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nursingpsychosis Great seller to deal with! Prompt delivery! I love my new dress, amazing colour and perfect condition!
tryna sell stuff that’s been stuck in my closet for way too long - delivery costs up to the buyer!
worn only once - size 6 from GLASSONS.
black ruby&kit handbag with cute gold details. in very good condition and perfect for days out. has a clasp opening and a zip and pocket on the inside.
floaty off the shoulder top from kmart. bought last year but never worn as it is the wrong size.
dark wash denim shorts from mirrou - a size 10 but also fits a size 8. more of a mid rise fit, perfect for hot summer days and super easy to pair with anything.
from supre, never worn. flattering bodycon dress which can be dressed up or down. is a size small but stretchy enough to fit a medium.
denim shorts from mirrou - comfortable and instantly jazzes up an outfit. size 8.


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Marielle V Jakobsons plays September 2 at Arts + Literature Lab. Photo by Nicholas Zurcher and Tana Sprague.
Bryan Morris, Toler Wolfe, Gena Gephart. Comedy Club on State, through September 3, see link for all showtimes.
Heru, Lucien Parker, 3rd Dimension, Provo, DJ KennyHoopla. Frequency, 9 p.m.
Dolores, Seasaw, Neens, Trophy Dad. High Noon Saloon, 9 p.m.
Gringo Star, Gloss Coats, Animal City. Frequency, 8 p.m.
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Back in 2012 I went on a hen party to Malaga ( a great one at that) and I will never forget it to this day (who doesn’t love a hen??). However it’s for many different reasons, most of them are great memories & ones I will always cherish , laugh at when I look back but it was also the moment I decided enough was enough.
Here is an insight to what happened………..
So we had set colours to wear for each night. However one colour was Yellow. Now at this point I was a size 22-24(no offensive to anyone who is this size or anything, once you are happy that is all that matters) however I wasn’t happy in myself and I remember the dilemma I had trying to get a yellow dress. The dramas!!! I searched high and low, even contemplated cancelling my ticket, I worried so much and it was all down to my weight.
I eventually had seen a dress on ASOS a size 24. I ordered it. I was over excited about the dress….this was when I felt a bit of confidence…you know when you buy something and you feel you are sorted now and need do no more??? That’s how I was when I found the dress.
So the dress arrived…… disaster struck….I had 2 reactions to that dress that day – that should of been a sign for me to not wear it. A client in my sister’s hair salon (Fusion Hair Design Cork) she actually thought I was winding her up and laughed. Innocently she didn’t mean any harm to me….but the hurt I felt it sticks with me.
It had to be taken in a bit (it was chiffon so I got more room in the 24 than I usually would of) so I brought it up to the dress maker. Once I got the dress back off them – I went up home (the same day), where my Betty Boo (my Nan – my nickname for her) was living at the time. I came up the stairs and said “well Betty Boo” she was in hysterics and said to my mom “is that for the stage” she thought it was a costume. Ha-ha. I laugh now I didn’t then. Poor Betty Boo meant no harm.
I didn’t have a choice….. I had to wear the dress. I didn’t want to let anyone down by not going.
Off I went on the hen, with a lovely bunch of girls. I knew no one really only the bride and my 1st cousin. I am a very outgoing person I would talk to the wall, although sometimes it takes me a while to settle into places (about 5 minutes) but I would always be self conscious. I think (half hope) all us girls are?
We got to Malaga and they said which colour we would wear the first night. Unknown to everyone I felt sick in my stomach. I was first to say “the yellow”. I just wanted it over and done with…. At the time I made jokes about it myself because growing up I went through my fair share of bullying regarding my weight (I’ll save it for another post). I kept saying mine is Like Big Birds- which to me it was.
To me, making a joke about my weight and I made me feel more comfortable? Maybe no one will understand that, maybe some of ye will, maybe some of ye do it now yourselves. It was my way of dealing with being overweight.
Joking….but It was never to be seen again.
That I couldn’t be 22 years old & over 18 stone, living this way. Comfort eating, not even caring what I was putting into my mouth. It was a rut, a routine.
I came home and I joined Weight Watchers. I think I lasted 1 week and I was fooling no one only myself to think me using all my points on crap foods was going to work. These plans work every plan works it’s how we as individuals chose to use the points, syns and calories.
That is when I decided to join EVOLUTION HEALTH & FITNESS, MONAGHAN RD Cork.
A decision to this day, looking back was the making of me.
I went down Day 1, as true as god, in a 2XL t-shirt from men’s section in penny’s, black leggings and runners. I was an absolute nervous wreck. Why was I doing this? Would I just turn the car back? I didn’t need to do this did I? Surely there was something easier, less uncomfortable & awkward out there for me?
I spent my first few weeks doing 3*30 minute sessions and following a strict food plan– well looking back it wasn’t strict but compared to what I was eating it definitely was strict. I cried, I was in agony, it wasn’t easy. I spent nights on the couch as I couldn’t walk down the stairs, trying to go to the toilet??? Forget it. My poor legs and arms were so sore, I’m sure I vomited 3 or 4 times in the first few weeks after training (this is normal don’t let me scare you)…… I wasn’t giving up. I wanted this, for me…… not for anyone only myself.
I kept at for the first 3 months. I was so determined I avoided events and Parties. Christmas came around in the middle of the 3 months. I had a choice , waste the few weeks id put down only to start again or else to see that this few hours of eating and drinking was not worth going through all I had given of myself. So Christmas 2012 it was limited. I didn’t overindulge. I was going to do this. I haven’t turned back since. I trained with them for near a good 18months in total.
Losing weight & toning up, getting the compliments. It became addictive, honest the feeling you get when your clothes are looser and people take time to say something nice to you, when you’re not crying or having a mini meltdown every time you’re going out because NOTHING FITS …. It’s worth it.
The First 6 months I was 100% but then you know yourself….. On it, off it. Its life! I never gave up! I dropped 4.5 stone by this point. I learned a valuable lesson. It doesn’t matter how hard you work in the gym if you have no control of what’s on your plate.
I then travelled to Australia In March 2014. I swore to myself I would not gain the weight back. You can imagine, I was a 24 year old girl making a HUGE step in her life. Australia thought me so much, not just health and fitness wise but about life (another day, another blog post).
I was kind of up and down the whole time in oz. Both physically- regarding my weight and mentally/emotionally – draining.
I might as well be honest about it. It’s hard to not gain weight over there. For me I was finally living out of home (I know I could have just moved out here Ha-ha) but I was making my own choices and decisions. (I blamed Mam and dad for me eating for years over the shopping they brought in ha-ha) Of course when I was down In Coles doing the shopping I was all about the crisps, chocolate, easy to cook foods for the first few weeks. Months passed it was up and down.
It was December 30th 2014 I said to myself You have 8 weeks to Donnas (my sister) wedding get off your bum and stop thinking because I lost weight already I didn’t have any more to lose. I suppose you could say it was only then I decided this wasn’t a diet I was going on…..it was not, it was going to be a lifestyle change that I was going to be in control of all the time, when I was off track it’s because I chose to be and that’s ok to once I got back on it.
Don’t you lose weight or change your lifestyle for anyone but yourself because take it from me It won’t work you need to want it, If you don’t love yourself enough to take control of your life then re-evaluate your life and how you feel towards yourself. Answer me this, Why don’t you deserve it? Why shouldn’t you give yourself 1 hour out of 24 each day? Let that hour be for prepping food, researching foods, exercising, having you time, going for a walk.
We forget that we have only one life, it is to be lived to the fullest so yes live but also mind yourself and your body after all it’s the only one you have. Mind you.
It was that day that I set up my 8 week weight-loss challenge on Facebook . Where I put myself out there for people to support and help me to stay on track for 8 solid weeks before travelling home for the big Day. I worked hard for those 8 weeks training myself in a gym twice day and eating freshly cooked clean meals. I posted on this page everyday all my meals and workouts my ups and downs…..I reached target for the wedding and I was so proud. I WAS DOWN OVER 6 STONE. The page had exploded and it soon became a part of my life.
Little did I think 1 year later I would have 7000+ followers and that I would be a support system for others?
Between the Times I came home from Australia April 2015 and my holiday in September 2015, I had gone back to Evolution for 12 weeks but I was emotionally not able for it. My heart wasn’t in it. My 6 year relationship had just ended. I had to deal with it myself in my own way.
So I left once I did my 12 weeks maintained the same weight…….nothing to do with Evolution whatsoever. I am grateful for everything they did.
I then got a great offer to Train with John Morey in Ultimate Fitness Holly hill Cork and I did that for a few weeks, again couldn’t fault him in anyway shape or form. A fantastic trainer & motivator.
I realised a few weeks in I couldn’t train anymore. I just did not have the interest I had before. I was tired, drained and slowly falling back into ways I didn’t want to fall back into. I was dealing with anxiety and issues within my Life that I was avoiding.
I went off on Holidays with my family and out of 10 nights away I had 1 night out. Not the norm for a 24 year old.
I worked myself up so much I couldn’t enjoy it. I had gained back weight and felt crap (about a stone and a half). It was enough to make me feel uncomfortable in myself. Something I will say, losing weight is amazing but you don’t change inside. You are still the same person. Your feelings are the same. So if you’re hoping it will be the answer to all your problems it won’t, that isn’t me being harsh it’s me being real.
I joined slimming world, to monitor my weight when I got back from holiday to try grab control of it again. I was going with my mom. Who needed that push too!
We went to the glen Group on a Monday evening – 5.30pm. I made a statement to my consultant (Lorraine- who is an amazing person) that I was sceptical of slimming world and that I didn’t believe it would work. I wasn’t long eating my words. I’m down over a stone (gained 5 for Christmas) by doing nothing other than following a simple easy do-able plan fit for every lifestyle.
