Here's the final score we recorded in the RECroom at Sundance. When we listened to the music last night wihout the voices, we realized what a cool silent film this makes as well!

This is the version of Morgan M. Morganson's Date with Destiny that screened at Sundance 2010. Throughout the festival, this is the one we'd show as our example. Whenever anybody asked, "what is hitRECord?" this was my answer: "Here, watch this short film we're making; you'll never believe who did it and how!"

Albert proposed an off-kilter writing exercise, and then Metaphorest's beautifully strange short story inspired it all. I read the story aloud, Jenyffer.Maria started drawing the characters, Tori animated Jen's drawings, Lula and I did a live-action rendition, Lawrie Brewster took the project to soaring heights with his gorgeous visuals, and along the way there was the help, encouragement and roughly 180 contributions from throughout our community. We brought it to Sundance, and Nathan coaxed the lush and vast music out of the newly coined hitRECorchestra. (Good_Girl_Indie has written out a fabulously detailed timeline documenting what happened and when along this RECord's progression.)

Not only did we close our (two) official hitRECord screening(s) in the New Frontier Microcinema with this piece, but the next day, Sundance added it as a short film to play before the award-winning feature HOMEWRECKER on a much bigger screen.

I actually watched the thing again just now. And I can whole-heartedly say that, besides the progressive methodology with which it was made, and besides the warm reception it received at Sundance, just purely as a little piece of art, as a short film, as a RECord -- I'm as proud of Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny as I am of any work I've ever done.

Thank you, everyone, for making it all happen!
and thanks again...
<3

[PS] [updating soon with higher-res file, proper aspect ratio (!) and there's still more resources left to cite, etc, etc, etc...]

Hello from British Columbia!

SXSW is next week and we've got some work ahead of us. (Once again, our friends at G-Tech will be sponsoring us at SXSW, so if your work is screened at the festival, you'll participate in those profits.) We're starting to hit you with some REquests - MMM 2 score, bumper videos, backdrop videos, invitation - keep your eyes directed to the REMARKS Drawer for those. If you'll be in Austin, please come to our events on the 16th and 20th - they're going to be awesome!

Here's a rundown of the events we'll be presenting at SXSW:

March 16th - 10p // G-Tech Theater @ The Austin Convention Center
"An evening with hitRECord.org"
A program of short form media created by Joseph Gordon-Levitt's open collaborative production company. Hosted collectively by the hitRECord.org community and featuring live music by hitRECorders Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl of The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger.

March 20 - 9p // G-Tech Theater @ The Austin Convention Center
"Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the hitRECord.org Spring Spectacular"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt curates and hosts an evening of short films, live entertainment and collaborative RECording. Featuring a performance by hitRECorders Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl of The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger.

March 20 - Midnight // Alamo Drafthouse RITZ location
Short films, beer, movie set, vaudeville, musica, RECordling, collaboration, live

The Sundance profit distribution conversations are going to be closed on 3/14, so there's still time to get your voice heard - we want to hear from you! Then its time to send on those checks.

Amanda wrote this on the plane while we were traveling and I shot it when we were hanging out at lunch.

This is a beautiful and moving moment to me because she is so reluctant to grace the world with her voice and talent. It is Heavenly.