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I promised you a few outtakes, and here’s the first. Ray knocks over a model airplane during a dramatic scene in which he is being chastised by his his ex-love interest for being pig headed. It’s pretty fun.

We took a few photos at the end of the shoot, though unfortunately we didn’t take any during the shoot. We were supposed to have a photographer one day but he wasn’t able to show up and I didn’t take the time to snap any. I’ll have to make a point of it for my next one. We do have a few outakes, so check back.

Cast on the last day of shooting (From Left: Ray Beasley, Jessica Rose Scott, Mary Helen Schmidt, Allie Munson)

That's me in the yellow.

And last but not least our excellent DP Mario.

So I’m just finishing the last few edits on the film today and then we’re sending it off to Slamdance. We missed the deadline for Sundance, which was a bummer, but with the extra time this afforded me to edit, we’ve made a lot of great changes and I think we’ve managed to make a better film. Hopefully, with a little luck we’ll get in to Slamdance and do well enough that we can get a few going on the film front. I’d like to put together a feature and apply for some grants. Also, it would be cool to hit a couple of the other big film festivals next year such as Caan and the New York and Toronto Film Festivals. I’m not sure what we’re capable of yet on the distribution end of a short film, but I’ll let you know as things develop.

Also, with things as hectic as they’ve been, I haven’t been able to put a trailer together, but we’ll see what we can get done in the next couple of weeks.

In May of this year I wrapped shooting on a short film entitled, The Crisis. My first major undertaking under my Official Idea Productions banner. Wrapping up at 20-25 minutes and having a cast of five, it’s the biggest film I’ve produced to date.

Setting the stage for the film is a marketing agency in crisis as they hash out their plan of attack against the small island nation of Cuba in the last thirteen hours before the Cuban trade embargo is lifted. A crisis of soul, sex, wit, and and emotional frustration ensues. Welcome to a world where the curtain finally fell on Cuba.

I’ll keep you posted as the story on my film progresses, as I try to take it through the festival circuit, and what may come of it when it’s all said and done. Also, as we finish editing here in the next month, stay tuned for the trailer; should be a fun ride..