We just added the final working script under the film’s bonus features. This script is actually a scanned archive (notes and all) from Oct 2012, used during an 11 hour recording session of what...
Pushing the Long Take in Cinematic Bike Epic 'For Thousands of Miles' : HOW LONG SHOULD A PARTICULAR SHOT BE ON SCREEN BEFORE CUTTING TO THE NEXT? IN HIS NARRATIVE-DOCUMENTARY HYBRID ABOUT A CR...
Let’s keep this short and sweet. Starting as of now, FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES is free to watch . Free to share. Free. Thanks so much for all of your unending support. We can’t wait to h...
Just a few days left to go! For Thousands of Miles will be free to watch (worldwide release) starting May 22nd. RSVP here and help to spread the word. We couldn’t be more excited to share...
Eluvium has just released a sneak peek of the film’s soundtrack, and to celebrate, I wanted to speak about an aspect of the film that I often get asked about, the story behind the film’s or...
For those of you living near Bend, Oregon - our first bike shop screening event is coming up May 21st (9PM) at the McMenamins Old St. Francis School theater, an old pub and theater just down th...
Two important announcements! The first being: FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES will be released on MAY 22ND. Some details about that date - the release will start on VHX (with Kickstarter backers...
> This marks the last part to the film’s Making-of series > , it is a look back on the film > overall, and what I’ve learned after years and years of fighting >�...
MAKE AN INTRODUCTION There are over 4,000 bike shops in the US alone, and although we have no plans to reach all 4k of them, we do hope to reach a few hundred of these bike shops to plan out th...
64 Days, a Making of - Part 5/5 > This marks the last part to the film’s Making-of series > , it is a look back on the film > overall, and what I’ve learned after ...
GET INVOLVED This summer is going to be an exciting one! As a truly independent film, we are personally going about organizing as many events as possible using both Eventbrite and Tugg. If yo...
photo by Mike Ambs > The last page is always the hardest :) it’s been a week of > re-writing the same page over and over again… #64days
mikeambs : > via Ted Hope > > > >> Indie filmmakers must change how they do things. Too many >> filmmakers’ actions are predicated on antiquated business >> �...
So, the film is finished – the final sound mix is finished… and I’ve been keeping very busy with getting the film seen by festivals and ready for release via VHX . In the meantime thoug...
Listening to Alexandra mix FTOM over the theater speakers today was like hearing the film for the first time again. We spent the majority of the day going over the ambient mix, it was an inte...
“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves” - - PICO IYER
A week from now, I’ll be sitting down with our wonderfully talented sound-designer, Alexandra Fehrman , to wrap up the final sound mix on FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES ; even just writing those words ...
> Heads up - Jamie did this epic interview on Glenn Fleishman’s epic > podcast The New Disruptors > . > Here’s a tiny excerpt — Some Jamie insight into the quali...
Q/A - We Want to Hear From You! Ask us Questions About FTOM: We’ve been making a list of questions for an upcoming interview, I’ll be talking about working on FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES over t...
It helps to be prepared - Erica and I have been researching and spreadsheet'ing like mad, mapping out a list of highly-recommended or personal favorites for bicycle shops in the U.S., shops that ...
FToM: This last Saturday, @funshine and I spent the entire day bunkered down at the office; we recorded what is… http://t.co/KQhw9sVA
FToM: slept past my alarm this morning. stayed up till 2 working on sound-design! made it to the last chapter of the film! :)
FToM: @nathanbhurst we spoke recently about @52hz, I wish I would have known about your amazing bicycle trip :) we would have a lot to talk about!
FToM: Thoughts on the FToM key art.. http://t.co/yn4U64Ln
FToM: editing like mad today - hoping to get all of the new voiceover track cut into the film before sleep. plus some SFX work. #gogogo
FToM: it took 9 hours, a trip to CVS, 2 impromptu writing sessions and *a lot* of caffeine - but it feels amazing to have that behind us!
FToM: waking up this morning with a cold / sore throat wasn't ideal - but @funshine and I stuck to our plans and recorded the *final* voiceover!!
FToM: I'm not abandoning the current design around @FToM, as it is still my personal favorite … http://t.co/84S4DrIn #design #filmmaking
FToM: If I can pull all of this off before Nov 1st, then we'll make submission deadlines for Hot Docs, AAFF, … http://t.co/g1HMVfft
FToM: just added a special-thanks to @IFPfilm badge to the film's tumblr :)
FToM: I feel really lucky to know these filmmakers - everyone has put so much of themselves... http://t.co/O5UNifYm #filmweek @IFPfilm
FToM: last day of #filmweek - we have *a lot* of @ftom related work to do once we get back to LA !! cc @ifpfilm #excited
FToM: RT @mikeambs: about to watch a panel on creativity releasing films using a multitude of medias. I'm a do @ Lincoln Center http://t.co/C ...
FToM: "these kinds of films are needed". this compliment made our morning!! cc @ifpfilm #filmweek
FToM: On our way back to Harlem after another day during IFP film week. Notes from today: had a really nice meeting… http://t.co/6Nwev5jO
FToM: @nmkane snapped the above photo during his very-recent cross country bicycle trip, which he did through … http://t.co/plsa4fTN
FToM: love and documentaries - via Filmmaker Magazine by Valentina Canavesio A year ago, I met, fell for and marrie… http://t.co/huI5Z3ps
FToM: any suggestions of great organizations that incorporate bicycling into their projects? similar to #bikeandbuild cc @nmkane ? #research
FToM: Today was a good day. I'll write more about why as soon as I get a chance to sit down… http://t.co/BiNvTXyM @IFPfilms #filmweek
FToM: thank you @jonfreeze for coming out to see the micro-screening! and for snapping this picture :) http://t.co/sJTQzc0Q #filmweek