July 31: Done, done, and done. 24 days of shooting is over. I’m very proud of our little film and I look forward to sharing footage as it becomes available to the public. Great job everyone involved in making this production.
Mike you’ve been using your legs like a sucker all this time.
Andrew and his short-shorts – Yer a braver man than I, Gunga Din
Andrew’s “cop lights” gag
Jeff (“Sutton”) – notice anything different about him?
Mauro B (Director) & Pam (Casting) “What are we waiting for?!”
Another self-portrait
Oh “Jimmy” – boys will be boys!
Who broke the toilet?!
Morning surprise from the house puppy! Clean up on isle one.
Haley (Set Dec.) cools off from the scorching Valley sun
Pam (Casting) gets caught up on all the celebrity dish at lunch
I think we broke Dave (1st AD)
Reel 38!!! We were hoping to hit 100 to break open the chapagne
Gabriella (Exec. Prod.) treats the crew to ice cream! So welcomed.
Drew’s (1st AC) new toy – laser measuring device
Please don’t fall on the nice actor
Ha, ha, fun with my glasses. Everybody take turns -but, Koby won.
Don’t be scared Jarod, it’s only a movie (“Platt”)
Drew operates while Janell (2nd AC) practices pulling focus
Mike (PA) readies for the inevitable – zombieness
Yoshi (G/E) with a new hairdo! Nice look.
Reza (Sound Mixer) steps in for Chris (who’s on vacation!)
Wes (“Young Man Addict”) readies for his scene – intense!
Last shot of the shoot – car-to-car
Mauro (Dir.) and his wife – super sweet
The boys sans Andrew M.
July 20: We’ve concluded the third week of principle photography and so far so very good. Here are some pics from behind the scenes. In the next few days, I’ll add notes and anecdotes about the show. Till then, enjoy.
Our first shot of the movie, a hostess tray shot from our “hero” vehicle.
Chirs H. (Sound Mixer) along for the ride. Man that coffee looks good!
Brian (PA, bless his heart) filling in the role of 2nd AC
1st AC, Drew A. dealing with tight spaces in a mobile home
Jason (1st AC) readies for the heat under the tent
Mike filling in the 2nd AC duties
Kazu (Key Hair/MU) painting in veins and tracks
Chris and me high atop Dap Studios
Day-for-Night
Prepping for the Safe POV – cool
Mauro B. (Director) directs Aaron (“Kyle”) during the breaking up scene
Drew A. (1st AC)
Key Grip Andrew M. after a long nights journey – great shirt!
Cody (Data Acquisition) and Russell Y. (Post Supervisor) still in a good mood after a long night
Let the training begin
Liz (“Julie”) in the ring ready to knock me out
Day one at Willow Studios
Koby (BB Grip) preps the dolly track and keeps us all smiling – woki masu!
Tape measures are so last century!
Finally inside at Willow Studios
View from the top floor.
Kazu admires and Mike (Art Dept.) readies to help out Jeff S. (Stunts & Pract. FX) with a knife throw
Ah, the burning coffin
The last photo has nothing to do with this. This is what we saw at the end of our day and the beginning for everyone else. It seems it was a warehouse with old cloths.
The start of our day with the sun setting on downtown.
Jeff S. et al. prep for the fall off the side of the building.
My favorite pic of me from the shoot.
Library in Silver Lake. Awesome Craftsman style design.
Mauro lining up a shot at Escarpment Studios. I’m so glad i got a photo of this.
Wife brings cupcakes to set. Yum.
Mauro is the pinball wizard – don’t mess with the man!
Jeff S. (Stunts) helps Jarod G. (“Platt”) with a stunt
Creepy stuff in the basement
Chris (Grip) waits like a cat ready to spring into action
New food from a new caterer
Andrew (Key Grip) and Chris (Grip) reporting for duty
Mauro’s (Director) beautiful handiwork
Drew’s (1st AC) fortune cookie messages for the slate
Sandwich from Langer’s – what a great way to start the day – Thank you wife
Brian (PA) might have found a new profession in Art Dept.
Get to work – OK, it’s really is funny!
I love this mirror – I look so thin
Drew (1st AC) and Andrew (Key Grip) are ready for the Hogan’s Hero’s as Klink and Shultz
A tried Brian (PA) awaits the end of the day
Moment of Zen – no, not really. just something i thought looked really cool – the chains that bind perhaps
June 4: Happy 4th of July! Week one of principle photography is done. Started the week with a 7:30AM call time and ended the week with a 10PM call. I love all-nights like I love events with an open bar, great while it’s happening but the next day not-so-much. I’ll post some pics soon. Till then, it’s been a great start of the show, with some great images, great performances and working with a really great crew.
June 29: Today we started principle photography on the movie. Rough first day but what we got was worth it. Just review the first half of the day’s still images and we got some good stuff. More to come…
June 22: Gearing up for another RED feature movie with pre-production going on this week. It’s a great script and our test from not too long ago looks great. Can’t wait to share more in the coming weeks.
This is a great one-sheet.
