Beyond the Mask

Well, I have some VERY exciting news!!!!! :D Last night, at 1 o'clock, Burns Family Studios announced their next film project; Beyond the Mask.

Me, being the fanatic fan of their last film–Pendragon: Sword of His Father–that I am, stayed up until the wee hours of the morning for their announcement, and then looking and re-looking over all of the information that they had released. But let me tell you. . . it was worth it. . . completely! I have been looking forward to what their next film would be ever since I watched Pendragon for the first time, and I was not disappointed. Indeed, my expectations were probably surpassed ten times over! For the first full minute after I watched the production trailer, all I could do was sit there, my mouth gaping and eyes bulging while I made garbled little sounds of pleasure that may have been me trying to muffle the scream of pure joy and thrill that was bubbling up inside of me. I've since watched that same production trailer about 5 times. And you can watch it too by clicking right here. . . .

However, to make this film they need lots of people to sponsor. If you follow the same link above, it will lead you to their Kickstarter site where you can donate money to help them fund the film. The deadline for sponsoring is August 31st, and they must have at least $20,000 by then, or else the film won't get funded. Besides their production trailer, there is another short video that shows more of their progress and plans for the film as well as explaining how Kickstarter works.

Even if you aren't able to support them financially, they are looking for volunteers as extras and/or helpers to create sets, props, and costumes. You can sign up for this on their website. I'm planning on helping out in whatever way I possibly can, and I hope that you will do the same. :)

Assr vísa ykkarr or∂.

~ElizabethMarieKauffman~

When Life Speeds Up Without Warning. . . .

You know that feeling?? When all of a sudden it feels like you're running at break neck speed just to keep up with yourself. . . . Well, I'm just getting into the downward slope of that feeling right now. I'm thinking that it must have been toward the end of last month that life started speeding up for me. I successfully went through my first ever production week for a short film that I wrote, produced, directed, and am now editing. My hope is that it will get into this up coming San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (some of you may remember last year when I was an extra in a short film that was a semi-finalist in that same film festival, if you don't, you can find that post here). Making a short film like that was SUCH an amazing experience!!! Even with the stresses that it caused, and even. . . even as we sat there all stuck on the beach that we were filming on, huddled under towels and the few beach umbrellas that we dared have open, trying to keep both ourselves and especially the equipment dry while a big storm was raging over us. . . even then, I could very happily tell myself, that this was where I belonged, this was what God had created me to do, at least at this point in time.

Since that experience of a lifetime, my mind has been overrun with exhilarating thoughts and plans for future films (short AND feature length!), but of course I've had to make myself leave those as mere ideas running around in my head and occasionally over notes to pick up later, so that I could work on completing the editing for this short film. Knowing me, if I started writing a screenplay for one of those others, I would probably never get back to finishing this one. . . . So, they shall just have to wait patiently on the sidelines for the time being. :)

I've been able to work farther on "The Wolves of Langoor" as well, during this time, and the plan is to get myself back into a schedule of writing every single night. If I did that, I think that I should easily be able to make my goal of completing the first draft for TWOL by the end of November 30th (that will take me through NaNoWriMo).

And so, for the most part you are caught up on my life. . . . I'm continuing to work on character development for my role in the short film that the sister of my friend is making (see here for a bit more details on that), so that is always fun. :) The second read through for that is this Saturday, and then Burns Family Studios announces their next film project this Friday!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D So I am very eagerly awaiting the weekend! :D

Amorette 99 (who was just barking rather obnoxiously in a brave "I will defend everyone!" sort of way–as much as a 4 pound puppy can–at a prop still sitting in my bedroom from filming week) greets you all. :)

Assr vísa ykkarr or∂.

~ElizabethMarieKauffman~

Amazon, Here We Come!

After that long process which I talked about in my last post, it has finally happened! I've hit the approval button to start the 6-8 week process of getting TSOT onto Amazon and BarnesandNobels.com!!! :D I have also learned that not only will my book go to Amazon and B and N.com (which was enough to sell me. . .), through this distribution package it will also be open for other bookstores to pick up if they request it. This is a very pleasing thought, but one that I realize probably won't be of much use unless I get busy selling my book to the different stores. . . . For me (a very much introvert who completely froze up when trying to get my friendly dentist's office to purchase an advertisement to be put in the program of a play I was in), this is a rather daunting idea. . . daunting may not be the right word; how about catastrophic? But I'm sure, if this is God's will, everything will turn out. :)

In the mean time, some other pretty exciting things have been going on. . . . I got the lead role in a film (:D!!!!!!!!!!!!), and today I'm going with my dad and some people from our church to meet 2 of the people behind an independent Christian film that has been an inspiration of mine since I first saw it almost 2 and a half years ago. (The movie is "Pendragon; Sword of his Father." If you have never seen it, I would encourage you to do so! :) )

Assr vísa ykkarr or∂.

~ElizabethMarieKauffman~

Ryann Watters and the Kings Sword the movie!

Just yesterday I found out that a Christian fantasy book by Eric Reinhold called "Ryann Watters and the Kings Sword" is being made into a motion picture right now, and is currently in the filming process! If you know me at all, you know that my passion is film and reaching the film industry for Christ, and that I am an absolute fan of Christian fantasy! So of course I am extremely excited about all this!! :)

For more info on it you can go to their official website: http://www.kingssword.com/. You can also watch the teaser for the movie on youtube by following this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97mxHXeLkA0.

Assr vísa ykkarr or∂.

~ElizabethMarieKauffman~

Waiting For A Perfect Cue

It's been a week and a day since my amazing experience of being a movie extra. . . and I'm wondering what is next on God's "to do list" for me. I'm going to audition for a Tom Sawyer play next month, so I'm counting down the days until that. . . but I'm not exactly sure if that's what God wants me to do. Both of my parent's and I felt that I should audition for it, and ask God that if I was supposed to be in it that He would give me a decent sized part, one that I could learn in, and that would stretch my acting skills to a new level. And I'm also involved in a drama at our church. . . . But I wonder about that other opportunity that God started opening the door for me several months ago now. The one that I made Assr er Go∂r day because of. . . . I still haven't heard anything back since then, but the last I heard was that I would be contacted when they began preparations for another film. So who knows when that could be! But I'm praying, and trusting, that God will open the door completely, right at the perfect time; HIS perfect time. I just wonder when that is!!

Well. . . during this waiting time, I've been keeping busy with preparations for a short film that a friend and I are making. It's a film based around the song "He's a Pirate" from Pirates of the Caribbean, as well as a few other tunes from that movie. But that is all I will say. ;)

Assr vísa ykkarr or∂.

~ElizabethMarieKauffman~