My friend, Selene, sent me a funny email about her experience catching REPLAY at the Loisaida Cortos Film Festival. Check it out: In The Trenches: Notes On Loisaida

REPLAY got into the Loisaida Cortos Latino Film Festival — it’s 15th Official Selection! Woo hooooo!! For screening info, check out: http://www.stopchasingme.com

My friend John and I snuck up to the Hollywood Sign in order to shoot some time-lapse photography for my new short film, Angels. Unfortunately we got busted by the cops before we could even shoot one frame of film!

Sneaking onto someone’s property, headed toward the base of the mountain…

This trail is ridiculously steep!

Getting closer…

Almost to the sign!

Setting up for the shot! Better hurry before the cops catch us!

The sign, up close and personal!

Uh oh… time to go!

Speedy getaway after the cops got on the intercom and shouted at us to climb down immediately!

I refuse to let this be the last attempt to get this shot (so far I’ve tried twice)! Third time’s a charm! Either I’m getting arrested, or I’m getting my shot — we’ll see! ;-)

In preperation for some new work I have coming down the pipe (a new :60 spot and a new short film), I’ve made some revisions to my website! Most notably, I’ve redone the whole REEL section and revamped the WORDS section. Look around the site for some other new goodies (not telling!)…

www.reyniermolenaar.com

Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

All you actors and models out there, check out this casting notice for my new short film:

I’m working on a non-fiction short film, currently entitled ANGELS. The film is a visual poem that uses time-lapse imagery, soundscapes and music to explore the beauty, filth, excitement, decadence, glamour, sadness, humanity and spirit of Los Angeles.

I’m currently seeking interesting faces/personalities to shoot time-lapse portraits of. For each subject, I will do a minimum of 3 shots which will take roughly an hour to an hour-and-a-half, depending on the available light. You must be willing to stand almost-perfectly-still for up to 36 minutes at a time (although, usually the shots take about 12 minutes).

There’s no pay, but each portrait that gets used in the final cut of the film will be featured prominently in the piece, which I plan to show at festivals and, eventually, online.

If you’re interested, please send me at least one photo of yourself and a brief paragraph explaining what makes you uniquely “LA.” Friends, couples and families are welcomed as well. I’m looking for all types, shapes, sizes and colors of people — I’m just trying to represent a wide range of the people that make this city tick.

I’m an international award-winning writer, director and producer with experience in commercials and narrative work. Some of my recent clients have included: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox Broadcasting, Big Imagination Group, Turner Broadcasting, Current TV. You can check out some of my work and learn more about me by visiting my site:

http://www.reyniermolenaar.com

Hit me up if you’re interested!

I posted some new tracks up on my Mix Tape. Special thanks goes out to Shane Hobley, who turned me on to some crucial new music this summer!

Hanging with Jen, Tamar and Aram at Six Flags. Woo Hoo!

I got my hands on the new iPhone 2.0 Firmware, featuring the App Store, a little in advance of it’s official release. Sooo sick!!

One cool little feature is that it can take screenshots — peep my website icon! Yeeeaaahhhh!!

About to embark on a bike mission to Culver City.

REPLAY has just been selected for it’s first festival in europe!! Read the announcement!