Day 1 wrapped successfully! With a full day of shooting and many open and patient hearts who waited out some setbacks, the shoot ran about as smoothly as we could've imagined. Aside from two garden salads which grew increasingly brown as the hours rolled on, nothing, including time was wasted: to many producers, a dream come true.
On a side note, a new star has emerged, Cole the cat appearing as "Duchess".
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Innovation
"Necessity is the mother of invention".
So it is that we've found some real freedom through innovation, especially in the areas of production. Through innovative techniques in creating some remarkable equipment, we will have a style all our own, while maintaining the integrity of traditional movie-making. This type of creativity will enhance the picture, and serve as a stylistic seal of this production.
What we are seeing is a type of level-headed brilliance that will make this picture.
So it is that we've found some real freedom through innovation, especially in the areas of production. Through innovative techniques in creating some remarkable equipment, we will have a style all our own, while maintaining the integrity of traditional movie-making. This type of creativity will enhance the picture, and serve as a stylistic seal of this production.
What we are seeing is a type of level-headed brilliance that will make this picture.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Shoot Schedules
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, June 8, a tentative schedule for 'Confessions of a Sailor' shoot dates have been set. In the weeks to follow, sites for filming, many of which on-location, will be reserved and confirmed. As of 6/8/10 there is the potential of over 30 different shooting locations in the Door County area. A producer knows he's picked the right place when it can be this versatile for filming.
Screentesting
A big step as well as a great joy in the preproduction of a film is running screentests. Screentesting provides the director the opportunity to see how the potential acting talent would appear onscreen as well as to observe how they might interact with other cast members. The joy of it comes especially in the interview portion. In an informal sort of way, the director and actor/actress can talk just beyond the surface level of film and work, and get to know the individual a little bit more. The most impressive part is in seeing how God brought together such a talented crew to work together.
Screentesting is long-held tradition in the film-world, and the outside world could definitely take a page or two from a good director's handbook on this one. How often on the jobsite do we take the time to really get to know the individuals that have come together to work on a project? How many jobs is this actually incorporated in the work itself? Here's one area that film gets it right, if it's done with the sincere intention of desiring to know the individual.
On Monday afternoon, June 7th, 'Confessions of a Sailor' screentested with four very talented individuals, two actors and two actresses.
Screentesting is long-held tradition in the film-world, and the outside world could definitely take a page or two from a good director's handbook on this one. How often on the jobsite do we take the time to really get to know the individuals that have come together to work on a project? How many jobs is this actually incorporated in the work itself? Here's one area that film gets it right, if it's done with the sincere intention of desiring to know the individual.
On Monday afternoon, June 7th, 'Confessions of a Sailor' screentested with four very talented individuals, two actors and two actresses.
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