Moose Productions Blog

We have two tidbits of news about A&E’s The First 48…

Numero Uno: A new episode will be airing tonight at 9PM ET. The episode follows two stories, one in Detroit and one in Dallas. Graham and I shot for the Detroit episode. Our story follows the murder of two guys driving a pickup truck in a vacant lot and reveals the eccentric life of an old man who lived near by.

And el Segundo: We received the DVDs from Granada Productions of the first episode to make it to air. The show aired in early December and was called Cat and Mouse. You can see a rough version of the clip here.

The news out of Scandanavia is that Joost has arrived.

The folks behind Kazaa and Skype have now released a beta of their internet video / tv software platform. The application is similar to Kazaa and Skype in that it is not a browser-based program.

I got a chance to play with Joost (pronounced ‘Juiced’) last night and I am a quick fan. I couldn’t stop myself from flipping through channels, fiddling on the instant messaging platform, and enjoying a cornucopia of diverse programming. I went from watching a British racing show, a video news release for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, an old episode of Lassie, and a quirky German program in which people’s faces kept exploding. The best part? When the program isn’t up to your interest, you can just scroll through upcoming shows and watch what you like on any of the theme-organized channels.

The software is still in Beta (not sure why they went public with the name…Venice Project was a beta tester as well) and only runs on Windows XP, for now. This is disappointing. After digging up a beta test password, it took me two more days to find someone willing to let me launch Joost on their machine. Either way, we have something to look forward to with this software.

Why? Because Joost will need content. And what are we if not content producers?

The Venice Project is now Joost. Long live Joost.

Sing with me! We’ve got PICTURE LOCK!

After a bit more than 2 years of work, The White House Hotel is finished.

Of course, there is still more work to be done (sound editing, color correction, and final music from our maestro, Dan Zimmerman), but as for the edit, the Feature Length Film is Finito.

Now comes the next great unknown - finding a venue for the film. For the last four months we have been sending out rough cuts of the film to various film festivals. We are still waiting for some responses. Every day we check our mail, our email, our pulse, waiting to hear if we have made it into any festivals.

Either way, we look forward to screening for an audience and we hope you will join us when the time comes.

Felicidades & Happy New Year