This is an archive of posts about the production of our film
"Crips Not Creeps" from 2013 to 2015 starting on the bottom with posts about press for
"Only Those Who Limp Allowed" and ending with "Crips Not Creeps". Older posts on bottom. Please scroll down to read posts in order:
January 30 2015
“Crips Not Creeps” has been posted online. See it on the “Crips Not Creeps” page of the website!
January 27 2015
Crips Not Creeps" has been fully color corrected. All that is left is a bit of audio editing at the end and finishing the open captions. All of the music for the film has been completed as of today thanks to Walei Sabry.
January 24 2015
If we are lucky we might be able to finish "Crips Not Creeps" this week and upload it soon. We only have 1 or 2 things left to do.
December 31 2014
Happy New Year from Crip Video Productions! In 2015 you will see the release of "Crips Not Creeps" We are back up to speed with editing now that the Christmas holiday has passed. The special effects and music are now nearly fully completed(We are editing the sound for the film in "layers" to get a better quality) and we will have a full length cut of the film incredibly soon. See you all in 2015! Thanks for all the support this year!
December 22 2014:
http://cripvideoproductions.com We announce to you the release of the new official “Crip Video Productions” website! This website was created by Wayne Simons of Web Design By Wayne http://www.webdesignbywayne.com We have been working on the site since July when someone suggested that making an official website will make my films easier to find. Each film has its own page on the new website!! Our newest trailer for “Crips Not Creeps” along with the rest of our promo videos can be found on the Extras page here http://cripvideoproductions.com/extras.php The website also has more info on Cerebral Palsy. Once again the use of the word "Crip" is not meant as an offense to anyone. The website has been made fully screen reader accessible for the blind/visually impaired using HTML coding. This was the surprise I hinted at earlier on this page. If you ever have any issues with the website check back here on google plus or the tumblr blog for updates. This google plus page and the tumblr blog will remain just as active as before. Progress on “Crips Not Creeps” is going well despite a small delay in editing special effects and re editing the music score during the holiday season. We are still hoping to get the film released on schedule. Special thanks to Wayne Simons!
December 9 2014
The official trailer for “Crips Not Creeps” has been released online! Check out the Extras page on this website to view the trailer.
December 1 2014:
We are making good progress with the editing of “Crips Not Creeps”. An official “Crips Not Creeps" trailer has been made. Thanks to my friend Jeni, who is another professional video editor, I learned how to edit audio clips in iMovie 11 for the trailer. She taught me how to edit the trailer to the beats of a song. It took longer to make the trailer than I thought it would. The trailer still needs to be color/sound corrected. I learned how to use DVD burning software(DVDs of the films are still NOT available for the general public. I’m sorry!). Rich Brotman continues to edit the flashback sequences. I had another music meeting today with Walei Sabry. After many technical issues with the songs we finally have the finalized versions of most of the songs, and even made a brand new song. While we are working on the music Rich is still using very rough versions of the songs to time the visual sequences correctly. We also got approved this morning for something that will allow us to reach more people with "Crips Not Creeps” and the other 2 films. More on this later… We got a new comment on “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” on youtube saying the film is well presented. “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” now has 1,973 views on youtube. Special thanks to Jeni, Rich Brotman, Walei Sabry and Wayne Simons!
Google Plus
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/103662816758572885430/103662816758572885430
I thought I should make a google plus page for “Crip Video Productions”. There you will see updates on all of our films and other disability related posts. If you have google plus please add/follow us!
