Sorry it has been so long since our last post. I just wanted to let everyone know that they can become fans of the film on Facebook! I hope you all get involved. Leave a review or start up a discussion about the film.
It’s back up. What more needs to be said?
The In Convenience online store is not open for business! We’re now not selling DVD’s and Soundtracks on our website.
You can not check it out on the Store page of the site. We’ll not mail out orders every Tuesday and Friday.
The In Convenience online store is open for business! We’re now selling DVD’s and Soundtracks on our website.
You can check it out on the Store page of the site. We’ll mail out orders every Tuesday and Friday.
Last night we had our first free outdoor screening of the film on ISU campus! The turn out was good and we got a lot of great feedback from the audience. This was probably the first time this movie has been shown to a completely neutral crowd, and the reactions was very positive. After the show we were able to chat with people about the movie and our hopes for future films. We were even asked to sign copies of the DVD! Super-star!
We’re really excited about the rest of our festival. You can check out the dates on our Showings page of the website. We’ll be giving away 100 DVD’s to the first 100 couples, families, or individuals that come to watch the film. Spread the word! We’ll also be selling copies of the DVD for $15, the soundtrack for $10, and popcorn and water for $1 each.
These summer nights are a great time to come out with friends or family and enjoy In Convenience. This film festival is made possible by the sponsership of Broulims, IE Productions, Z103, Q102, and many others. We hope to see you there.
Just like the title says, we’re featured on LDSFilm.com. Our poster is on the second tier, and it links you right back to our site. Check it out.
After some feedback, and plenty of struggling with getting a DVD cover we could be happy with I stumbled into a different art style altogether that everyone seems to be pleased with. That of course means that there’s going to be an update to just about everything on the site, including a trimmer trailer that Nels is working on. So stay tuned.
To whet your appetite, here’s a look at the newest poster (subject to change as it is finalized):
As I’ve said before, I love it when good ideas work out well. As Nels gathered assets for the DVD menu, I shot some artwork to use on the cover of DVD and to use with the soundtrack. Here’s a few of the shots, post Photoshop, that will be used when the soundtrack is released. I think you’ll like them.
There will be more to see when the actual product surfaces. Get excited. 
Last Monday a few of us met together at Rays to shoot some pieces, both still and motion, that will be going into the DVD and soundtrack of the movie. With the completion of the final edit almost underway, it has been time to get the rest of the DVD put together, including the menu itself. Always one to think big, but having no experience with ever creating a menu, I sat down with Nels and discussed what would be possible. Together we came up with what will be the greatest menu possible for this movie, and an absolute killer menus against any that are professionally released.
The initial idea, to spoil the surprise, is that the viewer is greeted by a soda fountain, only the names are changed to reflect your decisions as you navigate through the menu. Take a look at the original artwork:
They were printed out and affixed to the soda label. I used a matte paper so that it didn’t become hard to read when the lights were upon it. It didn’t do well to make the labels appear as if they naturally belonged there, but I don’t consider that a flaw given that usability/legibility was the ultimate goal. Here’s a shot of Nels taking down the labels when we were done:
The menu’s going to be killer. I don’t want to sound cocky about it, because I don’t feel that way; I’m just really excited to see a great idea actually working out. I think when people pick up the DVD that they will be impressed at the effort put into all the assets, which compliments the same impression that will ineveitably happen as they view this film.
At the end of the day, we weren’t able to get everything done that we wanted. We’re grateful for Ray’s for letting us stay as long as we did past closing, and the next time we go to shoot, we won’t be such a nuisance, hopefully.
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