Logo announcement

Hey, folks. Here's the offical film company logo courtesy of Phillip Marunowski. Expect to see this on all our films and trailers. 

On a side note, we're going to be done shooting on Saturday night.  More to come.

The Arcani Ledger, Vol. X

I can't believe it's been about nine weeks since we've started. It's honestly felt like a whole year, but we're still having a lot of fun making this movie.  We had some great things happen, as well as some not-so-great things happen, which explains but not excuses this late update.

Let me explain the bad stuff: Jeremy had to leave production for a couple of weeks because of a family emergency.  We had a very busy weekend that was planned, but it had to be re-scheduled.  He should be back this week.

So that segues into some good stuff: I picked up directing duties for some scenes.  One was shot this last Sunday and two last night.  Sundays's scene took place at Full Sail University, of course, and it so happens that building 3B doubled for a hospital waiting room.  There were some snazzy chairs that Phil sat in while waiting for the doc.  Ian Davis not only made his acting debut, but also took some pictures, which can be seen below.  

The scene that was shot on Monday night was part of a newly-added scene in order to expand the falling action of the film.  Kyle Davis (no relation to Ian Davis) let us shoot in his apartment.  It was quite moody and comes across well on camera.  

Guess what?  We're scheduled to be finished on May 30, which is just over a week away.  We have around 10 scenes to shoot.  Can we get them finished?  When will we have the final poster?  Is there going to be a teaser?  When will you get a .com?  When will Phil stop complaining about his lattes being too hot?  Will Phil ever get his hair style just right?  You'll have to find out in the next installment.  Thanks, folks, and enjoy the pictures.

Don't ask.

Cyclops monster gets an extra eye.

Phil can't stop eating SweetTarts!

Locations provided by Full Sail Universitiy. No, I'm not endorsed, yet.

I direct.

Would you trust this man with your life? Would you?

Get to work, actor.

We shot 1/2 of the scene back there to be sneaky.

Swirly, nondescript offices work great for quiet scenes.

Look at his eyes! He needs a latte!

The Arcani Ledger, Vol. IX

Hello, again. We're done with 85% of the movie!

Last week's update was rather short for a couple of reasons. First, we had no pictures to share. Second, I was real busy with meetings regarding how to save the rest of the film.

See, we had a couple of locations that fell through quicker than Master P's basketball career. So, there were budget discussions...and I use "budget" lightly...with Jeremy as well as extensive set design discussions and more locations to finalize. It was pretty tough, but at least some positives came from this.

We got to film at Orlando's own Gigabits LAN center (thanks, guys!) this past weekend, and we're also filming at Devaney's Pub sometime soonish, so that is at least two "real" locations that aren't people's homes or places around Full Sail (but there's still plenty of that to come).

Yes, it was a tough week. The script re-writes were because of pre-edits done to the raw footage. There were some things we really didn't like, so last week saw tons of changes. Ian, our photographer, helped out immensely.

All this is to give you folks, the fans, a real moviegoing experience. We have a movie that is much better than it was before, and we're all going to benefit from it.

In the meantime, here are some pictures from Gigabits. Thanks for visiting!

Omar came by to be an extra.

This guy couldn't get any more smug. Punch him for me.

Derek: "We've secretly replaced Phil's underwear with sandpaper. Let's see if he notices..."

Good job with that padding, dude.

"Oh, no! Phil's latte was too hot! I'm done for!"

"Did I hear 'close-up'?"

Framing, and some set decor.

I'm trying to help direct while Jeremy is framing and focusing.

Phil saw some pretty colors.

A look at some Gigabits that we didn't use.

The Arcani Ledger, Vol. VIII

Howdy. Here's a list of things going on, because folks like lists.

1. Principal photography is planned to end May 30.

2. A teaser trailer will be cut in the first week of June.

3. We are having to make big location changes.

4. Jeremy has to build things. 

5. I have to call in some favors.

6. Script has a new scene.

7. We love our fans.

8. We do see the light at the end, and we are excited.