Some of you reading this might say oh sure she was all about the personal training and clean eating – I was.
As I’ve said, all these plans work or else they wouldn’t be out there. It’s choosing what works for you.
I do plan to take up some training and exercise this year again because it is good for you not only physically but mentally. It’s healthy for our mind.
This is my story regarding my weight loss and why I started.
A wonderful honest piece, you have a real talent for writing. Anyone who reads this will feel they are travelling on a journey with you. Best of luck with this blog. You have achieved so much in your weight loss journey. You should be so proud of yourself because you ar amazing ????
Amazing ???? you are so genuine and so real x a truly inspiring lady keep it up I love all your posts and this blog is brilliant ???? well done you x your are your own motivation and inspiration look how far you have come ????????????
So honest Sarah. Fair play to you. I have lost weight before only to gain it all back on again. I am going to join slimming world tomorrow as I am absolutely miserable in myself. Keep up the good work.
Your so beautiful in many ways .
Your an inspiration Sarah your just so down to earth. By the way that big bird dress as you call it you were beautiful but if your not happyin your own skinno nice complements matter. Keep up the good work .
I came across you some how on Facebook in mid 2015 and iv felt a connection straight away maybe because iv struggled with my weight for years also. Your an inspiration and I’m go greatful to you for sharing your story. And I love checking my snap chat and Facebook for your updates. I’m back on my slimming world journey too so here to staying on plan and getting rid of the weight once and for all. It’s gona be a great year. Well done and be proud of yourself.
I’m so proud of you Sarah, Well Done. Your story was so touching. ????
Wow, what a genuine and inspiring read!! Really enjoyed your post.
A genuine heartfelt read.. I’m following you a few months & watching ur success with interest… I was pregnant with no 4 when I came across your page on Facebook & all my life iv dealt with the struggles of losing weight… Today I started my own slimming world journey… Honestly, iv watched ur slimming world story & how easy u make it look and decided Iv nothing to lose.. Iv tried every diet going weight watchers, slimming world, the 3 day miracle diet, the 5:2 diet, slimming drops, starving myself but losing interest mid way… Iv about 3 & half stone to lose & im feeling positive… Wish me luck ????????

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The recent negative publicity that the SAT has received once again exposed College Board’s inability to provide students and colleges with both a perfect test environment and a reliable measurement tool. This is nothing new. It just received a lot of publicity this time. After the story broke, my wife asked me why the colleges don’t offer their own entrance exams. My response was that despite having more than fifty years to come up with an alternative, they have done nothing. Sadly–and I say this as a parent–I don’t think it will ever change.
Colleges simply do not have the resources to give your child’s application the review time that it deserves. As a result, they are dependent on two numbers: GPA and test scores. One would hope that GPA is a reasonable measure of a student’s academic accomplishments, although high schools are unfortunately not immune to the grade inflation frenzy that has pervaded college campuses. Consequently, unless your child is applying to a small college, his or her standardized test scores continue to be extremely important. Many colleges, especially those offering rolling admission, offer immediate acceptance upon on-line submission of an application automatically linked to a student’s transcripts and test scores.
While many students, parents, and professional “experts” mistake the importance of the SAT and ACT as proof that the tests are intelligence tests, college admissions officers know this is not true. It is simply a quick and easy way for them to quantitatively compare applicants.
At the risk of offending every psychology major who has ever worked for a standardized test maker, I will tell you what I have told every one of my SAT students that I have tutored over the last 25 years. The SAT tests you on how good you are at taking the SAT. The ACT tests you at how good you are at taking the ACT.
A poor test score has more to do with preparation and performance than anything else. It is important for students and parents to be constantly reminded of this fact.
I will never forget the afternoon that I showed up for my first tutoring session with a new student. I pulled into her driveway and her mom came out to greet me. Mom did not look very happy. In fact, she had the anguished look that any parent of a teenager would recognize.
Her daughter was in her bedroom hysterically crying and was refusing to join me in her kitchen for her first tutoring session. My first thoughts were that something must have upset her at school that day. I have had tutoring sessions canceled for many creative emotional reasons, but this wasn’t just the usual breakup or loss in a big game. This was, at least for this student, much bigger; she had just gotten her PSAT scores and was convinced that she was stupid. I think mom and I both wanted to cry along with her.
Sometimes I wonder if I am a tutor or a therapist. I may not have succeeded that day, but I have performed interventions for many students–and parents–to convince them that poor scores mean nothing. Once students and parents understand that, we can work together to tackle the challenge that lies ahead.
After 20 years as one of New Jersey’s most successful and popular tutors, Jim has relocated to Rochester. New Jersey’s loss is Rochester’s gain as we can take advantage of the experience he has gained from preparing thousands of students for the SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT.

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A partner of Small | Herrin, LLP, Anna Humnicky’s practice focuses on representation of debtors-in-possession in Chapter 11 reorganizations and secured creditors' rights in Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases, as well as representation of Chapter 7 and 11 trustees, and various other non-bankruptcy commercial litigation matters and out-of-court workouts.
Anna handles Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases filed on behalf of debtor clients and Chapter 11 bankruptcy matters related to creditor clients, as well as oversees day-to-day Chapter 11 matters, plan formulation, disclosure statements and objections thereto for both debtor and creditor clients. Anna handles other debtor and creditor bankruptcy matters, including but not limited to asserting and defending against adversary proceedings filed by and against clients, §523 and §727 causes of action, and financial fraud issues. Anna also represents Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustees and handles other non-bankruptcy commercial litigation matters in both state and federal courts, as well as out-of-court workouts.
Anna previously clerked for the Honorable John T. Laney, III, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Middle District of Georgia.
Georgia State University Alumni Association Board of Directors – Member (June 2012 – Present); Member (June 2012–June 2015) and Chair of Board Development and Governance Committee (July 2013–June 2015); Member, Scholarship Committee (July 2015-June 2017); Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee (July 2017–Present).

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The Associated Detectives and Security Agencies Of Illinois is an Association member member of the National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS).
The National Council of Investigation and Security Services, Inc., is a cooperative effort of those companies and associations responsible for providing private security and investigation services to the legal profession, business community, government and the public. Each day we find an increasing number of problems confronting the orderly growth of our profession. These problems include, among others: overly restrictive legislation regarding training and standards, proliferation of legislation requiring local licensing, public misunderstanding and misinformation on the role and contribution of private investigators and security services, and an uninformed media. It is the role of NCISS to meet and solve these problems while seeking to uncover and recommend action on any hidden potential problems which may have an effect on our profession.
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A few weeks ago, I was asked to try out and review the Latex Underbust Workout Steel Boned Corset Waist Trainer from DawnRaid. This waist trainer has three layers of laytex that helps boosts thermal activity to help burn fat while working out, and is said to be able to reduce your waist size 3 to 5 inches. It is available in several different colors and a wide range of sizes.
I have wanted to try a waist trainer for some time and was excited to get this one. The first one I got was way to big. I didn’t measure my waist, instead going by my old waist size not realizing how much weight I had lost since I started working. I sent it back and ordered a 4X, which fits a 37 to 40 inch waist.
It was insanely difficult to fasten and I never was able to get connect all of the hooks. It was also very loose/baggy in several spots, and there was a gap of nearly two inches between the top of it & my skin just under my bust line. The trainer is a little stretchy, but not much making, it hard to sit down and uncomfortable to move around in. I considered going down one more size, but I was worried that it would not have enough give to be able to fit.
Overall, I was disappointed with this. It did not fit right and was very uncomfortable. If you are interested in trying one out, they are available on Amazon at prices ranging for $12.99 to $29.99 (+ shipping).
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MENSA Can't Measure All Types of Intelligence!
I read somewhere that a group of MENSA individuals were going to a MENSA convention, had a map and directions, but became lost en route. I think that is quite funny.
Also, I do think that education does have something to do with the results on IQ tests; for example, if one doesn't focus on math, then it may be difficult to concentrate on math questions due to a mindset or pathways in the brain, perhaps, that aren't set. Or, one might not know what a prime number is, or a hexagon. It might be difficult to add numbers if one has always used a calculator. One can definitely study for test to determine patterns, etc.
At my daughter's school, one she used to attend, they celebrated different kinds of intelligence each month. I don't think all kinds of intelligence are measured by IQ tests. Many individuals who are artistic or good at different levels of psychological or philosophical thought are far more intelligent than some who are logical on different levels - more intelligent in their own way.
Also, some individuals hide behind intellectualism and don't want to compete, feeling superior, but not wanting to fail. They may not socialize believing they are more intelligent; but, really, they are perhaps on only so many levels and aren't emotionally intelligent or can't interact due to a lack of social skills or whatever.
Many plodders get farther ahead than so called intelligent individuals. It depends what success is classified as. The 4.0 grads who only studied won't be as successful overall, perhaps, as one who had a balanced life and achieved 3.0. Also, that person might not be as obsessed with intelligence.
