Biggest Location Secure

So after about a week and a half of ups and downs when it comes to finding locations today I was able to secure my first one at the Edgemere Fire Hall on April 22nd. This location is going to be used for the prom scene which is the last scene in the film, it is also the biggest one. I am hoping to have at least one hundred extras for the scene and anything less or more than would still be great but 100 is the number I am going for. Now that I have gotten that location down I am going to move onto how to dress the set as well as what supplies I need for the scene. It was 460 to rent the hall so I am hoping this will not turn into a bust as this is the most amount of money I have ever spent at one time on a film set. Wish me luck with this.

Anyone interested in being an extra on April 22nd at the Edgemere Volunteer Fire Hall should email me at mind_confided@yahoo.com. There will be free food and drinks as well as free parking.

Thanks for the support,
Daniel Hess

Making Moves

So yesterday I had my meeting with the principal from my old high school Sparrows Point. The meeting was fine, I was clean cut and dressed up, super professional. He was more than willing to help in any way that he could but as far as nailing down the school for the weekend things were completely out of his hands. As soon as I got into the fact that I would need extras and filming on the weekend it moves into a category that the county has to deal with. Apparently they would need to have custodians on duty to clean up any messes we make while filming even though I offered to clean up after all that stuff. He is going to contact the county and get back to me but things aren't looking too good as far as right now. That leads us to the past 24 hours...

Last night was total breakdown mode which happens with every production but this time especially because of the location trouble so far. Well I had to work and just was not in a good mood, because as a student filmmaker I hate the fact that I have to limit my visions because of not having money. I am a firm believer in making great work but the things trying to stop that are numerous. It is sad because if I had a million dollars to throw around the schools wouldn't hesitate to have me film there even if the project was shit. On the flip though if you have a great story but no cash to throw around no one wants to be around you.

So to the present day, I went crazy emailing every school I could think of and didn't hear back from anyone except Dundalk Elementary who told me to contact the communication department in the school, then when I did the second I said anything about filming they immediately transferred to the guy who runs the department. I left him a message and haven't heard back yet. I can see myself fighting this guy because whenever I say I want at least 50 extras for the film and want to do a little bit of decoration the conversation takes a left turn to nowhereville. Sorry I don't want to just settle anymore, and making a believable film takes some set decoration and extras. Lets see how it goes.

Thanks for the support,
Daniel Hess

HDR Test

The meeting about using my old high school didn't go as well as I had hoped today so I decided to do something I have been wanting to do to cheer me up. Without further ado here is my first HDR test, I call this photo The Trailer.

Thanks for the support,
Daniel Hess