Harrow Beauty News
January, 2008
The Moog Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization created to highlight the pioneering
work of inventor Bob Moog, recently asked Paul Schattel to shoot a mini-documentary
on the process of the unveiling of his archives.
December, 2007
Paul Schattel was recently asked to direct a series of medical interviews
for British Television. Held at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta, the interviews
featured hematologists from around the globe, discussing the latest discoveries
in, well, Hematology.
Shot in PAL, and commissioned by Filmmakers, Inc., the interviews featured British journalist John Macabee. The raw footage was then sent to London's ClearPoint Learning Systems for post production. Cheerio!
Dec, 2007
The Mourning Portrait, our Appalachian horror script, was optioned earlier
this year by the terrific NYC production company, Belladonna
Productions, with Paul Schattel slated to direct. Now in the casting
phase, the script is 'in development,' and being circulated to some amazing
names in the film industry. It might take a little longer yet, but the
film should eventually see the light of day in 2009! We'll let you know
more as news develops.
What are we doing in the meantime? Working on several other amazing scripts
in various stages of completion ... On the drawing board: A skewed romantic
comedy called "Countrypolitan," a dark fantasy called "Old
Exit One," an adaptation of a great, contemporary southern writer's
first book of short stories, and ... as always, "Harvestman."
May, 2007
The Harrow Beauty team was recently asked to direct and produce a pilot
for the Discovery Network's 'Animal
Planet' television channel called "Pet Detectives."
Working with Pawsabilities' Millie Sharpe and veteran Director of Photography Rick Aguar, Paul Schattel directed the pilot, staging re-enactments, interviews and plenty of dog's eye view b-roll in the mountains above Asheville, North Carolina. The footage was then off to Los Angeles' FilmGarden for editing and post production.
Now we wait and see if Ms. Sharpe becomes the next cable television star!
December, 2006
Harrow Beauty proudly provided production services (location audio primary
among several) to "Blue
Alchemy: Stories of Indigo." A multinational feature-length documentary
detailing the fascinating history and cultural importance of the plant
used to create the mystical blue dye indigo, "Blue Alchemy" is the brainchild
of award-winning documentarian Mary Lance, the founder of New Deal Films,
a longtime NYC film company now based in New Mexico.
The project is funded by Women Make Movies, Inc., the only national multi-cultural women's media organization whose focus is the promotion, production, exhibition and distribution of films by and about women.
The shoot took us from interviews in private homes and textile mills in North Carolina to shooting archival documents in Charleston museums.
AUGUST, 2006
Harrow Beauty's Paul Schattel has been busy directing and producing several
segments of The Learning Channel's Trading Spaces television show.
Philadelphia's >Banyan Productions hired Paul to oversee parts of the Asheville and Charlotte programs shot recently in those respective cities.
Look for the episodes to air in early December!
MAY, 2006The Mourning Portrait, our Appalachian horror film, recently went to the IFP's Emerging Narrative Conference, and we've been working since then with a prominent New York City production company.
We'll let you know as news develops.
Sinkhole, our last movie, has begun selling internationally. Our partners and sales agents have helped us find a place in various markets and territories around the world. Now the film has had multiple sales and is on television in some of the most exciting international countries we can imagine.