What are the MENSA people doing, for the most part, other than participating in MENSA? How many are accomplishing great things. That would be very interesting to know. I have a family full of intelligent people, but they are not warmly caring, interactive, nice and sympathetic souls. I wish I had a family of a few people who wanted to get together for Christmas or go bowling, or God knows what. I am sick of intelligent people who are detached or full of themselves. I often think of the Russians who used to keep their tractors running, keep food hidden for the family, survived. Meanwhile, many of their kids were the so-called intellectuals, although they weren't the ones surviving. I think the parents who survived were more intelligent on various levels and the kids took the easy self absorbed way out. The highest level of intelligence is when one is enlightened and aware, without dogma. Those self actualized souls who supposedly sit on mountaintops who aren't tested in the everyday day - how enlightened are they, really? Not very if they haven't had to slog through the realities and challenges of everyday life. Priests, for example, they might be aware on a level or two, but maybe it doesn't matter if they haven't gone through family issues, etc. They probably have to be reincarnated - or maybe are already, who knows, but smart people who hide behind intelligence and aren't even polite or interactive or particularly kind aren't all that intelligent on many levels. There is so much b.s. to so much - including intelligence testing.
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They accept 200+ tests for admission and there are a lot of bookworms who have been studying their whole lives to pass those tests who manage to get into Mensa. Aside for memorizing those texts, some of them seem to have no creativity, no free thinking, nothing. They can't understand logic, they can't see the point in certain things, and were they to be administered an overall IQ test such as the Mensa test for which they would not be able to prepare by studying, they would fail miserably.
I was sent to the school psychologist in 1983 because I never did any homework and yet I had straight A's in all tests. They put me at the top 0.1% after I obtained the highest scores attainable in a multitude of tests and it was suggested that I did see specialists to determine what part I was of the 0.1%.
I got bored of everything including school and the only reason I graduated from college is because they allowed me to take 4 week classes supervised by individual instructors, and I finished 16 classes in 3 months that way, and with A's in all classes. Before that I was a 1.0 to 2.0 student as I have had no ability to focus on what was going on in class. I would finish the books the first week, and then hated having to sit 3-4 months going through chapter by chapter.
I am doing well for myself, I don't believe in "money being the solution to everything" but I do know it is needed for survival, so I made enough to buy myself a 50 acre house in maine by Stockton Springs where I live off the land and paint, draw, play music, and do whatever else I want without having to conform to the expectations of modern society.
I may rejoin Mensa here to see how they are (I was made a lifetime member after my meeting with the psychologist but of course they didn't honor it so I had to take their test in 1999 while i was doing my PhD, and got the maximum score possible. Afterwards I moved to Las Vegas and ended up not renewing my Mensa membership after a few years because I couldn't deal with a bunch of people gathering once in a while and making sure everybody in the place could see the "Mensa" sign, basically getting off on thinking that they were superior to the "rest of the people" around them). Hopefully they will be more pleasant than the ones I have had the misfortune to meet, and maybe they may turn out interesting as well.
Back to the article though, Mensa is just an overrated of gathering of people who think they are superior to others based on scores obtained in questionable, dubious tests (there are quite a few questions which ask you which is the matching or non-matching object, and they are so subjective since there are dozens of ways you could separate them but as long as you answer what they expect you to answer, you can get top scores anytime you take them). Plus as you say, education has to do with it and most importantly upbringing as well as ethnic backgrounds. Current IQ tests are all biased one way or another based on the person(s) preparing the tests and there is no indicator of intelligence other than subjective opinions of those who are smarter than the rest but of course, nobody would agree to a set of people like that since they would never admit someone else's superior intelligence over them when that is what would matter.


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While the poor dream of having riches, the wealthy long for simplicity.
If there’s one thing you can count on (besides death and taxes), it’s the desire to “get rich quick.” Why do you think lottery fever shows no sign of cooling off? Millions of people buy lottery tickets for no other reason than to instantly acquire unimaginable riches.
What a hopeless illusion! Nevermind that you have a greater chance of getting struck by lighting while standing on your head in a bowl of corn flakes than winning the lottery. Quick riches never did anyone any good. They certainly never brought anyone happiness.
We’ve never been rich, so how do we know that? Simple. We’ve never heard anyone say, “I’m rich, and I’m finally happy.” Instead, we’ve heard stuff like, “Wealth is a burden,” or “I wish my life were a lot simpler.” The truth is, wealth can do a lot (both good and bad), but it inevitably complicates your life. There’s nothing wrong with wealth (and neither is there any dishonor in proverty). What matters is your contentment with what you have.
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Classical music: On Saturday night, The Mosaic Chamber Players will perform the fourth of five concerts devoted to the string sonatas of Beethoven.
The Mosaic Chamber Players (below) will begin their 2016-2017 season with an all-Beethoven program this Saturday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Landmark Auditorium of First Unitarian Society at 900 University Bay Drive.
The performance will be the fourth concert of five in a cycle featuring the complete string sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven (below).
On this program are: the Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23, a favorite of The Ear, which can be heard in the YouTube video at the bottom; the Violin Sonata in G Major Op. 30, No. 3; and the Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1.
Admission is $15 for adults; $10 for seniors; and $5 for students. Tickets are available at the door. Cash and checks only will be accepted – no credit cards.
Members of the Mosaic Chamber Players are founder and pianist Jess Salek (above left); violinists Wes Luke and Laura Burns (above center); and cellist Michael Allen (above right).
The members teach and play with other local groups, including the Madison Symphony Orchestra, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the Ancora String Quartet and the Oakwood Chamber Players.


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One of the many things that you will have to deal with in procedural texture generation is cracks and fractures. There's many ways to deal with this problem, L-Systems, stress based fracturing, etc. (In fact there are a couple of systems to deal with fracturing of 3D objects like this one) However the easiest system to set up is to simply use mid point displacement.
And that's all there is to it. And while I'm at it, I might as well give you code... Although you might not want to use it as I was extremely tired when creating it but it gives you an idea of what to do.
Anyway, this technique is probably the easiest to create something that works but at the same time it doesn't exactly create the best results. You can get slightly better results if you only move the lines in one direction (I'm moving the break point in both the X and Y), but it's about the same either way. Anyway, it's not perfect but if all you want is something basic it is probably the easiest solution. So try out the code, leave feedback, and happy coding.

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Name Index Nona HUGGARD was born in Aug 1872 in Missouri. She is also identified as Nona Shour.
Spouse: Robert Wickliff TAYLOR. Robert Wickliff TAYLOR and Nona HUGGARD were married on 11 Sep 1888 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Utica. W. L. Hughart, father of Nona, gives consent. Children were: Robert Washington "Bert" TAYLOR, Ada Grace TAYLOR, Eva Emma TAYLOR, R. W. TAYLOR Jr., Leslie Edward TAYLOR, Jessie A. TAYLOR, Archer R. TAYLOR.
Albert Henry HUGGETT was born on 1 Mar 1865 in Matfield Green, England. He died on 15 Oct 1953 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. His obit says he died in Kansas City. He was buried on 17 Oct 1953 in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Henry S. HUGGETT and Clora PRAWL.
Spouse: Cora Blanche GOLIBART. Albert Henry HUGGETT and Cora Blanche GOLIBART were married on 8 May 1889 in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri. Children were: Arthur Henry HUGGETT, Walter Golebart HUGGETT, Faye HUGGETT.
Arthur HUGGETT. Parents: Henry S. HUGGETT and Clora PRAWL.
Arthur Henry HUGGETT was born on 27 Mar 1890 in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri. He died in 1962 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. He was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. He was a veteran of World War I.
Parents: Albert Henry HUGGETT and Cora Blanche GOLIBART.
Spouse: Myrtle JACOBS. Arthur Henry HUGGETT and Myrtle JACOBS were married on 30 Sep 1917 in Farmersville, Livingston, Missouri.
Faye HUGGETT. Parents: Albert Henry HUGGETT and Cora Blanche GOLIBART.
Spouse: CALLAWAY. Children were: Pattye CALLAWAY, Paul A. CALLAWAY.
Spouse: Frank Harrison HAYNIE. Frank Harrison HAYNIE and Faye HUGGETT were married on 1 Aug 1939 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Children were: Anna Mae HAYNIE.
Grace HUGGETT. Parents: John P. HUGGETT and Sallie.
Spouse: Clora PRAWL. Children were: Albert Henry HUGGETT, John P. HUGGETT, William HUGGETT, Arthur HUGGETT.
Howard HUGGETT. Parents: Walter Golebart HUGGETT and Lavee H. BARNES.
John P. HUGGETT was born about 1873. He died on 19 Jul 1967 in Elkhorn, Concordia, Louisiana. He was buried in Fulton, Callaway, Missouri. Parents: Henry S. HUGGETT and Clora PRAWL.
Spouse: Sallie. Children were: Grace HUGGETT.
Walter Golebart HUGGETT was born on 22 Dec 1895 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. He died on 5 May 1960 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. He was buried on 7 May 1960 in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Albert Henry HUGGETT and Cora Blanche GOLIBART.
Spouse: Lavee H. BARNES. Walter Golebart HUGGETT and Lavee H. BARNES were married on 7 Oct 1919 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Children were: Howard HUGGETT.
William HUGGETT. Parents: Henry S. HUGGETT and Clora PRAWL.
Benjamin HUGGINS was born in Aug 1857 in Missouri. He was a carpenter in Gallatin in 1900.
Spouse: Triphena VAN DYKE. Benjamin HUGGINS and Triphena VAN DYKE were married about 1880. Children were: Frances M. HUGGINS, John W. HUGGINS, Mary N. HUGGINS, Beulah M. HUGGINS.
Beulah M. HUGGINS was born in Oct 1892 in Missouri. Parents: Benjamin HUGGINS and Triphena VAN DYKE.
Spouse: Hiram H. DEPRIEST. Children were: Edith DEPRIEST.
Frances M. HUGGINS was born in Nov 1881 in Missouri. Parents: Benjamin HUGGINS and Triphena VAN DYKE.
John W. HUGGINS was born in Dec 1884 in Missouri. Parents: Benjamin HUGGINS and Triphena VAN DYKE.
