caliblog: based on a true story

[ Originally posted on 03/16 on Project Pedal ]

I have a feeling, as I sit down at my desk to write, that this post is going to end up a bit on the lengthy side. Which is entirely my fault, there has been *plenty* to update people on in the last few months, but for the wrong reasons I didn't want to add any post to the site. That wrong reason being: I didn't want to bump the most recent video-post off the main page - I know, I know, that's silly. So I've added the above yellow banner that many of you have probably noticed, which is going to help me get over my obsessives nature.

So let's get started:

Meeting with Matt. I'll start here because this meeting lead to much of the following news. The last week of February I had a quick lunch with Matt at Universal, the same Matt that this time last year was producing Pedal. On one hand he expressed how much he loved the project and the recent work I had been putting into it, on the other, he was concerned / confused / worried about the lack of attention it was getting - both real-world and online.

This has a lot to do with my long-time reluctancy to talk about things I'm "doing", as opposed to things I've done. It's hard to bring up to people that I'm working on a "project"... because in LA, *everyone* is working on something. I guess I just feel like every other "up & coming director" when and if I talk about Pedal to people... but on some levels I'm going to have to get over that uncomfortableness in order to have "this" work.

Which in many ways has to lead to the next five things.

If you want to read the rest you'll have to go go here :)

Labels: ACA, Blip.tv, Casting Call, Festivals, Project Pedal, Update, Veoh

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Hopefully you've watched Episode Two, and have a basic understanding of "how" the relationship between bikers and crew will function.

Here's what we are looking for: A small group of bicyclists - already planning to ride coast to coast (west to east), preferably along Adventure Cycling's Northern Route, during the months June & July of this year.
The less money you have as a group: the better. The more you are fundamentally opposed to staying in hotels and hitching rides: the better.

So, how does this work? Easy - simply introduce yourself. You can do this by sending an email. You can write a blog post and leave a link in the comments of this site. You can use your friend's camera to post a video on Blip.tv, Revver or YouTube. Contact us through Pedal's mySpace.

Be creative. This process is simply an introduction. The more you include - the better for starting a conversation.

The deadline for introductions is May 1st.

(Note: I should make it clear that Pedal is not a safety net... meaning Pedal will not be financially involved or supportive in anyone's travels. We are merely searching for people who are comfortable in being tailed - as unobtrusively as possible, of course.)