Production Diaries:

June 2004

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Recent Entries:

HUNDREDS GATHER TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MAKO IWAMATSU IN CAGES!
Wed, 14 Nov 2007

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE SCREENING OF MAKO!
Tue, 16 Oct 2007

Perles Acquires Cages Distribution!
Wed, 01 Aug 2007

"CAGES" RUNS 4TH WEEK IN THEATRES!
Fri, 13 Apr 2007

IT'S MY TURN TO FLY!
Mon, 09 Apr 2007

"CAGES" SURPRISES MANY AS IT ENTERS THIRD WEEKEND IN THEATRES!
Fri, 06 Apr 2007

"CAGES" ENTERS THIRD WEEK IN THEATRES!
Tue, 03 Apr 2007

LOYAL FOLLOWING TO THANK, AS "CAGES" ENTERS THIRD WEEK IN THEATRES!
Mon, 02 Apr 2007

One team—Two continents. Coding at 10 PM - I'm gonna make a cup of tea and keep programming. Still coding at 12 midnight - MMM... that tea hit the spot. Coding at 2 AM - Hey, did you spike my tea?!

Face to Face 08/07/04

Back in mid May, when Graham first approached URGE to discuss the CAGES website, we met at a local Mexican restaurant to review the project and brainstorm together. Sitting at a table in the corner, between burrito bites, we envisioned an actively growing site and sketched site structure on napkins. As we wrapped up our initial meeting, Graham mentioned he would be with the production team in Singapore while we developed the site here in Los Angeles. No big deal, right?

Thanks to high-speed internet connections and iChat, our trans-pacific collaboration has been excellent. During production we've exchanged ideas, images and materials using email, voice chat, and occasionally using video chat—face to face again, minus the burritos, sitting across an oceanic table. I know people have been working on these technologies for decades, and that we're not the first team to use technology to span great distances. Even so, I feel as though we've reached a major milestone. I'm truly inspired by technology's ability to bring people closer and facilitate the creative process.

The time difference has worked out really well. We in LA like to work late, and Singapore likes to get up early. They work even later and so each morning and evening, we connect to review the site, exchange ideas and pass the baton. While Singapore sleeps, we develop and update, and while we sleep, they test and collect feedback. This non-stop cycle has brought great efficiency to the work and has supported our desire to continually enhance the site and it's functionality.

As both developer and visitor of CagesMovie.com, it is this Behind the Scenes section that has been most inspiring. For website visitors outside of Singapore, it is a window into different worlds—into Singapore and it's beauty and history—into the inspiring world of independent movie-making. And for the cast and crew of CAGES, this Behind the Scenes journal (and sometimes diary) has helped unite and inspire the team. And for me, inspiring many late nights of design and coding, and many more to come.

Daniel Shiplacoff
URGE (design and development of CagesMovie.com)