Karen HUGGINS. Parents: Robert HUGGINS and Lillian Sue HARLOW.
Mary N. HUGGINS was born in May 1891 in Kansas. Parents: Benjamin HUGGINS and Triphena VAN DYKE.
Spouse: Lillian Sue HARLOW. Robert HUGGINS and Lillian Sue HARLOW were married on 8 Dec 1963 in Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri. Children were: Karen HUGGINS, Taryn HUGGINS.
Taryn HUGGINS. Parents: Robert HUGGINS and Lillian Sue HARLOW.
Spouse: Mary E. HUGHES and Mary E. were married before 1911.
Alice HUGHES. Parents: Harold David HUGHES and Dorothy Evelyn BYRD.
Alice Ann HUGHES was born in Aug 1879 in Carroll Co., Missouri. Parents: Richard HUGHES and Alice JONES.
Spouse: Edward Theodore BUTSCHLI. Edward Theodore BUTSCHLI and Alice Ann HUGHES were married on 20 Mar 1901 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. The bride was of Braymer, the groom of Ludlow. Children were: Ruth BUTSCHLI, Pearl BUTSCHLI, Fay BUTSCHLI, May Fern BUTSCHLI, Velma R. BUTSCHLI, Ruby N. BUTSCHLI.
Andrew Jackson HUGHES was born about 1815 in Tennessee. He died on 18 Oct 1890. His probate file reportedly says he died in September 1870. Parents: Isaac HUGHES and Martha "Mattie" CHITWOOD.
Spouse: Jane MEADOWS. Children were: John S. HUGHES, Harrison HUGHES, William HUGHES, Louisa Ann HUGHES, Joel HUGHES, Martha E. HUGHES, Francis Marion HUGHES, Mary HUGHES, Martha HUGHES, Sarah HUGHES.
Andrew Jackson HUGHES was born on 13 Oct 1858 in Jackson Twp., Livingston, Missouri. He died on 12 Apr 1940 in Jackson Twp., Livingston, Missouri. He was buried on 14 Apr 1940 in Brassfield Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Francis Marion HUGHES and Louisa Jane BRASSFIELD.
Spouse: Gertrude "Gally" SCHWAB. Andrew Jackson HUGHES and Gertrude "Gally" SCHWAB were married on 13 Mar 1884 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Children were: Oscar Simpson HUGHES, Noel Madison HUGHES.
Andy J. HUGHES was born on 3 Oct 1881 in Missouri. He died in 1940. Parents: Francis Marion HUGHES and Amanda Jane DAWKINS.
Ann E. HUGHES was born in Oct 1896 in Missouri. Parents: Joseph HUGHES and Sarah J.
Anna Mary HUGHES was born on 10 Aug 1885 in Ludlow, Livingston, Missouri. She died on 21 Dec 1944 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. She was buried in Enon Cemetery, Carroll, Missouri. Parents: William J. HUGHES and Dianna JONES.
Annie Esther HUGHES was born on 7 Jul 1881 in Missouri. She died on 21 Dec 1909. She was buried in Welsh Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Morgan J. HUGHES and Margaret J. JAMES.
Spouse: Bert Alvin WATKINS. Bert Alvin WATKINS and Annie Esther HUGHES were married on 25 Feb 1908 in Dawn, Livingston, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Dawn. Children were: Anna Merwin WATKINS.
April HUGHES. Parents: Rickie Lee ALLNUTT and Sherry.
Archie Lilbert HUGHES was born on 8 Jan 1886 in Missouri. Parents: Noah HUGHES and Elvina Ellen "Ella" MADDOX.
Spouse: Stella May VANDERWOOD. Archie Lilbert HUGHES and Stella May VANDERWOOD were married in May 1909 in Grundy Co., Missouri. The groom was of Melbourne, Harrison Co., Missouri. The bride was of Hillman City, Harrison Co.
Arrabella HUGHES was born in Kentucky.
Spouse: William Henry TRIMBLE. Children were: James Lewis TRIMBLE.
Arthur HUGHES. Parents: Harold David HUGHES and Dorothy Evelyn BYRD.
Arthur G. HUGHES was born on 17 Jan 1907 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Parents: Robert Sadoc HUGHES and Sarah "Sally" DAVIS.
Barbara HUGHES was born in Feb 1896 in Missouri. Parents: David O. HUGHES and Elizabeth "Lizzie".
Barbara Dell HUGHES was born on 24 Dec 1936 in Livingston Co., Missouri. She died on 26 Sep 1983. She was buried in Phares Cemetery, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Raymond Francis "Bud" HUGHES and Golda Lucille MINNIS.
Spouse: Dale Edwin GOLL. Dale Edwin GOLL and Barbara Dell HUGHES were married on 21 Nov 1956 in Ludlow, Livingston, Missouri. The groom was of Braymer, the bride of Ludlow.
Beatrice Avanell HUGHES was born about 1925 in Dawn, Livingston, Missouri. She died on 13 Feb 1993 in North Kansas City Hospital, Clay, Missouri. She was buried on 17 Feb 1993 in Welsh Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Evan David HUGHES and Nellie Mable WEYGANDT.
Spouse: Richard Leonard HANSEN. Richard Leonard HANSEN and Beatrice Avanell HUGHES were married on 9 Dec 1951 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. The bride was of Chillicothe, the groom of Liberty.


text: Enjoy a full day of bespoke Guided rock climbing instruction in the stunning mountains of Snowdonia National park. After a short morning meeting over a hot drink, we'll head to a suitable Venue and you can experience a range of climbing challenges. The Course will be tailored to your needs; if this is your first rock climb, we will focus on a fun adventure being guided in the mountains. For those wanting to learn more advanced skills; no problem! Will can teach you any Rock climbing technique, including how to climb independently outdoors or even advanced rescue skills. The focus will be to learn whilst climbing, and we always endeavor to go to the most suitable Climbs for you. All technical equipment is provided, as is complementary transport if required. Our friendly staff are qualified Mountaineering Instructors with a very high level of experience.

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The Sparta Tennessee website provides visitors information about attractions, parks and historical locations in the city.
The Upper Cumberland Tourism Association covers attractions, parks and events in the 14 counties in the upper cumberland region of Tennessee.
Fall Creek Falls State Park covers more than 26,000 acres including an inn, cabins, campsites, hiking trials, playgrounds and a golf course.
Burgess Falls State Park, on the Falling Water River, has family-friendly activities, such as fishing, picnicking and hiking.


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ArtFire Chainmaille Guild: Presenting Little Metal Merchant!
We are back again with another ArtFire Chainmaille Guild member feature. This time around it is another new member, Little Metal Merchant. Let's see how they answered our questions.
I started in the middle of last year(around June 2009) after my attempt at ceramic jewelry pretty much sailed the fail-boat. I wasn't happy with what I was making, it was messy and I just didn't like doing it after a while. Wanting to keep to making jewelry, I tried to think of what I really liked and wanted to do and remembered how much I liked the type of Jewelry at Renaissance Faires, bought two how-to books, ordered my first set of rings to start out with and the rest follows from there.
I love how the weaves look and you have so many different options to work with. It can be made for everyday wear or for special/formal occassions. And I've always been a fan somewhat of chains, especially styles that borderline a punk/goth look.
3) What is your favourite type of ring?
Stainless Steel all the way! I'm harsh on my stuff and the metal doesn't need any special care like sterling silver does so it's just perfect overall and I find it useful for other things. I fixed a tank top with them..hehe.
Not so much I don't know the 4 in 1 weave but it bothers me I can't get the hang of it. For what takes me three hours to do a simple rubber/steel 4-1 bracelet, I could have a dragon scale cuff finished.
The one I recently made with the charm of Saturn, skulls and drops. I write and wanted to do a necklace with one of my characters in mind. The character is a reaper and the setting is near future, post apocalyptic so I wanted something to reflect those elements. I love how it turned out and was pretty close to how I planned and designed it originally.
Definitely go for it. There's loads of tutorials online and some good books out there to self teach yourself. The Ring Lord's site is extremely helpful in types of metals, gauges and whatnot. If you decide on working with stainless steel rings, get two heavy duty pliers and fingerless padded gloves. Those rings mean business and after a while it takes a toll on your hands.
Thank you very much for answering our questions, it is a great way to get to know fellow maillers.
You can see even more of Little Metal Merchant's creations in their ArtFire studio.
Presenting the ArtFire Chainmaille Guild.

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These are the worst social media posts in 2017.
Trump was definitely a huge phenomenon this year with his Twitter accounts, one of them was the popular hashtag #covfefe, that generated hundreds of replies. This was it. Nothing more, just “covfefe” in the tweet. It left many people on Twitter with a facial expression of O_o and wondering why is he even handling this social media account.
One more fail in worst social media posts this year was released this year by Dove, in one of the most racists ads by the company. Dove has apologised after publishing an advert on its Facebook page which showed a black woman turning into a white woman. The brand was accused of racism over the online advertising campaign and it later admitted it had “missed the mark” with an image posted on Facebook.
I hated it. People have seen this ad EVERYWHERE, on every tube station in London. I’ve seen people telling me exactly the same thing in other major cities. I thought this woman was actually hunting me. It got creepy. What did they think about it?
This Insta story ad that tried to generate traffic to their website by swiping high, because of a fake hair on the screen. It was later removed by Instagram.
The Trump covfefe tweet has added authenticity and created a meme. Considering the value of memes in his presidential run, this was a great tweet.
People also love outtakes for a reason. Often, such creative mistakes would’ve been killed by a censorship process like the one you’re advocating.
