26 Aug Two Roads: PINT-SIZED PERSPECTIVE
Two Roads was a fun movie to work on. First, I did an audition tape. I memorized two scenes—a funny one and a sad one. Then I got to meet Adam and Christine on Skype.
25 Aug Two Roads: For the Love of Storytelling
With a slim budget, tight schedule, uncooperative weather patterns and even less cooperative livestock, the making of Two Roads was not destined for smooth sailing. Yet challenging circumstances can sometimes bring out the best in people—especially talented, tenacious people with a shared vision and a passion for excellence.
14 Jul Film Festivals – Preparing Two Roads
It’s been crazy crunch time for Moth to Flame as we rush to the finish line with “Two Roads,” our new short for the Louisiana Film Prize. This year has been a bit more hectic in terms of post-production scheduling, because each team member has continued to take on bigger and better projects and we collectively have more projects to juggle on top of this one. In addition, we have two cuts of our film this year (instead of one, like last year’s A Bird’s Nest)… a 15-minute cut for the actual Louisiana Film Prize itself and also a much longer 20 minute version for other festivals.
22 Jun Two Roads: Stage Meh
After we got through the first 3 days of production, the last 2 days became less stressful. This is the stage that I like to call “Meh.” Basically, after the initial shock factor of dealing with intense work schedules and a variety of temperamental problems, the entire team became so used to (and tired of) solving or accepting these problems that by the last two days any problem ceased to become a big deal. It is going to rain in 2 minutes? Cool. It is pouring outside? Cool. The data dump froze again right before an incredibly emotionally difficult scene to shoot? Okay.
16 Jun A Texas Short Film – Two Roads: A Complete Blur(aka day 2 and 3)
Honestly, after Day 1 of filming for me, everything became a blur. Despite the days feeling like a whirlwind of chaotic events, looking back, we actually stuck with a fairly consistent schedule.
09 Jun Acting and Directing in Two Roads
Making “Two Roads” proved to be one of the more difficult projects I’ve undertaken, but it was also one where I learned a lot about myself as a director, an actor and an artist. I couldn’t be certain that the vision that Christine and I had formed in our heads would actually translate into a good film, but somewhere in the first day of shooting I realized that, yes! We were indeed, shooting something very good and I am proud of what we accomplished. With our dedicated skeleton crew and a handful of actors, we pushed ourselves to the limit because we love to create compelling films and I know we did just that.
08 Jun Louisiana Film Two Roads: Day 1 of Filming
For me, the first day of filming is usually the most difficult day. Though everyone comes in with fresh energy and a shared vision, for a producer/director, there is always the inevitable first day learning curve.
03 Jun A Desk A Day: Drone Filmography Shoot
This past weekend we did a little shoot with Jacob Rachniowsk and Taylor Davis(featured in the photo below) from Cloud9 Drones.
02 Jun Kellie Penna’s Recollection of Two Roads – Feeling Legit
This one felt different. Lets get that out of the way right off the bat. I don’t think I’ve hit my professional “peak” when it comes to film. But from my small experience, I can tell you this one was different.
01 Jun Shreveport and Two Roads: Getting things Ready
The beauty of indie filmmaking is that nothing is ever set in stone. The possibilities are endless. The curse of indie filmmaking is also that nothing is set in stone. So many factors are often beyond your control and you have to learn to be extremely flexible in order to succeed or at least to stay sane.
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