In The Can: 'Body Image' Wraps NJ Shoot

Last week, during a one-day shoot in Woodland Park, NJ, we shot a new horror short film called Body Image. This is a different kind of film for me: very short runtime (approx. 2 minutes), one location, one actor, and no dialogue.

We had a great cast and crew! We worked with a skeleton crew for this small shoot and everyone worked so well as a team to cover the many roles needed.

I worked again with producer Matt Garland and cinematographer Ian Choplick -- our fourth film now as a team -- and we assembled a talented crew to create the look and feel for this film.

A big thank you to each of our cast and crew for their dedication, hard work, and artistry -- and a special shout-out to our actor Jocelyn Vammer and FX makeup artist Ashley Thomas for working with me to create Abby, our single character in Body Image.

You can follow our progress as we complete the film via our City Kid Films pages on Facebook and Twitter. And thank you for your continued support!

In The Can: 'The End of Mara' Wraps NYC/NJ Shoot

During the last week of March, we shot The End of Mara and had an amazing shoot! 

Over four days, we shot in Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey. In the woods, in an SRO, and at Riverside Park.  And it seems we spent a lot of time shooting in the back of a truck.

We were filmmaking carnies: Setting up our tents, putting on a show, then packing it up and moving on to the next location.

We had a rockstar cast and crew who weren't dismayed by cold windy days, set crashers (we luv ya, Jukebox!), and a junkyard dog with a heart of gold. Thank you to each of our cast and crew for your dedication, hard work, and artistry.

You can check out our day-by-day behind-the-scenes photos at The End of Mara Facebook page and follow our progress as we complete the film: www.TheEndOfMara.com

And thank you for your continued support!

That's A Wrap!

Last week, we wrapped on Vivienne Again (short film).  It was a 3-day shoot in a funeral home in the middle of Manhattan. We shot 22+ scenes on the RED camera working with 9 actors, 5 extras, a crew that numbered in the thousands (yet still, we needed more hands). We shot interiors, exteriors (including fire escapes), used a jib and a dolly, incorporated stunts and makeup FX, fought rain and one buzzkill of a neighbor (I'm still shaking my fist at you, old dude!)... and through it all, we kicked ass!

The cast and crew I worked with last weekend were extraordinary.  A HUGE thank you goes out to everyone who worked so hard to shoot this film -- it took all of us to pull this off and I'm very grateful.

Next up, we're going into post-production on the film and building a full website to showcase cast and crew bios, lots of pix and a screening schedule.  Until then, please keep checking our Facebook page for updates - we have productions stills up now - and watch out for a trailer we're aiming to cut soon.  Rock on, film friends!