Hello all! First of all, if you didn’t know yet, Cement Suitcase was not selected for Sundance this year. They received over 4,000 features this year, and only the top 1.4% made it in. However, we have been submitting CS to many more film festivals and will let you know as soon as we have [...]
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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 [...]
Hey guys – thought I’d go ahead and give everyone a little update. Our production company (Lead Balloon) and its sister companies (Psychic Bunny and Codename) just moved offices last weekend, so I was pretty darn busy up to then with the move. Before we moved in we had to order glass, build walls, install [...]
Crack a bottle for the Day 12 recap
Posted: August 24, 2011 by Patrick Ibarra in Acting, Cinematography, Production, SoundWhile “Cement Suitcase” is labeled a comedy, director Rick Castaneda wanted to throw a little action into the mix. The movie probably won’t have a car chase to compete with “Ronin,” or a bank heist to rival “Heat,” but even with a shoestring budget there’s no reason an independent film like “Cement Suitcase” can’t have [...]
Howdy there, I’m Lawrence the Supervising Sound Editor for Cement Suitcase, and I thought I’d post an early blog about the audio for the film! I’ve been involved in the process since the early drafts of the script, which is absolutely fantastic and tremendously helpful… not just for the logistics of production sound, but for [...]