Lamb to the Slaughter

This past weekend One Glass shot the first scenes for the new short film Lamb to the Slaughter. The set was created by Stephanie Testa and myself, with lighting design by Danny Weiss. Chris Kelly plays Mary Houseman, the disgruntled housewife, with Andrew Breton as her soon to be murdered husband.

The shoot went pretty smoothly, with no problems at all from our camera. Not only that, but the digitized material looks great - thanks HD! Steph has already edited a rough cut and the sound and lighting all turned out perfectly. I'd also like to extend a big thanks to Chris, who, even on just a couple hours of sleep, was able to churn out a great performance.

Next week we'll be shooting the actual killing scene, with the real star of the film - the 10lb leg of lamb sitting in our freezer.

New dawn Landes Music Video

This Thursday, One Glass was on the set with singer-songwriter, musician, and around-nice-person dawn Landes, shooting her new music video "Bodyguard." We can't release the details just yet, but be assured that the music video is going to be awesome and hot. Speaking of things awesome and hot, it was awesomely hot on thursday and we had dawn and her posse wear some awesomely unbreathable jumpsuits under some really hot lights.

Anyway, we showed up Thursday morning in the pleasant neighborhood of Dumbo in Brooklyn. dawn has a great space there, which by the way, is actually a recording studio as well, so all of you musicians out there, take note.

Did I mention that we made the set? Yeah, that didn't exist before us. Well, the room, existed, but the green screen and the lights were not there. Anyway, I don't want to go too much on a tangent. We've got things to do - we're planning on animating the video. The animations are going to incorporate elements from Danica Norgodoff's illustrated book, The Circus Song Book. Her drawings are amazing. Also, this weekend we're shooting a short film based on Roald Dahl's short story Lamb to the Slaughter. It's also going to be awesome and hot. Let's just say this: murder, deceit, and giant club-shaped leg of lamb.

One Glass is having a party!

For those of you who are just familiarizing yourselves with us, One Glass Productions consists basically of Stephanie Testa and myself, Valery Estabrook. We live and work in New York City, making all things big and small that relate to video, film, and the editing thereof. After years of carpal-tunnel inducing freelance work, we finally decided to join forces and to become what some may call a "creative powerhouse." Others may call us a "the conjoined-twin version of video editor-producers." And still others, simply "hey, you two." But nicknames aside, we are ready to announce ourselves to the world - and what better way to make announce this important news than by having a party!

That's right. And you're invited. On August 16th, 2007, at the Bowery Poetry Club, One Glass will be sponsoring a huge, amazing, laugh-your-ass-off-yet-still-feel-warm-and-gooey-inside kick-off party to celebrate the melding of our creative and technical minds. We will be screening our latest work, along with the short films of our friends, and a few others that we have deemed worthy.

The party will start at 9pm with an OPEN BAR from 9-10pm. Space is limited, so get there early. Admission is $10 at the door but if you RSVP to info@oneglass.org, you'll receive a special price of just $7. The screening will start promptly at 10pm, with plenty of time afterwards to meet and greet everyone. Be sure to stop by, see some great short films, meet some awesome video editors, and of course, schmooze your heart out. We guarantee it'll be the best night of your life.

Everyone should check out the new website

The title says it all. Here's our ever changing website.