Vist the Nobody Has To Stay IMDB Page.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
I Truly Believe We Are Not Strong.
Nobody Has To Stay is complete. DVD's are now out and currently being submitted to film festivals. We'll have a clip of the film up shortly!
Vist the Nobody Has To Stay IMDB Page.
Vist the Nobody Has To Stay IMDB Page.
Monday, July 13, 2009
I'm going to Shaboom's!
Hi there. Hello there.
Nobody Has To Stay is picture locked and in the hands of our Sound Designer, Rabb Whitehead. In the meantime, here a still from the film.
Need something more then a photo? My good friend Sean Leonard has posted his short film "Oh, Reverie" in which he wrote and directed. My other good friend Shawn Kornhauser was the director of photography on it. Watch it here
Want a better music blog then the one you've been reading? Check this out. Concert reviews, interviews, videos and more .
Nobody Has To Stay is picture locked and in the hands of our Sound Designer, Rabb Whitehead. In the meantime, here a still from the film.
Need something more then a photo? My good friend Sean Leonard has posted his short film "Oh, Reverie" in which he wrote and directed. My other good friend Shawn Kornhauser was the director of photography on it. Watch it here
Want a better music blog then the one you've been reading? Check this out. Concert reviews, interviews, videos and more .
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Donzo.
Hi there. Hello there.
I'm sitting here, back in Brooklyn, on my couch as Bean sleeps, watching Family Guy. Peter is still in his A-Team outfit and just said "Part of me wishes we could be the A Team forever, you know?" And I think, yeah, Peter, I do know.
We wrapped production of "Nobody Has To Stay" on Monday around 3am. I went home, slept a few hours, got up and did my taxes. It was incredibly sad for a few reasons. For one, I got killed on my taxes and two I was missing the film already. The taxes were just a small part of the equation of settling back into reality. It's a bizarre feeling, being on set for 7 straight days, in a town you grew up in, working with people you know really well or don't know well at all but get to know them due to the circumstances. The process was an overall success and a great time. I had become very attached to this film. I was attached to it before it was even cast. Most of my time was spent thinking of faceless characters or talking to Dan about everything from what the content of a conversation should be like between a mother and her son or figuring out what kind of insurance we needed. It took over for a few months and I enjoyed that distraction.
It was real pleasure to work with the crew we had, the actors we cast and to shoot in my hometown. I was seeing places that were even foreign to me. For now, I'll look forward to Post Production and the million issues I imagine we will encounter during it. I'd like to say a few thank you's on here( If you're owed a thank you, it'll most likely be on the credits so don't worry...this is just a blog)
Peter Oliver did our location sound. I met Peter at Grand Central right before we all went to Poughkeepsie to shoot. Not meeting a crew member when you're crew is 5 people can be scary. Luckily for all of us, Peter is not only a talented sound guy, he's an awesome dude and funny as hell. Peter was in my Music Video class at SCAD but we didn't know each other. It's odd when you encounter those situations because you start to wonder how many people are out there, close to you in distance, that you never talk to who end up being really great people that you become friends with. We're happy he decided to take a chance and spend 7 days in a strange town to help us out.
Ethan Gutt arrived in Poughkeepsie a few days before everybody else to transform my old bedroom into Phillip's(our main character) bedroom. The transformation was amazing. Ethan designed a stencil pattern and painted the entire room. He also bought some great props for set design for the entire film. The objects that appear in the movie end up playing such a large role in the story and we owe that to him. Beyond set design, Ethan did pretty much everything else. He was an AC, a grip and was constantly picking up stuff for us when we needed him too. Though, must importantly, he let us know that a scene, where rocks are thrown at a window, is a lame thing and I'm glad he did.
Manny Valdivia, like Ethan, played almost every role on set. He was our grip, PA, helped us transfer footage and was basically my AD. He also made sure coats were kept close to Kelsey when she stood outside in the cold for long periods of time. Manny will be our editor for the film. He was also one of the first people I ever told the story too and was really great at giving me advice on things.
Dan Gutt started out as a cinematographer and like every project we work on together, his role expands and he ends up playing the biggest role on the film. Dan really invested himself in a story that I created and I am extremely grateful he did. It's a great feeling to have someone else on your side putting in a huge effort to get your vision off the ground and actually make it into something tangible. Dan was also the main producer on the film, organizing crew, equipment, permits and schedules. He played a huge role in the "script" pointing out things that I'd miss or wouldn't even think of. He was at every audition and rehearsal. He also made the film look pretty.
