Film Visuals Expand Sound Track

Mark's drawing of the space
shuttle launch culminates a
film sequence depicting
humanity striving to top themselves.

    It has become apparent that the brevity of the sound track for "To the Diggers"

is cramping the style of the images Mark is creating for it. The images simply need more time to grow, move and be appreciated. To deprive the images of their proper timing would be to force the dance to take a short cut and become trivial.
     So, the sound track is being expanded, giving opportunity to improve it with more expressive detail. This means more work, requiring more time in order to be ready for the July premiere deadline right at the time of our major move.
     Please read the article "Move to Be Done by June 30th" to see ways you can help minimize the interruption of the move so we can get this film done in time.

    Now you can follow our filmmaking on one blog devoted completely to our progress building the art film collection.  The blog is called "Film Gallery Colxn" and you are invited to subscribe.  Click on this link to go see our design unfold: 

http://filmgallerycolxn.blogspot.com.

2 Sound Tracks - Vote for 1

Following are two versions of the sound track for our art film "To the Diggers". Help choose one by listening to both versions. Then, in your comments, vote for the version you prefer and convince us to use that one. Until December 1 e-mail your vote and comments to mark (at) horizongate.org with permission to add you to our mailing list and we will give you free, signed artwork from the film.

Film Sound Track Version #1 (copyright 2010, Mark R. Turner)

Film Sound Track Version #2 (copyright 2010, Mark R. Turner)

Help Choose Film Sound Track

As Mark has been creating the visual portion of our film, "To the Diggers", ideas for improving the sound track have been occurring to us. You can help us choose the sound track by listening and commenting on two versions. Until December 1 we will give you signed artwork from the film if you leave your e-mail addresses with your comments.

Two versions of the sound track are posted on the Web including this blog (above). They are in the form of two separate videos, approximately 2 minutes long, and the visual is just a still graphic. Please listen to both versions. Then, in your comments, state the version you prefer and convince us to use that one.

The more friends and family you get to listen and comment the better we'll know how to make the sound track.

Both versions are posted on each of the following links. Go to one of the sites and enjoy listening:

• Our Indiegogo Campaign Site: http://indiegogo.com/Art-Gets-Home Listen to both sound tracks on the "Update" tab. Vote and comment on the "Comment" tab.
• The Artingle Blog: http://artingle.blogspot.com Just vote and comment under each version. While you're there why not subscribe to the blog?
• Facebook: Horizon Gate Productions page http://artist.to/horizongate/Mark's Profile page http://profile.to/markrturner/ Choose and comment under each video in the video section. Choose and comment under each video in the video section.
• Horizon Gate's Blog: http://horizongate.blogspot.com Just vote and comment under each version. While you're there why not subscribe to the blog?
• Horizon Gate's You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/horizongate?feature=mhum Comment in the channel comment box. While you're there, subscribe to our channel.

Help us make this movie!

Art Film Takes Form

Before Mark could proceed to create the drawings for the film "To the Diggers" he had to script it.

Click this frame to see Mark explain that "To the Diggers" is film 2 of 4 slated for exhibition in a special gallery/cafe next Spring.

Mapping the Journey
This film will be pretty complex even though it will be short. Before picking up the art materials Mark had to type out a script to make himself think through all the visuals and timing. Spinning off of a completed sound track (it was part of a podcast) is a big help because the visuals can extend the poetic images and sound effects.

A composite of a photo and a drawing for the film "To the Diggers" by Mark Turner. See http://artingle.blogspot.com for more.

This is like an animation in that we have to know the split seconds for each sequence. With the script all thought out Mark won't have to pause much to think up a visual the whole trip, just draw and draw and draw . . .
And folks, you are gonna love all these drawings going by.