Was going through my journal and found this old entry where I wrote a “To Do” list for all the things on the top of my head that I needed to get done at the time in order to keep the movie on track. Now, mind you, this is a VERY SMALL selection of all [...]
Archive for the ‘Pre-Production’ Category
Camera speed remix gives behind-the-scene look
Posted: September 30, 2011 by Patrick Ibarra in Cinematography, Pre-Production, ProductionWant to get even more behind the scenes than ever before? Well now you can! “Cement Suitcase” producer Doug Spice created a video remixing several of the film’s “camera speed” takes, and now it’s available for your viewing pleasure. The footage shows the set up of multiple scenes in the movie, and ends with actor [...]
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 [...]
Kristina Guerrero of E! joins Cement Suitcase cast
Posted: June 28, 2011 by Patrick Ibarra in Acting, Pre-Production, Public RelationsBy Patrick Ibarra Associate Producer E! journalist Kristina Guerrero recently confirmed she would be joining the cast of “Cement Suitcase” as “Charlene,” the lead female character in the story. “I’m just looking to have some fun, to work with like-minded and creative people, and to do it in the place where I grew up,” Guerrero [...]
Cement Suitcase auditions hit Tri-Cities airwaves
Posted: June 27, 2011 by Patrick Ibarra in Acting, Pre-ProductionA second round of auditions were held in Toppenish, Wash., on June 22, which we mentioned in a previous post brought the talents of radio personalities from a Tri-Cities radio station to audition for the film. Well, it turns out they are just as excited to be in the film as we were to have [...]
Auditions in WA garner talented actors
Posted: June 23, 2011 by Patrick Ibarra in Acting, Pre-Production, Public RelationsBy Patrick Ibarra Associate Producer Round 2 of the Washington auditions for “Cement Suitcase” was a huge success on June 22 in Toppenish, Wash., as actors and actresses from all over the Yakima Valley and even as far as Tri-Cities, Wash., came to strut their stuff on camera for a chance to land a role [...]
There’s never enough time when it comes to indie filmmaking, so we have to fight against the tide to make the most of the time we do have. Cement Suitcase is a character-driven, intimate story, but it’s still a rather complex production with dozens of characters and dozens of locations. Figuring out how to fit [...]
Cement Suitcase: A chance to dream again
Posted: June 13, 2011 by Patrick Ibarra in Pre-Production, Public RelationsBy Patrick Ibarra Associate Producer of Cement Suitcase This isn’t the first time I’ve realized my dreams have changed. At one point I saw myself delivering an amazing closing argument to a jury, one that would sway it my way and ultimately set an innocent man who was wrongly accused free. That ended abruptly after [...]
Audition in Toppenish, WA scheduled for June 22
Posted: June 10, 2011 by Patrick Ibarra in Acting, Pre-ProductionCement Suitcase will be auditioning for the following roles on the evening of June 22 in Toppenish, WA. Actors and actresses interested in attending the casting call should e-mail their contact information and interest to cementsuitcase@gmail.com. Cement Suitcase Auditions: June 22, Toppenish, Wash. Hi there! We are looking to audition the following supporting roles before [...]
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 [...]