"Crips Not Creeps" editing meeting October 17 2014:
I met with my editor Rich Brotman today to go over our post production plan. All the scenes that he has to edit are quite important to the story so we had to go over them in detail. Rich has to do all of the edits that are NOT possible for me to do in iMovie 11 by myself. I learned from my process with “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” what kind of scenes are better for him to do. We went over ideas as we watched the rough version of the film that I had already created. I think the film will look good and be suspenseful. “Drama Sighted” and “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” still resonate with people years later so we hope “Crips Not Creeps” will resonate in a similar way. I still get fan messages from different states regularly in response to the other 2 films. People even call me for advice on editing with iMovie now! As always Rich gave me some great editing and general computer advice. The editing of the music for “Crips Not Creeps” is on a slight hold because of computer problems but it will hopefully be resolved in a few weeks. In the meantime Rich will start editing the sequences with the rough versions of the songs to time the beats correctly. Rich thinks the film can be edited(and color/sound corrected) throughout November and December, then be released on youtube(and on this blog of course!) on January 8th 2015 or sooner. I am very happy about that, but we both know the date may still be subject to change. Special thanks to Rich Brotman!
October 5 2014
There might be a slight delay in making the music for “Crips Not Creeps” because of technical issues. We are hoping to resolve it in 2 or 3 weeks. I am able to at least use rough versions of the songs to edit the visual sequences correctly.
"Crips Not Creeps" editing begins September 30 2014
The editing for “Crip Not Creeps” is in full swing. I now have a sort of “skeleton” of the film. It is a rough cut with no special effects,color or sound correcting, and some short scenes still need to be added. Open Captions are being added for the deaf and hard of hearing on a separate version of the film. We are still not set up at Crip Video Productions to have audio description for the blind and visually impaired added to any of the films. We sincerely apologize. We may be able to add audio description some time in the future if we are lucky. Yesterday Walei Sabry started composing the film’s musical score. The music is coming along beautifully and will have some similarities to the music of the pervious 2 films to keep with the style I want, yet still have it’s own unique sound. If all goes according to plan my editor Rich Brotman and I will start working on the major post production after November 1. Then we plan for a January 2015 release onto youtube. The dates may be subject to change depending on the demands of the production. More updates coming soon!
"Crips Not Creeps" is a wrap! September 15 2014
Today we “wrapped” “Crips Not Creeps” which for those who don’t know is when the shooting of a film is 100% complete. We finally did the reshoot of the scene that we didn’t get a few weeks ago. The reshoot went faster because we filmed shorter sections of script like last time. We had a ton of fun and we bounced around ideas for the future of “Crips Not Creeps” as well as ideas for the future of Crip Video Productions as a whole. I was relieved to finally be done with the shooting stage of film making. However the actors and I were all somewhat sad that shooting is over. It is bittersweet to finish because the cast and I get so used to seeing each other regularly. There is a special bond of friendship that develops. Only people who have worked on this kind of collaborative project over a period of time can understand this bond. The actors AND extras were all FANTASTIC! Super special thanks to all the actors and extras involved with “Crips Not Creeps”!!!! They were all incredibly patient and hard working!!!! I am forever grateful to them!!! Next step is editing which will take at least a few months to complete,especially since there is so much footage to go through. I will write posts about the editing process and the making of the musical score for the film as it happens so stay tuned!!
Crips Not Creeps” Shoot Day 4
I had my fourth shoot for “Crips Not Creeps” today(September 7th). This shoot went pretty fast because it was for a very short scene. It’s not the scene we have to reshoot. I have to do the reshoot later. It took quite a while to figure out the details of the reshoot. I am grateful to the actors for their patience with scheduling!!! We decided to take a minute to go over the lines a few times as we often do. A woman came up and asked if we had permission. I assured her we did have full permission for all the locations, but we decided to move over a bit to allay her fears. She had nothing to worry about,especially since we hadn’t even turned the camera on yet. I have no problem assuring people what we are doing will NOT get ANYONE in trouble legally or otherwise. I have never had any issues with the films. I realize you do have to be careful with films and have taken all the necessary precautions. At the same time we had people come up to us who were curious about the project,playfully volunteering to be extras! I was glad to have the support. When it was time to turn the camera on, one of the actors, who is a professional actor, gave us some good acting advice. He also suggested an interesting filming technique where you film about 4 lines, then stop the camera to change angles. It was a clever idea that seemed to help the actors say their lines more smoothly. I will keep it in mind. I tried a new setting on the camera to improve the audio quality as well. We now have about 90 percent of the film shot. Only 1 more shoot day to go!!
