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In working on Up Country, one of the things we take seriously is the idea that the backers are partners with us, in a way. Without their support, the film would never have happened. We think of them as part of the crew. So, when we were working on wardrobe for the film, it occurred to me that our main character would very likely be wearing a t-shirt for most of the film, and what would be better than getting a small t-shirt business to use our film to advertise their wares? They get free advertisement. We get free wardrobe that we don’t have to worry about clearing. Win-win.

Well, as luck would have it, one of our backers runs a t-shirt company, so I emailed him and rather than just grab a shirt off the rack, he took the initiative and designed a new one (I told you our backers were the best), based on the descriptions we gave him of the character and what sort of shirt he might wear.

So…for the first time anywhere….we give you Pandaphones

Adam Woods (that’s the backer’s name) gave us a couple of these (helps with continuity) and man they took a beating. But, you know what? They performed beautifully. Kieran Roberts went on and on about how comfortable they were. We actually had trouble getting them to stay dirty, which is a good quality to have in a shirt.

And now, they’re available for you to purchase from Dotted Line Shirts:

http://www.dottedlineshirts.com/products/pandaphones

Just think of how cool you’ll feel wearing this shirt on your next trip through the woods. Hopefully it, um, goes better for you than it did for our main character. If you were one of the backers, you had a chance to get this on the cheap, but they’re still a hell of a good deal. So go, buy a t-shirt! Be the first in your town to have one!

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Also, we’re now revealing the first couple of stills from the film, unveiled with the shirt because, you know, they include the shirt. Keep in mind that these are raw images that haven’t been color corrected in any way yet.

**It’s harder than you think to pick these. You don’t want to give too much away too soon, but you still want to be evocative of the film itself.**

Right to Left: Kieran Roberts, Jonny Mars, and Tyler Peck

Tyler Peck (unhappy)

Kieran Roberts investigates

Jonny Mars and Kieran Roberts

Kieran Roberts (thirsty)

Remember, you can follow Up Country on Facebook and follow the following cast and crew members on Twitter, where we post stuff under the #upcountrymovie hashtag:

Lucas McNelly (@lmcnelly)
Kieran Roberts (@KieranNYCLA)
Dustin Pearlman (@dustinpearlman)

Waldoboro, ME (PRWEB) April 26, 2010 — When a small group of Pittsburgh filmmakers, led by Waldoboro native Lucas McNelly, decided to embark on a Twitter-based challenge to make a feature-length film in just two weeks, they never imagined that one year later the result of their labor would be screening in a multiplex alongside the likes of “Iron Man 2″ and “Robin Hood”.

But on May 14th, “Blanc de Blanc” will start a one week engagement at the Flagship Cinemas in Thomaston, Maine.

“Blanc de Blanc” — a jigsaw puzzle of a film that has confounded and delighted audiences around the world — is the story of David (Jason Kirsch), a man who comes to Pittsburgh with nothing more than the contents of his backpack and falls in love with a benevolent nurse (Rachel Shaw) whom he meets on the street — only there are elements of his past that aren’t quite done with him yet.

Reviews for “Blanc de Blanc” have been glowing. Michigan-based producer Tom Russell called it “a mystery with real staying power” that was “stylish, fun, mysterious — and, above all, highly recommended.” Cult movie icon Pericles Lewnes of the Annapolis Pretentious Film Society said the film “transcends genre labels and elbows it’s way into a rarefied class of Indie Film that is pleasantly thought provoking and meticulously hand made for a smart audience by a brilliantly talented director.”

Director Lucas McNelly, who was born and raised in nearby Waldoboro, Maine and is a 1997 graduate of Coastal Christian High School in Nobleboro, will be in town to meet with audiences and answer questions.

More information about the film can be found on the Official Webpage, http://www.blancdeblancfilm.com.
Blanc de Blanc | a Lucas McNelly film – Home
http://www.blancdeblancfilm.com
The official website for the feature film Blanc de Blanc.

Today is the day that filming ends in Pittsburgh for The Twitter 2wkfilm challenge.

“what started as a joke between a couple of filmmakers on Twitter turned into a challenge: make a feature-length film in two weeks. Yes, two weeks. And I know what you’re thinking, that’s an insane idea. True, but that’s exactly why it’s a great one.

You spend two weeks in hell making a film that no one expects to be any good at all. And if you can clear that hurdle and make something people actually want to see, you’ve got a film that you can say, “We made this in two weeks on a Twitter challenge”. That’s a pretty good promotional hook, don’t you think? There’s festivals that would love to show a film like that.

And if it’s terrible? Oh well. I doubt anyone will hold that against us.

The rules (such as they are): feature-length (60+ min), have 2 weeks from start of filming to fine cut (but not final cut, so we can color correct and whatever before sending to festivals), and it must be done by the end of May.”
….. Lucas McNelly from “Introducing, the 2 week Twitter film”

Check out some of the photos and web logs:

http://lmcnelly15.blogspot.com/

Facebook Lucas McNelly

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/lmcnelly

Photos from the Film:
http://twitpic.com/photos/lmcnelly
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