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Media Release: Wingless Butterfly Takes Flight

Wow, it seems almost surreal. I've been working so hard on the publishing demands of my book that I'm having a rush of emotions today. My first media release hit the wire and Internet today, and in one fell swoop, dreams became reality. While one of my greatest childhood dreams was to write books, a memoir wasn't part of that vision.

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The truth is, the greatest fear of my life emerged when I believed that my biological father abandoned me––the fear of rejection, and I am confronting that deepest fear by publishing Wingless Butterfly. It's not easy to bare a lifetime of vulnerability, insecurities and colossal mistakes for the world to see. I was the Wingless Butterfly in my mother's metaphor, and I wrote my story to reach out to the hearts of other people, the walking wounded who have lost sight of their dreams. I hope you all will read my story. You may not live your life through a veil of insecurity, but I guarantee that you know someone who does. The past has a way of holding on with a stranglehold to those with a damaged spirit. I hope you support me by buying my book or passing it along to someone who may benefit from my experiences. Everyone needs to know that no matter what happened in your past, believe in yourself and know that YOU make a difference in this world.

Casi

 

Bloopers Are Everywhere

The making of my trailer was a lot of work, but totally fun too, and like a movie, we had tons of bloopers. Jon posted a blog yesterday with one of them so I wanted to share it with you. You can't really see what actually happened, but the lighting hit Drew Gibadlo, the male actor, on the head as he kneeled to propose.

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If you haven't seen the real trailer yet, I hope you take the two minutes to watch it. I've copied Jon's new blog post below or  for the real thing, just click here:  Now Playing – "Wingless Butterfly" – The Book Trailer
Casi

After 3 months of production, we've finally launched the Book Trailer for Casi Mclean's emotionally uplifting novel, Wingless Butterfly!

The post production itself took place in Final Cut Studio and a bit of After Effects were also sprinkled into the mix, making the workflow for Wingless Butterfly quite intricate. For voiceovers, I spent an entire afternoon over at Downstairs Studios with owner,Drew Gibadlo, and Casi capturing vocal quips to progress the trailer's storyline. We had a pretty good time capturing madness on the mic, while facebooking, tweeting, and retweeting the tweets from… or… wait… what??

As you can imagine, this production was more fun behind the scenes than the trailer even begins to express. Janine, Trey, and the rest of the cast did a phenomenal job portraying a world of insecurities seen through the eyes of each character. There was a LOT that we cut out… but again, that goes back to my earlier blog on how making a book trailer is like placing a steak in front of a dog and expecting him not to eat it.

On a sidenote, no one was induced with true feelings of depression during the making of this production. Also, I DON'T beat my actors to get emotion out of them… let's clear that rumor up right now.  ;)

To get your copy of the upcoming novel, "Wingless Butterfly", visit your local bookstore, check out Amazon.com, or ask Casi Mclean herself for a copy. Also, make sure to visit, Casi-Mclean.com for more info.