"Crips Not Creeps" Shoot Day 3:
We had our third shoot today(Aug 24th) I got a ton of footage and now have about 65% to 75% percent of the film on camera all together. I shot some scenes myself. I am relieved my Cerebral Palsy tremors did not cause problems with me holding the camera. We learned that non accessible bathrooms can be a pain in the butt. Access-A-Ride arrived way earlier than expected. We shot most of the main scenes. Except one major scene towards the end of the script. We will unfortunately have to reshoot that sequence. Often during the shooting of both large and small budget films(including during the shoots of “Only Those Who Limp Allowed”) certain scenes are not shot within the allotted time so they must be re shot and can cause a film to go “over budget” which is luckily not a major concern for us. However rescheduling does require a lot of patience. I am thinking we will have at least 2 more shoot days. Super special thanks to Dustin Jones for his incredible patience today. Dustin reports that the “Wheely APP” I posted about previously http://cripvideoproductions.tumblr.com/post/94787889861/app-co-created-by-crips-not-creeps-actor is now available for free download here! http://www.wheelyapp.com The download only works on Macintosh IOS now but will soon be available on Android for free! Check it out!
“Crips Not Creeps” Shoot Day 2
We had our second day of shooting for “Crips Not Creeps” today. We worked fast and efficiently to shoot these 2 short scenes. We finished the scenes much faster than I ever expected. The scenes we shot featured an actress whom I casted with the help of my friend who is the music composer for the film, Walei Sabry. I had casted her shortly after my first rehearsal. I am forever grateful to Walei for finding her! She fit right into the project! Despite joining the film production late, she already had her lines memorized, which impressed me. This time we shot outdoors. We got some great shots of the surrounding city scape. The lighting was better than last time and I was able to get a better variety of angles and good close ups. We will have at least 2 more shoot days coming up soon. Then we will move on to editing.
Save Disney Shows was also kind enough to mention “Drama Sighted” “Only Those Who Limp Allowed”, “Crips Not Creeps” and Crip Video Productions as a whole in their most recent video blog here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pf7OCIcKhA Check it out!
App co created by "Crips Not Creeps" actor
Wheely An Accessible Guide to New York City Get your free download!
We are preparing for the next “Crips Not Creeps” shoot days. This is one aspect of filming that requires a lot of patience. In the meantime I wanted to share something awesome co founded by one of the actors in “Crips Not Creeps”,Dustin Jones and founded by his friend Anthony Driscoll, called Wheely NYC. Wheely NYC
http://www.wheelyapp.com is a phone app which will help people with mobility impairements/physical disabilities find fully accessible subways in New York City with working elevators and also help them find other accessible locations(i.e resturants,hotels, etc). An app like this would really help myself and other people working with me at Crip Video Productions because I will be able to assure the cast and crew that the locations we plan to shoot at are accessible. Therefore I think Wheely NYC is extremely important! They have only 6 days left on their kickstarter so if you would like to donate please do so here
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1935800597/wheely-a-wheelchair-accessible-guide ASAP so this app can be a reality!! Please see their main website if you have any questions or would like to contact them! Special thanks to Dustin Jones for all of his hard work on the film so far!
