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Monday, January 26, 2015

The Baby Cries Teaser Trailer






This is a teaser of my short film The Baby Cries. The Baby Cries is being developed for a feature, web-series and multi-media production. We hope you enjoy the teaser.

Monday, January 19, 2015

May 5, 2013 : The Baby Cries in Dublin, Ireland!

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May 5, 2013 : The Baby Cries in Dublin, Ireland!

I’m sure there are many babies crying in Ireland, but not like mine. This story is about two gay dads raising their newborn daughter while trying to reconnect with their own parents. This story is about love, faith and hope for LGBT people who are trying to mend ties with their family. This story is based in part of my own experience as a father while trying to reconcile with my parents, after coming "out" many years prior. This week my little baby will be shown to an international audience with a cast and crew from Los Angeles. They’ve arrived in Ireland and are prepping for an all week performance.
I am So grateful that my play The Baby Cries is part of the International Dublin Gay Theater Festival in Dublin, Ireland this week! 
Congrats to the cast MJ Silva, Martin Morales, Andres Solorzano and Carla Vega who are in Ireland already. Break a leg guys!

Monday, January 12, 2015

Making The Baby Cries: Follow Your Bliss

"If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in the field of your bliss, and they open doors to you. I say follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be."

Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth, with Bill Moyers



The Baby Cries seemed like an impossible dream, but it was made by a happy collaborative bunch.
-Mario J. Novoa
Writer, Director

Monday, January 5, 2015

The Baby Cries: Short Film Production Management



On January 5th 2013, The Baby Cries began principle photography. Through an exhaustive pre-production process, the production management team began to roll out the plans that were initiated months ago. Producers Kristen Wair and Mario J. Novoa worked for a number of weeks to cover logistics using an online production management platform called lightspeedeps.com that helped guide schedule, contact information and crew responsibilities. Using this online platform allowed production crew "real time" access to vital information regarding the  film shoot. As we move into the post-production phase, we are still using this platform to gain insight into the management side and to understand how to efficiently run future production schedules. Having information available to all crew is an essential tool to making sure communication is available at all levels. As small as our indie production was, the production ran very efficiently and allowed for necessary changes on the set. It's great that technology is catching up in the film industry where practical models can be analyzed and reconfigured for indie film productions.

http://www.lightspeedeps.com/features/