We've rolled out the red carpet, and given you VIP tickets to witness a historical moment for both film and the blockchain. We're thrilled you're joining us for the first ever release of a full length film on Steemit, grab your popcorn but be aware that there are known side effects from chewing THE JUJU!
THE JUJU GUM CONSPIRACY
Episode 01: Cedric and Monica
14 original never aired anywhere else episodes. One episode a day (at 8pm EST timezone) for 2 weeks straight starting today. We will keep the video links active for one month, until February 8th.
From us to you with love,
@vachemorte and @juliakponsford
*Disclaimer: Some people have had changes in behavior such as agitation, hostility, depression, anxiety, panic, aggression, anger, mania, abnormal sensations, hallucinations, paranoia, or confusion while chewing JUJU GUM. If you notice some of these changes continue chewing JUJU GUM and get medical attention at some point but no need to rush.
Behind the scenes series posts by co-creator @juliakponsford:
the script / the casting / making the props / locations / outside promotion
Our interview with INFAMOUSLY FAMOUS MAGAZINE about this first ever feature film WORLD PREMIERE on STEEMIT.
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Wow. First let me say, that while everything about this just fucking rocked, the soundtrack / sound editing just had me by the balls. This pulsing soundscape just put me in the JUJU world. The easiest way to tell lower budget films for me is usually the audio continuity between cuts and overall audio quality. This is top notch.
Amazing performances as well! Just... I am speechless and that doesn't happen often. I just can't find the words to say it. So impressed with you guys. I love you.
To clarify the @humanbot post which will go toward promoting The JUJU GUM CONSPIRACY (see below):
https://steemit.com/curation/@humanbot/human-spot-light-1-double-feature-juliakponsford-and-vachemorte
100% of the SBD payout from the above post will be used to promote future episodes of the JUJU GUM CONSPIRACY.
Whether that means buying votes through a bid bot, using the promote feature, or whatever, I will determine in collaboration with @vachemorte and @juliakponsford.
If you have ever loved something so much that you wanted to vote on it twice - go vote on that post and you are basically giving a second upvote to the JUJU GUM CONSPIRACY.
Much love - Carl "Humanbot" Gnash
Thank you for all your support carl, I'll ditto everything vachemorte said, I'm so happy to have met you, you make steemit a better place ❤️❤️❤️
You are the absolute best beautiful human being ever and this barely covers the minimum. I appreciate all your positive energy and I can't thank you enough for helping us show our little monster to the world. There are many surprises awaiting the audience that have the stamina to stick with us until the end...
Thank you for analyzing my function!
If people read my comment I encourage them to upvote the link that Carl "Humanbot" Gnash left above!!!
thank for sharing this amazing post. your blog is a location for amazing post. thanks so much
Whoa! That was fucking awesome.
Kudos to all involved in the making of this, I'm off to watch the second part right now......more please.
Juju condoms eh!? That could be interesting...
Glad you enjoyed.
We are not done one a day 8pm est for 2 weeks straight, up for one month.
Juju condoms are amazing they allow me to go on for hours but never forget the side effects, they are real....
Would't want to get them mixed up with the gum though eh? Urrgh 😂
The innovative JUJU condom are also chewable before or after they've been used.. In case of itchiness and skin rash on you genitals use confidently JUJU SOAP*!!
*possible side effects might occur if you use JUJU soap...
😂😂😂😂 Hilarious!
