Visit to Wade Krause

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Anna Newman

I had the good fortune to make a visit to Wade Krause at his shop in Clovis. A-mazing. To start the visit off, Wade’s 1940s Ramasees game gave me some excellent advice.

photo by wade krause

Then Wade was kind enough to let me interview him about his work on the visible pinball project, his experiences as a pinball artist living in the California Central Valley (not exactly a pinball mecca), and other pinball topics. Wade’s interview will be part of bonus material on the Pinball Donut Girl dvd.

I’ll post some of Paul Breski’s stills from the shoot later. (Paul and I did a music video project with Rude Dog Rudy Strukoff this weekend as well.)

Fundraising Outtakes

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Anna Newman

I promise I don’t snort in the version I’m submitting for approval. The lovely actor next to me is Nikki Chase, part of our cast and a rising talent from Tracy, CA.

Flipping out?

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Anna Newman

Today I have to get all the fundraising pitch footage edited so Fractured Atlas can review it. I’m planning to launch my fundraising campaign in September, then film in October. There are so many moving pieces. It’s overwhelming some days. I stay calm by focusing on one thing at at a time: today the editing and tomorrow the donation request letter second draft. I’ve been getting great feedback from Dr. George, my adviser from SJSU back in the MA days and President of the Brilliant Beethoven Center. I’m on the board of the associated American Beethoven Society.

photo by michael scheiss

There are so many compelling arts organizations to support, like the Beethoven Center. It’s important to me to make PBDG a great project, a film worth supporting. I was very inspired by my visit to the Pacific Pinball Museum Collections last night and the prospect of including bonus material on my DVD about the unique transparent pinball machines they are making.