Production Update #36: 5 More Scenes in the Can...

What a great way to kick off the summer:

We shot 400 feet of 16mm daylight film on Sunday May 25th, and another 400 feet (mostly tungsten) last Saturday May 31, nailing down another 5 scenes in this never-ending independent saga. Hard to believe it takes so much time and effort to shoot and cut a traditional 70 minute feature... You'd have to be insane to keep this up... Right?!?

I have already screened and picked up the footage from both weekends from Colorlab in Rockville, MD (just got back today), and it looks great! Focus. Exposure. Performance. All very nice.  (FYI: Absolutely NO hairs in the gate on our 2 most recent reels #38, #39. Whew!)

As usual, I want to thank:

* Novia Campbell for squeezing into a wedding dress that has now been declared its own toxic Superfund clean-up site.

* Russell Justice for bringing his characteristic understated performance once again to the screen. ("I had a beer and 2 Xanax for breakfast...")

* Gordon Masters for surviving another day with a crew of carnivores. (Extra ketchup for you!)

* Bob Sapora for showing up even though your spine needs a rest, and for checking the gate like a man-possessed.

* Steve Smith for slating, gripping, and not gawking at our merry band of wackos like a train wreck.

* Brian Belida for holding that umbrella over the camera during the lightning storm.

* Linda Kirkpatrick for her continued support (and homemade strawberry ice cream).

* And Cindy and Scott McGee for allowing us to shoot in their tavern... once again...

As always,  I greatly appreciate everyone's trust and support... Without this insanely dedicated group of people, I'd just be some creepy guy in the corner talking to himself...

Stay tuned for more shoot dates throughout the summer -- usually on weekends...