"SILENT"

Good Evening.......hope everyone out there had a great weekend. In the spirit of this rainy weather we are having in Cali I wanted to inform you on a recent project of mine.

My next experimental piece "SILENT".

The idea came up around December of 2009, but I didn't shoot it until about a month ago. It's a simple premise, a mystery/thriller, but the story was never a main concern. It was a test in lighting and being able to tell a story with no dialogue ---- going back to the days where music was key to telling your story. I wanted to challenge myself and at the same time have fun. To see what I could do with just an outline and a vision, it was shot in just a couple hours on a Friday night. It was late, some of the camera work is so so and I even played a part. So we will see what comes from it.  When I have time I will finish it, amongst all the other projects I am working on. Look out for it in the next few months. Until Then......

Chris Jensen-Soto

Writer/Director/Artist

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3786598/

March Updates

Pre-Production for my next short "Ghost Story" is underway, I finally have my lead. Joining the cast alongside Robert Zepeda is Ronnie Alvarez. He will be playing the role of GUS and Robert will play FRANK. I am very excited to have the cast finally set, now all that's left is planning the day of the shoot and setting a date. In the next few months I will be creating concept artwork, storyboards and of course some promotional items such as posters and an eventual teaser trailer. My ideal shoot date will be around mid-May to mid-June. Still haven't figured out an exact date, but I will most certainly announce it when I have one. In the next few weeks I will be opening a fan page where I will update everyone on the production. In all honesty this is a project that I'm very excited for. Compared to my other work, which are mostly experimental, this will be a straight forward narrative, a "throwback" horror flick that yes I am confident that most of you will enjoy. A modern day ghost story....literally.  Stay tuned for more info.

In between all that I am prepping my first ever collaboration with a filmmaker friend of mine. Brian "Cuojoe" Tolbert of DAGDAFILM and I have written a script together. It was written in about a week, it's 32 pages and it's already been cast. It will be shot in the DOGME95 style, but not abiding by every single rule within it. We are looking to shoot around April. More info soon, including the title, premise and casting bits.

Besides those two upcoming projects I will be very, very busy in the coming months. Right now I am creating a Bat-Mitzvah montage, then in April I will be shooting said Bat-Mitzvah and than editing it. Also I have an actor reel in the works, once done you'll know for who, I'm not one to boast.....seriously.

DAYDREAMER is nearly complete, I finally found my groove. For those who know me either personally or through my blog you know that sometimes it takes me a minute (so to speak) to finish a short I've made. It's the experimental nature of the ones I've been doing lately. Most times I let it sit and won't even edit for weeks, then when inspiration hits I dive in and figure out what was "missing" all along. It's part of the creative process, I never rush anything and I feel that it does show in the end product. That's the beauty of editing as well, you can have 5 different versions of something and they all give a unique and sometimes odd perspective of the same thing, it's endless in a way. Eventuality is one such example, the first cut I did was too obvious, it spoon fed every little detail to the audience and explained why everything happened, it was too straightforward. The second cut and the one I picked as the definitive cut was surreal, creepy and in the end you had a lot of questions. I even had my actors asking me, so what did this mean and why did you do that instead of this and so fourth. Isn't that the reaction you would want? You want people to question your work, to be intrigued by the complexity, the mystery behind it. It gets everyone thinking, analyzing every aspect of it and that's what makes it that much better. OK I ranted again, forgive me I do that sometimes. Until next time, have a great week.

Oh and to the people of Japan God bless you and may he watch over you in these difficult times. To my brother from another mother Marcus, be safe out there kid! I love you....Peace.

Chris Jensen-Soto
Writer/Director/Artist
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3786598/

VISIONS: Now Playing

Thought I'd post this on my blog seeing as I never have. It will be up here for your viewing pleasure. Also don't forget to vote for it over at yourindiefilm, there is less than one month to vote! Thanks again for the support!  http://www.yourindiefilm.com/node/599

Visions 2010 Cut from Chris Jensen-Soto on Vimeo.
Official Synopsis: Luciano is determined to leave his past behind him. With a job promotion and his loving girlfriend by his side nothing can go wrong. That is until visions of his past begin to haunt him, affecting every aspect in his life. Now the line between what's real and what's not is blurred, causing Luciano to confront his demons once and for all.

The very first poster art I created back in 2007.

The short stars Robert Zepeda, Andrea Jimenez, Magdaleno Robles Jr. and Victor Rivera

Visions began back in 2007. Shot over a 2 day period the initial cut was lost, along with 1 out of the 2 master tapes. In 2009 another version was cut along with additional footage shot that same year. That cut was never completely finished and just recently was lost as well. This is the current version, edited by my good friend Brian "Cuojoe" Tolbert. He asked if he could take a shot at putting what I had together. He came very close to my vision. I do intend to make a Director's Cut sometime in the near future, so look out for it.
For more info check out Visions on imdb.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1816057/