Thursday, March 24, 2011

Lights & More Testimonial

Here is a new sample of some of my professional work. I did this simple testimonial video for Lights & More in Urbandale, Iowa.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Day 1 of Production!

I made the executive decision to start production on 'Finding Genesis' yesterday (March 4th), with a pretty well drafted screenplay but only three months left to finish shooting. All scenes have to be shot by mid-may before we lose our primary locations and head home for the summer. We spent the entire day preparing and shooting a minute and a half scene, which was all we planned on shooting that day, but we did not plan on it taking from 4 to 10 PM. Problems arose when the neighbors decided that Friday night, in a college town, was the best night to play very loud music--how did we decide this was the best time to shoot? In the end, it went very well and we conquered all obstacles.
Rob Tracy
Rob Tracy is my assistant director. He will also be playing the deadbeat, drunken stepbrother--Hank. To keep his character real, we decided the best method would be to actually get him drunk. It's okay, he is over the legal drinking age. Him, along with a few cast members and production assistant, and I met in our Modes class (an introductory course to filmmaking at uIowa).
Austin Mooney
It is officially official that Austin Mooney--known for his comical acting in 'DEVIN! The Dick Prop Comic: A Life' which he also wrote and directed--will be playing the lead role of Ben in 'Finding Genesis'. This is good, because I had him in mind when I created his character. Next day of production won't be until after Spring Break.


'Finding Genesis' is Sci-Fi Drama about a young astronomer trying to get enough money to afford life support for his comatose fiancee. In the process, he uncovers a message from an extra terrestrial race who are searching the Universe for 'The Creator'.