Category: All the Others Were Practice BLOG
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Once again available on Amazon video, “All the Others Were Practice” is now available FREE to Amazon Prime members. And, if you don’t have a Prime membership, it’s available for just 99¢ to RENT or BUY. Plus, “All the Others Were Practice” is still available to RENT or BUY for as low as 99¢ on iTunes and vimeo.…
reflections, three years on
Nearly three years since “All the Others Were Practice” was finished, I have had some distance, and time to reflect on the process of making the film, what went right, what went not right. It is the fault of the director and the casting director, if an actor is mis-cast. An actor is hired for a…
One Year On
One year ago today, we were settling into our comfy seats at the Embarcadero Cinema in San Francisco for the first public screening of “All the Others Were Practice”. In the past year, we had a Valentine’s screening in Indianapolis, and every month viewers from all over the world are watching the film on demand…
We ❄ Indianapolis
On Valentine’s Day at The Irving Theater in Indianapolis, we had a great screening of “All the Others Were Practice”, but as Tony would say, “Brr.” Thank You everyone who braved the snow and ice to join us. What a great crowd! We kept warm with Beer from Black Acre, Delicious Cupcakes from Simply Divine,…
We ♡ Indianapolis
Get ready Indianapolis! “All the Others Were Practice” will be screening at The Irving Theater on Sunday, February 14 at 6 PM.That’s Valentine’s Day! We’ve got a great evening lined up for you.From 4-6 PM meet your friends and neighbors – and the film makers – for a Bite to Eat and a Beer inside…
AtOWP – BTS
From April to June in 2013 our rag-tag group of filmmakers and actors traversed the cities of San Francisco and Guerneville, California to film “All the Others Were Practice”. We stole quick scenes on the streets and in shops, and spent entire days taking over apartments. Here is a peek Behind the Scenes of “All…
First Public Screening
On Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 PM, we invited our friends – and for the first time the general public – to a screening of “All the Others Were Practice”. It was a great crowd! Thank you, everyone who was able to attend. It was a beautiful theater and really set a different tone from…
Worth the Wait
Well, I didn’t expect that to take five months. At the end of March, I started exploring self-distribution options. I knew that I wanted to make the film available as easily and as widely as possible, but I had no idea how to go about that. What I thought would be a few web searches…
Time to cross the bridge
When All the Others Were Practice was finished, the plan was to submit it to as many festivals as we could and see what happened. We chose festivals that seemed a good fit for the film. Some were queer, some smaller or local or specifically for very low budget films. If the film was accepted…
Cast and Crew Screening
On Saturday, May 17 2014 we rented the Variety Children’s Charity screening room in downtown San Francisco for our cast and crew screening. It had been nearly a year since we wrapped filming, and it was great to see the cast, musicians, and our friends. We’ll take a little breather, submit a bunch of festivals,…
In the Can
In 2009 I decided to take some story ideas that Jon and I had been playing with, and use them as the basis for a script. I wanted to write a script that I could film on a small budget but one that didn’t feel like the typical three-people-in-a-room independent film. My other goal was…
Such A Tease
The teaser Trailer for All the Others Were Practice has finally arrived! The films’ edit is nearly finished, and we’re starting on the color and sound mix. Festival submissions have begun, and we are on track to have the film finished by January 2014. Until then, here’s a little tease.
Back on Track
We had a few false starts and the original rough edit was never recovered, but we had the technology and we re-built it. (It was actually re-built a few times, until I figured out why the files kept getting corrupted.) On Friday 9/6 we watched a full edit of the film for the first time.…
Ouch
We have been very lucky on this production. On the technical side we have tried our best to anticipate problems and filming went very smoothly, all things considered. We had redundant video and audio recording, all the footage is double-archived. In post we have been backing up all of our files. On Friday 7/26 we…
A First Look
Our first look at ALL THE OTHERS WERE PRACTICE. Between April 25 and June 15 we had twenty-one 8-hour filming days. We were busy – averaging over an hour of footage every day. With over 27 hours of footage for our 90 minute film, we have a lot of work ahead of us. During July…
It’s a Wrap!
On Saturday June 15, we wrapped photography on All the Others Were Practice. We filmed the office cafeteria scenes, and it proved to be one of the more challenging days of the entire schedule. There were lots of food props and wardrobe changes, and we had more actors on set than any other day. We…
The Last Storyboards
Our last day of filming is Saturday, 6/15. We will be filming the cafeteria scenes. I can not wait to see these scenes, they are some of the purest comedy in the film. When the cafeteria scenes play in the film they’re little bits that perk up the pace. We are filming them all at…
The Office Set
We couldn’t find a suitable office location. We looked at what we needed, and realized that all we needed was some walls. It needed to be claustrophobic. So on Sunday 6/9, Joe, Kerry and Eric helped me assemble and paint a small set on the rehearsal stage of Boxcar Theater. It is the only set…
The Home Stretch
On May 25, we completed 18 days of filming. We have a lot of amazing footage and performances, but there is still about 1/4 of the script left to film. On June 10 & 11, we resume filming with all of the office scenes. This will be the only sequence where we will be filming…
Boards for filming in Guerneville
These are the boards that we used to help keep track of what angles needed to be filmed while we were filming each scene. The drawings seem simple, but they contain just enough information for me to remember what the various camera angles are that I need to tell the story.
Behind the Scenes on Van Ness
For scene 91 – we rehearsed the scene, then we headded down to the intersection of Van Ness and Grove St. There were just five of us, two actors and three crew, and we were able to get four camera setups in less than an hour. The footage looks pretty good and the performances come…
The Purple Rooster and a Happy Morning
While we were filming scene 151 at Terra Mia, the actors painted their props during the scene. We went ahead and had the pieces fired and they are really cute.I hope to use them in the closing credits somehow.
And this is why we wear sunscreen!
01:13:42:18 = Epic Day
Today we had a long and grueling day as we filmed the final scenes of the film. It was day 13 of 22, and I had a bit of trouble getting into the spirit of the scenes. The actors helped me rally and we pulled off a tremendous day – with great performances and one…
Filming at the Lookout
On Thursday 5/9 we were fortunate enough to film at the Lookout in San Francisco. The bar was open to the public, and a bunch of great friends came out to fill in the crowd. Our production was so small, most patrons probably didn’t even realize we were filming. We didn’t add any lights –…