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Only Those Who Limp Allowed" upload anniversary
Today(August 7th) is the one year anniversary of the day “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” was uploaded to youtube. “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” started out as a one act play with the working title “Perfectly Imperfect” and was centered around a man with Cerebral Palsy originally named Luke. After some other people read the script and provided feedback I decided to make the script a sequel to “Drama Sighted” http://cripvideoproductions.tumblr.com/post/46603999144/drama-sighted-margot-cole-c-2011-synopsis-a featuring Brandon as a fully grown young adult. I wanted to explore how Brandon would have grown up and how his experiences with bullying, and Lisa might have effected his opinions/morals. I figured Lisa's influence would have made him a stronger more assured person, but he would remain a very emotional character. I realized Brandon and Luke were extremely similar so changing that part of the script was rather easy. “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” still took much longer to write than “Drama Sighted” because I had a lot of different ideas as I began to do more work in the disability community, and learn more about my own body. In December 2012, I finally finished the script and decided to turn it into a film. I started casting in January 2013(before I thought of making this blog or the name “Crip Video Productions”) and we rehearsed and shot the film only a few short months later. I learned a lot about disability, advertising, editing, and discovered the camera work on the film looked better after youtube fully processed the upload. Lessons that I will use well for the production of “Crips Not Creeps”. Since then the film has taken on a life of it’s own throughout the internet. It has been added to many disability and video sites/pages. and has a very strong following via social media. The open captioned version of the film http://cripvideoproductions.tumblr.com/post/57909054427/only-those-who-limp-allowed-open-captioned has 630 views on youtube and the main video has 1,676 views,4 comments, and 10 likes on youtube. To watch the film again see here! http://cripvideoproductions.tumblr.com/post/57671638127/only-those-who-limp-allowed-a-short-film-written We will hopefully finish shooting “Crips Not Creeps” this month if all goes according to plan. Please continue to spread the word about Crip Video Productions.
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Dear Margot,
We want to thank you for creating this event - it was an inspiration to experience the remarkable, yet so unassuming, talent and ability you possess. At such a young age, you can bring so many persons from disparate origins together in order to focus on a shared goal, as you facilitated the involvement of talented individuals so willingly able to cooperate in bringing your creative ideas to fruition. Everyone involved was disabled, yet simultaneously experienced their own creative strengths while engaging in the use of drama as a tool for social networking.
It was an honor to meet you and I hope you continue to receive the acclaim and success your abilities deserve.
All the best,
Geraldine
NYC 7/30/14
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Geraldine NYC 7/30/14
Some beautiful thoughts in the form of a thank you note from someone who was involved in our first shooting for “Crips Not Creeps” . This quote is used with her full permission. Special thanks to Geraldine for her help on the film and for allowing me to post her thoughts!!!!
We had our second rehearsal for “Crips Not Creeps” today. We were much more relaxed this time. We were able to joke and play around with the new lines I added to the script after the last rehearsal. We laughed our heads off. I loved watching as each actor transformed into the characters I saw in my head. Each character gained a vitality and life force of their own. At the end we were even able to “location scout” together for one of the outdoor scenes. For those who don’t know, “location scout” means to look at places where you would like to shoot to see if you can shoot there and plan out how you will shoot(camera angles etc) at that location. I liked being able to share more aspects of the filmmaking process with the cast. We may be able to shoot some more scenes closer together. As of right now, I think I may have worked out my slight casting issue that I had after one of the actresses was forced to leave the project due to other commitments, thanks to my music composer for the film Walei Sabry. We start shooting next.
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Crips Not Creeps" rehearsal 2:
We had our second rehearsal for “Crips Not Creeps” today. We were much more relaxed this time. We were able to joke and play around with the new lines I added to the script after the last rehearsal. We laughed our heads off. I loved watching as each actor transformed into the characters I saw in my head. Each character gained a vitality and life force of their own. At the end we were even able to “location scout” together for one of the outdoor scenes. For those who don’t know, “location scout” means to look at places where you would like to shoot to see if you can shoot there and plan out how you will shoot(camera angles etc) at that location. I liked being able to share more aspects of the filmmaking process with the cast. We may be able to shoot some more scenes closer together. As of right now, I think I may have worked out my slight casting issue that I had after one of the actresses was forced to leave the project due to other commitments, thanks to my music composer for the film Walei Sabry. We start shooting next.
