714 Jeff Dolan Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:11:23 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-714 Thanks for sharing such an inspiring story! Love your site. Thanks. Thanks for sharing such an inspiring story! Love your site. Thanks.

]]> By: Screw Cancer. Steve Mazan is Ready to Edit a Movie! http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-549 Screw Cancer. Steve Mazan is Ready to Edit a Movie! Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:13:58 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-549 [...] Cancer. Steve Mazan is Ready to Edit a Movie!By Biagio on November 3, 2009 As you know, Dying to do Letterman is a self-funded, passion project documentary we’ve been shooting for more than four years. [...] [...] Cancer. Steve Mazan is Ready to Edit a Movie!By Biagio on November 3, 2009 As you know, Dying to do Letterman is a self-funded, passion project documentary we’ve been shooting for more than four years. [...]

]]> By: Fresh From Twitter today | parishiltontwitter.com http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-201 Fresh From Twitter today | parishiltontwitter.com Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:45:56 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-201 [...] I Love what you made for me. So sweet!!!Laying out by the pool getting my tan on Read this – http://bit.ly/As2wj Watch Steve Mazan on Letterman tonight xo Powered by Fresh [...] [...] I Love what you made for me. So sweet!!!Laying out by the pool getting my tan on Read this – http://bit.ly/As2wj Watch Steve Mazan on Letterman tonight xo Powered by Fresh [...]

]]> By: Steve Mazan Lead Story on Yahoo! http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-196 Steve Mazan Lead Story on Yahoo! Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-196 [...] Mazan Lead Story on Yahoo!By Biagio on September 5, 2009 People are clearly connecting with Steve Mazan’s journey to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman, from the outpouring of Twitter love, to great stories like this one on Punchline Magazine and this [...] [...] Mazan Lead Story on Yahoo!By Biagio on September 5, 2009 People are clearly connecting with Steve Mazan’s journey to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman, from the outpouring of Twitter love, to great stories like this one on Punchline Magazine and this [...]

]]> By: Steve Mazan Video: Thanks for the Twitter Love http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-193 Steve Mazan Video: Thanks for the Twitter Love Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:05:20 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-193 [...] The outpouring of support for Steve Mazan and his journey to perform on David Letterman has been amazing. Twitter has come to life with words of support and encouragement. Thanks to all of you, many more viewers will share in Steve’s dream tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman, and many people now know about the feature-length doc we are producing with Steve, Dying to do Letterman. [...] [...] The outpouring of support for Steve Mazan and his journey to perform on David Letterman has been amazing. Twitter has come to life with words of support and encouragement. Thanks to all of you, many more viewers will share in Steve’s dream tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman, and many people now know about the feature-length doc we are producing with Steve, Dying to do Letterman. [...]

]]> By: Exploring Alternatives « Cuban Nomad http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-187 Exploring Alternatives « Cuban Nomad Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:02:22 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-187 [...] the trenches, steeped with battle tested tips.  From their 4 year labor of love documentary “Dying to do Letterman” to the Do’s & Don’ts of Working with Celebrities, I found all their articles deeply [...] [...] the trenches, steeped with battle tested tips.  From their 4 year labor of love documentary “Dying to do Letterman” to the Do’s & Don’ts of Working with Celebrities, I found all their articles deeply [...]

]]> By: Biagio http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-186 Biagio Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:58:02 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-186 Ryan, Wow! Well, first off, I should probably kill that Sundance deadline...we're not making it! For some reason I thought we had a couple more months, so I appreciate the heads up. ON the shooting side...this is going to be a puzzle! Because it was zero budget, we have footage from just about every kind of camera you can imagine. XL1. GL2. DVX100. HVX. We even have some footage on the RED. We knew this going in, but it was the only way to get it done. When the doc started, we didn't even own much of our own gear yet, much less have money to fund it. So it's been a giant labor of love, with like a million different cameras, and a hell of a post process ahead of us. I have some creative ideas to get around blowing up some of the SD footage, and we're also going to be creatively using hi-res stills. Plus, there will be some very special graphics packages to go along with some of Steve's Narration. I'll be building those in Cinema 4d. This will lead to one heck of a soup, but I have confidence in the end we'll be able to get a blow-up out of it. I will definitely detail the process over the coming months! Thanks for your comment, Ryan, and for the Sundance link. Ryan,
Wow! Well, first off, I should probably kill that Sundance deadline…we’re not making it! For some reason I thought we had a couple more months, so I appreciate the heads up.

ON the shooting side…this is going to be a puzzle! Because it was zero budget, we have footage from just about every kind of camera you can imagine. XL1. GL2. DVX100. HVX. We even have some footage on the RED.

We knew this going in, but it was the only way to get it done. When the doc started, we didn’t even own much of our own gear yet, much less have money to fund it. So it’s been a giant labor of love, with like a million different cameras, and a hell of a post process ahead of us.

I have some creative ideas to get around blowing up some of the SD footage, and we’re also going to be creatively using hi-res stills. Plus, there will be some very special graphics packages to go along with some of Steve’s Narration. I’ll be building those in Cinema 4d.

This will lead to one heck of a soup, but I have confidence in the end we’ll be able to get a blow-up out of it.

I will definitely detail the process over the coming months!

Thanks for your comment, Ryan, and for the Sundance link.

]]> By: Ryan Sims http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-185 Ryan Sims Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:45:49 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-185 Get editing!!! The late submission deadline for Sundance this year is September 25. http://www.sundance.org/submissions/ It's not the postmark deadline -- this is the date by which your film MUST be received in their office. At least some early cut or version. When you get in, you can still keep editing up until a few weeks before the festival. So, I hear. What cameras/formats have you shot on over the years? Get editing!!! The late submission deadline for Sundance this year is September 25.
http://www.sundance.org/submissions/
It’s not the postmark deadline — this is the date by which your film MUST be received in their office. At least some early cut or version. When you get in, you can still keep editing up until a few weeks before the festival. So, I hear.

What cameras/formats have you shot on over the years?

]]> By: Biagio http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-184 Biagio Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:02:32 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-184 Thanks so much! We would love to take it to Sundance, but the truth is we're going to do whatever we have to so that people can see Steve's story. So whether it's Sundace, or another big festival that steps up and is willing to give us a prime slot, we're open. Of course, first I have to do the greatest editing of my entire life...which I will do. I promised Steve when we started this that if he got on Letterman, I'd get us an Oscar. Yikes! Looks like I got a tall order ahead of me : ) No matter what happens, though, I know people will respond to Steve's story, and I think the movie will be not only inspirational, but believe it or not, funny! I mean, Steve's a comedian after all! Thanks so much! We would love to take it to Sundance, but the truth is we’re going to do whatever we have to so that people can see Steve’s story. So whether it’s Sundace, or another big festival that steps up and is willing to give us a prime slot, we’re open. Of course, first I have to do the greatest editing of my entire life…which I will do. I promised Steve when we started this that if he got on Letterman, I’d get us an Oscar. Yikes! Looks like I got a tall order ahead of me : ) No matter what happens, though, I know people will respond to Steve’s story, and I think the movie will be not only inspirational, but believe it or not, funny! I mean, Steve’s a comedian after all!

]]> By: David Olsen http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/dying-to-do-letterman/comment-page-1#comment-183 David Olsen Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:18:05 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1329#comment-183 Wow, I clearly have to watch Letterman on Friday night. And good luck with Sundance! Wow, I clearly have to watch Letterman on Friday night. And good luck with Sundance!

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