I don't even know how many levels meta we are in this one. Here's a clip from a Baton Rouge newscast that came out to visit the set during the early days of the shoot:
Showing posts with label indie film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indie film. Show all posts
Friday, November 12, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
On Location Photos
I'm uploading some photos from location to a Picasa album:
Click on the photo to go to the album.
They're also shooting the next two Twilight movies down here so we had a bunch of teenaged girls out at the edge of the property screaming.
Go Team Zombie!
Click on the photo to go to the album.
They're also shooting the next two Twilight movies down here so we had a bunch of teenaged girls out at the edge of the property screaming.
Go Team Zombie!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Look for the Crazy
I'm on location for the movie now and the weather is terrific. First day of shooting is tomorrow.
Which meant that they were casting extras a couple days ago. They had a general casting call and 350 people showed up. Who doesn't want to be a zombie?
I'm following the director around trying to learn lessons, and here is one of the early ones:
Various assistants trimmed down the horde to a manageable few and the director starts flipping through their photos. They're all pretty much right for the part so he focused on their eyes and said "look for the crazy".
You don't want to deal with any more whackos on a set than you're contractually obligated to.
Which meant that they were casting extras a couple days ago. They had a general casting call and 350 people showed up. Who doesn't want to be a zombie?
I'm following the director around trying to learn lessons, and here is one of the early ones:
Various assistants trimmed down the horde to a manageable few and the director starts flipping through their photos. They're all pretty much right for the part so he focused on their eyes and said "look for the crazy".
You don't want to deal with any more whackos on a set than you're contractually obligated to.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Indie Film
It's not officially announced yet so I don't think I can say the title, but I've done another re-write, this time on something more along the lines of an indie film. The really fun bit is that I'll be on location near Baton Rouge for the entire shoot as a creative advisor!
It's a light comedy -- not quite as arty or quirky as true indie fare, but not bound to TV structure either so a very nice change of pace. I'm even getting a chance to make suggestions for casting. If we do it right I think that it's the sort of thing that has a decent shot at a limited theatrical release.
And sorry, Dan. We're nowhere near high profile enough to get Maggie Gyllenhaal.
One thing about casting at a budget like this is that I'm of the opinion that all the characters in the script can change drastically to fit whoever we find that's best for the movie.
And it's also kind of tricky casting this. We can't afford the sort of actor that guarantees distribution. So what I'm looking for is actors who will legitimize the film -- a cast that when judges at film festivals or distributors look at it that they won't immediately dismiss the movie out-of-hand. Get the external features of the film such that people will give the film a shot, then hopefully the film itself comes together well enough that people are happy they gave it a chance.
It's a light comedy -- not quite as arty or quirky as true indie fare, but not bound to TV structure either so a very nice change of pace. I'm even getting a chance to make suggestions for casting. If we do it right I think that it's the sort of thing that has a decent shot at a limited theatrical release.
And sorry, Dan. We're nowhere near high profile enough to get Maggie Gyllenhaal.
One thing about casting at a budget like this is that I'm of the opinion that all the characters in the script can change drastically to fit whoever we find that's best for the movie.
And it's also kind of tricky casting this. We can't afford the sort of actor that guarantees distribution. So what I'm looking for is actors who will legitimize the film -- a cast that when judges at film festivals or distributors look at it that they won't immediately dismiss the movie out-of-hand. Get the external features of the film such that people will give the film a shot, then hopefully the film itself comes together well enough that people are happy they gave it a chance.
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