How Do You Bring This Type Of Energy To Film?

I have a plan. :) How cool if I could get Tiesto, DeadMau5, Markus or one of the guys from Nero to do a cameo as the DJ in the thing.

Anyway, we're no longer going with the short film. Now working the feature screenplay into a production. So everything is being built again from scratch. Pitching one person every couple of days (new ball game). 

But the ante got upped, so I'll try to update this from here on with some of those turns.

The writer-director. Shhhh. Lol.

Glo The Film

Work Begins on the Film again. It's 2013 and a new year. Moving forward. Thank-you to everyone who keeps up with all involved!

Deadmau5 - The prototype of DJ/Dance music in Glo

The other dream, for the soundtrack. Have a listen, then envision the Go Go dancer doing her numbers to his music. I imagine the choreographer will have a BALL. Glo Director, Tanyeno Wotorson

Dance Parade + Dance Fest

We were out at Dance Parade yesterday, then continued on to the Dance Fest promoting the film.

We watched some of the performances, met some people who wanted to make connections but mostly talked to people then handing them a flyer explaining what we were doing.

About 70% of the people we approached took our flyer and/or talked to us with the other 30% ignoring or flat out saying no before we could pitch or engage them in anyway. But we hope a percentage of those who came actually find the RocketHub. As we need to raise money to do this film, so we need some donations to our RocketHub: http://www.rockhub.com/projects/7425-fuel-a-narrative-film-about-bias

Still, it was fun to be out & about, to see what was happening, connect with seemingly open hearts.

photo from landsa612 on photobucket

Campaigning and fundraising continues. 

*A BIG, BIG, THANK-YOU!!!*

More Donations come in.

A sincere thank-you to Garland Guidry and James Fischetti for their recent donations to the project!

Every dollar helps and we are so appreciate you remembering this project!!!

A generous gesture indeed.

Thank-you from the entire GLO TEAM!!

Combating the Naysayer

The other day I entered a conversation full of disdain for what I am doing - making a film with a transgender character in it. I was told, all sorts of things, including I shouldn't, that I am trying to make people think another way about transgender people and that it is an 'abomination to God.'

I asked if what they believed meant not doing anything about the transgender individuals that are getting murdered, then went on to explain the high rate of homicides transpiring and the ways in which some of the murders I have learned about occurred. I then got a slightly different reaction.

Sometimes I think people are so busy being resistant or trying to swing this as a joke they forget that transgender people are just that - people. So it alienates them from the reality of being human beings who are living their lives in the best way they can.

I'm a writer/director so the best way I could find to impact this issue was to write something I might direct. That involves having a transgender person in the story as someone - simply living life and yet not have that be the main point of the tale.

This way I haven't created the pressure cooker that message films can sometimes be and yet folks are free to get the message.

I hope we have the opportunity to shoot this, because I've created an experience I think will be fun to enter - making it easy for me to tell this story and talk folks through the situations of the characters.

Written by Tanyeno Wotorson, the Director of "Glo."

Call backs for Lead Actors

Tonight is Halloween. I understand that people were partying the night before yesterday and may have started whenever. I do.

However an audition on Saturday is potential work, actors who just didn't make it in are not on my radar. If they were out of town or there was an emergency, a real one - I respect it.

But not showing cause they were tired, because it's the holiday? Yikes.

Anyway, I have to say I really respect the people who showed up today (not letting the holiday, an early audition time, or the day-before-Halloween idea rule). Each is a fore runner for that alone.

But beyond that, each actor displayed a unique commitment in the role. One actor didn't use the sides at all, which for me gives him a little advantage. Fewer people than one would think embody this kind of work ethic. But I respect it as much as the talent. But, another who did look at the sheet had a great inner life. The emotion that surfaced from his choices had you feeling "for," him. *Always funny when that happens, cause you become you WROTE IT AGAIN. Lol.*

Both actresses who auditioned for the role of the transgender performer, were very, very, good. Each was on time and ready to roll! But they were so drastically different (and I loved both portrayals). So I have to see them with the potential male leads - for certain next time.

I can't wait.

~Tanyeno Wotorson
Director, Glo

Frederic Renosi - New Poster Design

This is the poster for my new film, "Glo," which I am trying to raise funds for. It was done by Frederic Renosi, a designer across the seas in France. People might say, why use him? It's so far!! Well, because Frederic is very, very, talented and I have followed his designing since the days of Myspace where I met him. He is flawlessly hard-working, respectful and profoundly innovative.

And our working relationship never has a stressful moment, as he is careful to listen and craft along the lines of what I seek to express, while bringing his own sensibilities to the affair. He is also quick. The minute I comment, he is on it. Extraordinary integrity with a lack of ego and highly unique work? I study people who are this talented without the fanfare.

I find it really rare. But it gives space to the work.

His previous work for me:

Tanyeno Wotorson
Director - Glo