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I NEED A VINTAGE ZOOM!

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Image by Camtec. The Tear is going to be shot using my vintage – sort of – set of prime lenses that have been redesigned and house by Richard Gale. They’re called the Clavius lenses. At their base are the Helios…

The Tear is Born on Steem

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eration, I’ve decided to break off most of my Tear posts to this Steem account and away from my @distantsignal account. I’m also using this opportunity to reveal the final poster for The Tear. Aaaaaand… VOILA! I’m really happy with it. After…

The Tear #26 – Tear Poster Version 4

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SO CLOSE! Yesterday I showed you the progress of the poster through the first three iterations. Today, we have the fourth! We are getting close! I only have one more round of notes, but I am quite happy with how…

The Tear #25 – The Poster is in The Works!

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POSTER DEVELOPMENT Good morning! A couple of weeks ago I found this wonderful illustrator and poster artist on Fiverr and commissioned him to do what will become the poster art for the short film, and for the foreseeable future, the…

The Tear #23 – A Little Bit of Everything

phil points at a screen while editing the tear crowdfund sizzle

Good afternoon, There has been a lot going on over here for the development of The Tear. They’re small, but important on the journey to our crowdfunding efforts. First, we have secured the domain www.thetearsees.com and set up a very rudimentary landing…

The Tear Crowdfund Video is In Edit!

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Step by step. Inch by friggen inch. We are laying the foundations for the Tear. We shot the interview of me that will serve as the scaffolding of the crowdfunding video that I’ll be using on IndieGoGo and @fundition. Mark swung…

The Tear Update #22 – Table Read

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Wasss happoniiiiing!?!? Just a little, late night table read for The Tear! I’ve never done a table read at what would usually be bed time, but it was the only hour we could all get together. I’m glad we did.…

The Tear – My Lenses Have Returned!

A thumbnail of Clavius cinema Lenses by Richard Gale.

Seven months ago I sent my set of Richard Gale cinema lenses off to England for a servicing. Only second generation designs, under the older brand Apogee, had some flaws that caused the focus gears on all the lenses to drift in…

The Tear – Logline and Short Synopsis

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FOR POSTERITY Here is V1 of The Tear’s logline and short synopsis from the pitch packet. More details from the packet will be coming shortly. I’m working on the Director’s Statement along with extra characters and more details about the…