Music Update

For our silent film we are planning on having an original score recorded.

I have discussed this with Sam "Samadeus" Swan several times, and he is very interested in doing the score for the film. He is going to write to the script and some storyboard scenes, and then will either record the music himself or I will record it in my makeshift studio in my apartment.

He has given me original music for films before, and he does amazing work.

I'm really looking forward to hearing what he comes up with

-Jordan

Additional Audition Info

In addition to what Kathleen wrote about the auditions, we will be filming the auditions as well, so we can see how the actors work with a camera (since most of them have done only theater before) and we can see how cool they look in black and white.

Most likely they will be auditioning by running a couple short scenes selected from the script.

So we will see how it goes
-Jordan

Auditions and fun for all

So I emailed all the auditioners, 10 in all, which is a good turnout. I told them a bit about the audition process, attached the information sheet so we don't have to waste time on them filling it out, and asked them to bring headshots if possible. Our shooting schedule is tentative because we may need to work around actors if we really want them in the film, however the good thing about the film is that the girl and the boy can mostly be filmed separately. Pretty exciting stuff, they all seem into it so hopefully auditions go well.

_Kathleen

More More Updates

Ok, so it looks like the black box theater (our first choice for shooting location) is booked up solid during the time we would like to shoot...

This is a minor setback, as we are considering new locations now. We have some very interested actors/actresses who are auditioning in a little more than a week, and we are excited about that process.

The auditions are going to consist primarily of physical acting challenges (because ours is a silent film) which will be filmed and reviewed.

The script is practically done, though we have many ending ideas...and we have to decide on one.

decisions, decisions...

-Jordan

Update on auditions

So make that 5 interested girls, 1 guy

_Kathleen

Update on auditions

So make that 5 interested girls, 1 guy

Interested Actors

This blogging is kind of addicting, and if you are reading this Dr. McEwan, the online blogging is the best idea ever. I would have such a hard time keeping track and writing about all this in a journal. Anyways, sending out the MTA notice has already gotten us some success, three female actors are interested in auditioning. Just like I thought, it is going to be harder to find our lead male but it's definitely possible. So, off to a good start.

Synopsis Ideas/AUDITIONS

So we met again tonight to start creating our final plot synopsis for this little project of ours.

We have all been working independently on plot ideas and are now combining them into one boss synopsis. Everyone has very interesting ideas and our synopsis is turning out very well.

The film is looking to incorporate some interesting stop-motion animation sequences which are looking to be pretty tedious, but hopefully completely worth our while.

i'm not going to give it all away quite yet, but we will post a synopsis before long.

We have sent out an email to theater students interested in auditioning for the film, as well as some individuals we have met who are interested in auditioning.

AUDITIONS:
Thursday Feb 5th - 6pm
Friday Feb 6th - 6pm

location TBA


-Jordan

UPDATE: IMPOSSIBLE

So I got tired of waiting and called some people up and it looks like that MFA/MTA list won't be posted on BlackBoard until Tuesday or Thursday. It's unfortunate but we can work around it. In other news, I'm about a third of the way done writing my version of the script. Can't wait to see what you guys have done!

- Pete

Silent Film Script Writing is Hard

I am about halfway done writing the script. It's really difficult but I came up with some ideas and I'm excited to see what you guys think of them. Hope your scriptwriting is going ok, will be cool to combine them and create a beautiful film child!

_Kathleen

Auditions

sounds good pete. when we find out who is on that list we can get their emails and let them know about auditions. I guess we can figure out the audition time tomorrow or monday

_Kathleen

MFA List

In addition to holding auditions for our film, the MFA has a list of about 10 names of MTA actors/actresses that would like to be notified of any film projects. Being in the MFA, I'm privy to this list, however I'm still waiting for it to be posted on BlackBoard. If it doesn't get posted over the weekend, I'll make some phone calls.

- Pete

Thursday's Post

So this weekend we have to really plan everything out, and get our narrative set. Although a silent movie seems easier because there isn't a script, it's actually much more daunting than I thought. Essentially the visuals provide the narrative, so our script is going to be comprised of just a shot-by-shot breakdown.
Things we still need to do:

Figure out when auditions will be, and write up a email that can be sent out by the MTA
Decide when to start shooting
Maybe ask Holly Cate to make an announcement in her classes about auditions

We also have to decide how we are going to audition. Since it's a silent film, the actors will have to be very physical and comfortable with working with their bodies. We can figure out the auditions when we meet on Sunday. I have some ideas from acting classes I've taken here, exercises that would definitely help us see physical acting in the people auditioning. We also may have more of a problem finding guys to act in this, as there always seems to be a shortage, so we'll have to figure that out if it comes up.

I made an audition sheet so we'd have it, and copied it below:



Audition Sheet for Silent Film
Peter Kleinberger
Jordan Miller
Kathleen Telesco


Name:______________________ Email:________________________

Phone:______________________


Please list ALL conflicts including work schedules/rehearsals/trips for the term, late January through April. Please note that there will be times when shooting will take place on weekends:






Please list past experiences in acting, movement or film:
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Training/classes:_____________________________________________________________
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Any additional special talents:____________________________________________________________________
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If you have any further questions, please email us at kathordaneter@gmail.com


_Kathleen

First post

So today we got together and talked about this blog. We're not sure what our shooting schedule is yet, because we have to figure out what the actor's will be able to do. Finding flexible actors is important because we don't want to have to worry about the two characters having a lot of conflicts.

We also found that we can't use the wall that is part of the theatre set, so we will have to figure something else out, either building another wall or using an existing one.

We possibly tentatively have a master carpenter woodmaster person who could possibly tentatively build us a wall.

_Kathleen

Casting Plans....

We are still in pre-production stages for our masterpiece.

Here at PWP (Peach Wedge Productions) we take our work very very seriously.

We are mapping out our ideas for casting our characters. The film is only going to involve two characters, a college age girl and boy. Auditions are going to be necessary, but finding the right actors will be difficult. We have decided to reach out to actors and actresses in the Muhlenberg Theater Association through a compiled list of theater students interested in film acting.

So....hope it goes not sucky.

-Jordan

First post, baby!

Welcome everyone to Peach Wedge Productions! We're very happy to be here and hope you'll follow us on our glorious journey to make an awesome movie!

- Pete