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Crips Not Creeps" rehearsal 1:
We had our first rehearsal for “Crips Not Creeps” today. It went very well. I was dealing with technical/camera related details for the film up to this point, so it was nice to get to the “meat of the matter” quote on quote, today and get an idea for how the film will actually look and sound when completed. Some of the actors in “Crips Not Creeps” were in my previous film “Only Those Who Limp Allowed”: http://cripvideoproductions.tumblr.com/post/57671638127/only-those-who-limp-allowed-a-short-film-written so they are already familiar with my style of doing things and have a good chemistry together. Everybody seemed relaxed with each other. We were all able to openly and honestly bounce around character ideas which we hope will improve the final film. It was a great collaboration! I will make slight changes to the script now. Most of the cast is physically disabled which so far has not caused any issues. In my experience, it is very hard to actually find disabled actors to cast, but accommodating them is not that difficult for me because I have the time and a physical disability myself. It did however, bring about some fascinating surgery/medical discussions in between running through the script that probably would not occur in a fully able bodied cast. I loved the vibes in the room. We are hoping to have a second rehearsal before the first shoot. I may also have to make a small casting change to one of the minor roles. More updates coming soon about the rehearsals and shoots for “Crips Not Creeps”.
Kane Bay Ridge blog
This is a post about “A Playwright Grows In Brooklyn”. “A Playwright Grows in Brooklyn” was a short one act play writing contest for teens created by artistic directors Thomas Kane(who unfortunately passed away) and Anthony Marino of BrooklynOne Theater. The contest and this original blog post are from 2009. “Drama Sighted” was 1 of the 5 winning plays of the contest and was performed with an ensemble cast of teen actors. All of the contest winners were honored by a councilman. I got great feedback on the play after the performance. Some of the cast members of “Drama Sighted” including myself are pictured in the post. Alexandria Ferrantelli,Krista Borst and Eddie Rodrigeuz, also acted in the film version of “Drama Sighted” which can be seen here http://cripvideoproductions.tumblr.com/post/46603999144/drama-sighted-margot-cole-c-2011-plot-a A fan of “Drama Sighted” sent me this link earlier tonight for which I am most grateful!
More updates on “Crips Not Creeps” coming soon. We will have rehearsals for “Crips Not Creeps” in June/July.
"Crips Not Creeps" Casting Has Ended.
The casting for “Crips Not Creeps” is finished! Thank you all for your help! Many people were kind enough to reblog my posts and share my work on their websites! Save Lilo & Stitch was kind enough to mention my films in a recent video blog here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGEZzF8MdhoAnd because I am a big part of their project Tamar Rogoff and Gregg Mozgala put my bio with the Crip Video Productions link on the website for their documentary “Anatomy Of A Faun” (formally “The Faun Experiment”) here
http://www.anatomyofafaun.com/outreach.html which is about Gregg’s and my journey of learning bodywork which has improved our balance,sense of body position, and coordination. Bodywork is by no means a cure for Cerebral Palsy but it has given me and Gregg a new sense of freedom and understanding of movement. Check it out! Tamar was also kind enough to let me film some scenes from “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” in her apartment.
If anyone out there was interested in being in “Crips Not Creeps” and is disappointed that casting has ended, they can email me at
cripvideoproductions@yahoo.com and I’ll keep them in mind for any future projects(I may still have room for a few more extras with disabilities in this film too!!). You can also email me if you would like to be notified directly when “Crips Not Creeps” is posted online.
I have made a few slight changes to the script of “Crips Not Creeps” and now have a better idea of how the film will look when it has been completed. I will begin storyboarding soon. As always stay tuned for more updates.
Casting update: Extras needed!
