I Was Kung Powed

I plan to elaborate more on today, but in short production came to a halt due to brand new digital technology being finicky, General Tso chicken attacked my leg and car, and an actor was thrown a little too hard into a wall at the police station we’re filming...

In Production: Day 1 – Off to a Good Start

  This will be short. Day 1 went off smoothly. The main issue for the day was to get a police car to film in, and that ended up working out through some word of mouth. It was rediculously cold this morning in the middle of a pig farm. Pigs are also quite funny, as...

Crew Call – The Cast Behind the Camera

One big problem Undercover has presented that I haven’t had to deal with before is finding a crew. Normally set is considered a class, so having people to show up and work isn’t a concern. However, since this is an extra film not part of the curriculum,...

Here Piggy, Piggy, Piggy

The days of Farmer Arable and Wilbur are long gone. One of the main locations in Undercover is a pig farm, where a Muslim cop goes undercover to find a missing pig. So, as Producer, I need to find this pig farm. In the process of this hunt I learned about the state of...

Location, Location, Location

It’s funny how much I take film slang for granted. So to start from the beginning, there are six stages in making and releasing a movie: Development, Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, Distribution, Exhibition. Usually Development can take the longest...