[NEohioPAL]An update about Custody - A film shot in NE Ohio

Wed Dec 21 08:08:12 PST 2005

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Filmmakers Challenge Audiences to Find Movie Mistakes
 Eric Stuyvesant and Scott Wachtel celebrate a time-honored tradition of=20
Independent Film by encouraging viewers to find continuity mistakes and othe=
r=20
errors.
Akron, OH December 20, 2005 -- Every low budget film suffers from mistakes.=20
Lack of funding and resources have always dictated that there will be proble=
ms=20
in sound design, lighting, continuity, and artwork. Rather than wallow in=20
their mistakes, filmmakers Eric Stuyvesant and Scott Wachtel have challenged=
=20
audiences to point them out.=20

=E2=80=9CI have been over this movie with a fine-toothed comb,=E2=80=9D says=
 Wachtel, the=20
film's editor. =E2=80=9CI know everything that=E2=80=99s wrong with it, and=20=
dare people to find=20
something that I may have missed.=E2=80=9D Lucid Vision Entertainment, the f=
ilm=E2=80=99s=20
production company, will be hosting a series of online merchandising giveawa=
ys=20
to viewers who can correctly identify problems. =E2=80=9CPeople will have th=
e=20
opportunity to win autographed copies of the film, bumper stickers, movie po=
sters and=20
more,=E2=80=9D adds Wachtel, =E2=80=9Cit's the proverbial 'Where's Waldo' of=
 indie films.=E2=80=9D

While recognizing the film=E2=80=99s shortcomings, Stuyvesant and Wachtel re=
main=20
confident that content will hide a number of problems. =E2=80=9CIn our test=20=
screenings we=20
found that most people became so engrossed in the story that they lost track=
=20
of our errors,=E2=80=9D says Stuyvesant. =E2=80=9CWe concentrated on our act=
ors delivering=20
strong performances, and that=E2=80=99s what draws an audience in. If you ha=
ve the=20
audience=E2=80=99s attention focused on the story they=E2=80=99re not as lik=
ely to see all your=20
miscues.=E2=80=9D

Celebrating mistakes is not uncharted water for the filmmaking pair. =E2=80=
=9CWhen I=20
wrote the script,=E2=80=9D adds Stuyvesant, =E2=80=9Cit was a cathartic heal=
ing process that=20
started with finding the humor in my own life. I had gone through a divorce=20
and had custody of my sons and was having a very difficult time coming to te=
rms=20
with my situation. I had to learn to laugh at myself in order to live with=20
myself.=E2=80=9D

"Custody" is a quasi-autobiographical film that uses prison as a metaphor by=
=20
placing the main character, Rick Stevens, and his three sons behind bars.=20=
=E2=80=9CThe=20
first year in any single parent=E2=80=99s life is emotionally trying,=E2=80=
=9D says=20
Stuyvesant, =E2=80=9Coften times you and those closest to you are trapped in=
 an emotional=20
prison.=E2=80=9D

Copies of the newly released DVD can be purchased online at LVE's Website,=20
Custom Flix or Amazon.com

Opportunities to win merchandise and other valuable considerations can be=20
found at the LVE Message Boards
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Eric Stuyvesant and Scott Wachtel celebrat=
e a time-honored tradition of Independent Film by encouraging viewers to fin=
d continuity mistakes and other errors.
Akron, OH December 20, 2005 -- Every low budg=
et film suffers from mistakes. Lack of funding and resources have always dic=
tated that there will be problems in sound design, lighting, continuity, and=
 artwork. Rather than wallow in their mistakes, filmmakers Eric Stuyvesant a=
nd Scott Wachtel have challenged audiences to point them out. =E2=
=80=9CI have been over this movie with a fine-toothed comb,=E2=80=9D says Wa=
chtel, the film's editor. =E2=80=9CI know everything that=E2=80=99s wrong wi=
th it, and dare people to find something that I may have missed.=E2=80=9D Lu=
cid Vision Entertainment, the film=E2=80=99s production company, will be hos=
ting a series of online merchandising giveaways to viewers who can correctly=
 identify problems. =E2=80=9CPeople will have the opportunity to win autogra=
phed copies of the film, bumper stickers, movie posters and more,=E2=80=9D a=
dds Wachtel, =E2=80=9Cit's the proverbial 'Where's Waldo' of indie films.=
=E2=80=9D While recognizing the film=E2=80=99s shortcomings, Stuyvesa=
nt and Wachtel remain confident that content will hide a number of problems.=
 =E2=80=9CIn our test screenings we found that most people became so engross=
ed in the story that they lost track of our errors,=E2=80=9D says Stuyvesant=
. =E2=80=9CWe concentrated on our actors delivering strong performances, and=
 that=E2=80=99s what draws an audience in. If you have the audience=E2=80=
=99s attention focused on the story they=E2=80=99re not as likely to see all=
 your miscues.=E2=80=9D Celebrating mistakes is not uncharted water f=
or the filmmaking pair. =E2=80=9CWhen I wrote the script,=E2=80=9D adds Stuy=
vesant, =E2=80=9Cit was a cathartic healing process that started with findin=
g the humor in my own life. I had gone through a divorce and had custody of=20=
my sons and was having a very difficult time coming to terms with my situati=
on. I had to learn to laugh at myself in order to live with myself.=E2=80=
=9D "Custody" is a quasi-autobiographical film that uses prison as a=20=
metaphor by placing the main character, Rick Stevens, and his three sons beh=
ind bars. =E2=80=9CThe first year in any single parent=E2=80=99s life is emo=
tionally trying,=E2=80=9D says Stuyvesant, =E2=80=9Coften times you and thos=
e closest to you are trapped in an emotional prison.=E2=80=9D Copies=20=
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