We spent our Labor Day Weekend filming the entirety of the "Mud Dawg Teaser" , in conjunction with freelance producer Josie Collier. The actual teaser is about five minutes long and took three 5 hour days to shoot. Now the project is in the capable hands of our editor, who is also conveniently our Director of Photography, with the help of Adobe After Effects to make a sweet project out of our little venture.
Got to work with some new talent that provided some quality acting, as well as a more diverse look to the cast. Robert Lambert as Dirty Jack, Robert Walker as Chucklehead Dale, Bianca Pisa as Hooligan Teenager, and big ups to Girard Kinney for looking like a badass hunter while playing Badass Hunter. Along with a few familiar performers Zac Crofford as the hero Vernin Hobbs, Stephen Brent as murderous Sheriff Bill Cooley, and Josie Collier as the whistling witch Myra Cullins. Even Zac Crofford's dog Lucy made an appearance as the Badass Hunter's dog.
So far "Old Man Chaos" has been good to us for the most part, in regard to our little flick. Like the rain that only fell between shoot periods, which made our outdoor locations all the more muddy and moist, to help give it that Texas wetland look we really wanted. The only real problem was we couldn't find a Jon boat in time for the shoot. An obstacle that was remedied by a bit of ingenuity on the part of effects specialist Stephen Brent.
The best part of little projects like this is creating a short polished piece for your portfolio, and it also serves as a promo to show possible investors. Like any art form the more you practice the better you get, giving good basic skills that you can build on as your projects progressively get longer and more complex. I often like to take what are going to be the hardest components of a feature and design shorts around them, as an exorcise in the greater vision.
Been a long and productive weekend . . . dream on ya crazies.
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