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Due to the true nature of the film, we require extremely skilled actors who are able to handle the sensitive subject matter presented in our script both with authenticity and subtlety. For this reason, we are dedicating 20% of our overall budget to hiring a dedicated, professional casting director, with the experience to discern actors who are capable of meeting this challenge.
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Due to the true nature of the film, we require extremely skilled actors who are able to handle the sensitive subject matter presented in our script both with authenticity and subtlety. For this reason, we are dedicating 20% of our overall budget to hiring a dedicated, professional casting director, with the experience to discern actors who are capable of meeting this challenge.
Locations
We feel that filming in a location authentic to these survivors’ stories is crucial.
We found a campsite that is our dream location in Wrightwood, CA (70 miles away from Chapman), which would make this a travel shoot. If given the chance to book it, this location will allow us the space and resources to record every aspect of the film needed, all within a safe environment.
The production costs associated with our location & travel are: an added two meals a day and lodging, gas compensation for cast and crew, and general location rental. With your help, we will have the financial means to book this location and have an authentic setting to shoot this important story.
We found a campsite that is our dream location in Wrightwood, CA (70 miles away from Chapman), which would make this a travel shoot. If given the chance to book it, this location will allow us the space and resources to record every aspect of the film needed, all within a safe environment.
The production costs associated with our location & travel are: an added two meals a day and lodging, gas compensation for cast and crew, and general location rental. With your help, we will have the financial means to book this location and have an authentic setting to shoot this important story.
Exterior Night Lighting Equipment
In our script, we have a few scenes that take place during the nighttime in the forest, which is known for being one of the most difficult types of scenes to light. Our talented and dedicated cinematographer, Emu Haynes, has extensive experience with exterior night lighting, and has researched projected estimates for safe night lighting options. To stay true to the raw look of nature and setting, our primary source of light will have to be moonlight. Real moonlight, however, is a softer, directional source of light that shoots downward from a very high degree. To imitate this, we will need to rent more powerful light units than Chapman’s equipment has to offer, and require some sort of machinery to hike the lights up to a much higher level than any ordinary stand. If we were to only use stands, the moonlight effect would only play in very tight close ups as the directional angle of the light would be unrealistic in any wides.
Our primary option is to rent from a local service that offers pre-rigged lights on machinery that booms up high. Their smallest package includes four 4k lights on a boom that goes up to 42’, costing us more than we have currently obtained in our cinematography budget. The unit has an articulated arm which can be controlled by buttons at the base of the unit, rather than losing a crew member to solely operating the lift via the basket above. The machines are also prepped for unstable terrain, meaning they are the safest option for our set. With the limited crew size due to COVID-19, this lighting unit would ease production immensely and create a safer, faster, and more comfortable working environment.
To bring this film to life, and to give the night scenes the true feeling of being alone in the dark wilderness, we will need funding to acquire one of our lighting options. With COVID-19 restrictions continuing to be in place limiting our crew size, and with the outdoor terrain we are shooting on, this option is preeminent.We are committed to telling this true story and giving it the life and justice it deserves.
Our primary option is to rent from a local service that offers pre-rigged lights on machinery that booms up high. Their smallest package includes four 4k lights on a boom that goes up to 42’, costing us more than we have currently obtained in our cinematography budget. The unit has an articulated arm which can be controlled by buttons at the base of the unit, rather than losing a crew member to solely operating the lift via the basket above. The machines are also prepped for unstable terrain, meaning they are the safest option for our set. With the limited crew size due to COVID-19, this lighting unit would ease production immensely and create a safer, faster, and more comfortable working environment.
To bring this film to life, and to give the night scenes the true feeling of being alone in the dark wilderness, we will need funding to acquire one of our lighting options. With COVID-19 restrictions continuing to be in place limiting our crew size, and with the outdoor terrain we are shooting on, this option is preeminent.We are committed to telling this true story and giving it the life and justice it deserves.
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