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Interviewing Margaret

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From Kim Jett on Wed, 10 Dec 2008:

Margaret Balliet was in Texas and was involved in a serious car accident
yesterday. She was hit by an 18-wheeler and was pinned between it and
the median wall. She has a cracked skull, which was actually a blessing
in disguise, as it has been relieving any pressure that would have built
up on her brain. As of today, she is responding when asked to move her
toes and various other tasks, which is GREAT!!! She seems to have two
broken vertebrae in her neck…..the cat-scan does not show any trauma
below the neck. She may be going into emergency surgery this afternoon,
but I have not heard on this as of yet.

Stephanie Holland has sent up a Caring Bridge site for Margaret,
although all information is not on it as of yet…..this is a GREAT way
for all of you to stay updated on her progress and posts your thoughts
and encouragement. The site address is:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/margaretballiet

I’ve been asked to post the interviews of Margaret that we did for the “Burn on the Bayou” documentary. Below are the 10 minute sections of over 2 hours of interviews that we filmed of her.  I personally wish Margaret a speedy recovery. My thoughts and prayers are with her.

Interview 1, Part 1

Interview 1, Part 2
Interview 1, Part 3
Interview 1, Part 4
Interview 1, Part 5
Interview 1, Part 6
Interview 1, Part 7
Interview 1, Part 8
Interview 1, Part 9

Interview 2, Part 1

Interview 2, Part 2
Interview 2, Part 3
Interview 2, Part 4
Interview 2, Part 5

Full Contact Compositing!

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What happens when you stay up all night on the night of a show deadline? Full Contact Compositing! Thats why I needed my motorcycle helmet while I was sitting at my desk – it is a pretty dangerous time in the cycle of a film. We just completed post-production at The Orphanage for John Woo’s Red Cliff: Part 2. Below is the poster for Part 1. There isn’t an english language trailer for part 2 yet, but the Japanese website for the movies have some stills. http://redcliff.jp/part2/index.html.

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Telluride Film Festival Recap

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It was interesting being at a Festival that you don’t have a pass to see any of the movies and you don’t have a film playing in the Festival. I met some cool people standing in line for the free things and I saw two movies that were incredible in the Outdoor Cinema. Oh and the scenery ain’t too shabby in Telluride either.
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Burn On The Bayou – in Telluride?

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One of the big reason’s I’m in Telluride this weekend is the Telluride Film Festival. The documentary I edited, Burn On The Bayou, did not get selected to screen, but since today is the 3rd Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina coming ashore, I thought I might do a little guerrilla marketing. I’ve printed up posters and post cards and I’m going to hand them out and talk to people about it. I am also going to try and bug the film fest organizers into showing it in one of the TBA slots. We’ll see. ;-)
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