Kelsey and Jake are my two new favorite people. Beyond talent, they are just great people to know and hang out with. They put so much into getting to know these characters and really made them who they were or more then I thought they would be. This movie had no dialogue written. I had an outline and we knew where things needed to go but the majority of the lines delivered by those two are from them. They had a lot of patience, took time off from their lives for rehearsal and shooting and worked with Dan and I to get the best results. They also let us know when things were or weren't working. Not to mention, it was rainy and cold as hell sometimes and they were outside a lot, sometimes getting sprayed with water when it wasn't raining. Troopers.
Clint Litton and the One Bedroom Productions crew were unbelievably generous with equipment donations and their support for the film. We love you guys! Please check out their work.
Heather Camarata is the reason my cafe press store exists. She contributed to all of the designs, helped set it up and dealt with my Photoshop inabilities which can get get pretty frustrating. She is also an awesome photographer and helped advertise the film on her flickr account. Not to mention, the name "Nobody Has To Stay", stems from her giving me quotes that could work for merchandise. After hearing 'Nobody Has To Stay and putting it on some shirts, I went home and really thought about it and realized how well it worked with the story.
8-12 Casting came through with little time left and cast Cynthia Topps for us to play the role of Phillip's mother who is a crucial part of the movie. Cynthia was great and Monique Rencricca, the head of 8-12 casting, was so helpful and even took time to hang out on set with us for a bit.
Eileen Kennedy(Bff!) and the Kennedy family let us use both the inside and outside of their lovely home to shoot. The exterior served as Phillips home and the inside we used for a night scene. They were very generous and didn't hesitate to let 6 strangers into their home.
Brian Lange drove from Fredonia to Poughkeepsie with an agenda that had nothing to do with the film. Luckily for him, after only being in town for a few hours he got a call from me, asking him to come on set at 7:30am the next day to fill in for a role, stand outside and get yelled at by Kelsey(to be fair, her character was the one yelling) He gladly accepted and saved the day and even took some set photos.
Like I said, there are plenty of others to thank but I will leave it at this for now. We'll try and post some stills soon. If you're on facebook check out some set photos!
Also, donations are still very much welcome as we have post production cost as well.
I'm sitting here, back in Brooklyn, on my couch as Bean sleeps, watching Family Guy. Peter is still in his A-Team outfit and just said "Part of me wishes we could be the A Team forever, you know?" And I think, yeah, Peter, I do know.
We wrapped production of "Nobody Has To Stay" on Monday around 3am. I went home, slept a few hours, got up and did my taxes. It was incredibly sad for a few reasons. For one, I got killed on my taxes and two I was missing the film already. The taxes were just a small part of the equation of settling back into reality. It's a bizarre feeling, being on set for 7 straight days, in a town you grew up in, working with people you know really well or don't know well at all but get to know them due to the circumstances. The process was an overall success and a great time. I had become very attached to this film. I was attached to it before it was even cast. Most of my time was spent thinking of faceless characters or talking to Dan about everything from what the content of a conversation should be like between a mother and her son or figuring out what kind of insurance we needed. It took over for a few months and I enjoyed that distraction.
It was real pleasure to work with the crew we had, the actors we cast and to shoot in my hometown. I was seeing places that were even foreign to me. For now, I'll look forward to Post Production and the million issues I imagine we will encounter during it. I'd like to say a few thank you's on here( If you're owed a thank you, it'll most likely be on the credits so don't worry...this is just a blog)
Peter Oliver did our location sound. I met Peter at Grand Central right before we all went to Poughkeepsie to shoot. Not meeting a crew member when you're crew is 5 people can be scary. Luckily for all of us, Peter is not only a talented sound guy, he's an awesome dude and funny as hell. Peter was in my Music Video class at SCAD but we didn't know each other. It's odd when you encounter those situations because you start to wonder how many people are out there, close to you in distance, that you never talk to who end up being really great people that you become friends with. We're happy he decided to take a chance and spend 7 days in a strange town to help us out.
Ethan Gutt arrived in Poughkeepsie a few days before everybody else to transform my old bedroom into Phillip's(our main character) bedroom. The transformation was amazing. Ethan designed a stencil pattern and painted the entire room. He also bought some great props for set design for the entire film. The objects that appear in the movie end up playing such a large role in the story and we owe that to him. Beyond set design, Ethan did pretty much everything else. He was an AC, a grip and was constantly picking up stuff for us when we needed him too. Though, must importantly, he let us know that a scene, where rocks are thrown at a window, is a lame thing and I'm glad he did.
Manny Valdivia, like Ethan, played almost every role on set. He was our grip, PA, helped us transfer footage and was basically my AD. He also made sure coats were kept close to Kelsey when she stood outside in the cold for long periods of time. Manny will be our editor for the film. He was also one of the first people I ever told the story too and was really great at giving me advice on things.
