Three Dalphins Make a Movie (G, A and J)
After polishing off a lovely lunch at Hot Suppa this afternoon George and I were headed back over to the Metropolitan to see his latest edits of the films we are working on. George wrote the script, is working the camera in all the scenes and is directing. Annie and I are playing support roles by holding the boom, re-affixing beards, carrying the "blood bowl" and taking photos during the shoot. So right now, along with the editing and everything else, George is doing most of the work. Anyway, we turn onto Congress Street from the Rite Aid parking lot on this gray November day after Thanksgiving and George mentions that he has not had the chance to blog about the filmmaking experience... If I was a cat, my ears would have perked up and pointed towards him. I have been wanting to contribute more to the project and blogging/writing is fun for me.... so here we go. Let me see if I can fill you in on the story thus far.
George wrote an amazing screenplay for a short called I Was Jesus and Dracula (IWJAD). The synopsis is... worlds' only immortal man is now a bum in Portland, Maine. He has been drunk since Martin Luther King was shot. Jesus/Dracula meets Eli, the star of the film, a teenager whose parents have just divorced and who is widening his own horizons through new friends. Eli actually speaks to Jesus/Dracula with thought and intelligence which intrigues the bum.... I will not ruin the ending, no spoilers here. Needless to say the writing is thought provoking film noir with more than a little social commentary about the state of personal relationships in the world today.
June 2008.... Casting call
George and Annie and I split the cost of a conference room at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. We had plastered the West End, Old Port and Arts District with posters about the movie and our desire to find actors and other interested in being crew. The first round of posters ended up having to be followed up with another round. People emailed George. We changed the date of the casting call once. Finally on a Saturday morning we arrived at the hotel ready to meet the people who had informed us they would be there and hoping we might have some walk ins as well. The response was very light. George and Annie thankfully each had friends who were interested in reading for us. I was concerned that our talent pool would not be big enough. Casting, besides writing can make or break a film. George had asked that Duncan read for the part of Eli. Duncan is a ham, but he had never acted before. That worried me too. Looking back now, I am not sure what I was worried about. We have a terrific cast. I am consistently blown away by their work. For a group pulled together with no budget, no paychecks and no real reason to be there except love of the art, we have a group that has shown us their best work.... smiled through the cold and endured many scheduling bumps.
After polishing off a lovely lunch at Hot Suppa this afternoon George and I were headed back over to the Metropolitan to see his latest edits of the films we are working on. George wrote the script, is working the camera in all the scenes and is directing. Annie and I are playing support roles by holding the boom, re-affixing beards, carrying the "blood bowl" and taking photos during the shoot. So right now, along with the editing and everything else, George is doing most of the work. Anyway, we turn onto Congress Street from the Rite Aid parking lot on this gray November day after Thanksgiving and George mentions that he has not had the chance to blog about the filmmaking experience... If I was a cat, my ears would have perked up and pointed towards him. I have been wanting to contribute more to the project and blogging/writing is fun for me.... so here we go. Let me see if I can fill you in on the story thus far.
George wrote an amazing screenplay for a short called I Was Jesus and Dracula (IWJAD). The synopsis is... worlds' only immortal man is now a bum in Portland, Maine. He has been drunk since Martin Luther King was shot. Jesus/Dracula meets Eli, the star of the film, a teenager whose parents have just divorced and who is widening his own horizons through new friends. Eli actually speaks to Jesus/Dracula with thought and intelligence which intrigues the bum.... I will not ruin the ending, no spoilers here. Needless to say the writing is thought provoking film noir with more than a little social commentary about the state of personal relationships in the world today.
June 2008.... Casting call
George and Annie and I split the cost of a conference room at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. We had plastered the West End, Old Port and Arts District with posters about the movie and our desire to find actors and other interested in being crew. The first round of posters ended up having to be followed up with another round. People emailed George. We changed the date of the casting call once. Finally on a Saturday morning we arrived at the hotel ready to meet the people who had informed us they would be there and hoping we might have some walk ins as well. The response was very light. George and Annie thankfully each had friends who were interested in reading for us. I was concerned that our talent pool would not be big enough. Casting, besides writing can make or break a film. George had asked that Duncan read for the part of Eli. Duncan is a ham, but he had never acted before. That worried me too. Looking back now, I am not sure what I was worried about. We have a terrific cast. I am consistently blown away by their work. For a group pulled together with no budget, no paychecks and no real reason to be there except love of the art, we have a group that has shown us their best work.... smiled through the cold and endured many scheduling bumps.
