Val Gameiro, Writer, Director, Filmmaker and Technologist in Austin, Texas - Film, Music, Writing and Making the World a Better Place

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Filmmaking

04/18/2011

Casting Call for SAG Ultra Low Budget Horror/Thriller Feature

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CASTING CALL FOR A SAG ULTRA LOW BUDGET FEATURE Deferred pay. Shooting in late September 2011. This is a no gore and no nudity horror/thriller based on true events of psychiatric abuse of human rights, and human trafficking. Please submit headshot and resume to: castingĀ  (at) idealsceneproductions (dot) com Day 1: Wednesday, April 27th evening [...]

Personal

02/04/2011

Val Gameiro as Poster boy for SXSW Volunteer website

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Ok, this is more funny than anything else, and I’m certainly not claiming these folks consciously picked me for the website, but you just gotta love it! I know it sounds a little self-serving, but to me it’s just funny… If you’re not attending the South by South West festival you’re missing out. It’s one [...]

Filmmaking

01/07/2011

Latest Webisode of 7 Shades of Lenity is up

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I am very happy to break the editing silence to announce we’ve just uploaded part 4 of Episode I of 7 Shades of Lenity, our sci-fi/dark future webseries shot and taking place in Austin, Texas. Episode I, our pilot, will be comprised of 7-8 webisodes, and we’re getting close to wrapping up Part 5 too. [...]

Filmmaking

12/25/2010

7 Shades Of Lenity Episode I, Part 3 Released

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Great news! Just put up the latest webisode of 7SoL… go check it out on: http://www.7shadesoflenity.com/ It’s a bit late right now, but in the coming days I’ll post some updates about the journey it was getting it cut! Enjoy, and let me know what you think! Share on Facebook

Filmmaking

12/20/2010

New Sunset in McDade Update posted

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We just posted a new update on the Sunset in McDade short film site. Basically, we have a new composer attached to the project, and we’re moving ahead with Sound Design. Also, I should be posting up a new episode of my web series 7 Shades of Lenity (part 3) here in the next couple [...]

Celtx,Filmmaking

10/02/2010

My Post-Production Workflow {Austin, Texas filmmaker}

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If you’ve already read my article on what I learned from shooting Sunset in McDade, my digital workflow comes from some of those lessons. This article starts before post-production to give some background information. And keep in mind that I’m an independent filmmaker with little to no budget and varying amounts of crew on set [...]

Filmmaking

09/27/2010

Finished shooting principal photography on short film Sunset in McDade

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Well, shooting the short film Sunset in McDade was an unforgettable experience! And things aren’t over yet! For those of you who haven’t followed this journey, this is the very first film I’ve shot that wasn’t written by me… I mean, the very reason I became a director was because I couldn’t stand the thought [...]

Activism

08/19/2010

Austinites tell City Council to not increase our water rates: http://changeaustin.org/water_rate_hike_petition.php

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Hey folks, these guys have very little respect for our opinions. They do what’s good for their pockets (and their friends) and screw the people they’re supposed to serve… US. Austin City Council members (Leffingwell, Martinez, Cole and Shade) have set the stage for major hikes on our monthly water bills to pay for a [...]

Filmmaking

05/19/2010

My webseries is up on http://www.scifinal.com/7-shades-of-lenity/

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As the co-writer/director/producer with my wife, Rita Quinn, I’m really pleased about this Earlier this month we were approached by the folks in charge of the Scifinal.com website (SciFinal is a web directory about independently produced science fiction web series.) You can check out the 7 Shades of Lenity profile of Scifinal.com here and you [...]

Filmmaking,Personal

05/18/2010

Finished cutting new trailer for 7 Shades Of Lenity

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My wife (Rita Quinn) and I, in case you don’t know, wrote, directed and produced (or rather, are still producing) a sci-fi webseries shot and taking place in Austin, Texas, called 7 Shades of Lenity, or 7SoL for short. If you haven’t heard of it yet, you can check out t he new trailers below, [...]