the dang pot won't boil.

We're still working. Just breaking the month of silence. Trailer soon....

Wrap Weekend.

It was a good weekend:

RCKTWN was good to us.

Kristen and Darren wrapped.

I got to point some.

We rode in the back of a truck.

We had good conversation.

Darren was tired. And hilarious.

Take that, Alwahab.

and...PUSH....

It's Wrap Weekend.

We are nearing the end of principal photography. Above, you can see Seth and Darren taking a quick break in between covering Darren's car in dead branches....

Tonight will be a long night, we've still got a few scenes left to shoot, but we're nearing the end of the longest shoot any of us have ever collaborated on. Just a little bit more to go!!!

Keep posted for more information, and the trailer coming soon...

In Paste! (Not Literally!)

So if you go to PasteMagazine.com, you'll be like, "I wonder who their Band Of The Week is this particular week?" And when you go to find the answer, you won't know what to do, you'll be all like, "WHAT!? It's THE CHAMPION AND HIS BURNING FLAME!" and PasteMagazine.com will be all like, "I know," and you'll be like, "shutup, website, you're not a person."
But seriously. Check it out:

At a little more than a year's worth of bandship, this could be considered a fledgling pursuit. However, there is a chemistry and honesty in The Champion and His Burning Flame's inaugural effort, The French EP, that begs for listening, pondering and then listening again...

And they even shared the spotlight with some much lesser deserving artists:

...One way this is currently being realized is the band's contribution to Seth Worley's independent film The Time Closet. The first feature-length movie that the band has scored (Arnold has scored short films in the past), the project is expected to be submitted to various festivals in the coming year.

Champion, you guys absolutely rule. Congrats on the publicity and thanks for letting us tag along...

Teaser Teaser

Expect a teaser trailer very freaking soon.
I phrase it this way so as to avoid the passing of three months between this post and the next....

the Time Closet Infinity

we're still shooting.
We shot some pick-ups on Saturday night, and we hope to wrap on UT's fall break which is Oct. 9-12.

shortness.

Through The Yards

We shot some more this past weekend. We drove Darren's car through some backyards without obtaining permission first. We had the much-more qualified-to-make-a-movie-than-us Mark Cowart come out and fan our actors with reflectors. We had our entire cast onscreen at once for the first time.
We got about 2 hours of sleep.
And then we all went back to work/school today, only barely alive.

We're close....so close.....