gypsy road trips, premieres, bad dreams brought to life, and lezzy kisses in CO - OH MY!

when fellow actress and badass Whitnie asked if i could make it with her to the premier of "Silence" and "Me, a Rapist?," two shorts she had made over the last two summers with Colorado filmmaker Todd Braley (read more about the director and these two shorts HERE!) and to work on her newest short, "Wake" - it took me about two seconds to text back "fuck. yes."

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only problem was the premier was saturday, and i had already agreed to be part of a Fuel Photo pin up contest that friday night at the knitting factory in boise (awesome boise weekly article about the event by my friend and photog mika belle of belle arts HERE!). this meant that in order to make it work, we would be making the TEN HOUR road trip from boise, idaho to grand junction, colorado overnight! luckily, as i may have mentioned, whit is also a badass, and was down for the challenge. 

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beer?? chicken strips?? NEVER! only salads and diet cokes for us classy ladies..

and perhaps half a menthol cigarette for dessert if we're feeling 'naughty'.

sunrise! the perfect time to be through 6 hours of a 10 hour trip..

arriving at 9.30AM, sleeping til 12.30PM, then getting ready for the premiere was an adventure in it's self. the next four days followed roughly the same sleep pattern, but luckily whit was gracious with her doctor prescribed crack pills. sunday night meant no more than half an hour nap at the crack of dawn for this little actor, too excited and energized by the creativity flowing in the braley house!! not too mention mentally mapping out the dramatic break up scene between me and whit - can you say waterworks?? chemistry?? LESBIAN KISSES?? ... well we can! and did!

the premiere itself was AMAZING! wonderful cast and crew and local support for these two incredibly beautiful and powerful short films!! i was blown away by the talent brought by every one involved - amazing job guys!!
that night after the premiere came the real fun part. nooope, not sleep! PLANNING!! the newest whitnie short, based off a powerful nightmare she had recently had. the cast and crew stayed up til the wee hours plotting out "WAKE!" and sunday the plan was run through at the production meeting. again no sleep, and filming began monday!! we snuck some fun in there too though, don't worry ;)

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CHECK OUT THE "WAKE" TEASER - HEADED TO FESTIVALS EVERYWHERE!

adventures in Grand Junction and behind the scenes photos on set of "Wake!"

appreciating the local art..

getting our judo lesson on. yeah, we can totally throw you.

getting my make up done by the amazing Brian Weller

the "Wake!" cast christmas greeting card! (Kidnap, Bre Braley, & Whitnie Mauney in the back, JNT, director Todd Braley, Kyle Evans, and Barbra Patterson

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time flies when you're having fun - creating, collaborating, laughing - this is why i do what i do! but all too soon i had to hit the road again, leaving actor ms.mauney behind as she starts the next step of her dream pursuits! this time i took two days to travel back, with a pit stop in salt lake city to see an old friend and to work with a new photographer, Chris Madsen of Square Pixel LLC Photography for some fun with wet plates, before finally arriving back to boise, energized and feeling accomplished!

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just a little smokey...

Square Pixel LLC - our first wet plate attempt - an incredibly complex and time consuming process using a camera that is over 100 years old.

takin' on SLC! a dear friend and amazing artist Karina Gero & myself making a scene in mormon town.

and a quick shout out to all the amazing new artist friends i made in grand junction!!

the alpha dog of GJ - Kidnap! keep it real man, you got mad skills - HERE!

the beautiful and talented music duo Jack Plus JIll - thanks for playing at the premiere, keep making music! HERE

the amazingly talented cartoonist and special effects GENIUS, Brian Weller - mind blowing work! you're already blowing other effects artists out of the water, i know you'll get your halloween store one day! 

Yvonne Day - thanks for sharing your story and sticking around to capture all the crazy behind the scenes antics of the premieres and "Wake!" - you're an overpoweringly welcoming personality, don't ever change!

and all the others i met on set - Kyle Evans, Sarah Sisneros, Creative Tinkering, and the whole amazing Braley family - you guys rock! this is what it's all about, never stop creating, learning, and pushing yourselves and others!

XOXO
JNT

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