Day 2: Chester, CT

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Day 1: Middletown/Durham, CT

Just wanted to say , good job everyone.

lili, great host
monique - great pics
leesh - great coordination
zeb - great set ups, sound
adawg - great dictatorship
myself - great "all around nice guy"

just some of today's reminder,

coould we get the time code digitalized and perhaps creat a sheet database. i could make it if necessary, or adawg (exel master)

oh and perhaps a list of the people we met today, i think copies or scans could be enough. or a database, of the encountered peeps.

Camera Lights -

well. good first day,

badges coming up!

simon

zeb - if you ever get that drawing let me know, ill get myself a shirt with it on it!

Craig's List Posting

http://maine.craigslist.org/cwg/175587667.html

"All great achievements, all great conversations and inventions have their beginnings in visions born of faith and all great advances can be traced back to the minds that dared to rely on faith. Success is but the flowering of a plant that had the will and the patience and persistence to push steadily upward, but faith is the soil from which it drew its sustenance." - Unknown

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"To increase performance you have to ADD instability to the system's design. This means that a high performance aircraft with a large percentage of instability built into its design occasionally wants to careen into oblivion -- the feedback from the system's interaction with the environment can create uncontrollable loops that tend towards infinity (which of course means catastrophic failure)."

woo-hoo!

Well...my trip up to Maine was very productive and exciting. Good things are going to happen...everyone I met is so eager to jump on board and support this project. Fantastic people...really, I've forgotten, living in Connecticut, how gentle and kind some folks can be. I can't wait to tell you all about the contacts I (we) made. We are going to have a little bit of everything - and I think the piece it's going to be both charming and sexy - like us. I'm thinking now since I've actually done some footwork - about making the episode more about what's hot in Maine right now - keeping the lobster and all of course, because we do have the _cutest _lobsterman in all of Maine taking us to work with him - but calling it: Tasty Maine - Going Coastal...or something along those lines. Limiting it to just the lobstering would, well, limit us. I used my little homeowner camera to get some shots - I am truly a shitbird cameraman - but we had a couple of really good laughs doing it and V. takes nice stills, so we got soma them too. So, I can't wait to share all the wonderful things I've learned in the last few days! I'm a bit daft right now from so much driving, so I will try to spare you my ramblings.

I think we should make Jacqueline a go - she sounds lovely. Leesh and/or Dree - you can contact her asap and let her know she's in. And let her know she's good for van-pooling from Bath. BTW -we got hooked up with a second mini-van for the week too - it's Stan the Man's Van - he works with my sister and just offered it cuz he has another vehicle...told you these were nice people - so if need be, we can split in two directions to shoot A & B roll and not have to use the gas-guzzling-gangsta mobile - although, that will surely disappoint Simon the Pimp. I am surprised...there are A LOT of miles to cover in that humongus state - we may need to break into 2 groups. FYI - only three of us can go out with Isaac the lobsterman at once if his boat is set up to work...the traps take up a ton of deck space and it would be dangerous to overcrowd.

WE NEED ARTWORK... If I am going to get crew tee-shirts or whatever, I need that stuff _stat_. It'd be nice to look cohesive and professional w/ TP Staff/Crew shirts. Please come Tuesday with ideas that are /easily and readily produce- able/ and keep it simple for now- we can get more elaborate when we get rid of Adrian - I mean - at a later date.

Also - send me requests for anything special you want in the house or on location to eat/drink...if you can't begin your day without Fruity Pebbles, Bazooka or something as equally disgusting - let me know now - I tend to go anorexic when I'm full tilt (Ha - That's the name of Isaac's boat!) and I know a few of you mentioned needing to eat more than once in a twenty-four hour period (wimps). Victoria is getting the basic staples: coffee, beer & Gatorade (my requests - add Xanax & Lunesta and you've covered my 5 major food groups). It'd be nice to pack a cooler w/ lunch a couple of times to save some coin - so let me know what you eat, especially Leesh, our veggie.

Victoria is going to be home with me next weekend for our good friend's wedding...maybe we could get together for a pre-prod meeting while she's in CT earlier in the week - I know it's 4th of July week so let me know if this is a sucky idea.

