I got a voicemail from Christine today. She told me that Micam had hijacked the computer and was sitting in front of it all day just watching the presentation over and over again. I love tha ... [read more]

5:24 pm

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We’re counting. We’re watching. We’re meditating on the state of things. As early as 2006, we were having big discussions with Rand and Tony on the state of the Myst Universe, and the health of the fan base. It is, sadly, anemic.  ... [read more]

10:29 pm

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It’s been 3 long months. It has cost us our relationships. It almost cost us a friendship and a partnership. It has definitely cost us our sanity. But it’s done. It is nestled inside its little book box and it’s on the way to Spo ... [read more]

4:11 pm

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Rough cuts and cut tweaks and sound editing and pulling keys, we’re doing it all right now. The mania that is our hats of multi-tasking is getting to the both of us quickly - more quickly than we ever expected. Thank God we did this twice on Ch ... [read more]

12:13 pm

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We’re reviewing cuts, but I’m a thousand miles away. Someplace where the kitchen looks like a pumpkin and my mother’s more present than hers. In my head, Aimee Mann is playing non stop and regardless of the tumbleweed in the parking ... [read more]

12:50 am

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The book box arrived today. I’m absolutely blown away. It looks incredible. I wish we would have had a bit more money to throw at an embossing on the front, but other than that, it looks exactly as I had always imagined it. This will get Rand ... [read more]

6:20 pm

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PRESENTATION DAY FOUR

I went over to Patrick’s to review footage today. Things look great, except Patrick and Ryan apparently failed to notice that the battery was dying on the wireless mic rec ... [read more]

3:38 am

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Everything is packed up and now in Adrian’s trunk. We left a few cables, my little crap monitor and a spattering of movie making paraphernalia laying on the floor, but the green screen is gone, the equipment is missing and the lights are no long ... [read more]

1:46 am

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PRESENTATION DAY THREE

The footage from yesterday looks like sh**! Nice. When we did the tests the other night we had the camera set to 4:3. Apparently, when you switch the camera to the fake-ass 16:9 mod ... [read more]

4:13 am

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