I feel like this tool is more for brands who really want to prevent that one nuclear tweet that would enrage the public like the H&M black kid outrage recently.
Somebody could’ve said something earlier if more people would’ve reviewed what H&M is about to promote.
The fake hair one is actually a great one because many people (probably not the tweeter) know this meme/picture from youtube profiles and will find it funny in this context. There is always a segment that will feel offended about anything.
All in All I’d say that planable is really a tool to prevent social media posts with possible racist nuances. I think that it’s the only valid application right now even if you make other shallow examples.
Thanks and please don’t censor this comment. Or I won’t trust you anymore.

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Full KS3 unit of work for Development Gap (41 files). This unit explores the world development gap, from MEDCs and LEDCs to aid and trade. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required.
1 - What is development?
2 - Which areas are most developed?
10 - Do we need money to be happy?
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The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society presents its all new motion picture The Whisperer in Darkness. Folklore professor Albert Wilmarth investigates legends of strange creatures in the most remote hills of Vermont. His inquiry reveals a terrifying glimpse of the truth that lurks behind the legends. H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale of suspense and alien horrors is brought to life in the style of the classic horror films of the 1930s like Dracula, Frankenstein and King Kong. Using the Mythoscope™ process — a mix of modern and vintage techniques — the HPLHS filmed on location in New England to create the most authentic and faithful screen adaptation of a Lovecraft story yet attempted.
This award-winning motion picture has screened at festivals worldwide. You can now screen it from the comfort of your own home, as it's available on DVD and on BluRay disc.
Below are samples of what some critics had to say about the film.
[The Whisperer in Darkness] it’s the most compelling proof to date that there is a way to bring H.P. Lovecraft to cinematic life. Whisperer pretends to be an artifact of the 1950s sci-fi/horror boom—it’s black and white, melodramatic, and the pacing is more of a long, slow burn than anything you’ve seen in the past year at the multiplex. But, man does it pay off; the needle on the creep-meter goes through the roof at certain climactic moments. It’s great fun.
Ultimately, however, Branney nails the spirit of Lovecraft. Through voice-over narratives and frightened faces, “The Whisperer in Darkness” conveys a sense of human sanity being unraveled by too much forbidden fruit. By film’s end, Foyer has the Thousand Yard Stare down to a science. His once-doubting Wilmarth has picked from the Tree of Knowledge, and become a reluctant believer.
You are about to encounter what very well may be the single most successful H.P. Lovecraft adaptation ever to lick fear across a screen. Shot with an aesthetic, production design and performance style angled to emulate the feel of a '30s/'40s Universal horror film - without falling into camp - WHISPERER arrives like shadows out of time, a discovered relic from another dimension. A genuinely scary film and a hellishly great time.
Those looking for Lovecraft done right should look no further than Sean Branney’s THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS. I’ve read the story quite a few times, and though this story of otherworldly portals and demon bugs from other dimensions is not the most literal of Lovecraft’s work, I still don’t think that it’s been adapted perfectly. Until now. The filmmakers seem to not only possess the uncanny ability to translate Lovecraft’s words and themes with ease, but they also punch up the story with modern effects while giving it a timeless quality of the matinee serials. Though this film is heavy on the talk, the strong performances and full embrace of the monster movies of the fifties make every second of this film intriguing and unblinkable. Filmed in stark blacks, faded whites, and amorphous greys, THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS is a monster movie for folks who miss going to monster movie matinees. Branney adapts this tale of science proved wrong sharply with quick line exchanges and every eerie trick in the book made to amp up the old timey thrills.
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS is the best adaptation that I have ever seen of an H.P. Lovecraft tale! The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has put together a very worthy 2-Disc Special Edition that covers all the bases, and then some. Disc 1 is where you’ll find the movie, Chapters selection, and a plethora of Subtitles to choose from (Catalan, Croatian Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Romanian, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (PT), Portuguese (BR), Swedish, Euseka, Finish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Russian and Turkish). Disc 2 is comprised of the “Making-Of” Featurettes, Extended/Deleted Scenes and Trailers; all of which can be accessed on the main menu.
The Whisperer in Darkness is a hell of a fine film, one of the best adaptations of a Lovecraft story ever made, and it’s far superior to the vast majority of bigger-budgeted films that have “H.P. Lovecraft’s” before their titles. Whisperer is faithful to a fault to the source material. What changes it does make are very welcome and actually enhance the story, as opposed to just padding things out, like so many other movies based on Lovecraft’s short stories do. It is an obvious labour of love and, when movie makers care this much, it shows in every frame of the film. If you’re a fan of H.P. Lovecraft, then this is mandatory viewing. If you’ve never read anything by HPL and always wanted to see what all the hoopla was about, this is a great place to start to get a handle on his unique and genre-changing brand of horror.
Re-recording Mixer... Erin Michael Rettig, C.A.S.
Legal... Sherry D. Spees, Esq.
These people and organizations went above and beyond the call of duty in helping us make this movie. We thank them for their generosity and support.
We know a great many people have been eagerly looking forward to the release of our next film since we debuted the trailer in October of 2007. You've clamored for the movie and for information about when it will be released. We've told you, "We're working on it". So now, at last, we're ready to tell you the strange and terrible tale of what's been going on with our movie of The Whisperer in Darkness.
For starters, it's not really that strange nor terrible. Shortly after we finished The Call of Cthulhu in late 2005, we settled on the notion of adapting HPL's "The Whisperer in Darkness" and shooting it as a feature length film, shot in the style of the early 1930s. This story -- with its strange whisperings and buzzings -- demanded sound, so we planned to shoot it as a talkie. But it would still be shot in Mythoscope® and would endeavor to capture the visual tone of the early Universal Pictures horror films like Dracula and Frankenstein. The plan was in place, all we needed was a script.
So, one of us dove in on writing an adaptation, fleshing out Lovecraft's story, tweaking its structure and reshaping it into something that would be satisfying as a movie. In the meantime, the HPL Film Festival was approaching (this is back in 2007). Early that year, we promised our pal, Andrew Migliore -- the creator of the festival -- that we'd have something for him to show. We knew the scene where Wilmarth listens to the recording of the creatures would be in the movie, so it seemed like a good place to start filming a teaser. We gathered our friends Matt Foyer (The Man in The Call of Cthulhu) and David Robertson (our Cinematographer extraordinaire) and a few other helpful friends and we shot a teaser for the movie. It came out pretty good, so we gave it to Andrew to show at the festival and we put it online. We thought it would tide people over as we finished up the shooting script and got ready for production of the actual movie.
If you've never written a feature-length screenplay, it's an arduous process, and it took the better part of a year to get the first draft completed. So the guy who wrote the screenplay gave it to the other guy to read, and he hated it. He didn't want to shoot the script. He decided what he needed to do was to write his own adaptation. So he took the better part of another year and wrote the script the way he wanted it to be. Then he gave his script to the first guy. The first guy didn't like the second script (see, we don't always agree on everything) and knew it wasn't the movie he wanted to make. So, the two fellows then sat down together to hash out a third version of the movie which was negotiated, reworked and jointly beaten into submission. And after a few months of this, and more than 20 full drafts, in April of this year HPLHS Executive Screenwriting Committee had a script they were both happy with. They tested it out with a group of actors and fellow filmmakers, made a couple of last minute changes, and in late April the shooting script was finalized.
A screenplay is the blueprint for a movie, and once it was done, we knew exactly what would be needed in terms of locations, actors, props, special effects, etc... Things needed to be made, found, acquired, borrowed, designed, and rented. And that's what we're doing now. We've got 58 scenes being shot at 14 different physical locations, some in Los Angeles, some in New England. We're working on the designs of Wilmarth's costumes, Akeley's house, and Mi-Go's anatomy. We're lining up our crew, period vehicles, rain machines, and our hellishly bizarre list of props. Friends and artists around the world are working on the movie even now. We're on track to start actually shooting footage at the end of summer. By the end of September, all work with actors should be done and we'll move onto special effects and editing. We're not sure when the movie will be done, but hopefully sometime in this winter.
We haven't told people much about what we're doing. We needed to hash out our internal differences on the story and come up with something that everyone at the HPLHS liked and stood behind. Now that we've got that, we're plunging forward with our typical reckless aplomb. We're still keeping lots of secrets from you as we're hoping to surprise you with some elements of the film. TWiD is a more liberal adaptation of the original story than The Call of Cthulhu was. We needed to make the story longer to make it suitable for a film, and let's face it, unless there's some adaptation, "The Whisperer in Darkness" would largely be a movie about a college professor reading his mail. So, we have some surprises in store for you, but we hope you'll find them in keeping with the source material and our previous Lovecraft adaptations.
So, it's getting serious now. The lawyers are involved. And the bankers. We went and got ourselves a Line Producer. And several boxes of guns.
Making a movie is complicated, and for every cool thing you see onscreen, somewhere there is paperwork that describes it, secures permission to film it, releases it, etc... As we move closer and closer to principal photography, we have are dealing with more and more pieces of paper. We had to drag our lawyer into it all to make sure that we're doing everything right: protecting ourselves and the film from any legal issues which can be avoided.
In order to keep the process of getting ready under control, we hired John Younger, a line producer. Basically his job is to really study the script and how we're planning to shoot the movie. He then figures out everything we'll need in order to do that, and from there he figures out a schedule. Once there's a schedule, we start figuring out how much everything will cost. Once we know what it will cost, then we start securing, making, fabricating, building, painting, borrowing, etc... the 10,000 things we will need to make Whisperer. It's John's job to keep us in line and let us know when we're spending too much time or money. He says, "No, you can't have Cthulhu leaping out of the sea to take down the zeppelin". He knows the zeppelin is borrowed from the National Museum of Lithuania and must be returned in pristine shape for us to get our deposit back.
