Hey there Suitcase Fans! We’ve got a new trailer! Many thanks to Brian Retchless for putting it together. He did a great job editing. Make sure to share it on Facebook!
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We finally have a recap of Day 13 of our production schedule! Fun was had! Film was shot! Lives were forever changed! By Day 13, the film production was winding down, but that didn’t mean we could relax. We had 8 1/2 pages to shoot that day! Many thanks to Dean Laurvick for letting us [...]
Dear, dear friends – I’m writing to tell you the exciting news that last week we packed up our Cement Suitcase and submitted it to the Sundance Film Festival! Wish us luck! For the full update, check out our KickStarter page.
This doesn’t have a whole lot to do with the movie, but while we were out hunting for Starfish (we needed a few timelapses of starfish for the film) I took this timelapse of the sun rising over the beach at Malibu’s Point Dume State Park. Unfortunately, the timelapse I took of starfish did [...]
Old News, but we Totally Made Our Kickstarter Goal!
Posted: June 22, 2012 by Rick Castañeda in GeneralJust realized that we hadn’t posted an update to the actual Cement Suitcase site. Sorry folks! If you’re late to the party, now you know! We hit 157% of our original goal of $12,000. That means we raised $18,920 to finish the film! Many thanks to over 200 supporters who are now part of the [...]
The trailer is finished! Well, at least for now. I expect once the movie’s finished we’ll want to revisit this with better graphics and some of the visual fx that are not yet completed. But here it is! We hope you enjoy it. If you have any constructive feedback, we’re all ears. We showed this [...]
Friends, Family, Cement Suitcase-Heads: The trailer and the accompanying Kickstarter Campaign is finally here! The film is almost done and we’re really excited about it! So you’ll see lots of exclamation points!! Our writer/director, Rick, has been working around the clock to get a rough cut done…and we’re there. The first edit is done and now [...]
Sound utility assistant recounts her Cement Suitcase experience on blog
Posted: November 30, 2011 by Patrick Ibarra in General, Production, SoundBianca Babcock Labrador, a sound utility assistant on the set of “Cement Suitcase” during the film’s Washington-set production, recalled her pleasurable experience working with the movie crew on her blog, “Bonkers’ World.” While the post was in July, it wasn’t until recently that the movie’s producers stumbled upon it, and we’re so glad we did. In the [...]
Fresh off the set of “Cement Suitcase,” Tennis Ball Morgan Freeman made another appearance recently, sharing his talents and opinions as a movie critic. “Cement Suitcase” crew members are hoping for rave reviews on their film from the ball when their movie is released, but in the meantime, they continue to enjoy the antics of [...]
Producing A Micro-Indie Movie on Location (part 1)
Posted: July 13, 2011 by Doug Spice in General, Pre-Production, ProductionWe’re into the home stretch now on shooting Cement Suitcase, but it’s been a wild ride full of hiccups and unexpected turns. That’s how any production goes, but it’s particularly likely when shooting far from home! Having done a number of shoestring productions away from real Hollywood support, I’ve seen firsthand the huge variety of [...]