Last night (June 25) Jared and I hosted a small preview screening at TVN for the residents. No, this was not of the feature film, we are very far away from that glorious moment! Let me back up a bit: essentially, we have had to reconsider a more realistic timeline for editing all 215 hours of our footage into a feature film. Meanwhile, we also had all of the residents at TVN asking us every waking moment while we were there, “Kids, when is this thing going to be ready?” “How much longer?” “When do we get to see the film?” “When do I get my star on Hollywood Blvd?”
We couldn’t help but be honest with them: the editing process will take quite a long time. But, to assuage and satiate the residents–to give them something–Jared and I decided to continue with filming more “Old Stories.” What is “Old Stories?” Old Stories started when we submitted to Project: Direct back in December 2008. Since then, the concept has grown and evolved into us literally going from apartment to apartment, filming for 20 minutes gathering up stories from someone’s past, and editing their stories into a very short, (1-2min in length), punchy, entertaining, and consumable little film. We accumulated about 15 stories for the screening, and so
, we showed them to the residents! Everybody was quite pleased and we had a very strong positive reaction to the material. They even forgave us for being late (we ran into some technical obstacles at the very last minute, of course these things always happen the day of!)! 
I encourage everyone to check out the Old Stories series! You can find them in the blog’s archives and on our YouTube channel — just look for the Old Stories playlist. There are some hilarious stories!
And, this is officially my last week in Texas…for a while! I am leaving on June 30 to return to my home in Bend, Oregon for producing while Jared remains in Texas to edit. It has been a incredible 7 mos. journey since my arrival last November, and it is a strange feeling to know that I am leaving behind many friends both in and out of TVN. Though, I cannot deny that a summer in Oregon will be equally fabulous for both work and play!
