This is Chelsea, staring at me as I work.

THE NEWS

A NIGHT FOR DYING TIGERS

Casting continues as we move closer to our first day of Principal Photography, January 4th. The audition process has been particularly tough, and (as I believe I mentioned in an earlier post) I’m definitely a fan of the “offer.” Just offer the role to actors whose work you’re familiar with. The only issue here is the waiting. However, we have a few really great actors seriously considering the film, and that would make my job as the Director so much easier. Altman said 90% of Directing was casting, and he was absolutely right. The other 10% is fighting all the compromises people push you to make every single day. People want to leave some kind of “mark” when they’re funding or supporting your work, and this can be a challenge if their input runs counter to your clear and persistent vision (of course, this is assuming you have a clear and persistent vision).

So far we have some great cast secured (will announce as soon as contracts are signed) and some great crew as well. We are still looking for a few key roles, but hopefully we’ll have those settled very soon. Locations are another issue…

LOCATIONS

We need the following: A large family house (4 bedrooms or more) – something older with character – for 12 shooting days, A Hospital (waiting room and one “hospital bed” room, A Bar (old school, wood, Pub), A Movie Theatre, Various Apartments/Houses, A modern hotel room.

I’ll be shooting the film on the RED ONE camera. I was hoping the Scarlet would be available by now, but it looks like a while before that particular camera is born. Shooting format is a tough call, so many options. We could have shot on film, but I really like to see exactly what’s being recorded while it’s being recorded. Then there are the DSLR cameras…which would allow us to shoot with more than one camera, however, the codecs don’t seem quite robust enough to handle big screen blow ups, etc…tough call.

You can follow all the progress on the film A NIGHT FOR DYING TIGERS on that film’s blog page

http://anightfordyingtigers.com

THE ENNEAD

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