PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL WRAP-UP!
Posted: July 1, 2009
Thanks to Steven Greenbaum and Leilani Goode, co-directors of the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. They put on a tremendous event. Their love of film, filmmaking and their respect for filmmakers really shone through. I met a lot of very cool filmmakers from around the country and around the world and had a great experience. And thanks to all who attended the screening of Spoiler Alert!
PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 5 DAYS AWAY!
Posted: June 21, 2009
The Spoiler Alert screening at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival is only 5 days away! The screening is Friday, June 26 at 3:23PM at the 941 Theater, 941 North Front Street in Philadelphia! For more information about the festival visit www.philadelphiaindependentfilmfestival.com
THANKS HOBOKEN INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
Posted: June 9, 2009
A special thanks to all of the staff of the Hoboken International Film Festival for putting on a great event, the staff of the beautiful Cedar Lane Cinemas in Teaneck, NJ and everyone who attended the screening of Spoiler Alert!
HOBOKEN INT'L FILM FEST SCREENING TONIGHT!!!!!
Posted: June 1, 2009
SPOILER ALERT is screening at 6PM TONIGHT at the Cedar Lane Cinemas, 503 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ, as an Official Selection of the Hoboken International Film Festival!!!!!!!!
HOBOKEN SCREENING TIX!
Posted: May 14, 2009
Tickets for the screening of Spoiler Alert on June 1st can be purchased at www.hobokeninternationalfilmfestival.com! Or at the Cedar Street Theater at 503 Cedar Lane in Teaneck, NJ.
HOBOKEN FESTIVAL DETAILS!
Posted: May 6, 2009
Spoiler Alert will be screening as an Official Selection of the Hoboken International Film Festival on Monday, June 1st at 6:00 pm at the Cedar Lane Cinema, 503 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, New Jersey! Admission is $9.
INTERVIEW PODCAST
Posted: April 30, 2009
Check out the podcast of an interview I did with Toni Pennacchia of Spoiler Alert Radio (no affiliation to my movie) here:
http://spoileralertradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=469705
HOBOKEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!!!!!!!
Posted: April 26, 2009
Spoiler Alert has been chosen as an Official Selection of the 2009 Hoboken International Film Festival! HIFF has been named one of the world's "top 10 film festivals" by major media and is backed by powerhouse partners such as the New York Post, News 12 New Jersey, RXP 101.9, Stella Artois (my favorite beer!), Lightyear Entertainment, The W Hotel Hoboken, Sailor Jerry Rum, Acotrs Connection and many more.
The HIFF's fourth annual film festival runs from May 29-June 4. Exact screening dates and times to follow!
NY POST/HOBOKEN FILM FEST TRAILER CONTEST!
Posted: April 20, 2009
The New York Post and Hoboken Film Festival are having a "trailer contest". The trailer for Spoiler Alert is amongst the finalists. Please visit the site below and vote for Spoiler Alert! Vote often and please pass this on! http://www.nypost.com/spsections/hoboken/
RADIO INTERVIEW!
Posted: April 20, 2009
I did a radio interview yesterday for Toni Pennacchia and her Spoiler Alert radio program. It will be airing this Wednesday at 10pm on WLEH 88.1fm in Rhode Island. After that it will be available as a podcast and audio file on the Spoiler Alert Radio website: http://spoileralertradio.libsyn.com/
NEWFILMMAKERS & SARASOTA FRINGE WRAP-UP
Posted: April 7, 2009
The screenings are over (for now). Spoiler Alert played to small but enthusiastic audiences at the NewFilmmakers' Spring '09 Festival in NYC and the 1st ever Sarasota Fringe Film Festival in Sarasota, FL. Many thanks to all the hard-working and dedicated film fans who put on these tremendous events!
NEW FILMMAKERS SCREENING TONIGHT!
Posted: April 2, 2009
Tonight's the night! Spoiler Alert screens at Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Ave., New York, NY) as part of the New York NewFilmmakers' Spring '09 Festival. The screening starts around 8:30pm. And this Saturday it will screen in Sarasota this Saturday as part of the Sarasota Fringe Film Festival.
SARASOTA FRINGE FILM FEST SCHEDULE!
Posted: March 28, 2009
The Sarasota Fringe Film Festival Schedule has now been posted (http://sarasotafringefilmfest.squarespace.com/the-schedule-of-films/). Spoiler Alert will be screening Saturday April 4th from 12:30pm-2:00pm in Salon A of the Rustic Grill in Sarasota Florida.
