What Is In Real Life?
Welcome to IRL (In Real Life): The Bronze Documentary project!
One of the first feature-length (55 minutes) documentary films to take on the subject of online relationships, IRL (In Real Life) chronicles the life, death and afterlife of an online community called "The Bronze," made up of fans from the official website for Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. The documentary looks at the real world consequences that come from making friends online, and what happens to those relationships when they move from the Internet into "real life."
Written, directed, produced and edited by Stevie Tuszynski, the film has an original score by Jymm Thomas and features over 25 interviews with "Bronzers" as well as footage of a private party held in Los Angeles for fans in 2004.
Status of the project
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Reviews
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Press Kit
The Press Kit is now available for download!
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Full press kit:
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Press release for DVD:
http://www.dlfilms.com/irl/press release_DVD.doc
Director statement:
http://www.dlfilms.com/irl/director statement.doc
Production credits:
http://www.dlfilms.com/irl/production credits.doc
Trailers and Special Web-Only Previews!
You can look at the trailers for the film as well as see exclusive web-only previews of the first few minutes of the film here
Screenings
IRL had its world premiere in Los Angeles on March 10th, which was the 10 year anniversary of Buffy going on the air. Many, many thanks to the Bronzers in LA for getting the word out and coming to the Raleigh Studios to support us. The premiere was a big success, and we were ecstatic to have our very own Allyson doing a reading from her book, Will The Vampire People Please Leave The Lobby? which is now on sale!
A report, including pictures, is up on the myspace blog dated March 19th.
Guestbook
We've just added a guest book for questions, comments and anything else people want to say about IRL. (Warning - Bronzers are posting, so be prepared for anything!)
Production Diaries
I kept a loose journal of my experiences as a one-woman film crew during the summer and fall of 2003. My travels took me to Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto and New York City. In addition, the first private screening of the film for the people who actually were in it was on Memorial Day weekend 2005, in New Orleans. The records of these events are available online.
Related News
Check out our response to the WGA Strike of 2007-2008 and thank you to everyone who purchased a copy of the DVD and thus contributed to our donation to the relief fund.
Our very own Allyson has written a book! "Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?" is now available on amazon.com! Or go to your local Barnes & Noble store and check the humor section (don't forget to wander the store with the title prominently displayed for a bit first).
Jymm Thomas, who donated his time and talent to compose the score for the film, has released his first solo CD! That Sudden Stop is now available to order online. Check out Jymm's My Space page for more info!