Filling In The Blanks

Casting will begin this Friday and might go on for a couple of days. Jaime, my wife and a couple of trusted friends will help me in this respect.

I've never conducted auditions before, so this will not only be fun, but very uncharted territory. I was fortunate to find a couple of sites with postings by other directors who have had similar experiences and was able to pull some tips from them.

I figure that it will take at least two weekends to do the casting. I want to find the right people for the gig. Even though this will be a non-paying event, I think that there could still be a decent amount of talent willing to work for a resume piece. Not to mention the fact that if it all goes well, maybe we can acquire funding for a bigger production later.

Still, I can't help but be a bit nervous about the process. I use to know a ton of actors, years ago in Corpus Christi. They were always willing to act for free and more than willing to be involved in other aspects of production. I hope I can make lots of connections on this first run.

I did some acting years ago. They were only stage plays in junior high, but I was able to get a lot of parts. I'm gonna dig deep and use that for the benefit of the cast and hopefully be able to draw some good performances.

-30-

Inspirations: The Hire - BMW Films

I find inspiration in a lot of films and shorts. A few years ago, BMW enlisted the help of some A-list filmmakers to promote their vehicles. The films were all tied together by one actor, Clive Owen, and featured the directing talents from the likes of Ang Lee, John Woo, John Frankenheimer and Tony Scott, among others.

The stand out film, for me, is done by Wang Kar Wai. His credits include Chungking Express, In The Mood for Love and Happy Together. His most recent work is a film called 2046, which, frankly, I'm not sure I can explain. Just drop his name into IMDB and get the details there.

Anyhow, I wanted to share my favorite BMW Film here. I was lucky enough to find it on YouTube.com.

Stand out line: "There's always something waiting at the end of the road. If you're not willing to see what it is, you probably shouldn't out be there in the first place."

Enjoy the film.

-30-