Hey, how’re things? Been awhile, huh?
Last time we checked in, The Roomies was finally available for sale right here on DVD and over yonder as a digital download. Since releasing the film, I’ve shifted my focus toward completing the screenplay for the next feature, renovating our Mongrel Studios homepage and developing some more upcoming media projects.
We really appreciate all the nice comments we’ve gotten from folks who’ve seen the movie. I don’t think I posted about this before but if you’re in Portland and would like to rent The Roomies, you’re in luck – Movie Madness is the only video store in the world currently where you can rent the DVD. Even better, it’s available under their local films deal, so you can rent it free along with any other rental. So that’s pretty neat.
Lately I’ve been trying to do more art for my day-job at Truthout and Mongrel as well. I got on this big Saul Bass kick awhile back and started working in a more simplified, cut-out style for my Truthout stuff (seen here on the Truthout flickr, under my day-jobbin’ name). I’ve been working with Photoshop since high school and it’s only this year that I finally figured out how to use the pen tool properly, so I’ve been making up for lost time.
I’d always intended on going back and doing some more posters for The Roomies at some point, but other things usually took precedent over adding to the five perfectly good posters we already have. That situation hasn’t necessarily changed, but my willingness to use art as a means of procrastination has increased, so here we are.
Here’s the first in a series of character posters I’ve been working on for The Roomies. This one features Irene, as played by Katie Mentesana:
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Let me know what you think, hope you guys dig ‘em. See you tomorrow with the next one.