AAAAARRRRHHHHHH!!!!!!!! THIS IS WHAT I HAVE CRAVED!!!!! MAN, that was SO GOOD. Just the hit I needed first thing in the morning before breakfast! Damn I must have just missed it when I went to bed last night......SO AWESOME. My cortex is blown. My mouth is dry with feverish joy. I have eaten the first inch and a half of my fingers in cosmic ecstasy. The JU JU GUM CONSPIRACY is my new opera, my lifeblood, the reason I wake, the sprinkles on my cereal, the shine on my shoes, the dance in my heart, the final collapse of my antiquated fear structures, the lover in my closet, the capsule in my tinned soup, the new dress for my mutilated barbie doll, the banquet for my sun-starved millipedes, the lethal injection to my expectation module, the capital P in my Post-beat aPocolypse, a new benchmark for creative aspiration, a new dream to wash away the cavernous ruins of mankinds failure, and the TASTE I have so NEEDED for my desperate HUNGRY EYEBALLS!!!!!! Thankyou for rewarding my faith that the universe would provide us ONE DAY with something genuinely worthwhile. It is for produce like this, by people like you that people like me are even in this weird existence. Eternal blessings to you both, @vachemorte and @juliakponsford.
We will do our best to feed your desperate hungry eyeballs over the next two weeks, theres lots more where that came from, thank you for the support Basil!
I don't have the skills to answer to a comment of that level. But I will try. Thank you brother that mean a lot to us you are one of a kind and we got to really enjoy everything about your personality. Your reactions could be framed and put on my wall and I would smile everyday thinking about the new dress of your mutilated barbie doll...
so much more to go
13X more...
love ya brother
This is absolutely amazing! I can't wait for the next episode!
Congrats, you are both insanely talented!!!!!
Thank you isaria! I feel such a relief that this day is finally here! Seems like we've been waiting ages ❤️❤️❤️
The queen of piano, cat, darkness and so many other things herself is here. Yay! We appreciate you soooo much Isaria you are totally one of our best friend since day one THANK YOU!!!!
Yay me too, I love you both! I'm very excited to see what happens next!!!
TRACK 1: Cedric and Monica
This is funny! I love it! Wish I had some Juju gum right now.
Glad you want to chew. There's some JUJU for you down the road I can tell you that much without spoiling.
A bit different that my usual Ukulele in your face open mic entry...I'll be back in your court, causing trouble again, when this thing is all said and done (sorry about that :)
We are still wishing that some big users (you are in that category now, sorry again) realize the full exponential potential for the platform, and how actual original quality content would help the value of steemit and steem to grow.
This project is important to the platform not because I did it, but because it's the first ever feature film to be released as a world premiere on steemit. If I succeed more will follow. If more follow me in my madness I can't even imagine how great steemit can become with less shit posts and instead original series / films / shows. I hope you have the spine to check this thing through until the end. If you do I won't disappoint, as it is to this day, my best entry ever to the contest :)
Happy you know I am doing this and it's not only a full length film, but also a full album.
Love V
I dont care that you already made 250 i added my lil vite. Because this shit is so worth it!!! I love those characters-- omg actually i grew up with those exact ppl!! Lol. I'm so excited to see how far the conspiracy goes and meet all the new characters ..esp the fenake that kicks ass hehe!!! Til tomorrow!!
thank you for checking it out @limabeing!!!
Thanks limabeing for watching I'm so happy so many people are taking the time to watch, I know we all have a short attention span on steemit lol. I grew up around a lot of people like that too, I suppose we took a lot of inspiration from life :D
My bad typing. Legit in highschoolall the druggies (see: me in highschool) hung out on benches at the park . All the older guys were agressive and dumbe and the teenyboppers loved them and danced lol...
Fan fucking tastic! You guys blow me away with your talent, I'm gonna watch it again when I'm sober Tomm. I'm hooked on the JUJU!!! Glad to see this getting recognition, definitely well deserved! Resteeming now..
Let us know if it better drunk or sober lol thanks for watching man with the golden arms!
Better today, Russian dude kills me! I wish I had a sweet laptop that I could press the q and the w 😂
Some might say that we filmed the whole thing drunk but the haters won't stop us right?! Thanks for the resteem anything that can put us UP helps! I am surprised that you didn't mention John.. let's see tomorrow!
Yeah I forgot when I was making my comment. In the middle of his rant I heard music like u used from Machineco. What happened to his head, is that a real wound or makeup? I worry about him lol
The answer to this question is in this post from Julia: locations we knew someone would ask at some point....so we have the answer ready for ya!
