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2009 wrap-up

by Christopher on January 2, 2010 · 3 comments

Andrew, Hilah and me on the green screen. (photo by Liz McCormick)

I guess it’s kind of customary for people to write a year-end wrap-up. I’ll do my best, but 2009 was an incredibly strange year for me. I feel like I accumulated at least 5 years worth of life experience in the past 12 months.
The Spider Babies Austin

Last day of the Austin shoot. (Photo by Liz McCormick)

The first few months of the year were spent on pre-production for The Spider Babies. Script polishes, storyboards, schedules, costume design, casting, production design, location scouting, etc. Regardless of how things eventually turned out, I remain incredibly proud of the team we were able to put together for this project. The cast, crew and creative team were all top-notch. It was truly my dream team.
Shooting at the Scoot Inn in Austin, TX.

Shooting at the Scoot Inn in Austin, TX. (Photo by Kyle Terry)

However, early in the year we began suffering a series of setbacks that started with our leading man getting hit by a car and culminated in losing the warehouse where we were going to build all the sets a few days before we were supposed to shoot.  This meant we had to completely rework the shooting schedule. You can read about all of this in previous posts, so I won’t get into it again. I’m just going to give you some highlights from the rest of the year.
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The Spider Babies is wrapped…

by Christopher on July 6, 2009 · 5 comments

Polly puts on eyelinerI am working on a much longer post about THE SPIDER BABIES for later this week, but here is a quick update. Principal photography is wrapped. We managed to get about 80% of the script in the can. We are now in the process of cutting together what we shot, assembling a trailer and figuring out the logistics and finances of getting the rest of the movie shot.

Ethel eyelinerIt’s definitely disappointing to make it through such a challenging shoot and end up with only part of a movie in the can. The good news is that the footage and performances are spectacular. I am so proud of what we pulled off and it continues to astound me that we were able to put together such an amazing team for this project.

Greta DrinksI will go into lots more detail later this week. Meanwhile enjoy these screen shots of The Spider Babies getting ready for their rock show.

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Production Begins

by Christopher on May 28, 2009 · 0 comments

The Spider Babies movie camera crew
Production of THE SPIDER BABIES is now in full-swing. We’ve shot for two days and the whole team is starting to get in sync and pick up speed. The first day was pretty rough. After losing our warehouse last week, we had to completely regroup. We ended up reworking the schedule and starting out with a few days of R.V. interiors. The R.V. ended up in the backyard of Sexy Picnic surrounded by lights and shiny boards. The camera crew and cast crammed into the tiny space and started to roll. Given all the problems of last week, we are making pretty good progress, but we need to go faster… always faster…

My favorite thing about making movies is the collaborative nature of filmmaking. After finally getting all of the cast and crew in one place, my stress level has decreased dramatically. We have put together an amazing cast and crew for this project. I’m particularly excited about the design of the world. From the characters to the costumes to the production design, there is great stuff to look at everywhere in the movie and all the elements add up to create a really interesting world.

In a few hours we start the first of several days of overnight shoots. I am mentally preparing myself for the upcoming nocturnal lifestyle.
Production Begins on The Spider Babies movie

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