Dormanine Update

Production wrapped up for Dormanine a couple days ago. The production process went smoothly for the most part. We faced many challenges such as filming in a car, creating a smokey hallway, figuring out how to make water fall from the ceiling, and several re-shoots. We conquered these challenges though with what I believe to be good results. During the production period I have also been editing, which has also gone smoothly for the most part. Other good news is that I have screened the film for a few of my friends and the film has gotten very positive reviews. Here they are:

Rajiv Desikan on Dormanine: "Dormanine is to AJ Garbus as is The Revolutionary War was to George Washington. Both define these men."

David Nassirian on Dormanine: "Dormanine is a thrilling journey that penetrates deep into your mind and leaves you with thoughts you will never forget. Its elaborate and unpredictable plot makes itself AJ Garbus's best film yet."

Bradford Greaves on Dormanine: "Your best film yet."

Now though comes a challenge that I've been fearing since the writing of the script. The original script was 13 pages. The typical rule in film is that every page equals a minute. I had hoped that this film would've not applied to that rule, but unfortunately it has. As of now the film has a running time of 12:36. This would not be a big deal except that this film is going to be my NYU portfolio film, and the NYU application specifically states that a film should not have a running time over ten minutes. Also this is going to be my submission to the National Foundation For Advancement In The Arts Young Arts film festival, which also requires a time limit of 10 minutes. Now the challenge is how to cut two minutes and thirty six seconds from my film without disrupting the story, emotion, tone, and natural flow of the film. Im hoping I can conquer this challenge just as I have the others, but this is the most difficult obstacle of the film process for me thus far. I hope that at the end of all this, a great product will come out that people will enjoy and get me into film school. As always check out the blog daily for updates as well as my twitter.