Shooting Pushed Back

After some careful analysis and planning. We have decided to push shooting back due to script and location. The script is undergoing a major revision, heightening the character tension, raising the stakes and packing it full of action. The location we would like most to work at is currently booked until the end of July. We have set two different dates for shooting and depending on distribution will determine which one we are more likely to settle on. We visited the location and fell in love with it.

With the current developments with the script we may possibly be able to bring in some named actors and highly experienced crew.

Don't worry, because the shoot is still scheduled to happen this year.

The Business Side

We are drenched in the business aspect of pre-production. While small little adjustments are being made to the script every day, we are focusing on getting our schedule locked, crew members in place, cast secured and the budget finalized. Shooting commences in just under 4 weeks time. Tomorrow we will do some location scouting and by the end of the week, if all goes well, have our locations figured out.

We are currently in negotiations for one location and if that does not work out we will most likely end up at the Paramount Ranch. As far as casting goes, we have received over 1200 submissions and are looking to hold auditions next week.

So our first deadline, June 12, is quickly approaching, stay tuned for more updates as they come.

Script - Part 3

We have been working hard the past few weeks to finalize our shooting script. Each rewrite is a step closer to locking the script. All of the locations have been locked and most of the scenes are locked just some minor fixes within the scenes are being adjusted. Hopefully our latest rewrite will be our final one. The story, since the original draft has gain 15 pages of material and is more action packed then I ever imagined. This is going to be one intense western. To top it off we will be shooting at break neck speeds with only a 19 day shooting schedule, averaging 4 to 5 pages a day.

Next week we will be doing some, hopefully, final location scouting. I will post pictures with our findings.

Script and Moving Forward

I am currently working on completing the latest draft of the script. This will mark the seventh revision and the story is becoming better with each one. Since the funding has come in, things have been moving a break neck speeds. We should have our schedule completed by the end of this week. Still the biggest thing that we are working on is the location. We will hopefully hear about it by the end of the week.

Cast is also being secured and finalized.

Some future deadlines you can keep your eye out for is June 12 when we begin shooting and August 15 when we will have our locked cut of the trailer.

We will begin to receive paperwork and deal memos to sign regarding our sell and distribution sometime this week.

Funding

It has been a while since the last post as things have gotten busy. Today marks the day that all the funding has been secured for the shoot. We are awaiting a few obstacles to get meshed out, one being word back from a possible location. If all goes well we will be shooting in Newhall/Valencia area in about a month. Our final cast is still being worked out but all looks to be a go.

I will be more consistant with the post in the future.