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thunderfoot Member	posted 04-19-2001 03:59 PM First off I want to congratulate you on your win, Well DONE. I read your SP a while ago and I liked it. But NOW questions to quench my curiosity. 1)Are they letting you pick your own crew? 2)What equipment are you shooting this on? 3)Are you scared to the point of empting your bowls or what? 4)What kind of legal battles did you have to conquer so far(interms of contract, actors, general movie stuff)??? 5)Are they throwing schedules, and task at you everday, or are you in control? THUNDY IP: Logged
Pickel87 Member	posted 04-19-2001 05:08 PM Hi thunderfoot. IP: Logged
uhuru1701 Member	posted 04-19-2001 06:06 PM I am also curious how an actor's strike will affect Pete's movie or will it be finished with principal photography by then? PEACE, uhuru1701 IP: Logged
thunderfoot Member	posted 04-20-2001 12:08 PM Hey Pickel87 Hope there's no hard feelings from months ago, I've read your post's through out the PGL and I'm the first to admit I was wrong about you. AND I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY, SORRY MAN THUNDERFOOT IP: Logged
Pickel87 Member	posted 04-20-2001 02:26 PM Thunderfoot, Thank you that means a lot to me and shows me a lot of who your are too Pickel holds no hard feelings Thunderfoot toward anyone. IP: Logged
Pickel87 Member	posted 04-20-2001 02:30 PM Oh Thunderfoot, Don't be upset if Pete doesn't respond right away to your post - I think he is in Chicago for the next 2 months to start filming. Hopefully he'll have some time to post but who knows. If PETE does read this: Hi I saw some little girls who set up a lemonade stand today and I stopped and bought my 25 cent cup of lemonade in honor of little Pete. Then the little girls gave me a form to fill out on if I thought the lemonade was good, great etc. Is that funny. So here's to ya PETE Pickel IP: Logged
Pete Jones Member	posted 04-21-2001 10:24 AM Thunderfeet, Let me try to answer those questions one by one. And thanks for the kind words. 1. Yes, I am sort of picking my own crew. Sort of meaning they narrow the choices to 5 or so and I pick the one I think is the best. Now, when you pick your DP, your DP brings with him his own crew of gaffers etc. Same is true for production designers. 2. It's being shot on 35mm but the equipment we're not sure about. 3. Scared, NO. Anxious. HELL YEAH. My mindset is I got nothing to lose, and when you have nothing to lose, it's tough to be scared. The movie bombs? I've been unemployed before. Still got the wife and kid. AND JENNY'S PREGNANT WITH OUR SECOND KID. So that helps keep my perspective. 4. The legal issues seem to pop up everyday, mainly with the cast. I'll post the cast officially on the site sometime this week. Hopefully. 5. They throw things at me all day. The director has to make a decision on everything, and some things I am capable of doing on my own and other decisions I need serious input. But we're still not full speed into preproduction. Next week we start full speed ahead. Pickel, Love the lemonade story. Again, without being sappy, your support is seriously appreciated. You and the other core members make this whole project worthwhile. later pete IP: Logged
Pickel87 Member	posted 04-21-2001 10:49 AM Pete, My congratulations to you and your wife. You know of course that babies bring blessings. Don't worry Pete - you're doing great, work hard on your film from your heart- I have it on good authority that it is going to be successful Still hangin in here.. did ya ever get my s/p I e-mailed ya. Pickel [This message has been edited by Pickel87 (edited 04-21-2001).] IP: Logged
thunderfoot Member	posted 04-22-2001 09:32 AM Pete, Thanks for taking time out to answer my questions, and congrats on the second little one. I'll send you a few questions from time to time if that's okay, I'm really curious about the process. And I read your SP, it's very good, and I don't think it has a chance in hell of flopping. Your audience, probably mostly children will eat it up, and the parents will appreciate it, because it has HEART, and it makes you think. GOOD LUCK THUNDY IP: Logged
quetee Member	posted 04-22-2001 01:15 PM Hi pete, congrats on the new baby. hmmm if its a boy are you gonna name him little pete. Hey Thunder, those were great questions........ Now im happy that we finally get to see a cast list..... cant wait. keep up the good work pete..... Rome wasnt built in a day, well that's what they say, but geez have ya seen some of those old buildings .... makes ya wonder... by the way, Pickel and Myself like to be refered to as "uninvoked praetorian guards"........ sign IP: Logged
Pickel87 Member	posted 04-22-2001 02:02 PM Hey fellow uninvoked praetorian guard lets start a name Pete's baby thread If it's a girl I think Pickel would be a good name. If it's a boy Dill. IP: Logged
Dallas Member	posted 04-23-2001 10:16 AM Congrats on the new baby, Pete. It puts all of this into perspective, doesn' it. Hope all is going well in the windy city. IP: Logged
billhays Member	posted 04-23-2001 11:07 AM quote: Originally posted by thunderfoot: Pete, Your audience, * probably mostly children * * will eat it up,* and the parents will appreciate it, because it has HEART, and it makes you think. GOOD LUCK THUNDY ____________ Agreed. The audience will be mostly children. Anyone who doesn't like the movie will say that it is targeted at children, just like the Joe Camel cigarette ads used to be, before the tobacco companies promised not to target children in their ads any more. Makes you think. IP: Logged
thunderfoot Member	posted 04-27-2001 02:41 PM Say what billhays, what does JOE CAMEl have to do with Pete's flick. thundy IP: Logged
Pickel87 Member	posted 04-27-2001 04:45 PM ..."you know Billy, what worries me is how your mother is going to take this" (Nurse Ratched) IP: Logged
psichick Member	posted 04-27-2001 05:08 PM BillHayes - don't make me come after you! You are twisting other people's words again, to suit your ends. You are truly one of the more vapid brains in PGL. I'm sure you'll be banned from going to the next top 30 party next year, too, like you were this year's. Why not jog down to the neighborhood drug store or health food store and pick up some ginko biloba - it's supposed to be good for memory, etc. janet IP: Logged

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