The Attic Door

We were fortunate enough to be interviewed by The Wasatch Journal after our panel at Sundance 2008. A quarterly publication, our article has appeared in the Summer 2008 issue and can be viewed via an online interactive flash link by clicking “Go” in the “Read our current Issue” box. The article is titled “Little Hollywood Rides Again” and is written by Chrisy Karras. It is found on page 63. You can also view the .pdf of the article by clicking here (large file and load time).

Note: Film is reference by working title A Monster in the Attic.

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As we prepare for the upcoming BEHIND THE ATTIC DOOR Webisodic documentary series, we have posted the podcast feeds for all our post production videos to the iTunes Store. Please click here to launch iTunes and be taken to our page, subscribe to the podcast, and write a review. If iTunes sees a lot of actiivty they will feature us on their front page!

Thanks everyone! Look forward to the doc series in September!

Danny Daneau
Director

I thought this week I would share with you the first film I made while earning my BFA at the University of Central Florida School of Film. The short film is called Goodnight Charlie (2004) and it is here that I first started to explore the wonders of childhood and the tragedy of growing up. I hope you enjoy.

Goodnight Charlie from The Attic Door on Vimeo.

Also see the film on YouTube. Leave comments and reviews!

Erica Harrell
Producer

Within the past 6 months many of the major studio’s independent film branches have closed up shop due to financial cutbacks. These include Picturehouse, Warner Independent, Paramount Vantage, and Red Envelope. These closures have lead to fewer distribution deals, most that are not beneficial to the independent filmmaker.

Now several filmmakers whose work played at Sundance this year are opting for the self-distribution route. DIY Distribution means taking their films and trying to get them played in traditional venues (theaters) but also being creative with where they can play their films. For instance, the Sundance winner, “Ballast” is going to explore new frontiers and demographics by showing the film to Southern audiences via churches, town halls and museums to reach people who may have never had the opportunity to see the film as it stars African American non actors and is hard to market. The advantages of self distribution are that the filmmakers retain more control and can see more profits due to sales of DVDs and merchandise. However, the process to self distribute is long, difficult, and can be expensive. Some self distributors have been able to raise millions of dollars for their campaigns, like director Randall Miller did for his film Bottle Shock.

The New York Times has a really interesting article about the Do It Yourself distribution route. You can read the article here then find out about two impressive films Ballast and Bottle Shock. Hopefully these filmmakers will be successful in their huge endeavors and the market will soon turnaround for all other filmmakers who may not have the ability to self distribute.

The great people at Facebook and Myspace were nice enough to change over our profiles to match our new name! Check us out by clicking either badge.

Erica Harrell
Producer

I found this interview in Filmmaker magazine with the director of Kit Kittredge- An American Girl Mystery, Patricia Rozeman. Patricia is a Canadian indie short and feature filmmaker. Kit Kittrege was her first jaunt into a mainstream type film and she seemed to have a great time.

Patricia worked in the 1980s as an assistant director with David Cronenberg on The Fly and has since directed television like HBO’s Tell Me You Love Me. HBO then contacted her again to helm the film starring Abigail Breslin and of course Madison Davenport. I think she is such a great example of a working independent director with a mainstream movie in the theaters and a short film called Suspect in the festival circuit.

Read the entire article here.

Danny Daneau
Director

We have had a wonderful home at theatticdoormovie.com for the past 16 months. Alas, we must move to a place that is more in line with the new title of our film. That is why we are proud to move to our new address: www.theatticdoormovie.com. Rest assured, theatticdoormovie.com will always bring you to our blog, but now theatticdoormovie.com is the official site of our film!