Now that the legal and financial aspects are coming into focus, we're about to hire on some of the rest of the crew. Those of you who have seen the Call of Cthulhu special features may recognize some faces. And there's plenty of new faces too. Our quest for props continues to grow and we're making friends with lots of people who sell items from the 1930s on eBay. So boxes filled with strange things regularly show up at HPLHS World Headquarters these days.
Pre-production is boldly striding forward. We've hired our second member of the production team. Chris Lackey (whom those of you who have seen the Special Features on The Call of Cthulhu DVD may remember as the guy who fell through the non-euclidean angle into the pit with the cougar) has joined our team once again. He's working with our own Andrew Leman on the very long list of strange and complicated items which need to be created for the production. There's brain cylinders, the black stone of the Mi-Go and things we dare not even tell you about, and our Art Department is hard at work trying to ensure they're all made in time for the cameras to start rolling. We've pulled in extra assistance for a few special items from craftsmen in various corners of the world to help us out with some specialty items. The things they are making look great and it's nice to have the HPLHS studio once again littered with alien technologies and body parts. Well, we often have that kind of stuff around our studio, but there's even more of it now.
We've continued to flesh out the production team. David Robertson, our Director of Photography for The Call of Cthulhu is back and will be providing his keen eye for shooting in black and white to Whisperer. We'll be shooting in HiDef on the Sony F900 camera. It's the same camera we used for shooting the Whisperer teaser. The most recent Star Wars films were shot on the same camera. We've also managed to talk Troy Sterling Nies into joining the Whisperer team. He'll be on-set capturing production sound and then he'll switch to composer mode, creating another lush period symphonic score. We're busy wrangling many more members to join our crew.
We'll start shooting in New England September 22nd. We'll be there a little less than a week and then we return to Los Angeles and shoot through October 17. At that point, we'll be all done with actors and full-sized sets. We'll move on to work with our Miniatures Unit and will film miniature and stop motion sequences through the fall. We'll start editing the movie at this point too, and hopefully sometime around the end of the year we'll have a rough cut of the movie. Then we move into adding music, some special effects and putting polish on it. If all goes well, we'll have Whisperer done in early 2010.
The movie is now cast. The core cast of Whisperer features 19 actors. In the end, well over 5,000 actors submitted for roles. We sifted through all the submissions and called in roughly 100 actors to meet us in person and read from the script. Out of that group of actors, we chose the most experienced and those best suited to the roles. HPLHS fans may recognize a few faces, though there's plenty of new actors on board for the production.
Veteran film, TV and stage actor Barry Lynch will be playing the role of Henry Akeley. Barry's no stranger to HPLHS projects, having performed in The Call of Cthulhu and several episodes of Dark Adventure Radio Theatre. Special effects in the movie required that we make a life cast of Barry's head. Our special effects makeup artist, Dave Snyder, did a full cast of his head and teeth. Dave is a highly experienced professional makeup artist whose work includes (among other things) many of the corpses from HBO's Six Feet Under. From the life cast, Dave then makes a separate positive version of Barry's face which he then sculpts. After he sculpts it... well, we wont tell you exactly what we're up to, but we'll have a version of Henry Akeley that'll look really great and can do things that even Barry Lynch cannot do.
And while the makeup team is toiling away, other teams are hard at work too. We have a scenic designer drawing up the floorplans for the sets. We have our costume designer figuring out what all these people will wear. We have our in-house prop team making all kinds of weird stuff. We have talented friends near and far contributing additional props and artwork to help get everything ready. Leman and Lackey are toiling around the clock, inventing new ways to make things that mankind should not make. The things they are making or so secret, we dare not depict them here. At this point, there are nearly 50 people working on various aspects of the film.
In late August Sean and David Robertson completed the final scouting trip to New England. We looked at all the locations where we'll be shooting, met with everyone we needed to meet, and generally did our best to ensure that everything's ready on the New England side of things when we arrive. We were once again hosted by Mat & Susan Jacobson, who receive the highest HPLHS praise for their hospitality. Mat also earned our admiration for his uncanny ability to remember rural dirt roads which he visited with Sean and Andrew two years ago.
Overall, we were delighted by how friendly and cooperative everyone we met was. We would come up to people and ask if we could film their house. Most people said, "Sure! Would you like to film our barn too?". This is a pleasant change from filming in Los Angeles where such requests are often met by a crusty look, thousands of dollars in location fees, and a demand for a multi-million dollar insurance policy. People were nice to us. We were glad to be there. We're renting to houses to accommodate our cast and crew, and both are situated on lovely properties brimming with rural New England scenery.
One of our key locations is Miskatonic University. We've found a lovely and cooperative New England college where we'll be filming. We think it's got the Miskatonic vibe and its period architecture will look great on-camera. Most of our other New England locations are outdoors, several of which are the actual locations Lovecraft describes in the story. While it's expensive for us to haul all our gear and crew back east, we think it's well worth it to be able to shoot in the legend haunted mountains of Vermont and among the ivy-clad walls of a prestigious New England college.
And while Sean and Dave were traipsing around New England, Andrew, Chris and others were toiling away 100+ degree heat as fires raged not far from our studio. The prop list is daunting for Whisperer and Chris and Andrew continue to work like maniacs to get everything done before the gear truck departs for New England in the middle of September. We've commissioned certain props from several specialists around the globe, and all are hard at work to ensure we make the deadline.
The cast is now fully in place and our Costume Designer, Jessica Dalager, is working on getting everyone fitted. Our makeup artist, Glenn Alfonso, is studying everyone's faces and cutting hair as needed. Andrew Hildner is drafting construction drawings for the Akeley house set - the most complicated of the sets which will be built for the production. Line Producer, John Younger, is working on logistics for vehicles and rented equipment, all while relocating his home from Tennessee to Los Angeles. Sound man, Troy Sterling Nies, is preparing to drive from North Dakota to LA, where he will get out of his car and get into our gear truck and drive it to New England with Production Assistant Amanda Deibert.
1 October 2009 - Location!
OK, we're back from our adventure to New England. In the end, 17 of us made the trip to shoot footage in Massachussetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. Over the course of six days, we shot at numerous outdoor locations to take advantage of access the story's real locations. Where we're not on the story's actual locations, we found first-rate local substitutes. Our hearty cast and crew endured long hours, long car rides, long shoots, and fleeting moments of sleep to capture the exterior footage we shot for Whisperer. We thank them for their suffering. We hope you will too.
As foretold, we shot at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. We thought the college would prove an excellent casting choice for Miskatonic and being there proved us right. We grabbed some great establishing shots of the campus and then shot a scene outside a ladies' dormitory, under the watchful eye of the dorm's residents and a drizzle of rain. We returned later in the week to shoot Miskatonic's main gates and an interior scene in one of the campus' beautifully appointed vintage classrooms.
A couple of the New England shots required background players. We put out the call through various channels and were delighted to find terrific people who heeded our call. We shot with background players at Mount Holyoke College and at the Bellows Falls, VT train station. A group of talented and enthusiastic folks dressed up, turned up and played a great role in the film.
Shooting in New England also involved plenty of work out in the field. And by that, we mean in the rivers, in the woods, and quite literally in the fields. Local folks told us plenty about the wet summer they'd had and how we should expect rain everywhere we went, but in the end we had to resort to making our own rain most of the time. In case any of you have forgotten, our crew can quickly point out that a barrel of water is very heavy. Many cast and crew members will also point out that the temperature of our our artificial rain water was unnaturally cold, especially if you've been drenched in it all night long. And after we're done, the rain rig has to be put away, the actors dried, the costumes packed up and a few scant hours later we have to pull up to the next location.
Most of the crew got back very late on Sunday. Our intrepid road warriors, Troy and Amanda, drove the FungiMobile back across the nation, logging over six thousand miles. We're now set up in Los Angeles, where most of us live, and filming began here today. We shot two indoor scenes today.
After the wilds of New England we were able to set up shop in our rented "sound" studio in Los Angeles. Our schedule has us filming three weeks in Los Angeles before we complete the portion of the film involving actors. Of that three weeks, two days were on locations in Pasadena, but the rest of it was slated to take place in the studio. As of now, we're in the middle of the second week and are bracing ourselves for a final push to the principal photography finish line.
Our very first day of shooting in LA involved a group of background players. These stalwart volunteers came down to the set and met up with our lovely and talented cast members and we shot our first scenes in the studio. All was well, although a very vocal cricket decided to cast itself as an extra. Fortunately our background team seemed to have a knack for frightening it into silence as we shot our takes on the set.
We had an even bigger herd of background players join us for a shoot at Pasadena City College, where we booked a period-appropriate lecture hall. Another group of lovely volunteers donned their period attire and joined us for a fairly long scene in which they got to be an audience attending an event at Miskatonic. They did a super job and spurred our actors on to terrific performances that we hope you will enjoy.
After dealing with the challenges of recording sound on location in New England, we were rather looking forward to the relative ease of recording sound in our own sound stage. Apparently though, where we're shooting, the term sound stage is used to denote extra sound being added to our recording process. Between neighbors who sound like they're running some kind of blacksmith competition, a semi truck repair yard across the way and the fact that the studio sounds like it's on a flight path for the Burbank airport, our sound stage has been anything but quiet. Still, we slog onward through the noise to capture every nuance of sound for our first talkie.
