| • There are now three trailers
online for The Fixer! The teaser trailer that was released
in February, an 'X. Franklin' character trailer released in March, and
a 'Jack Demerest' character trailer released earlier this month.
Hopefully, with some themes being composed for the film by Richard Halling,
new music acn be applied to the original two trailers that were cut, but
could never be released due to unlicensed music. Visit the official
website for The Fixer to see it the new site revisions, and to view
all the trailers in high quality, high resolution video! They can
also be found on YouTube
& MySpace. |
| • Plans have changed for RavensFilm
Productions. The entire Vengeance project has been postponed
indefinitely. I just felt that the casting process was not proceeding
well, and I simply was not able to coordinate everyone properly.
Frankly, things deteriorated into a mess, and if I kept pushing forward
wth such unbalanced, disorganized factors, it would've only gotten worse.
So, I've chosen to get a few more films behind me, and build up my résumé
with some less complex productions. The first one up on the schedule
is the black & white film noir short Dead of Night. Originally,
if you recall, I was to tackle this back in February, but chose to focus
on post-production demands of The Fixer before taking on more responsibilities.
Crew members Mark Maj & Terence Sims will carry over from The Van
Owens Job, and auditions will be held on Saturday, June 28th.
Right now, it seems auditions will run from 1:00 - 6:00 PM at a location
that it soon to be decided upon. I am only accepting submissions
for the MALE roles. I am giving the three ladies who auditioned for
the role of Valerie Silver in The Van Owens Job the opportunity
to audition for the three female roles in Dead of Night.
Update with The Fixer is that a full assembly of
the film was sent to music supervisor Henry L. Self in Los Angeles.
I viewed the assembly, and there are some rough spots to smooth out.
Though, I've done a few insert shots on my own to resolve those issues.
Just the fact of how breezy the film is, even at 100 minutes long.
So, I'm trying to slow down the pacing in a few spots with extra transition
shots that also add insight into the characters of Vic Simmons and Luther
Resnick. Composer Rich Halling is soon to have all his equipment
set back up in his new home, and so, we should be getting back to work
in July. Once the film is ready for release, a final trailer will
be released as a punctuation mark on the entire promotional campaign (as
if the other four trailers haven't been enough).
The only other thing that's maybe on the horizon is the
dark comedy Past Due, but it's still in the scripting stage.
I don't know what the third act is even gonna consist of, specifically,
yet. Just depends on how far out I want the dark humor to go, and
how long I want the script to be from here on out. Just know that
it's already a lot longer than I originally intended, just like The
Fixer, but again, with every production and every shoot day, I learn
something more to better serve the next project. So, preparation
will be key in every and any film project I move forward with, and having
a full, talented crew is a definite, invaluable asset. |