Indie Movie

I just thought I'd drop a quick note that I will be getting back to the Year of Movies posts soon--and yes, I've been able to still finish at least one movie every day so far this year--but in addition to keeping up with that goal, I've been working on a very low budget Indie film--a short film--which we (myself and two of my friends) started shooting last week based on a script I wrote about a serial killer and his intended victim.

While we did some test shots a few weeks earlier of the rural location and of my costume and a few of the scenes, the actual shoot began last Saturday and with the exception of a bit of rain which fell during what then became our lunch break (the weatherman claimed there would be NO RAIN on Saturday), the day was fairly successful. Sunday was even better--except for the stunt plane flying overhead during a couple of crucial scenes. We waited the pilot out and eventually got the scenes shot.

Oh...and the cars....

Don't get me started on the cars! (LOL) When I was scouting out locations, I found this beautiful, 'deserted', stretch of country road which basically connects nothing to nothing...quiet, peaceful, desolate...except when we turned on our camera! Then it was.... car....car....car....truck....farm vehicle.....motorcycle....car.....scooter....bicyclist.....inline skater.....jogger...dog-walker..... it became....comical....after a while. We had a few people stop and ask us what we were doing. That was cool. And despite the various interruptions, it was a blast to be out there working on this project and I'm looking forward to finishing it up (perhaps this weekend if the weather holds--the weatherman 'claims' Saturday will have no rain...again. We'll see, Mr. Weatherman. We'll see!).

The three of us had a chance to watch the raw footage on Tuesday, and overall, I'm really pleased with what we got, and I think we need just one more day of shooting to get the final bits done. My co-star in the Indie film is looking into setting up a website for our short movie and when he's done with it, I'll let you know (and include a link!).

Hopefully, as this little project moves toward completion, we'll start getting an interested following and at least a few fans--but hey, if we can entertain you with our movie, what more can we ask for, right?

Thanks...