BOOMTOWN

Today was a rather eventful day. I woke up early and knocked out a quick assignment for the Chronicle in Memorial Park then rushed back home to change and meet the Welling Films crew at Shawn’s. Our documentary, “The Messenger: 360 Days of Bolivar” was chosen as an official selection in the 2009 Boomtown Film & Music Festival and we honored to screen the movie today in the festival’s home base of Beaumont, Texas. We made the hour or so trek out from Houston and as soon as we arrived we participated in a director’s panel. After the panel, we quickly headed off to the wonderful Jefferson Theatre which is where the festival’s films were screened. Our AMC digs for the premiere were awesome, but this theater had some amazing character. It was built in 1927 and recently restored. We didn’t spend a lot of time in Beaumont, but with the little time we did have, I walked around a bit and captured some images on the studio’s Nikon D700. I shoot Canon, however, sometimes I pick up the studio’s Nikons for a change. The D700 has one thing my cameras don’t and that is the ability to shoot and multiple exposures in-camera. I absolutely love the feature so I had a little fun with it. I tried to meld the multiple exposure idea with the feel of Beaumont and the activities surrounding the festival. During the awards ceremony, we were presented with an award for Best Docu-Drama. Success!

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