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A film’s look is very important in setting the period, social class structure, and unique visual characteristics of each character. I have asked Louise to talk about the wardrobe, and Andrea and Sonya about hair and make up. Here’s their experience working on It’s Me, Matthew!
The Lens, The Look- On A ShoeString!
As an associate producer [...]
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I would like to start off by thanking everyone for your wonderful comments and support on the BLOG, for we gratefully appreciate the feedback.
The Director of Photography plays a huge role in capturing the visual reality of the story a director is trying to tell. Michael LaVoie was a great collaborator and huge asset to [...]
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Many of you have been asking when we will have a premier date. “It’s Me, Matthew!” has been submitted to many international festivals. Our team is gearing up for our promotional debut. Thank you for your faithful interest in the film, and I appreciate your eager anticipation of its debut. Unfortunately much of it is [...]
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This week I have asked our editor Patrick, to share his experience working on “It’s Me, Matthew!”
Patrick’s Take: An Editors Angle
For me, the beginning of working on “It’s Me, Matthew!” was very 21st century. Michael found my reel and called me while I was at Trader Joes. I read the script via email. We [...]
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Last night a friend of mine asked me, “What it was like to write about my life story?”
In my past BLOG entries, I have come to you wearing the hat of a producer. Now I would like to introduce another role that I played in this production, as the writer of the story.
Writing my [...]
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This week I have asked Kelsey, who plays the Stage Manager to share her thoughts on “It’s Me, Matthew!”
An Actors Take- Kelsey’s View
As a friend of Michael’s, and an actor in his film, I’m very excited to see it all come together. I know how emotional this work has been for [...]
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There are so many people who collaborated on It’s Me, Matthew! and made this film come to fruition. I have to say, I could not have gotten through this without my Charlie’s Angels. My two associate producers Louise Devery and Antonia Kasper, and the production manager Tracy Strumpet, were my right hand and rocks [...]
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I am happy to report that The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs has decided to support me and put their name behind, “It’s Me, Matthew!” in order to help others, who may be dealing with issues of violence or abuse.
When I decided to make this film, “It’s Me, Matthew!” one of my [...]
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I have known Lisa Dotolo for many years, and she has shared in many growing moments in my life, from meeting me in high school where I was shy and introverted; to being the person to join me on our many “Rhode Island Adventures”. I loved driving up in my old Jeep Wrangler to [...]
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I had a completely different image of the character of Brice in my head, prior to meeting Paul Anthony Stewart. Originally I was considering Paul for the role of The Therapist, or possibly for the role of Brice. As I sat down reading The New York Times, suddenly, in walked an actor for our appointment, [...]
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