In general, production has gone pretty smoothly for us. Naturally there have been a few minor incidents here and there, but generally, we've had nothing to complain about. Well, that was until we get back from New England. The plan was that our set crew would build out the numerous sets we'd be shooting on in the sound stage, including one particuarly complicated one which we would use for several days of filming. We returned to find that our very complicated set was about a third of the way done. It was over budget and our builders had to leave town. So, we sent them on their way, addressed the fundamental structural flaws in the plans made by our scenic architect and dispatched a new crew to make the place shootable. They've done a bang-up job for us and while we've had to reschedule the sequence of somethings, we're on target to shoot on the big set as intended. Unfortunately, a key prop for the show was also not completed on time. This week we find ourselves having to try and create an important and complicated prop at the last minute. We've rescheduled to buy as much time as we could, but in the end, some serious last-minute prop work will be required by the lovely and tireless (don't get me wrong here, they're tired) Art Dept. crew.
This year we had to miss a favorite annual event: the HP Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon. We were shooting and could not go. However, we were able to participate in a call-in discussion held at the festival where people in the audience could ask us questions about the production while we were actually on set shooting the movie. We were glad to be involved in the festival and appreciated the enthusiasm of the Lovecraft community for Whisperer.
So, another chapter in the making of The Whisperer in Darkness is now complete. We have finished shooting in studio. Don't start bouncing up and down just yet though, we still have two sequences involving actors to shoot, plus plenty of miniatures, models and effects shots. We're not done by any stretch of the imagination. But we have surpassed another major milestone in finishing up our studio work.
Shooting in the studio proved every bit as challenging as shooting on location. We had plenty of noise issues, but we also had the constant need to prep (design, build, paint, dress) every location in the studio, which meant wrangling plants, furniture, hay, rain (lots and lots of rain), animals, fog, actors and much more. Our stalwart crew was tough and resilient and we somehow managed to work our way through our most challenging difficulties and get the footage we needed. Hours were long, but no one cracked under the pressure.
We did have to shuffle our schedule some, we did run hideously over budget to get things done in time, but we now find ourselves quite close to being done with principal photography. The screenplay is 94 pages long. Out of that, about six pages remain to be shot. So we are indeed getting there.
We felt bad for our star, Matt Foyer, as we sprayed water at him for a week in New England. None of us - particularly not Matt - quite realized how much water would be flying indoors though as we returned to the studio. We setup our rain making equipment and day after day, it rained on Professor Wilmarth. Some days we dumped other things on his head too, but mostly it was lots of cold water. We really appreciate how tough Matt was in putting up with all of our precipitation. We also applaud many of the other performers in the film who endured extensive man-made precipitation. We really need to find the guys to wrote this and dunk them in a tank of very cold water.
5 March 2010 - No, Seriously, What Are You People Doing?
In the middle of shooting the movie we also had to find a new home for the HPLHS. We very happily shared space with Nick Offerman at his wood shop here in Los Angeles ever since we built sets there for The Call of Cthulhu, but after a few years everyone realized that both operations had grown too big to continue to be roommates. At Nick's gentle suggestion we looked for a new place, and HPLHS took up residence in a former rivet factory a couple of miles down the road. It's taken us a while to get the new HPLHS world headquarters up and running and fully functional. But we've done that now and the HPLHS is better than ever. And we're driving forward with everyone's favorite mi-go movie. So, what's going on, you ask?
The backbone of the project is now the rough cut of the movie. It shows us what we've got, what we don't have and what we need to work on. It shows us pretty clearly the things we need to do in order to get from where we are to completion of the movie. Sound is another key element that requires our attention. Our composer, Troy Sterling Nies, has his copy of the rough cut and he's batting around ideas for how to approach the picture in terms of music. In addition to the score, we also will need to do some audio work in terms of foley and looping. We have some scenes which we shot without sound for a variety of reasons. So now we need to go back and add footsteps and other sound effects to the soundless scenes. We also have a couple of scenes where the audio we captured isn't quite up to snuff. This happened most frequently in scenes in the rain where raindrops on the microphones wreak havoc with the audio. So, we'll bring the actors back in and have them try and match their original performances as we re-record a few bits of the film. Oh for the days when we were making silent movies....The last key missing ingredient is visual effects. In order to get these done, we have to look at the live action footage and use it as a template for shots where we'll integrate special effects, models or miniatures. Right now the big push is to get things ready for the live action shots in late March, but April will be all about miniatures and models. Fortunately, the new HPLHS studio space has room dedicated for exactly these purposes and we'll be able to build and shoot right here in our own digs.
28 March 2010 - And...Action!
So we shot again this weekend. We wrangled some cast members, background players, crew, locations, gear, and vehicles and shot some of the scenes we still need coverage for. Friday was a fairly easy night of shooting elements for composite shots at the new HPLHS studio. Saturday was a little more involved, as we shot at night at an outdoor location in the Hollywood hills with several large vehicles and a total group of around 30 people. We had a good shoot and got some beautiful footage of key moments in the film. Our cast members continued to endure exterior rain shots and our background team were excellent sports about letting us dump water on them too. We were very pleased that the representative for Los Angeles County who was on set to supervise the shoot turned out to be a big Lovecraft fan and was really excited we were shooting Whisperer while on his watch.
It looks like we'll still have two more days of shooting - one night of exteriors and one day of interiors - which we'll try to knock off in late April. Once we get those, we'll be done with shooting the cast and will be working on visual effects, sound effects, mixing, editing and the musical score.
At this point, we're prepping for shooting this weekend what should be the final scenes involving cast members. We have a few setups we weren't able to get to due to time constraints on our March filming session. So, we'll be doing one night of exterior pickup shots and one night of interior pickup shots. Once we have those, Wilmarth and Walter Brown can retire their costumes as their shooting will be done. No more makeup, no more wardrobe. This will be our last chance to make it rain copiously on Matt Foyer.
What else has been going on? Dave edited the footage we shot in March into the rough cut. We've started work on a few of the visual effects. Troy's started working on the score and we're cataloging all of the sound effects and foley work that will be needed, plus the few lines of dialogue that will need to be re-recorded for various reasons. Completion of the live action shooting will allow Andrew to move forward with construction of some of the miniatures that will be incorporated into the picture. As suggested in the trailer, we're gunning for having the film complete by October.
20 June 2010 - What's up?
Our miniature crew of Jason, Fred and Andrew have been working away building a variety of beautiful and small things which you'll see in various places throughout the film. Super-sculptor Dave Snyder is back with us again, creating another very special scary prop. Troy had some serious computer hardware problems, but he's back up and running and composing away on the score. Sean's sound effect work is mostly done and he's adding some polish to the sound design (after all, our fungi need to sound just right). Speaking of fungi, we've added some team members who are working specifically on some of the more fungoid parts of the film. In the spirit of keeping surprises, we won't say much more on that topic now. Dan Novy has signed on to help us with a couple of small but very tricky visual effects shots. Dave's been polishing some of the visual effects and we're getting ready to make our last round of decisions about the edit of the picture. So, you see, we have been hard at work and expect to remain so throughout the summer. But we are getting closer to being done and are happy with the progress we're making.
Yesterday we decided to try out a new camera and lens provided to us by the fine folks at Moviola (the Hollywood production equipment company from which we rent things like our camera, lenses, jibs, etc...). We were shooting some of our miniatures and the small form factor and excellent lenses of this new camera seemed like a perfect fit. But alas, our experiments yielded images which showed that our miniatures were going to work well, but this camera would not. Its image fidelity was not good enough, particularly when cut in with the existing footage from our beloved Sony F900. So, we'll toss this test footage, rent the Sony again, and re-shoot the miniatures. We knew this would be an experiment and we were glad to discover this solution was not the right one for us after only a few hours of shooting.
One of the interesting developments in making this movie is that we started running low on funds. Several aspects of production went horrifically over budget, but we were able to limp by for a while. But making it to the end of production was looking like it would be difficult without the infusion of more capital. To our tremendous delight and gratitude, Sandy Petersen decided to put up some capital to help us finish the picture. We were thrilled to get an investment of funds, but we were especially thrilled that they should come from a person of key import in the modern day Cthulhu Mythos and someone whose work proved to be a big inspiration to the HPLHS. For those of you who don't know, Sandy was the original author of Chaosium's role playing game Call of Cthulhu® some 25 years ago. It was through playing that most execellent game that we eventually found ourselves staging Cthulhu Lives! games which in turn gave birth to the HPLHS. So, if you see Sandy, thank him for his key role in helping to complete Whisperer.
See, we told you we'd be better about web updates. At the moment, one of our priorities is to lock down the edit. Troy is trying to compose a score to match the picture, and if we add a few seconds here, take out a few seconds there, and move this scene over here, it makes his life a nightmare. So, we watched the movie last week, hoping to make a few final determinations about how some scenes will be cut. We're evaluating options, negotiating and filibustering, but we should have the picture's edit locked down within a week or so. We don't actually watch the movie in sequence very often - instead we're usually working on a scene on sequence at a time. Everyone took notes (including line producer, John Younger - welcome back, John), about the current edit and things that still need attention. There's plenty of those.
Among the miniatures being built by Andrew and our modelers is the Round Mountain miniature. In one sense, it is the smallest miniature being built for the movie, at roughly 1:30 scale. But in terms of actual size, it's pretty damned big (roughly 12x16 feet). It features thousands of tiny handmade trees, individually placed by Fred Manchento, Jason Voss, and Andrew. Surviving fragments of the miniature are now at the Main Street Museum in White River Junction, Vermont.
There's many other miniatures, not the least of which is Andrew's barn. It is a scale replica of an actual barn at a property where we shot footage in southern New Hampshire. The outside of the barn had to be built to match footage of the existing property, but the inside of the barn was built to so that we could photograph it from within. What you see in the photo is the barn before it was finished, but it now has a nice roof and cupola, and on the inside there's ladders and scale hay bales.