Its here!!!!!!! You are indeed making history with this!!!!!!!!!! I dont have the words but I have so much respect for the 2 of you!!!!!! TRULY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOTALY GRIPPED!!!!!!! We get one a day yeah??! ... I need more. I am addicted!!!!
That's right one a day, thanks for joining us TERMITE I hope you enjoy the rest :D
I am sure I will enjoy the rest going by the first!!! Cannot wait!!! RESPECT!!
yeah bro stick with us because we intent to stick with you as well!!! One a day for 2 weeks straights that's what we got for you. Also we have mad love for you and your work! Keep chewing we know you are no quitter!!!
haha!!! Nice 1 bruva!!!!!!!!!!!! PROPS!!!!!
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!! Finally got to see this first part, and can't wait to see the rest. Love everything about it, concept/story, characters and of course the soundtrack! All so professionally done.. standing ovations 👏👏👏
Thank you Reinhard! Theres a lot more weirdness to come lol I hope you enjoy the rest!
Oh, I know I will! Totally addicted already 😵
Approval from the master himself, it couldn't be better. As Julia said more to come this is the introduction to the madness. Without spoiling, I can tell you the 3 first episodes are the set-up and episode 4 we kick in the action to the next gear... Really glad you saw this. The idea to release the film here first originate from seing artist of you level on the platform! So you are in part responsable for our actions... sorry about that.
Oh stop it, you just want to make me even more speechless!
If my humble presence really inspired you, I'm thrilled... ahm I mean.. sorry ;-)
This was crazy good work. I'll be watching for sure \m/
thank you brother, we got some rock n roll in there for you coming up. Wrapped in the JUJU packaging!
Can't wait man!
Love it already!!!
Holy shit so glad to finally see this starting, this episode was hilarious, like nothing I've ever seen before, I can't wait to see the rest, congrats you two! What a great moment for steemit!
Thank for supporting us along the way and watching! 13 more to go, can you handle it? 😊
Just finished. Holy Cow! Loved it! Where can I start....
The infomercial guy was cracked!! What a unique vibe from that guy.
Lighting effects in the park - one of a kind. I've never seen that blownout look work so well. It was perfect for establishing the location.
The main characters were excellent. Buddy was deadly. You sure he is not for Buckmaster Circle, Newfoundland????
Loved the character development. I feel like I know the two mains.
Loved the Russian. Deadly monologue.
Julia, V.... you guys are amazing. Can't wait for Ep2!!!!
Thanks for watching Bucky, the tv presenter was one of my favourite characters in the whole thing, while we were filming we couldn't stop laughing lol, tomorrow you'll get to meet some new characters :D
Yo thank you so much Bucky brother. You didn't meet all the main characters yet you will have to watch until episode 5 or 6 for that. I appreciate your support for this project not just now but through the prior weeks while we announced it. We both consider you a really true friend of ours even if we never met before we feel really connected with who you are. It's because of people like you that we decided to show our film here. Also I hope we will jam together in the same room one day :)
The Vachemorte Production team IS the radical edge in new wave filmmakings. I'm thoroughly hooked ! The soundtrack is fresh. The motion graphics are super groovy. And the acting is totally whack :) Great Great Great !
Greatdabu we've missed you so much! So glad you came out if hiding for the film release, if I want anyone to share this with us it's you :) we might use this comment as a future endorsement ❤️❤️❤️
Yay!!! Please feel free to use this review comment as much and anywhere you want for promotions. I'm so glad that I caught your first episode. :) This new year I'm wanting to ramp up my involvement on Steemit. I also miss creatively collaborating with y'all. The last three months I've simply been too busy in my offline job, but have been keeping up with my curating :)
Ugh real life can be so annoying always getting in the way of the creative lol, one of the reasons this film took us way too long to complete. I can't wait til you jump back in I'd love to do another Collab soon!
