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Speed of Light
April Update
Spring time at Traveling Light proves this company doesn't know the
meaning of the word hiatus. From the racetrack to small town
Texas and from the sky above us to outer space, Traveling Light is
everywhere and knows it all.
Speaking of which, Mr. Know It All is wrapping up post production on
the pilot episode of this new History Channel series. Director
Adam Friedman truly enjoyed the shoot with actor Paul Zaloom as the
title host who solves the mysteries and mechanics about everything from
dust to bunnies. Tune in, and there will be nothing you don't
know.
While the editors put the finishing toucheson Mr. Know It All, the
office is abuzz with excitement over the company's current feature film
project "A Fine Dark Line." This screen adaptation of Joe R.
Lansdale's coming of age story set in late 1950's Texas is prepping to
start shooting in the summer. With development and financing guru
Anne Marie Gillen on board, the project is quickly falling into
place. Friedman met with Mr. Lansdale earlier this month, and
both of them are eager to roll film on this exceptional collaboration.
On the Discovery Network front, the company is in production on "Duel,"
a series featuring actual combat planes. This close-up look at
aerial dogfighting is exactly the kind of visually stunning work
Traveling Light is known for. Engage in "Duel" as we delve into
some of the most famous dogfights and the technology used historically
and today.
Continuing its successfully symbiotic relationship with Champ Car,
Traveling Light is proud to announce completion of two new spots for
the popular racing series. Friedman and Company traveled to
Sebring, Florida to film the commercials featuring Champ Car's top
three drivers: Paul Tracy, Sebastien Bourdais, and Justin Wilson.
The crew had an absolute blast; you know, if hanging out with celebrity
athletes and felling the sheer power of open-wheel cars turn laps at
160 mph is your idea of an absolute blast.
Racing is a subject close to Friedman's heart, and never more so than
with the epic heroism of Alex Zanardi, the subject of a Traveling
Light documentary now in post production. In 2001 Zanardi
lost both of his legs in a horrific crash on a track in
Germany. Interestingly, it was a race that almost didn't
happen because it was scheduled just four days after September
11th. In one of the most inspirational stories in professional
sports, Zanardi overcame immensely tragic circumstances, and with the
help of two prosthetic limbs, he not only walked again, he also got
behind the wheel of a race car in 2003 and finished the thirteen laps
he was denied two years earlier. Zanardi tells the story himself
in this stirring narrative about racing and pure human resilience.
And on the event horizon, "Godspeed John Glenn." This documentary
special, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the Apollo
missions, promises to be one stellar piece of programming.
Zombie fans will be sad to learn that production on "Dead On: The
Gilchrist Chronicles" has reached an impasse. The SPCU - Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to the Undead - requires that a zombie
wrangler be on hand at all times, and gosh darn it if that didn't do a
number on the budget. Our financers have suggested changing the
story from zombies to celery. Somehow, Becca Kerr's one and only
line as the receptionist doesn't have the same punch to when it's
"Pardon me, there's someone here to see you ...and ...I think he's
produce."
That's it for April. Keep it real, keep it here, keep it
Traveling Light.
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