The Red Scare has Begun

Well, despite my fears about the weather, "Red Scare" began principal photography last night. The shoot was a quick one, and we got what we wanted to get. I purposely chose a fairly easy first few shoots to start out production just so we could get back into the swing of things. Last night's scene involved Pieter & Vlad (Aaron Visco & Robert Lise). 

I really don't have too much to say. Things worked out well. The rain Aaron makes an awesome, silly, Commie zombie. Bob is Bob. The crew is amazing. We will resume shooting on Thursday, May 26th. 

Enjoy these behind the scenes pictures in the meantime.

      

Stay tuned!

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
Red Scare

The Start of Something New

Well, here we are. A little less than a year ago (June 14th, 2010), my amazing cast and crew and I started production on "Blaming George Romero." Now, here we are ready to start a new film. It is exciting, it is nerve wracking, I can't think of much I'd rather be doing. Today is the first official day of shooting; although it is an exterior shoot, and the weather may not be with us. If we don't shoot today, we will have to reschedule... But today is the day we have decided to start. Now that we are starting up production, I remember how stressful dealing with the weather was during last year's shoot. Having to make the decision whether or not to go ahead when there is a 30% chance of rain... a 40% chance... Last year there were times it didn't rain and there was a 70% chance of rain. Other days had a 10% chance of rain, and we were rained out. You never know... and I am still beating myself up over one day where we thought we were rained out, so we stopped early and it didn't rain anymore after we packed up. 

But ahead we will go. You may not be able to help us with the weather, but you can still help us with a donation. www.indiegogo.com/red-scare. As little as $15 would help us out, and I guarantee that you will enjoy this movie. 

I have a few new pictures for you. First, we have some more character one-sheets courtesy of Sean Feuer.

 

 

Next we have some building! Tony Pineiro constructed dimmers for all of our lights. They are pretty cool. I volunteered to test them out, and I didn't get electrocuted! Huzzah! 

 

One of my regrets on BGR was that we had no real moving shots. We wanted to, but we never did. This time, we will. We made two dollies. One free moving, and one track dolly. We still have work to do, but they are coming together nicely. These were made by Tony Pinero, Tony's dad (who stepped in to help us weld), Joey Mosca, Matt Hojnacki, Dave Cruz, Bill Dautrick, and myself. (They did way more than I did.) 

 

One of the things that I never really liked about BGR was the outdoor lights. We either had to plug in from someone's house, or if we were on a location away from houses, we had to use generators. I hated the generators. They were heavy, loud, and transporting them was a pain in the ass. Luckily, for this movie, Joey suggested these two spotlights. They are mega powerful, but with a diffusion on them, they are as good as any outdoor lights I have seen... Plus, no noise, no gasoline, no problem to transport. 

  

 

 

Finally, we made a kite. Yes, we made a kite. Don't ask why. It plays a role in the movie, and we didn't like any of our purchasing options. 

 

 That's all for now. As we start up production, there will be more blogs with more pictures and updates. Until then.




 Stay tuned!

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
Red Scare

New Pics and a New Call for Help

Howdy, folks. Got a few things to update you with tonight. First, a friend of one of our cast members made a terrific suggestion to have us ask for things in addition to donations. Donations are great, but we do need other things to get this movie on its feet. So, if you have access to any of these items, please contact me at RedScareMovie@gmail.com. I am not asking to keep any of these items, but if you have them and are willing to let us borrow them for a period of time, it would help us greatly. If you also want to buy them for us, we will not complain. Things we need: 

*Typewriters: We could use a few. The older looking the better. 

*Old school telephones: From the 1950's and/or 60's. 

*Fedoras & other old style hats: We need a minimum of one, but we could use more. 

*Classic Cars: From the 1950's or 60's. We need a minimum of two, but we could use as many as possible to dress sets. We are not asking to drive the cars, we just need access to them. Plus, if you have one and are willing to drive it in the movie, you can be in the movie! If you know someone who owns a classic car, please ask them or put them in contact with me at the above email. 

*Toy/fake/prop guns: Please send pictures if you have any of these. 

*Locations: Access to a dungeon-like location and access to a laboratory-like location. If you have any ideas for this, please let me know. We have options, but I'd like to widen those options. Please send pictures. 

If I can think of anything else, I will be sure to post. But remember, we still need monetary donations as well. So, if you have some extra cash and want to be a part of something really great, donate today to www.indiegogo.com/red-scare. 

Next, our brilliant director of photography, Shaun "of the Dead" Feuer who graciously took pictures at our table read has been tweaking some of the images from that night to take them from great to amazing. The first image is a group shot of the main characters of the movie. This picture will be signed and given to anyone donating $50 or more to our indiegogo page (www.indiegogo.com/red-scare). I love this image, and I know I want one! 

Next, Sean also took some video from the table read. This is just a small sample of the hilarity of the table read.  

Finally, Sean conjured up these great looking one-sheet posters for our main characters. I came up with the one liners at the bottom, but the gorgeous visuals are all thanks to Sean (and our gorgeous cast, of course). These are the first batch. They include: Becky Sue (Loarina Gonzalez), Rex Steel (the amazing Sam Platizky), Sasha (Megan Bussiere), Veronica Valencourt (Christina Garced), and Vlad Sinisterski (the evil Robert Lise). More to come! 

Stay tuned!

Sam 

Actor, Writer, Producer

Red Scare

RED SCARE: TABLE READ!!!

Wow. Today we had our table read for "Red Scare." Not everyone could come, but considering that the cast is over 30 people, the fact that we had far more than a majority present is impressive. And the cast, oh the cast! One of my favorite compliments that "Blaming George Romero" gets is the cast... How great that cast is. Now, just about everyone who was in BGR is in Red Scare... But in addition to those wonderful actors is a whole new batch of talent that is just extraordinary.  I'm not going to single anyone out right now. Everyone is wonderful. 

Pictures of the table read are below taken by our talented DP, Sean Feuer. 

Before I go, I just want to say how hopeful I am for this movie. The cast is incredible, and if I am allowed a moment of pride, I think the script is fantastic as well... and the cast elevates the script to a new level. We have something great on our hands. Something hilarious. Now, if you go to www.indiegogo.com/red-scare, you can donate as little as $15, and you will secure yourself a ticket to whatever our first screening is! (If you donate more, you get even more!) If you do not donate as little as $15, you will not secure yourself a ticket... And I can promise you that if we are selling tickets to the screening they will cost more than $15. That's a little incentive to donate now. 

That's all I have to say right now. What a fantastic cast... I am honored that they are going to be giving life to my characters, and I am blessed to be able to work with them. 

Til next time!

Stay tuned!

Sam 

Actor, Writer, Producer

Red Scare