I can clearly SEE and HEAR how much time was given to this project. And finally, the wonderful manifestation! I'm also very appreciative of the fact that you're releasing it first on Steemit. Hence, my resteeming and mucho upvotings all over this JuJu Gum Conspiracy World Premiere post :)
DABU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I tried to summon you for weeks finally you are here. Please don't go away for that long anymore. Once a week I ask Julia what's up with the great Dabu? Did you see the mysterious man that disappears and reappears at will? Our dear patron and friend. Basically we miss you.
You couldn't show at a better time because this is what I consider my most important post ever. So glad you came to the party. Please post some music or poetry again and if not just reach out to us on discord so we can chat! Love you brother.
Great Dabu shows up for the JuJu Gum Debut and is hugely impressed !! Yes @vachemorte I too miss our collaborations and interactions, and like I just told @juliakponsford, I'm really wanting to get my creative juices squirting around Steemit in this new year.
Yes squirt your creative juice all over us!!! Let's collaborate when you are ready! I know what you mean as I am really busy at my job also and it's hard somedays to have energy to be creative!!
Dude ..... you and Julia have so much creative energy, it constantly blows my mind. I'm honored to witness it :)
We are honoured that you are here!! One of these days I'd really like you to tell us about the man formerly known as the artist or something like that :)
Congrats on the release of your show!! It was hilarious and had me laughing so hard! What a production put together by all of you! Seriously impressed! Def curious where this is going to go over the next 2 weeks, as we meet all sorts of new characters, and find out more about the JUJU! Stoked for more laughs lol. That commercial was def my favorite part. What expressions and acting... I think you may have come across a star guys! What a salesman. lol
So much creativity... love what you guys are doing for the community!
Yo bro. Glad you check it out. Yes the JUJU will lead you to a tortuous path but you will see the light at the end.... We are proud to be the first filmmakers to release a feature film as a world premiere on steemit. Maybe more will follow us in our insanity and together we could create a new way of distribution for filmmakers. And it is needed. I talked on previous post about my thought on what are your options to distribute your film and most, if not all of them, involve you being raped in the ass. Hope to see you here again tonight we have way more JUJU to show you!
Down with corn syrup!!! Dude that juju commercial was such a great charicature of advertising.
You guys did such a good job on this. It made me laugh out loud several times, and the entire thing had this unusual quality that is hard to put my finger on. Kind of dystopian, or maybe, super cleverly sarcastic? Some kind of disassociative, maybe psychedelic feel. Acting was on point and the script was pretty hilarious. The shop owner had me cracking up! xD
Dude, @vachemorte, the sound design was exceptional! I really like the juju theme songs(?) The one that opens the episode, and the real sleezy, sultry piece at the end. Again, an exemplification of the charicature of advertising. Very well done, man. I also loved the way that you broke the punk music at 4:38. It let the comedy soar through perfectly. I think maybe I heard a crime theme and a party theme? I really dig what you did here, man, and I think you did a great job. Insightful use of sound, and the overall mis-en-scene was unified and evocative.
Looking forward to finding out who that old dude is, @vachemorte and @juliakponsford ! :D
I'll let you in on a little secret the old guy is our current landlord, and the screaming landlord is our ex lol! We usually choose apartments based on the weirdness of our landlords apparently :) thank you so much for watching!
Corn syrup bououhhhouu!
Funny fact I work in advertising (kind of) so I can use the weapon of the enemy against themselves without them expecting it! Your comment is so well put that it could be a film review in a magazine (but yours is super flattering ;)
As always music is super important for me ....If the actors sang I could call it a musical. That's how much music I have coming for you ...
When you said cleverly sarcastic I thought you really got it. We often try to add around 30% awkwardness to the mix ...
See you tomorrow!!!! And thanks for being here.
That was packed with so much fuckin sweet JUJU! Loved it... I'm hooked, can't wait for tomorrows episode. Congrats on the premiere!
Thanks so much for your support along the way, we are so excited right now woohoo, lol I hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
I was happy to buy my ticket to the show. Y'all had me laughing all the way through, so far it's even better than I thought it was gonna be! You know I'll be watching and chewing tomorrow night.
