I like to move it, move it…
January 17, 2010
Happy New Year…
Anyway…
Back to work and just finished casting a wonderful film, “Touchback.” The cast is, if I do say so myself, wonderful and I could not be happier with how it all came together. I had very little time to put the cast together and we were under a lot of pressure to deliver a cast that could perform because the script was the winner of the Netflix Find Your Voice Competition and therefore as part of it’s prize, will screen at the LA Film Festival this year. So, not a lot of time, or money to do things but we did it and I have to say that the Director, Phil Flores and the Producer, Chase Kenney were wonderful to work with and get to know. It’s also nice to work on a film that is shooting in Los Angeles, because visiting the set and getting to know the cast a little better and see them in action is exciting for me. Go to IMDB to check our cast out…
A new year and a new gig. “Vinyl,” which has been on my desk and in various stages of financing is finally active. This weekend is all about me getting ahead of the names submitted and figuring out whom we want to make offers to. It’s nice to be working on a film that has a bigger budget and an ensemble piece. The film is shooting in Winnipeg and Los Angeles, but most of the casting will be done out of LA. I sent the breakdown to agents in NYC, Canada and London, just in case there is an idea that I let slip through the crack (what? Not me? I am perfect!). This job will keep me up at night, because I know how hard it is going to be to coordinate all of the information coming at me at once, but it will be worth it in the end, because the script is a lot of fun to flesh out and work on and the actors, agents and managers have been responding positively to the script, which is always a good sign.
I am also casting a short film for students at AFI that starts going in mid-March. The story is, shall we say unusual. It is a satire on a domestic drama, in which the son of a father has been raping the father for several years and everything starts to come to a head after the son gets married (to a woman). Needless to say, it’s “racy” but not surprisingly to myself, actors love the material and are interested in the project. I love working with new filmmakers as it gives me a chance to get to know emerging talent like directors, producers and actors.
It is very true that working gets you more work. Staying busy is very important to me; I don’t like not having something to work on. So for now (at least until April) I am busy. Now I just have to find my next gig…Take a look at my new website www.lessallcasting.com