We continue to move forward on all aspects of production. While Andrew and Fred and Jason continue to build miniatures in anticipation of the last round of shooting, Dave and Sean are concentrating on other kinds of visual effects and details, adding sound effects, compositing some miniatures into live-action plates, and basically hand-tweaking virtually every frame of the movie.
Wow, what a month it's been here at HPLHS World Headquarters. We shot again on August 27 and 28 and finally wrapped all photography on the film. No more cameras, no more lights. No more renting a deck to digitize footage. Farewell to the jib and the kinos. This round of photography was all about miniatures. We shot the Round Mountain miniature and returned to a few other setups where the footage we shot the first time around wasn't quite perfect. But this time around we got the footage we were after and were finally able to put the camera away for good.
So why aren't we done, you ask? The new footage had to be captured and cut into the picture. We also have some very special special effects shots which are being done by some of our colleagues. They're not quite done with their work yet, and the movie wouldn't be complete without it. But as they finish up each shot, they send it to us and we cut it on. These effects shots are looking great and we'll be able to tell you more about them soon. So we're finishing off the last work we have on the visuals, doing a preliminary audio mix. When that's done, we'll test the movie on a few close friends, see what they have to say, make any last minute changes, and then burn a couple of DVD screeners.
We're under deadlines to send the first screeners of the film off to some film festivals in late September. The version of the movie we send them wont be in its final state, but hopefully it'll be in good enough shape to warrant the possible inclusion of Whisperer in these important film festivals. The version of the movie we'll send on these screeners won't have our final score (it's still in the process of being composed) and the audio won't be mixed. We may continue to polish the visuals this fall until they are just right. But the movie will be pretty darned done.
Post. That's where we are. We're adding chunks of music as Troy finishes them and sends them to us. He's forecasting completing the score in late November and that gives us then December to make final adjustments and to have the full professional audio mix of the movie done. Then we'll be ready to show it to someone. Once we get a final version of the film completed, we'll finally have a screening for the cast and crew - virtually no one from the production has seen the current version of the film.
We've submitted a cut of the movie to about half a dozen film festivals. We made a screener with a temporary score made mostly from music Troy composed for us on other projects. We send it off to them and then wait and hope for the best. We should start to hear back from the first of them in December.
The glamours bits of filmmaking with lights and actors are well behind us now. At this point it our work is divided into two main categories: work to complete the movie itself and work on the movie's future.
In terms of the picture, we've been tidying up a few details - and we added one additional rotoscoped shot. We looked at the picture again and tried an alternative edit in two scenes which we were all happy with. It cut about a minute out of the film, but we think it's the better for the trim. Just before Thanksgiving we finally locked the picture's timing. That means we will not add any extra time in nor take any out. This is important as Troy is scoring the movie and it's a real headache for him when he writes a sequence of music to match the picture then we suddenly make the picture longer or shorter. Speaking of Troy, he's about 90% done with composition and we've been delighted with what he's done. We've engaged the services of Erin Rettig as our Re-Recording Mixer. He'll be blending all of the audio, setting the volumes of the many tracks of sound and then outputting it for 5.1 surround and stereo mixes. His work should be done around the end of the year. And when he's done, the movie's done.
OK, folks, we're getting pretty close. Completion of Whisperer is now scheduled for February 16. Woohoo! We're closer than ever to figuring out how the movie will be distributed and are doing our utmost to help make it so as many of you as possible will be able to see it before long.
We've talked here some about the process of mixing. Last night we met with our Production Audio Mixer, Erin Rettig, in a mixing room on the Fox studios lot here in LA. If you've ever seen pictures of this kind of work being done, the film is projected up on a large screen, and the mixer uses a board with 10,000 knobs on it to tell a computer what to do with each and every bit of sound in the movie. We're pleased to tell you that Whisperer has never sounded better than it did while being played through this fantasically high-end audio system.
We're making a couple of last minute adjustments and changes to the picture. One fun detail is that the camera we used on a few days of shooting had a dead pixel on the CCD. What that means is that each frame of the movie consists of exactly 2,073,600 pixels of information. And exactly one pixel in every frame shot on those days is dead. So we have to go back to every frame (and there's 23.97 frames in every second) and repair the dead pixel. This is why we are so glad there are powerful computers and great pieces of software to do this kind of thing.
Now that completion of the movie is nigh, we'll be back in touch with our team of translators to do some final adjustments to the translations to ensure they match the picture. Production of the DVD and BluRay is next on the agenda.
At last - 2011 - the year The Whisperer in Darkness finally comes out. At the moment, all that really remains is audio work. Troy is revising some of the sound cues and adding in a few we never had in the first place. Erin has all of the audio tracks and is working away on the final production mix. When we get the last of the audio files, we'll whisk them over to him. He'll mix those down and then output the final version of the audio.
Yes, that remains the big question. We submitted Whisperer to a few film festivals last fall and those are starting to come around. At the moment, TWID is slated to screen in March and April at SFF-Rated in Athens Greece, the Belfast Film Festival in Northern Ireland, the Imagine Film Festival in the Netherlands. There's a number of additional fests that we haven't heard back from, so we keep a watch on it day to day. We haven't yet scheduled a US premiere - which is not at all surprising as we don't yet have a final version of the movie - even the cast and crew haven't seen it yet. But we anticipate holding a screening for our gang in February. We have committed to screening it at the HP Lovecraft Film Festival. Historically, this festival has been held in Portland, Oregon. This year though, it's in San Pedro, California mid-September. As that's in the Los Angeles area, we're thinking we'll get as many of our team members involved as possible and make the event quite a Lovecraftian to-do!
As the movie is finally completed, we'll begin work on prepping the DVD and BluRay version of the film for release later in the year. As we learned with The Call of Cthulhu, making a DVD is quite a labor intensive process. We'll edit the behind-the-scenes footage, shoot some interviews, design menus and dive in on all the prep that goes into making a DVD. We don't know when it will become commercially available, but it's unlikely that would be before this summer. The good news is that it's equally unlikely that it will be later than this summer. We'll keep you posted.
And it's done. Really. Finished.
What does that mean? It means the final audio has been completed, screeners have been made of the movie in its final form. It means tomorrow we'll be having a screening for the cast and crew. It mean's we're not reworking the content of the movie in a significant way. Now we're putting it on different media - we burned our first BluRay this week - and testing it on different audio and video systems. So far the results have been pleasing. The HD image holds up very well on BluRay, and the Dolby Surround Sound sounds great when you play a DVD or BluRay back in an environment with the right hardware.
Now that we're done making the movie, we begin nursing it through the next phase of its life. We have begun screening at festivals and are working hard to line up additional screenings worldwide throughout the year. We're working on the other items that go on the DVD or BluRay in addition to the movie: special features and subtitled translations. And we're working on some poster designs to help promote the film.
In March the movie finally had its public premiere at the SFF-Rated Film Festival in Athens, Greece. The folks there were incredibly hospitable and Whisperer screened at a pair of sold-out showings. The film was very well received and they even sent us home with their Audience Award for Best Director. We thank Alecos Papadopolous and his team for providing an outstanding premiere. Click for photo of a real Mythos sighting in Athens.
April 1 we screened at the Belfast Int'l Film Festival in Northern Ireland (click for photo of venue). A good crowd turned out at Belfast's Waterfront Hall to see Whisperer along with AM1200 and Die Farbe - a new German adaptation of The Colour Out of Space. We had a lively Q&A following the screening - we offer our gratitude to Andy Thomas, the crew at the Waterfront and the rest of the Belfast FF team.
Many translations of the film are now complete and the final translations then need to be matched up with timecoded subtitles that will match the actors performance. There are 904 subtitles in the movie. There's about 25 languages. There's a lot of work in managing subtitles, especially when we can't read Hungarian.
In addition to the festivals where we've been screening, we've got more lined up across the globe. This weekend Whisperer will also screen at the Berkshire International Film Festival in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (Mi-Go country!), and mid June we'll screen at the Southside Film Festival in Pennsylvania. Things turn international again in July with screenings at Fantasia in Montreál, Canada; Fantaspoa in Porto Alegre, Brazil; PiFan in Puchon, Korea; and RioFan in Rio de Janero, Brazil. We have more festivals later in the year in Warsaw, Reno, Buffalo, and of course the HP Lovecraft Film Festival. We anticipate adding more festivals to the lineup; most of them dont notify films until roughly 8 weeks before the festival, so if you're wondering if we're coming to your neighborhood, our answer at the moment is we really don't know.
Beyond festival life though, we continue to work on the assets for the DVD. Prepping a DVD is actually a pretty involved process. For the special features, we have to find, digitize and organize all of our Behind the Scenes footage and photos (and there are several thousand photographs from the making of this film). The we have to to schedule interviews, shoot them and edit the whole mess in an effort to make something that should be fun to watch. So we're working on that.
The DVD also has its many languages. The HPLHS Volunteer Translator Corps has done a great job of rendering the final text of the film into a translation. We then take that translation and break it into timecoded phrases which we then synchronize to the actors' performances. As some sentences require many more words when translated (I'm talking to you, Finnish), each language is a sort of a jigsaw puzzle with 1,100 or so pieces. We are getting there though.
Onward, ever onward. Whisperer finally had its US Premiere at the Seattle Int'l Film Festival. David Robertson, Andrew Leman and Sean Branney were there and had a great time at the festival. The crowds were big and enthusiastic and the SIFF team did a great job organizing the event. We followed the SIFF screening others in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. July has several more and we continue to line up screenings all over the world for the rest of the year.


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