So, I don't know if you know this or not, but we totally have to film a movie tomorrow! Wow! Awesome! We didn't have word one on paper until yesterday afternoon, at which point it all came spilling out in about an hour and a half; watch your step, plot holes surely abound!

We were having the same problem as Jennings. Crime is so broad. Did we want to do some sort of caper? A heist? A Con? Espionage? Anyway, we settled on something that we think is pretty cool. We're hoping to find the perfect actor for a really specific part from the talent pool, so we'll see what happens there.

The only thing that has made me feel better about our lack of productivity in the last couple weeks is the fact that our spy has returned reports of my nemesis, Brian Wallis (of Collander Films) spending all week sitting in a hot tub full of dudes for hours at a time, drinking cheap wine (from a box!).

We went out location scouting last night, and found (we think) everywhere we need to find, and (hopefully) assembled all the props. Tomorrow = scary!

Labels: preproduction, The Big Productions

The story and concept has been developed and we are awaiting to see who our casting options may be. We are searching around for some locations and are on the right track... trying to leave some room for the sponsored location that we will be given on Wednesday.

Drama is always a tough one - for one, it is very vague and can be done from various different angles - which makes it hard to focus. Also telling the story of the rise and fall of a character in 4 - 7 minutes is a difficult feat, but I love a challenge.

I work visually and like to prepare myself by surrounding myself with imagery, sounds, and moods that will accompany the project. I have MEGA BEARD RECORDS thinking about a dramatic score and cannot wait to see what they have come up with.

Tara Pfister-Minogue (also my wife) will be participating as a actor in the film as well as helping to shape the overall story and process. I am considering some big things... that may or may not be able to be done in the time line.

Needless to say my preproduction time has been spent more on organizing the whole project and not specifically on my film yet... but that will come. At noon on wednesday I will be focused on creating a great short film.

I did however create a mock poster and I think I have come up with a title. "The Strange Attractor". Happy shooting!~

Labels: drama, Eye Spy Pictures, preproduction

So - it is 13 minutes passed midnight which means I did not get my blog done for the first day of pre-production... already a little behind... yikes.

I began the day after a full nights rest - as now I am grateful for that. I had set up a meeting with my team at 2:00pm this morning at Hought's 24 flavors (our sponsored location). I spent the most of last night and this morning running scene after scene in my head, shot after shot - all of it was "SLIPSTREAM" like.... but around 10 am this morning I was able to start fusing pieces together and come up with a brief outline.

Action - I thought to myself - no real dialogue just cool stunts and explosions.. oh wait I have no budget -

2:00pm: I arrive at the meeting with the ideas in hand and we immediatly start trying to figure out who can play these parts. I had the foresight to call up Mike Cooper (EOU theatre student I know) to meet with us as a quasi casting directing and a potential "THUG" himself.

Anne suggests someone for the MOB BOSS part and it pans out - we have our first actor. Mike has a handful of GOONS to use - now we just need our leading action star and the lady star. We have some friends with think will be perfect - we give them a call - DRAT! Already snaked by the "DRAMA" team.

A suggestion from Sarah from behind the ice cream lands us our lady...but no luck on a leading man... my mind is filled of ideas and twists and turns - but more so on the key ingrediant - one of the main elements of a good action film... "THE CHASE SCENE" - Definately putting some focus here...

I stumble through Blockbuster and run into an old favorite... Bobby D. in "RONIN" - man oh man - one of the best car chases in action history... take a look:



So as the last couple of hours have passed doing some daily-need doings - this chase scene has been stuck in my brain... K - still need my MAIN ACTOR - we start shooting tomorrow or today I guess - I know the person will pop up - but by 2:00pm tomorrow where I need him to yield a Samari sword! - I guess we will find out... hoping to get some insights during dreamtime.

Excited to see what our mystery prop is in the morning!

Sweet Dreams,
Christopher

Labels: action film, chase, Deniro, Hought's, preproduction, ronin