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he roles of Martin and the Director have now been successfully casted! Thank you! Frank still needs to be casted. Frank is meant to be a disabled character with a mild to moderate physical disability similar to Cerebral Palsy. He has to be able to stand and walk with a limp. I would really prefer to cast an actor who is disabled in real life in the role of Frank because it adds a level of realism to the film that wouldn’t be there otherwise. I would like for the actor who plays Frank to look somewhat like the main character Brandon. He doesn’t have to look exactly like Brandon but he should look similar enough from a distance. Frank is the antagonist in the story. For more information on the casting of the role of Frank see here! http://cripvideoproductions.tumblr.com/post/80989325662/crips-not-creeps-casting-call
I would also like to cast a few disabled actors as extras for the opening scene. The opening scene is of an audition of a play involving physically disabled characters i.e blind people,crutch users, and wheelchair users. It will most likely be filmed at a building on 54th street in New York City in August. Space is fully accessible. The extras would also have to work
pro bono(No payment!) If anyone is interested email me ASAP at
cripvideoproductions@yahoo.com
I am also making progress on finding locations and making the music for the film. Walei Sabry who did the music for “Drama Sighted” and “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” will be composing the musical score for “Crips Not Creeps” The locations will be sorted out in a week or 2 if all goes well. More updates coming soon! Please reblog and share!
EDIT: The extras have been casted! Thank you.
"Crips Not Creeps" casting call!
am posting this to announce my new film project called “Crips Not Creeps”, The film is set a few months after “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” and continues the story of Brandon and his roommate Randy(who both have Cerebral Palsy). Brandon is accused of stalking his ex girlfriend and must prove he is innocent before he loses Randy’s trust. The film will be about the same length as “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” (20 minutes) and will feature some new abled bodied and physically disabled characters. I have 3 characters casted already. I need to cast 3 more. The characters are:
Martin,30s, Madison’s brother, able bodied,strong,protective(EDIT:This role has been casted!!)
Frank,20-30s. actor,antagonist,has physical disability similar to Brandon’s and looks somewhat like Brandon. Disabled actor preferred but not mandatory. (EDIT: This role has been casted)
Director,should be older, and have a commanding presence. Can be male or female. (EDIT: This role has already been casted!)
All scenes will be shot in New York City (NYC). Some scenes are outdoors and the indoor scenes will be shot in accessible locations. Non professional actors as well as professional actors welcomed. No acting experience required. PLEASE NOTE: This is a low budget project so actors must be willing to work pro bono(no pay)! However food will be provided and the actors will receive free DVD copies of the finished film(as many copies as they wish). Rehearsals and shooting will take place around July/August. I hope to release the film to youtube and this blog in late 2014 or early 2015 depending on how fast the post production process is.
If you, or anyone you know, is interested please contact me ASAP at
cripvideoproductions@yahoo.com
Please reblog!!!! And feel free to share this information on other social media sites like Twitter,Facebook, and Google plus so as many people as possible see this post!! Thank you! More updates coming soon!
DISCLAIMER: DVDs of the films featured on this blog are not for release to the general public. Only cast and crew receive DVDs.
Captioned version press
The captioned version of “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” has been posted/added to 3 other video sites. I am so glad there is a good amount of interest in the open captioned version of the film. I plan to make any future projects open captioned as well.
The Roll Call
https://sarahkperkins.wordpress.com/the-roll-call/
I never considered this “place to fall” as a CP blog. Until a year or so ago I had no idea any of them even existed. As I received more CP followers and started reading their blogs it shaped what I…
Sarah, the creator of “The Roll Call” was kind enough to add this blog to her list of Cerebral Palsy related blogs since along with focusing on life with a disability in general “Drama Sighted” and “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” particularly highlight/focus on life with Cerebral Palsy(The character Brandon has Spastic Diplegia and is played by an actor who has Hemiplegia in real life). This list is great for anyone who wants more info on Cerebral Palsy! I am grateful to her for sharing my blog! I think March is also Cerebral Palsy awareness month if I remember correctly. I made “Drama Sighted” and “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” partly to spread awareness of my more mild type of CP since I rarely see my type of impairment represented in the media. A lot of people still don’t seem to realize CP can be mild. I think the internet(like the blogs in this list) is a great place to show the reality i.e the good, the bad, and the ugly of living with disabilities and it is my hope that my films do just that.
