Hey reader – hope you enjoyed your transition into Daylight Savings Time as much as we did! A few bits of info regarding Gorilla Pictures and its band of merry men:

1.) Gorilla Pictures’ film production “The Lost and Found Shop” has made the top 20 films at the online film festival, The Doorpost. Congratulations to writer/director Caleb Slain and producers Jared Rummel and Aaron Smith for their tireless efforts. But before you start high fiving your neighbor, understand that it is just the first step of the competition, which is a multi-tiered operation. The next step is for all 20 filmmakers who passed the first round to draft a brand new screenplay on a specific topic (i.e. Truth, Hope, Sacrifice, etc.), of which only 5 will be chosen to be produced with a $40,000 budget. Fingers crossed (and under the creative endeavors of Caleb Slain & Co.), Gorilla will be informing you of great news within the next month or two.

2.) Gorilla also recently wrapped up post-production on a job for Crowe Horwath, LLP. The collaboration and partnership with them went great, as they entrusted us to tell their recent success story. We will be posting the work on our website shortly. Special thanks to Crowe’s client, Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department, for letting us take over their offices for a few days over the first week of March. And for all the patience and understanding they had while being so new to the oddity of film production.

3.) In case you don’t yet know, Gorilla Pictures now has its very own App! You can get it at the iTunes store. Just search: “Gorilla Production Reel”. We had someone download it from Taiwan earlier today. I guess this means we can finally put “internationally renowned” on our business cards.

4.) And lastly, we are happy to announce that we were recognized as one of the top production companies in film and television in the Grand Rapids Business Journal. Thanks to everyone who has partnered with us and trusted us to tell their story. More great things in 2010, we’re sure…

Adventures and mayhem loom on the horizon but we’ll get to them as they approach. Enjoy the opening rounds of March Madness! (And yet, because I’m aware that no one in film, video, or television production ever watches sports, I’m assuming that that phrase meant nothing to you.)

Aw, yeah. Gorilla just jumped into the App world. You can find it for free in the iTunes App store, or by clicking HERE.

The idea is simple. The day of the DVD is quickly becoming obsolete, and we think that Apps are the perfect new way to promote and deliver media content (and loads of extra info). Do us a solid, download it for yourself and give us some feedback. We anticipate making a lot more of these in the future.

Ladies and gentleman, we are pleased to announce that Caleb Alexander Slain’s “The Lost & Found Shop” has not only been recognized as a merited film on the acclaimed Doorpost Film Festival’s website but also is leading the pack with 2070+ views — nearly 1,400 views more than any other film on the site!

For those in the dark, Gorilla teamed up with writer/director Slain and producer Jared Rummel (among dozens of others!) to help bring to life the story of a girl searching for a lost memory – a piece of her identity. The production went swimmingly and the response has been overwhelming. If you haven’t had a chance, please go here (www.thedoorpost.com), click on the Identity tab on the left, do a little downward scrolling and find the Lost & Found tab. I trust you won’t regret it.

Thanks to ALL who helped make this film a reality. This is just the first step.

A direct link can be found here: http://www.thedoorpost.com/identity/film/thelostandfoundshop

Last week, Gorilla filmmakers had good reason to rejoice. Our most recent project, produced for Grand Rapids’ own Crowe Horwath, took place at the Miami-Dade Juvenile Assessment Center in Miami, Florida. Although far from a vacation, it turns out that just working in a climate opposite to freezing Michigan is reason to celebrate.

The film will document Crowe’s successful implementation of “Quest,” a powerful software program designed to bring data organization and advanced analytics capabilities to Miami-Dade’s internationally recognized Juvenile System. The tale we’ve captured is somewhat surprising, as it is not a story of data analytics but rather of an organization empowered to influence the lives of the children struggling in their community.

It’s an interesting story to tell, and it reflects our desire to the discover the humanity in all of the projects we undertake – Commercial, Corporate, and Entertainment alike.

An especially big thanks to Derek Street, Tyler Garret and Ryan P. Photography for joining Gorilla on the project and working far beyond expectations.