A day of street hockey for kids at The Dome on August 2nd:

http://northbaltimore.patch.com/blog_posts/youth-hockey-comes-to-nationally-renowned-e-baltimore-basketball-court

Hey Dome Film fans, the Craig Cromwell League kicks off it’s 26th summer tonight (7/18) at The Dome. 6pm is game #1 for the boys. Tomorrow night (6/19) will be the first night for the girls, also tipping off at 6pm. 2011 schedules can be found below this post.

As for a premiere for the film from last summer, Coach Wells and I are still waiting to here back on a potential venue. If it comes down to it I will make it available online for viewing later this summer. Stay tuned for more and thank you for all your patience. Be sure to check out the latest HD trailer under the videos section.

Good News: “Summer at The Dome” has been nominated for the Outstanding Thesis Project award at American University’s Visions Film Festival!!!! Awards are given out next Friday (4/29) night, I’ll be sure to keep everyone posted win or lose!

Bad News: “Summer at The Dome” was not accepted to the shorts program at the Maryland Film Festival.  Although this news was uprising and unfortunate, I look forward to finding other festivals I can screen the film at.  If anyone has any suggestions for festivals please feel free to contact me.

More Good News: Soon Coach Wells and I will be announcing when the Baltimore community will be able to see the film.  I’d like to show the film to as wide an audience as possible, and nailing down a proper venue has been tough.  Thank you for your patience as we continue to work out the details of the premiere!  Stay tuned to domefilm.com for more updates!!!

Well, two things.

1) After finishing the editing portion of post production I had to prepare the project for broadcast/viewing. One of those tasks was color correcting the 26 minute version (Summer at the Dome).  What do I mean by color correcting?  Certain frames/scenes have different levels of different colors.  Some scenes are too bright, some too dark, some too red, and some too blue.  When watching the original cut of the film it becomes distracting.  These problems had to be fixed.  However, I did not know how to color correct (well).  So, I did some research and taught myself as much as I could.  I decided to learn from the ground up, and although I am still no expert, the film looks much better overall.  Below are some screen shots that illustrate what color correction is all about.

I am now going through the same process with my final sound-mix, matching all of the sounds levels.  As with the color, sometimes the sound is too loud, and sometimes too quiet.  Unfortunately life gets in the way of the project, so the process is taking longer than I had originally hoped.  Thank you for all of your patience out there.

2) I am waiting to hear back from the Maryland Film Festival. One of my goals was to premiere the film in Baltimore for a wide audience. During the Maryland Film Festival schedule there is an evening dedicated to short productions (some of them local).  I applied/submitted back in December and should hear back at the end of the month.  If the film is not accepted into their lineup a private screening will be arranged locally.  Stay tuned for an update on the showing.

Again, a special thanks to HamelBeats for the track on this one.

Special Thanks to HamelBeats for the Music on this one.

Below is my first video since the Craig Cromwell League ended.  It comes to you as a winner of the site’s most successful poll to date. With a total of 26 votes, here are few clips from my interview with 14 year NBA veteran and three-time world champion Sam Cassell.

Be sure to stop by Madison Square tonight if you get a chance, should be a good one.