I don't suppose this is OUR Chris Potter!! Options

[Jannine]

I got this internet alert today and it mentions a short film being made... and there is mention of 'Chris Potter'... but is it OUR Chris Potter????

Probably not!

“Strings”

When Billy, a struggling pianist, leaves his family to join an experimental therapy group called Strings, he quickly realizes he’s made a mistake and wants his old life back. But as the group makes it impossible to leave, the only way Billy can return home is to have facial reconstructive surgery, which leads to a dangerous cat and mouse for not only him but his family as well.

This thriller is the debut feature by Austin co-directors Ben Foster and Mark Dennis, from a script by Dennis. Shot from last March to late December and filming in over 50 locations in and around Austin, Foster admits looking back on the project that there were a lot of things he would change.

After making the short film, “The Alternate,” in the end of 2007, Dennis approached Foster with the script for “Strings” which they immediately wanted to begin making. “We really hit the ground running and kind of put ‘The Alternate’ to the side,” Foster says. ”We never submitted it to a festival; we played it in the ‘Strings’ audition waiting room.”

At first the two thought of making “Strings” their “practice film” into making a real feature, but soon realized that would be an expensive endeavor. “We see this as our film school, practice and real thing into one.” Foster says the biggest challenge was not having a locked script when shooting started. Tweaking and rewriting the story while casting (Billy Harvey plays the Billy character before the facial surgery and Chris Potter plays him postop) and then also while filming; it made for a lot of frustration and many pick ups. “For our next film we’re going to lock a script before making the movie and we’re not going to compromise on anything,” says Foster, who adds that though they had many growing pains, their film shows there are filmmakers in Austin who want to tell stories other than about twentysomething relationships.

Financed through credit cards and the help of the Austin community, Foster says the film is close to being locked and will be submitted into festivals soon. Shot on HD by Mike Simpson, the film is produced by Foster, Dennis and Gretchen Upshaw and is edited by the directors.

[Valerie]

I also read about this film. On You Tube you can watch a Teaser and that is definitely not our Chris:

Strings Teaser

[Pan]

I also read about this film. On You Tube you can watch a Teaser and that is definitely not our Chris:

Strings Teaser

Yeah, according to IMDB, it's not our guy. Our guy is keeping pretty busy though. Good for him!

[Pan]

In fact, OUR CP (I guess we don't really own him...) is in production in a project with the brilliant Cary Elwes and the delightful Gabrielle Anwar. She co-stars in Burn Notice. And if you aren't following that show, you really ought to try and find it. It's just wonderful.

[Jannine]

Hey Pan

Well, when I say OUR CP, I mean as opposed to the dozens of other Chris Potters out there that I keep getting Yahoo Alerts for... whether it be the jazz musician, some lawyer type, some sportsman and the like.... It's hard to tell sometimes!!

And yeah, Mr P is keeping very busy, which is of course fabulous!

I have heard of Burn Notice... not sure if its on here though. I will have to look out for it.

[Pan]

Of course I knew what you meant, Jannine! I just like to try and make you smile from time to time.

Hey Pan

Well, when I say OUR CP, I mean as opposed to the dozens of other Chris Potters out there that I keep getting Yahoo Alerts for... whether it be the jazz musician, some lawyer type, some sportsman and the like.... It's hard to tell sometimes!!

And yeah, Mr P is keeping very busy, which is of course fabulous!

I have heard of Burn Notice... not sure if its on here though. I will have to look out for it.

[Jannine]

Of course I knew what you meant, Jannine! I just like to try and make you smile from time to time.

Awwwww - I always have a smile when I come here to visit Pan; all the bigger for seeing you too

As I've said before, there are some great CP fans out there and I'm thrilled to have become a member of this 'little' niche.