You know the risk of chewing more than anybody else. We can't stop you but if you go too deep you know we won't be able to save you either... Yes your golden tickets are the best kind we have to offer: VIP sections with all you can chew included. Enjoy
I can see what is true when I start to chew. I could stop chewing anytime I wanted... But why would I ever want to? JUJU changed my life for the better!
You are and stay one of the top chewers in the JUJU game that is for sure.
thank you so much brother I had the feeling you would show up... :)
Hell yeah... all I do is chew!
You guy's are killing it. When I watch the first 15 min of most big budget movies I'm already yawning but JUJU had me tuned in and wanting more! The characters are perfectly twisted :) Can't wait to see what comes next. Great work!
Wow! Ca commence en force! Très hâte de voir la suite! Wild, vibrant, original, hardcore, top notch production, beautifully done visuals, the soundtrack is hard hitting and truly awesome! Great job on the actors part too, and so cool you got your one of a kind landlord in there, man what a caracter! Love, love, love everything about it!
You and Julia are a force to be reckoned with!
4 thumbs up from mr and mlle Philo!
Thank you for checking it out philodendron! I feel a relief that it's finally out there, or at least we've started the process! Once things settle down we definitely need to go for a beer to celebrate 😀😀😀
It must have been quite a day for you guys! So happy to have been here to see the grand opening! Certain on va fêter ca!
Pour le hardcore ça commence à épisode 4... On est bien content que vous étiez présent pour notre accouchement qui était plus que du.. Je me sens bien libéré d'enfin avoir poster le premier épisode. Ça soulage, comme quand t'attend 3 jours pour aller au toilette (c'est pas conseillé de faire ça c'est une analogie seulement ... je suis très régulier de ce côté)... J'espère qu'ont va avoir le plaisir de se prendre une bière et un zatoch bientôt...
J 'avoue... Vu comme ca , effectivement ca doit faire du bien!Super contents de pouvoir assister au lancement de cet énorme travail! Ca va être un plaisir de vous revoir! A bientot!
I am totally desperate to see the other episodes, these are the 10:05 most magical minutes that I have experienced... :D that concept behind the "JU JU conspiracy" has me admiring the incredible information and Art this entails. I love you guys
Wheee glad you enjoyed it we love you too yu ❤️❤️❤️❤️ so glad to have you as a friend in steemit!
You won't have to wait long my friend ... WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH THE YU!!!!!❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
really glad you enjoy, take the ride with us, we are not done. We have more to say!!!
JU JU, ju ju GUM JU JU, ju ju GUM JU JU, ju ju GUM JU JU, ju ju GUM JU JU, ju ju GUM JU JU, ju ju GUM ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ :3
This is completely crazy :D.
First I fell in love with Sergej! <3
But the "ZIZIPHUS ZIZIPHUS" bid killed me completely :D.
Absolutely amazing,
everything, the image, the music, the atmosphere. It's completely crazy and ridiculously controlled in it's own expression.
Awesome job brother!
Just awesome! :)
Thank you so much, all of your comments are exactly what we were going for! I hope you can manage to watch 13 more!
Yo dimitrij my bro! We got some ground covered tonight I hope you will join us in the rest of our adventures.... Look at the post linked in the bottom of the post from julia called: casting. You will see why we wrote a part specially for Sergeï... It worth it! He made us laugh so much that day we just thought let's write something just so we can bring him in because that whole scene was not in the script before the casting..... The real latin word for the juju gum is ZIZIPHUS ZIZIPHUS for real... When I found that out I immediately tried to incorporate it somehow.
mad love
hahahah! the casting clip is awesome. There's a whole gradient of characters! I love their uniqueness. Some of them have so much charisma that I'm really looking forward to watching some more. I hope that there will be a lot of Sergei in the movie. :D Just him coming by and point out the consequences and stating the obvious in his way.
According to me you might see Sergei again one more time, when you will least expect it...