That's all for now...Hope you all had a steamy weekend.
I'm so full of love (but not for Rachel Ray),

xo
Kinsman

Maine TV Pilot

Here is the information on permits in the state of Maine. Most towns in >the state do not require permits. However, make sure to call the town >officials in each town you are in to double check. Here are the phone >numbers for each town you mentioned:
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>Bath= City Manager, John D Bubier 207-443-8330 and the Police Chief, Peter >Lizanecz 207-443-8339.
>Bar Harbor= Town Manager, Dana J Reed 2007-288-4098 and the Police Chief, >Nathan M Young 207-288-3391
>New Harbor= (which is too small for a town office and operates out of the >town of South Bristol)= Clerk , Mary Jane McLoon 207-563-3977, there are >no police stations here, I think the clerk can just help you with figuring >out any other protocol in the town.
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>Most town just need to know what you want to do and if you will block any >traffic. Also, let them know you registered with the Maine State Film >Office. We will keep insurance records for you here.
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>If you shoot on any state parks, it is free of charge. Here is the number >for Steve Curtis who handles all Southern Maine State parks= >(207-624-6076). He is really great. He is very welcoming and a great >resource for questions you may have about the state.
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>I have attached our registration form to this email. If you can't view >it, I can fax it to you.
>Also, let us know if you need anything else. We have a lot of contacts in >the state, we can put you in touch with crew people, and people to >interview.
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>We would love to hear how everything went after you shoot. We are >constantly looking to improve how we receive filmmakers coming to Maine. >We will probably email you at some point to ask how you found Maine. So, >good luck with the shoot and please let us know if you need anything else. >Also, our website is www.filminmaine.org for more info on our film >incentives program. Have fun!
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>Sincerely,
>Serena Sanborn
>Maine Film Office
>207-624-9828

intro montage

The montage shoot is Wednesday the 28th- we will meet in Durham @ 9:30 am and plan to shoot most of the day. We need a shooting script for the montage too. The city montage you sent is grtitty and sexy - if we can use it as a benchmark and bring a little more softness into it, I think it would be sooo hot. The only thing I don't see working with that kind of opening is the theme song - it'd have to have much stronger music to support that than a bluesy-tune. And what are our plans if the weather is inclement? Got any indoor ideas?

city montage

Acadia

I checked out some things besides the North Atlantic
Music Festival, and I also found some other
interesting leads, including in the local punk-rock
department. I'll let you know more on Tuesday after
I've researched some more.

Also, there is a type of indigenous music from
northern Maine called Acadian music, obviously from
Acadia. It also turns out that this music is part of
my own heritage.

Most of the Acadian singers and musicians are older or
more private, and do not have any websites or e-mail
addresses to connect them to. However, after some
more searching, I found that there is a Freewil Folk
Society at Bates College in Lewiston, which isn't very
far from where we'd be staying. There is a General
Info. number to call, so maybe you could ask them
about any local Acadian musicians.

i made a quick animatic for a possible intro to the show, or a come back from commercial ten second spot. the idea is to have people from all over, showing diversity. here's the link, its rough, but its an idea.

Life on the mat

Yoo-Hoo,

Hey, I said I wasn't gonna drink tequila last night. psssffft. That was an easily broken vow. You guys are a blast to hang with so it makes the small hangover so worth it.

I wanted to get you guys a Pilates schedule. I'm serious about how synched-up it gets people. So, come to any of my classes - they are all free for the Tasty Planet Crew.

I'm off to Eli Cannons..in my Patron haze I seem to have left behind my bookbag with ALL my shit in it. Duh.

hot lobster chick

You guys...
Check out this lobsterman, - Zoe Zanidakis -she is ALL woman! And she would make our show about lobstering sexy. go to: http://www.allzoe.com/.

We sooo need an interview with her.

I booked us a private charter today for July 9th on the lobsterboat -Lulu- out of Bar Harbor - We're getting a private 2 hour cruise to go seal watching with the Captain, Jonh Nicolia, who is also a former chef. check out the site. http://www.lululobsterboat.com/.

*What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do - especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling,
you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.
~William Least Heat Moon, /Blue Highways/*

*Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. ~Mark Twain

1st crew meeting

What the hell is up y'all?

I can't even begin to tell you all how exciting this pilot project and subsequent episodes are going to be. It's lookin' sumpin' like this:

* Pilot - _'The Lobster Chronicles'_ shot on location on the Maine Coast & Durham, CT
* Episode 1 - _"Miami Spice - La Vida Grande in Little Havana_ - shot on location in Little Havana, Miami, EFF-EL-A & Durham, CT
* Episode 2 -" _The Baja Peninsula - Big Wheels, Fish Tacos & Tequila"_ - shot on location in San Diego, Cal, Baja, Mexico
and Durham, CT

other travel-food destinations are:

The British Virgins - Wind, Water, Rum & BBQ - West Indian Style

San Antonio, Texas - Hot Food & Cold Beer in the Alamo City

Croatia & The Dalmation Coast - The Old World with a Fresh Face

Argentina - Latino Cowboys & Lush Vineyards...yum.

Costa Rica - Surf School, Ancient Bread Ovens and Ceviche (and don't forget the Guaro!)

AND, Eat & Drink like a Dubliner- Ireland, Beach Bungalow Heaven in Thailand, Hiking in Cyprus, Mangia Sicilia, Tomato Throwing Festival in Eastern Spain, Sturgis Bike Rally - The Mecca of Motorcycles, Orange Festival in the Italian Alps, The Marakesch Express....to name some of the ideas I have.

And there's more..Stay Tuned!