Dan Gutt started out as a cinematographer and like every project we work on together, his role expands and he ends up playing the biggest role on the film. Dan really invested himself in a story that I created and I am extremely grateful he did. It's a great feeling to have someone else on your side putting in a huge effort to get your vision off the ground and actually make it into something tangible. Dan was also the main producer on the film, organizing crew, equipment, permits and schedules. He played a huge role in the "script" pointing out things that I'd miss or wouldn't even think of. He was at every audition and rehearsal. He also made the film look pretty.
Kelsey and Jake are my two new favorite people. Beyond talent, they are just great people to know and hang out with. They put so much into getting to know these characters and really made them who they were or more then I thought they would be. This movie had no dialogue written. I had an outline and we knew where things needed to go but the majority of the lines delivered by those two are from them. They had a lot of patience, took time off from their lives for rehearsal and shooting and worked with Dan and I to get the best results. They also let us know when things were or weren't working. Not to mention, it was rainy and cold as hell sometimes and they were outside a lot, sometimes getting sprayed with water when it wasn't raining. Troopers.
Clint Litton and the One Bedroom Productions crew were unbelievably generous with equipment donations and their support for the film. We love you guys! Please check out their work.
Heather Camarata is the reason my cafe press store exists. She contributed to all of the designs, helped set it up and dealt with my Photoshop inabilities which can get get pretty frustrating. She is also an awesome photographer and helped advertise the film on her flickr account. Not to mention, the name "Nobody Has To Stay", stems from her giving me quotes that could work for merchandise. After hearing 'Nobody Has To Stay and putting it on some shirts, I went home and really thought about it and realized how well it worked with the story.
8-12 Casting came through with little time left and cast Cynthia Topps for us to play the role of Phillip's mother who is a crucial part of the movie. Cynthia was great and Monique Rencricca, the head of 8-12 casting, was so helpful and even took time to hang out on set with us for a bit.
Eileen Kennedy(Bff!) and the Kennedy family let us use both the inside and outside of their lovely home to shoot. The exterior served as Phillips home and the inside we used for a night scene. They were very generous and didn't hesitate to let 6 strangers into their home.
Brian Lange drove from Fredonia to Poughkeepsie with an agenda that had nothing to do with the film. Luckily for him, after only being in town for a few hours he got a call from me, asking him to come on set at 7:30am the next day to fill in for a role, stand outside and get yelled at by Kelsey(to be fair, her character was the one yelling) He gladly accepted and saved the day and even took some set photos.
Like I said, there are plenty of others to thank but I will leave it at this for now. We'll try and post some stills soon. If you're on facebook check out some set photos!
Also, donations are still very much welcome as we have post production cost as well.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Night Swimming.
Hello all. Jake Cary (‘Phillip’ in NHTS) here. We are currently setting up for the last thing that we have to shoot and as exciting as it is to get this project into the next stages of production it’s a bit unnerving too. For the past week the only thing I’ve had to worry about is this film. Tomorrow I enter back into the real world of job hunting and feeding myself. As much as I’ve missed my apartment/ my cat/ drinking at 4 PM, this shoot has been a really rich experience.
As this movie has progressed my expectations for the finished product have continually increased. I haven’t seen the footage or heard the sound or really done anything behind the camera, but I know for a fact that I have never been as proud of any project as I am of this one, and would not be surprised to hear the other people involved say that they feel the same.
I know firsthand how exhausting this shoot has been on all involved, and cannot express my gratitude in words describing my thanks to everyone that had anything to do with this film. See you in Utah.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
And when tomorrow gets here, where will yesterday be?
We begin shooting in 10 hours. Wish us luck! The crew and some of the cast arrived in Poughkeepsie this afternoon. We're testing the camera and sound at the moment and just bought a ton of snacks. Snacks are key.
On another note, I'd like to give a big thank you to Monique Rencricca from 8-12 Casting. Monique helped us cast the film with little time on her hands. She did an awesome job. If anyone plans on shooting a film in New York, definitely check out the site at http://www.8-12casting.com/index.html - well worth it.
Thank you again to all who have donated. It's been incredibly helpful.
On another note, I'd like to give a big thank you to Monique Rencricca from 8-12 Casting. Monique helped us cast the film with little time on her hands. She did an awesome job. If anyone plans on shooting a film in New York, definitely check out the site at http://www.8-12casting.com/index.html - well worth it.
Thank you again to all who have donated. It's been incredibly helpful.
Monday, March 30, 2009
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