This is so good, so inspiring.. i am freaking ... the ... heck... out !!! I wish you all the very best of the best i have nothing intelligent to say because i am too excited and artistically engaged in this moment in HISTORY <3
Thank you for the enthusiasm flo! I'm in a flutter right now myself haha, gonna try to rewatch as a spectator along with everyone else!
Congratulations, really. What an accomplishment. I love when he sticks his head through the heart (how did they plan that idea??) I love all the unusual pauses , i love the sparkles of the blurry trees...the empty fridge...
Thank you so much for your kind words, we are far from done, plenty more has to be said before we can be free of the JUJU again... in 2 weeks. I hope you will stay with us until the end of our quest.
I will! I am excited to go along for the ride!
Ju Ju is pretty crazy and fun for sure.
You utter, utter fucking heros!
Reminded me a little of Trainspotting.
Sorry for the expletive, I came over all JuJu!
Loved it 👏
thank you brother I really appreciate that you stopped by. There is plenty more where this came from actually 13X more. One a day is the deal I got for you if you can stomach it!
We don't mind expletives at all, lol thanks for watching!
This is a huge milestone for the Steemit community as well as the film industry! I'm excited to get home, so I can check and support this one out! Congratulations for this!
Thanks let us know what you think!
Finally got to watch it.
I'm now getting more curious as to the main plot, and the conflict. 13 episodes to go for the consipiracy to unravel.
Man, the commercial was also distrubingly funny. Gives me creeps but totally humorous. Congrats to all the people behind. Can't wait for what will happen to Monica and Cedric.
They will have quite a ride in JUJU land and you are welcome to join them/us for the whole 2 weeks.
Definitely! The team has my support on this. I'll be watching how the story unfolds.
@anotsopopularkid my man glad you show up.
but, I watched it through and through.
Appropriate reaction :D Thanks for watching!
typical faces of people looking at my work.
You guys are beyond amazing, congratulations!
Thank you miss kubby 😙😙😙
Kubby so glad you stopped by. We really appreciate you ❤️
thank you for your kindness!!
Haha well that was the kookiest thing I've watched in a while! Glad I did though :)
Well done to everyone involved in making this happen. Must have been a lot of hard work!!
Thanks I'll take kooky as a compliment, it was a ton of work! I hope you stay tuned for the rest of the episodes!
Yes it was definitely meant as a compliment :) and I'll be following for the rest, for sure!
I like JuJu gum...
It must be the ZIZIPHUS.
The ziziphis is what keeps everyone addicted ;) Thanks for watching!
ZIZIPHUS ZIZIPHUS because it's good for you!!!
Very nice. ... An amaizing post , beautifully presented and explained. Detail oriented with nice pics and Video . I liked this episode... i would love to watch more. Upvoted
if you mind checking out my blog for latest posts and updats, @kingjan
Haha! JuJU Gum!! I really enjoyed this first episode!! Its so fuckin good!!
You're up for quite a ride bro. I will post the last episode sunday and It's up for 2 more week after that. Remember you did a post about gang-stalking? that's pretty much how the whole idea started. Who's doing it? Why? Who are they hiring? The film answer those questions with our twist of course.. peace
Nice man!! Im glad I inspired this mental film!! Haha cant wait to watch the rest!!
You didn't, as we start writing the script 5 years ago (can you imagine) and completed this project last years but the idea behind gang-stalking did. Maybe you will inspire our next project :P
haha, right I get you now !! Gang stalking is such an interesting topic for real, im glad youz delved right in and made this!! Who knows man, we inspire each other here on Steemit all the time!! Haha
Thats very nice. The soundtrack is fresh. We will be waiting for thw next episode.
Awesome thanks for watching!
Thank you my man. Tomorrow 8pm! and the next day. and the next day. and the next day. ..... etc
I composed 13 original tracks and various soundscapes for this thing so we barely scratched the surface. Stick with us you'll see!
Ok dear...
I want tickets!
