Volume 126 Issue 2
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Monday, August 26, 2013
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two began miming in Lawrence early August, but Friericher says he's happy
to finally put the financials aside and just do what he loves.
aside and just do what he loves. "It's been awesome being on set because that's my element," he said. "Especially coming from pre-production where you have to internalize and visualize everything, it's great to be able to do tangible things like move a camera or set up lights now"
"A lot of the ideas behind this movie saved my livelihood at one point or another, and seeing
McGinness says they are nearly done shooting the film and have begun the editing process, which has been the most rewarding part of production for him so far.
WILL FRIEDERICH Co-writer and -director
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"God, Grant Me" was partially funded through Kickstarter, a fundraising website that allows people to donate to various projects, but the project only receives the money if it's predetermined goal is met by a certain deadline.
"We both have strengths in entirely different areas and weaknesses in entirely different areas, but that's okay," he said. "He's had to teach me how to nail things out and get things done in a timely manner, and I think I've taught him a lot about visuals and things like that that are very important."
directors have had to learn to adjust to each others differing styles.
"God, Grant Me," a film created by two Lawrence residents, is currently in production. The duo reached their fundraising goal of $4,500 on Kickstarter in July.
The film met its goal in the last hour with 69 backers donating a total of $4,530. One of those backers is Michelle Leatherby, a graphic design student at the University from Fayetteville, Ark. As a photographer herself,
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she said it was important to her to help help artists see their work come to fruition. "I think it's important as an artist to support other artists work, even if it's a completely different field," she said. "It's just nice to
be able to help other people with their projects, because I believe if I had a project they would help fund it as well. It's a real give and take in the artist community."
CLASSIFIEDS 2B
CROSSWORD 5A
CRYPTOQUIPS 5A
OPINION 4A
McGinness and Friedier plan to finish and submit the film
in early November to various festivals, including South by Southwest. If accepted, they hope to debut in Lawrence this spring.
SPORTS 1B
SUDOKU 5A
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