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July 2007 - Vol 2, Issue 7
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Well, it's officially been a year since we were on the Trans America Trail. This time last year we were in Colorado taking in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. So a year has gone by since our trip and that of course begs the question: HOW MUCH LONGER UNTIL YOU GET TO SEE "ROAD LESS TRAVELED?"

Trust me when I say that time is nearing. We just finished all of the on camera work with Rick Johnson. While this is a big deal for us it is just as big a deal for you because it means that we've got a very exciting video clip for you guys to watch this month.

- James

As I mentioned we have been making slow but wonderful progress with the voice of the film/series - Rick Johnson. As Rick has been incredibly busy we are 10x more grateful for his contribution to our project. With the recent finish to our on-camera shoot with Rick, all the pieces are starting to come together.

Now we just need to lock R.J. down to a date for the studio sound work. We need to get his audio narration for both the Final Trailer and the Pilot television show finished up so I can begin fine tuning the rough cuts into finished products.

You'll be happy to know though that I've very recently secured a Sound Stage and an audio recordist to capture RJ's Narration. This was a relief as a huge concern was how my remaining budget of practically nothing was looking more and more unlikely to finish the films sound needs any time soon. Fortunately we were able to work around the challenge by using my Alma Matre's brand new Sound Stage - A very big THANK YOU to Chapman University here in Cali. They look out for their Alumni. If you know anyone interested in Film School pass the word on about Chapman. (Wink!)
The largest obstacle we now have, besides finding time in RJ's busy schedule to finishe the narration of RLT, is finding a CG Animator. We have several segments that will require a CG animator and that can quickly become very pricey.

Fortunately, one of my best friends in California is an Animator and has agreed to help out with RLT. But the question that needs to be answered is how much of it can he do within his busy full-time schedule? We'll have to figure that one out as we go.

We're still sticking to the deadline of Sept. 10th for the Final Trailer to be finished but the Pilot will likely have to follow shortly after that given some of our recent setbacks.

What does this mean to you, the anxious fan, patiently awaiting "Road Less Traveled?" It means that by September 10th you will be able to view an amazing finished Full-Length Trailer that will reside on our website. It also means that we'll begin testing the waters with cable networks to put RLT on the air. Although we hope this effort will be short and we'll find a buyer right away, this process could take some time.

How long will it take?
The honest answer is we don't know. This is the first time we've done this. If any of you have any contacts at cable networks please don't hesitate to pass them along to us. You'll find our emails on the contacts page of our website!
We hope you enjoy this month's video clip as it sure was a lot of fun shooting with R.J.. This time, instead of having a crew chase us around, it was just Him and James. James carted all the camera gear in a large backpack and strapped a huge tripod onto the back of his XR650L motorcycle. It looked a lot like his Honda had a Anti-Aircraft Canon sticking out of the backseat!

Although they bounced over a lot of rough terrain, none of the camera gear was harmed. This is great news as we couldn't afford production insurance this time around! VERY RISKY... but as James has said, "I've learned that if I don't take risks I won't have anything to show for it."
Teaser #2
You may have already been to our site and seen our two trailers. If so, we hope you enjoyed them and will pass the links on to your friends and family to view. If not then you definitely need to visit the website and check out both the trailers.

You'll get to see a few of the friendly, curious folks we met along the way, get a flare for some of the challenges we faced, and just get more of an overall feeling of what it was like to cross the Trans America Trail as brothers.

We gaurantee you'll dig these trailers and your friends will too.
We've got this My Space page and don't know what to do with it! Right now it's as basic as you can get since we don't know how to use My Space. But maybe you do. If not you your friends or your neighbors kids do. We want you to help us build our My Space page. Send your ideas, any code you know, and instructions to newsletter@roadlesstraveledmovie.com We'll take the best ideas and impliment them on the page.

In the meantime, there are some pictures posted there. Please feel free to check it out and if you have any suggestions or tips email us at newsletter@raodlesstraveledmovie.com We'd love to make our My Space page searchable to the public and learn how to do cool stuff with it. So really, if you have suggestions, please do let us know.

Don't forget to check out the July video clip, the teaser trailers, and to encourage your friends and family to sign up for the RLT Buzz newsletter!

To learn more about Sam Correro and the Trans Am Trail Click here

Michael Murray continues to do a terrific job with the RLT website. If you or anyone you know has a need for web design, or if you just wanna check out some cool stuff, visit motorradmedia.com!

That pretty much catches you up to date with "Road LessTraveled." I know you guys are waiting... but trust us, it's coming together very well!

Thanks for your support and if you have a choice, choose the "Road Less Traveled!"

Ride On!
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