Your ticket is free, you can choose to pay with an upvote if you enjoyed :)
look in your back pocket I'll bet you'll find one.
woh duude... headsplosion...
where can I get sum
where can I get sum
juju gum...
you have to go to your local drugstore. Go see the clerk and you have to know the secret handshake. Then you blink 3 times. Then you say "I would like to see the light!" Then the clerk will blink 3 times as well if he have any JUJU gum in stock and replied "Are you ready to chew ?"
then, this really important, you have to answer "I am ready, I gave away my life and only chewing the JUJU really matter now for me". Follow the instructions and you will be soon an happy chewer...
wow, this is simply awsome and its taking steemit to another step!
great job, I was however some sort of expecting to see a hidden steemit advertisement in the store.
there is some for Juju gum in that store if you pay attention, it's fast, but it's there!
I saw the Juju gum, but was looking for a hidden steemit logo somewhere :)
LOL that would have been sweet, unfortunately the filming and editing was done before we even knew what steemit was, thanks for watching I hope you tune in for the rest of the episodes :)
ahh that makes alot of sense then, hopefully in future episodes we could find a little hidden logo :)
keep up the good work!
Great job @vachemorte , @juliakponsford , finally released!! so perfect!!
was watching it and listening with my akg k77 headphones, great sounds and great edits, really loved the works you did!!
Thank you brother we are not done yet, I hope you stick with us until the end but I warn you ahead it's a bumpy road.... :)
CHEW CHEW JUJU GUM.
Feels great to be at this steemy premiere!
Everyone looks lovely.
Congrats to everybody involved in creating this.
@vachemorte and @juliakponsford especially <3
Can't wait for tonights episode
Thanks you brother. Glad you could make it. We have more JUJU for you! The real question is how much of it can you chew???
Oh, I can JUJU chew! Don't you worry!!
Love it! :)
Thanks for watching crystal :D
that was nuts! It's so crazy and weird, I love it - the
"commercial" in particular was just brilliant. Really great work you guys, can't wait to watch the rest.
I'm curious to know what you're going to do with it after February?
Thank you for checking it out @derosnec glad you could make it!
There is one more commercial for the JUJU GUM later...
We are pondering the same question about what we will do after feb 8.We will still own all the rights of this production which is what we wanted the most. In the mean time we invited a lot of Steemit outsiders but industry insiders, to check it out while it's running, for now we are evaluating our options on a daily basis!
Very cool, I personally really love the cult-y style/vibe. My recommendation is to try and do small screenings across the country- maybe use some of your steemit payouts to fund a tour, kind of like Kevin Smith does with his newer work. It's a lot of legwork and advertising, but this way you can more easily hit the people who would be into this. Be sure to bring merch (t-shirts and stickers!) and maybe even do DVD pre-orders at the door... my biz brain is working for ya haha
There's always festivals but honestly I see that avenue dying unless you find a few niche fests which suit the target audience, which would be worth looking into.
Regardless, I'm looking forward to being able to watch the rest! Much luck to you!!
Yo D!
in this 2 month old post I express all my thought and experience submitting to film festival.
We sent more then one invitation to Kevin Smith to come here to watch our film (I doubt he receive any of them, if you are on twitter feel free to go drop him the link of the first episode :) When I saw Clerks 20 years ago it's the first time I heard actors in a film talking like me and my friends and I was pretty inspired by that. No tour for me because I have a corporate studio to run in my real life! But if we do need a tour promoter someday I now know who to call!!!
Keep chewing the JUJU because it's good for you!!!
ah must've missed that post - but yeah I totally agree, hence the "I see that avenue dying" comment haha
I hear you on the tour front, too. Just throwing ideas out there anyway! Thank goodness for Steemit!!
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain
Verryy Interesting!! Love the music and you can tell there is going to some good twists and turns!! Off to watch the next one!!!
Word! see you there in a minute!!! twist and turns? Definitely :)
Haha yea I am not sure which one I am on but I ended up leaving!! Now I am back for more JUJU!! haha!!
