What a week for Mermaids of New York! We had our first non-Coney Island screening, last week. Thanks to the lovely folks at Northside Fest and Union Docs for making that happen, it was truly an awesome night! Photos to come.
And Mermaids ruled the city at Coney Island Mermaid fest on Saturday, we even got a shout out from Gothamist!
But wait.. there’s more, the opportunities to get in on the Mermania continue….
We invite you join us for a special siren happy hour/screening/fundraiser to help us continue our documentary project, Mermaids of New York.
It’s free (but donations are appreciated) and there will be drink specials, mermaid appearances, performances and raffles for fabulous prizes throughout the evening and all proceeds will help us bring Mermaids of NY to MerCon in Las Vegas!
If you’re interested in volunteering, performing or donating raffle items, please contact The Lady Aye at theladyaye@gmail.com for more information.
Photographer Thomas Daniel has very graciously donated a beautiful framed 20×24 print of his photograph of mermaids in Coney Island, which we will be raffling off at our event at Galapagos, next week! Buy Tickets here!
Terence has really outdone himself this time! In addition to being an awesome friend and connecting Mermaids of New York with Lavalier in the first place, he has secured signed copy of the U.K. version of Nick Cave’s Bunny Munro audiobook which he worked on as an audio spatialization engineer (sigh! we love T for being such a dreamy geek!).
First of all, if you have not yet experienced the new Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO, that alone should bring you out.The place is bee-you-ti-ful! Unlike any other venue in town, plus they are truly committed to supporting independent artists like us!
Secondly, we have an incredible line up of live performances, Legs Malone will show off that incomparable 34 inch inseam of hers, Brooklyn Babydoll will be on hand to shimmy and shake with borough pride and my partner in film making absurdities, The Lady Aye, will impress you with her unique ability to glamorously stick tools into her face and crack wise at the same time.
Thirdly, Lavalier will be setting the musical score for the night (and our film!). They are one of NYC’s newest, coolest bands, you will not want to miss the chance to hear them live. Plus special guest performance by Shelly “The Singing Siren” Watson!
Finally, we are in the process of putting together some killer raffle prizes which I will post more about soon…
In the meantime you can purchase tickets here. There are three tiers of pricing $15 is general admission, $25 is reserved seating, $150 is Producer’s Circle and gets you not only reserved seating but a Thank You in the finished film!!
We are planning a New York fundraising event at the very fabulous Galapagos Arts Space in Brooklyn, NY!
Not only will there be live performances by Lavalier, The Lady Aye and of course some of our mermaid subjects but we will also be screening a never before seen sneak peek at the film! And we’ve got more plans for making this a nautical night to remember… SO PLEASE SAVE THE DATE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER, 24 2009 8pm and become our fan Facebook so we can keep you up to date on all things mermaid in new york.
I am very pleased to announce that the mermaid project has found it’s soundtrack!
Music is an essential part of any film. That is a pretty obvious statement, I know, but honestly, it’s easy to forget how important music and sound are because, when it’s done well, it becomes a seamless part of the whole film experience. Film music has always inspired me, I love soundtracks because they can put you right back into the mood (and essentially the story) of the film.
We feel that is crucial for Mermaids of New York to have it’s own sound, something that will help create a mood and shape the pacing of the film.
Last week, I asked my friends on Twitter and Facebook friends to tell me which movies had the most memorable scores for them and I couldn’t believe the response, within a few minutes I had ammased quite an extensive and varied list of movies with great music. To name a few (now test yourself here, it is amazing to see how many of them bring a particular piece of music to mind) : Close Encounters, Cinema Paradiso, Sleeper, Manhattan, Shaft, The Draughtsman’s Contract, Susperia, Koyaanisqatsi, Amelie, Planet of the Apes, There Will Be Blood, Taxi Driver, Atonement, The Mission,The Piano, Night on Earth, Blade Runner, Charoits of Fire.. the list goes on. @filmmakermag even sent me an article on the subject: http://bit.ly/LM1eN
The first thing that came to mind for me was Errol Morris’ Thin Blue Line. It simply would not be the same without the obsessive compulsive and haunting Philip Glass score.
So, it is a thrill to know that Mermaids of New York will indeed have it’s own unique and memorable sound. We will be collaborating with the amazing NYC based band LAVALIER. As soon as we heard their music we knew we needed to get them involved with the film. I think you will agree that they have just the right ammounts haunting and whimsical to make the perfect mermaid music.
Lavalier is:
Steve Milton – Vocals, Percussion, Accordian
Dave Horowtiz – Guitar
Terence Caulkins – Sound Spatialization and Percussion
