I met with the Digital Effects Specialist tonight. We went over the script scene by scene to discuss how to accomplish what the script lays out for us. There is 4 major effects shots and several environmental enhancements we will need to produce using a mixture of practical shots and digital effects in 2d and 3d. If we do the job right, many will be fluid and clean, subtle so they don't take the audience out of the moment. A few are blatantly loud depicting the ethereal. We will be using a mixture of Nuke, Shake, Maya and After Effects along with Green Screen to create several shots for Barlow Grant. Were cutting in Final Cut Pro and shooting on Red One.

The Web Page has been Updated, take a look!

We have begun shooting test footage with the Red One for motion tracking ( little orange balls on sharp wooden stakes).

Also shot some long term panoramic scenes over Lake Travis in order to speed up to 1200 percent of original speed.

Also have shot test footage with the new track dolly which is set up with 16 skateboard wheels on rotating mount plates. The dolly will support 400 lbs.

I reworked the temporary Cover Art with some images from the new locations. Roles that have been cast will are now appearing

on the web page. The script has lots of attention in the past week. Meeting with Actors this next week so if your interested in

the remaining roles, please contact me soon.

http://www.barlowgrantswish.com

We are now casting 4 primary parts. Dax, Tayla, Bubba and Curtis.

Dax is a 25-30yr. old that has been discharged from the Marines after spending serious time as Explosives Expert. He has had a bad time of it and now has to adjust to civilian life.

Tayla is a young woman 17-26 who lives in a nearby trailer park with her newborn baby and an her abusive alcoholic criminal boyfriend Bubba

Bubba fancies himself as a Trailer Park Mafia Kingpin who can get away with anything (bad guy)

Curtis is an old friend of Dax's who agreed to let Dax stay with him until he can figure out what he is going to do now that he is no longer a Marine. Dwight picks Dax up from the Airport and has a conversation with him in the car as they drive through town.

We also need various types for extras.

Casting Barlow

I discovered King Orba through the world of Music here in Austin, Texas. Orba was interviewed on The Austin Music Network and they showed one of his videos. An excellent song and an equally excellent video that was shot as a ONE SHOT on a 16 mm film camera. The video was designed to look as if the whole day and night passed during the length of the song all in one camera shot. It starts near the edge of a lake behind a nice house, the sun comes up as Orba begins singing then he stands and walks toward the house, into the house where a big party is going on. The sun begins to go down and he walks past various people who ethereally interact with him as he sings and enjoys the party. The night goes on and he heads through the house and out another door and eventually ends up back down near the lake where the sun is once again rising over the lake. Very nice!
I told myself, " I would really like to work with this guy, if Steely Dan was a person, he would be King Orba", then a few days later I bumped into Mark (Orba) at the FedEX office and I recognized him from the video and we hit it off immediately and have been buddies ever since. I am really looking forward to working with him on this film because he has lots of great indie and hollywood film experience to bring to the film as well as a good ear. He will do a grat job as Barlow Grant! Now we need to find equally great co stars for him as well!

Let's Get Started! We're still in Pre-production

This blog will keep you up to date on what's happening while we're making this short movie.

Checkout th web site Barlow Grant's Wish

From time to time cast and crew will post a bit about how things are progressing. As of this moment we hope to do principal photography in mid to late February.


So keep coming back to see what's happening.

Peace,


Rob:-]