Friday, March 30, 2007

El Escape on maiden voyage!


Photo: Virgin America will begin operations in April. We are very proud to be a part of Virgin's launch and its maiden voyage!
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Yesterday, I signed a non-exclusive agreement with ESCAPE distributors Venevision International for the worldwide rights to EL ESCAPE DE LOS SANTOS for in-flight entertainment.

As a first, EL ESCAPE DE LOS SANTOS will be the first non-studio film to be playing on the first flight of Virgin America Airways...

This is a really exciting time for us...

Check out what Virgin America has to offer on the link below:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/
mega-hands-on-virgin-americas-airbus-a320-with-red-in-flight-e/

As of now, EL ESCAPE is available at retailers nationwide AND in hotels through Video On Demand AND starting in April it will be flying all over the world.

Now that is one hell of a start for our first film.
I cannot wait what the fate of ASH WEDNESDAY will be.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

New Look!

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The ASH website has been refreshed with a whole new and bold look...
It has a really cool movie intro, kind of like a little 15 sec. teaser... it has sound, so crank it up...
AND a brand new menu for the main index page...
The site can be accessed through www.digitalworkstudios.com or directly by typing:
www.someonewillfall.com
or
www.miercolesdeceniza.net

Here's a list of the new stuff that's been happening on the site:
  • Updated trailer! Trailer has been color corrected to match the movie plus, the sound has been enhanced...
  • Listen to the soundtrack online! Complete original score is now on the site.
  • Film stills gallery. It's a really cool gallery of frames grabbed directly from the movie.
We are preparing 2 mega-events, along with a whole bunch of other surprises that are taking longer than we had expected... However, I believe that it will be worth the wait...
Stay tuned and thanx for all of your support!

You look around what do you see?
I'll tell you what I see is a world belonging to me
Take time to find what you may dream
It's all right there within your grasp
Just beyond what you can see

Your life goes by
Before you know
You gotta take time to slow down
Better take time to veer off the road
Enjoy the sights
While you are here
There's nothing to fear but fear itself
Who knows when the end is near
--Living for today (Pennywise)

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

A night to remember... JAJAJA



Photos: Me (with my gnarly tattoo... which was a very painful stamp that lasted like 5 minutes before the sweat swept it away... jajajaja), Paco, Patricia Vonne, Hector and Barco... in the next pic it is basically the same humans but with Alex "el Lobo" from Del Castillo and Clifford Antone (we miss you man... snffff) in the back... AND Paco's effortless charm working at 9% of its capacity... yeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
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OK, well, YESTERDAY we were in Austin specifically to see 3 of our all time mega-favorite musicians in the world play together in one night...
Our good friend Patti Vonne, Del Castillo and Chingon... well, Robert Rodriguez with Del Castillo is Chingon, but that's beside the point... Patti played the cool Gitiana de triana and Del Castillo played Rios Misticos and they all graced us with fresh new melodies... even Chingon played a new song from the GRINDHOUSE soundtrack...
Great music and a great night... snf,.
ALSO, on the way we were listening to CHICOTE and NEXO... so it was a great night of great independent music... COOOOOOL!

Speaking of music, don't forget to check out the soundtrack to CAPITULO UNUS at www.someonewillfall.com

Monday, March 05, 2007

Listen to the complete Soundtrack!


Photos: Fernando "Dude" Ibarra at 3 am ripping the guitar (taken 9-8-06) AND the official inspiration juice of DWS in Monterrey...
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The complete score is now available for your listening pleasure at the official Ash Wednesday website:
www.someonewillfall.com
The score is beautiful and it elevates the movie unto a whole new level.

Many gifted musicians lent their talents to the soundtrack including famed Pianist and opera coach Rolando Garza Rodriguez, Guitar master Fernando "Dude" Ibarra, Engineering and ripping the guitar: Waris Rodriguez, Giuliano Innocenzi on drums and myself, I did drums and some really weird reverbs and reversed sounds (in the movie I am credited as Chaviro Villa :-)...

The score was captured in one week and some songs were assembled in that same week we spent in Monterrey, however, while I was editing the movie I mixed some raw tracks (i.e. drums, cymbals, guitars, voices, etc) into the film editor itself, and adjusting the raw sounds to make some really interesting music that would greatly enhance each scene.

Not one song was created for a specific scene, we gave the musicians themes (like sorrow, tragedy, suspense, etc.) and in editing I put songs as the scenes needed them... A very organic and creative experience...

We are cooking LOTS of stuff in the slow cooker... We'll have a bunch of exciting news really soon... stay tuned...

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Goodbye to the house on Big Lake...


Photos: This was the house in Westlakes (Eagle Pass, TX) where we have shot all of our films. In this photo, Gregorio Cazares' car creeps in... Let's just say that Gregorio (played by Fred Cisneros) visits Matias' family in an unfriendly manner...
ALSO, Here's the interior of the house. Pictured in the pic is Jessica (Kristi Gomez), Alicia (Eva Akashi) and Matias (Ricardo Gonzalez III). This exact interior design was used for EL ESCAPE which was shot in 2004.

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As Roger and Alonso leave to Laredo, they left behind a house, that they were renting with a huge cinematic legacy.
Their house was featured in one of the most important films that Digital Work Studios has ever worked on, which are EL ESCAPE DE LOS SANTOS and ASH WEDNESDAY: CAPITULO UNUS.
In EL ESCAPE, it was the home of Andres De Los Santos' family and in ASH it is the home of Alicia and Matias Bloom... Interestingly enough both teenagers got imprisoned in Mexico... isn't that weird...
ANYWAYS, thanks for the memories you big house... we'll never forget you.
May those bricks and sheet rock shield your cinematic legacy forever...