Definitely lots of twists and turns, enjoy the music and the JUJU :P
Yea you did a great job with the music, creates the whole atmosphere of the movie perfectly. Gets ya into what is going to happen next. And I must see what it is!! haha
It doesn't happen to me often, that I have got a big grin on my face for minutes, while at the same time feeling a cold shiver run along my spine. That is what this did to me. There's so much to like about this, that I don't know where to start. From acting to soundtrack, from story to editing, from overall atmosphere/ mood to the B-movie/ 1980s special effects. I love it all!
I also feel that splitting it into 14 parts was a wise choice, especially with the average time span of humans these days. It gives the JUJU Gum Conspiracy a narrative music video - in the best way possible - kind of vibe.
It's people like you and projects like these that give me the hope and inspiration to one day try my hands again on a feature film or perhaps web series. And it's lovely to see how well it works on a platform like Steemit.
Congratulations on this achievement and thank you very much! Merci Beaucoup!
I can't wait to see all other 13 parts :>)
Sorry for the slow reply, these comment sections are getting unwieldy :) I'm so happy to hear your comments, the first episode definitely has more of a music video vibe as the original format was more of an intro / credits type thing. I agree that episodic seems to make much more sense here we are all in a rush and there is so much to do it allows people to digest it one or a few at a time depending on their own tastes! I'll be excited to hear what you think as it progresses :)
Yes Vince my man! Thank you for your kind words.
b-movie and 1980's style is totally accurate to describe our inspirations.
We have a cut of the film, of course, that is without interruption in one big chunk of 134 minutes.
It is a lot to digest in one sitting and that wouldn't be appropriate at all for this platform.
When I suggested to Julia to release here we watched the movie one time to see were we can do the cuts of each episodes and we realized that a series was the way to go.
Glad you tune in and enjoy the ride...
So triiiipppy! love it! its like David Lynch meets Miss Kitty! Awesome production and acting! going to watch the next one now!
Glad you jump in the JUJU train! We are both big fan of David Lynch. Everybody know about Twin Peaks but most people don't even know he made a bunch of music album and they are brilliant if you can stand is high pitch nasal voice. Tonight we will post one of my fav episode as the JUJU grip start to close down on our characters!!!
Congratulations about the launch! Ziziphus ziziphus! This is some crazy stuff :p
Lol thank you this guy is one of the comedic highlights for me!
Congrats! Will have to find some time to watch it this weekend. Good luck!
Cool let us know what you think!
Wicked concept thus far. Looking forward to more.
Thanks hypexals for watching ❤️
nice music
WHOA :o So bizarre. I like it.
The production, music, etc. are all pretty awesome. I will follow and am interested in seeing more!
Thank you I'm glad to hear it, it's definitely not a conventional film!
Unconventional = good
Too much conventionalism in the world = everything is going to hell
So..... we might as well throw a wrench in the works and make some awesome art in the process, right? ;D
Anyway. I like how it jumps a bit, but each jump is connected, you get an idea of what is going on but there is still so much WTF element that it is fun to watch. Keep em' coming, please! The music especially was compelling and fun to listen to. I'm into it.
Thanks we are both musicians so we composed all the music as well, I think it gets even wierder as it progresses so I hope you enjoy :)
Oooooh, goody. Weird is excellent. I can't wait.
throwing a wrench in people faces is kind of my thing. Glad you notice....One episode a day for 2 weeks, plenty more to see, take my word for it :)
Waiting, excitedly, for Episode Deux! 😊
Thank you miss kittygirl :D
hahaha! love this comment!
Wao..., Have not seen such on stimeet, that's nice is another way of pronouncing steemit to the masses. Thanks for that, keep steeming hot. Love what you do
Thank you so much for the compliments, keep steeming hot too!
Welcome and find time also to read some of my work 👌😎
pronouncing steemit to the masses, it's kind of my thing...
Sure and am also trying my best. Let's keep steeming hot and check my posts too 😎
Thanks for sharing this interesting post and i will follow up for the next episode all the best
Thanks for the support :)