EDIT: I was notified by the owner of this blog that they have removed their old blog and started a new one here
sarahkperkins.com I have changed the link above.
“Only Those Who Limp Allowed” was posted on a site called “lynk.ly"
Only Those Who Limp Allowed" has hit 1,000 views!
The day has finally come. “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” has hit 1,000 views! (1,013 as of this post) There were a few moments when I wondered if this film would ever get finished but it was all worth it. So far the film has gotten a very positive response from teens and adults, disabled and able bodied alike, from all across the U.S and even the world. I’v gotten messages from North Carolina,Florida,California,and countries like the UK,Canada and the Netherlands! The writing and acting have been praised. The film seems to resonate and break barriers like I envisioned when I first wrote the script with the original intent of it being another short play. I have formed some unexpected close bonds because of this film. Thanks to all the fans of “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” out there! Please continue to spread the word about “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” and Crip Video Prouductions.
The captioned trailer for “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” has been added to a website for open captioned movie trailers!!
"Only Those Who Limp Allowed" Bloopers on Frequency.
This is what happens when a student director with Cerebral Palsy and a bunch of talented actors with a great sense of humor try to…watch video.
Someone posted the “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” bloopers on a site called “frequency” .
Happy Birthday/Anniversary "Drama Sighted"
October 12th 2011 was the day that “Drama Sighted” was uploaded to youtube. I like to think of October 12th as a kind of birthday/anniversary for the film.(Many artists think of their work as their “babies”) Today would be “Drama Sighted”’s 2nd birthday. The film has really come a long way. It has over 1,200 views. It also has a bit of a following via social media. A lot has changed since “Drama Sighted” was first uploaded. If you watch the film on youtube you will see a logo saying “DISLABELEDtv productions” DISLABELEDtv was a media organization for and by people with disabilities. All the members had some sort of disability. Their original goal was to make a TV series and other short video projects centered around disability. “Drama Sighted” was one of these projects. I found myself in the position of leader since I wrote the film. I had to learn everything about filmmaking,(even some basic editing in iMovie) from scratch which,as I'v said before, was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I am forever grateful to DISLABELED for teaching me these filmmaking skills. In 2012 DISLABELEDtv became “DISLABELED Film Series” http://dislabeledfilm.wordpress.com which is modeled after the screening series disThIS. They screen films that portray people with disabilities living full lives on a bi monthly basis. I help out with the screenings in any way I can. The “Drama Sighted” trailer was one of the first things they screened.
Once DISLABELED decided that they would no longer be making videos I had to branch out on my own with my own name “Crip Video Productions” to make the sequel “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” My hope is that I can do more of my own projects to examine what disability means to me in the future. I also hope that the opportunities to screen my films comes to fruition soon. I have no idea what the future will hold.
Thanks to everyone who helped me make Drama Sighted and everyone who watched it on youtube! This post is dedicated to Thomas Kane of BrooklynOne Theater. http://www.brooklynone.org/tom-kane/ He was one of the Drama Sighted’s biggest fans when it was performed as a play at BrooklynOne (and his relative Krista Borst plays Maggie in the film!). Unfortunately he died a few months before the film was uploaded. Drama Sighted would never have gotten this far without his encouragement early in the process.
Drama Sighted is the sole property of Margot Cole/Crip Video Productions.
"Only Those Who Limp Allowed" on metacafe
Someone posted “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” on a site called “metacafe” which I have never heard of before. I appreciate the publicity for the film.
Trailer and Bloopers to be uploaded in a matter of hours
The Official Trailer and a short blooper video for “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” will be uploaded in a matter of hours. If you would like to be notified of when they are uploaded please follow this blog!
Someone reblogged a post I made about “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” for which I am most grateful.
“Only Those who Limp Allowed” has become really popular on Facebook. Thanks to Gregg Mozgala for bringing this to my attention.