SCREENINGS ONE WEEK AWAY!
Posted: March 26, 2009
Spoiler Alert will screen at both the New York NewFilmmakers' Spring '09 Festival and the 1st ever Sarasota Fringe Film Festival in just one week. The NewFilmmakers screening is Thursday April 2nd at 8:30pm at Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Ave. for anyone in New York). The Sarasota Fringe Film Festival runs from April 2-5 and the exact date and time of the screening are still pending. If you find yourself in New York or Sarasota, Florida come out and support the film! For more information visit each festivals website at: http://www.newfilmmakers.com/ and http://sarasotafringefilmfest.squarespace.com/
SARASOTA FRINGE FILM FESTIVAL!
Posted: March 25, 2009
Spoiler Alert will be screened as part of the first ever Sarasota Fringe Film Festival! The Festival runs from April 2-5 in Sarasota, Florida. There's a great backstory behind the festival. It was started by people rejected from the Sarasota Film Fest (much the same way Slamdance was started by people rejected from Sundance). So if you're in Florida please come by and support the film. More info and an updated schedule can be found at their site: http://sarasotafringefilmfest.squarespace.com/
New York NewFilmmakers Screening!
Posted: March 3, 2009
Spoiler Alert will screen as part of the Spring 2009 New York New Filmmakers series. The screening will be 8:30pm on Thursday, April 2nd at Anthology Film Archives. Admission is $6. Anthology Film Archives is located at 32 Second Avenue at 2nd Street in NYC. Visit www.NewFilmmakers.com to learn more about the series.
2008 WRAP-UP!
Posted: December 29, 2008
Greetings and Happy Holidays to all!
2008 has been a busy and incredible year in the life of Spoiler Alert. We finished the picture edit with Ryan Stober. We finished the sound mix with Cory Choy of Silver Sound, NY. And that means we wrapped post-production!
After that we posted a trailer on youtube. We designed and launched three websites relating to the film. We had a small, private cast and crew screening in NYC, which went over very well. We got a Spoiler Alert page on the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com). And finally, we've begun sending out film festival entries.
Best wishes to everyone for the New Year. Hopefully 2009 will be as eventful a year for Spoiler Alert as 2008 has been. And I hope to see everyone on the film festival circuit in '09!
Regards, David Rakowiecki
IMDB Listing!
Posted: November 24, 2008
We're on imdb! Unfortunately two of the main actors did not get listed, so I am working with imdb to rectify that. You can view the current listing here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1326865/
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
Posted: October 31
One year ago this week we wrapped photography on Spoiler Alert after an intense 11 day shoot. It's been a long year of editing and sound mixing since then. Next up, hopefully some film festival acceptances and screenings.
FESTIVAL ENTRIES!
Posted: October 12
Festival Entries are starting to go out. Two sent so far, three more tomorrow. Stay tuned for details about what fests we're in!
Legal Glitch
Posted: August 17
So there we were, all finished with post-production, when some legal issues with the film came to light. So it's going to be another few weeks to replace some music tracks and re-edit one short scene to avoid any legal entanglements. Stay tuned.
POST-PRODUCTION WRAPPED!
Posted: July 31
It seems like yesterday, but it's been nine months since we wrapped principal photography on Spoiler Alert. And now, nine months to the day, post-production is COMPLETE! It's been a long haul, but well worth it. Kudos to Ryan Stober, editor extraordinaire, and Cory Choy (of Silver Sound NY) for the tremendous work they did in bringing this film to a whole new level. Now it will be off to the festivals. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements.
Sound Mix Complete!
Posted: June 19
The Final Sound Mix of Spoiler Alert is now complete! Cory Choy (Mixer/Engineer/Sound Designer) of SILVER SOUND in New York did the fantastic job (and kudos to Dave Groman, and his boom op Carlos Hernandez, who did the original production sound for the great job they did under extremely difficult circumstances). This Final mix has really brought the film to a whole new level.
Next Steps: Layback and Conform.
Websites Are Live!
Posted: April 19
Websites for the independent feature film Spoiler Alert are now live! You're already at spoileralertmovie.com, where you can learn about various aspects of production, view the trailer, photos and the film's poster. But there are also two more character sites; www.thegeek-cave.com and www.harrisonkane.com to check out. Stay tuned for more news as it happens.