Red Scare: Cast & Crew Updates

Red Scare is moving right along. The final edit is being worked on, and is nearly finished. Test audiences so far have loved what they have seen. The next step is all audio: sound effects, music, and all the other ins and outs of sound (leveling, background noise, etc.). After that, we should be golden. I am looking to have the big screening in early December (still working on the location). So far, I have a lot of good stuff planned for the screening. Even bigger and better than the BGR screening last February.

In other news, I figure I will take the time to pimp out some of my cast & crew's latest endeavors.

Joey Mosca: (Sound Lord & Dr. Armenheimer) Joey is working on a short film called "Dark Wings" that will be filming this Saturday. Also starring in the film are Red Scare alums Dan Gregory, Mitchell Vargas, Aaron Visco, Tony Pineiro, and myself. Joey is trying to raise a modest amount on indiegogo. He has a few days left, so feel free to donate at: http://www.indiegogo.com/dark-wings. The plan is to have this short film open up the Red Scare screening. Should be a lot of fun.

Eric Parkin: (Ted Trainor) Eric is going to be starring in the theatrical production of "Dorothy in Oz" at the Roy Arias Off-Broadway Theatre starting tomorrow and running through October 29th! More info here: http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/shows/dorothy-in-oz_185581/

Max Arias: (Rough Randy) Max's band "Nothing But Robots" will be having two shows coming up. On October 29th, they will be playing at Digiorgios Bar in Bayonne at 10pm. On Thursday, November 10th, they will be playing at the Whiskey Bar. Go to their facebook page to give them a listen and to stay updated on upcoming shows: http://www.facebook.com/nothingbutrobots. Also, Joe Timpanaro of the band is one of our zombies, and all 4 members of the band donated to the movie. So, there is that.

Loarina Gonzalez, Mitchell Vargas, Miriam Cortez, and Scarlett Santiago: This group of fine cast and crew members will be putting up "Status Quo Vadis" at NJCU's West Side Theatre October 27th-29th & November 3rd-5th at 7:30pm. Free admission! 

Megan Bussiere: (Sasha) Megan will be starring in the Midtown Arts Center Production of "White Christmas" November 18, 2011 - January 1, 2012. If you are in Colorado (or plan to be during this time) check it out.

That is all for now. Try to check out what you can. The people involved are all immensely talented, and deserve the biggest and best audiences they can get. 

More news about the first Red Scare screening is coming soon. 

Stay tuned!

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
Red Scare

Test... test... 1, 2...

The initial goal for Red Scare was to be finished with the first cut by the end of August/beginning of September. The best laid plans of mice & men, though... So, it isn't a terrible thing that the first cut was finished in the middle of September... and here we sit at the beginning of October.

Yesterday, we had our first test screening comprised of some people who worked on the film and some people who had nothing to do with the film.

The response was overwhelmingly positive. The humor plays. The cast/characters really play.

Not all the jokes landed the way I'd intended. Some scenes could do with a little trimming to outright cuts. The feedback we got was instrumental into the way we are going to look at Red Scare from here on in. I was forced to agree with a lot of what people said, which (as a writer) is sometimes very hard... But in the end, all choices will be for the benefit of the overall movie.

Luckily, only one person was offended by some of the humor, and out of 20 people or so that's not bad. I kind of anticipated some offense, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I had feared. So, that is good.

So, yeah. Back to the editing room with lots of new ideas in mind, and then another test somewhere down the line. We are back on track, and moving strong.

Stay tuned!

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
Red Scare

Toys and Such

When I think about it, there is no doubt in my mind that I became an actor and storyteller well before I ever set foot on a stage or in front of a camera. When I was young, I told my stories and acted through toys... Action figures... Turtles, X-men, whatever. I was huge into it... And I think that was the start of the growth of my imagination that has led me on this path. Of course, I could be talking bullshit, but I think there's truth to it. 

At some point, and I can't remember when, I must have received my first action figure that was based on a movie. Was it Michael Keaton's Batman? It's possible. I don't remember. The point is that there came a time when I saw an actor made into a toy because of a movie. And from that point, I wanted a toy of myself. It's vain and maybe a bit odd, but it's the truth. 

It's certainly not why I act, but I always thought it would be cool to have a toy of myself. The desire never completely went away. I remember watching the Office when Dwight gets a bobble head of himself, and I thought I want a me bobble head! And you can get those made, but I never did. 

Cut to Red Scare... There are these things that Hasbro puts out... They are called Mighty Muggs. They are basically stylized versions of pop culture things... Superheroes, Star Wars, Indy, etc... And they make blank ones. Well, I got it into my head to have Red Scare Mighty Muggs and give them to certain members of the cast/crew. First, I had to decide who would get them. Sadly, I am not made of money (I've checked) so I couldn't get everyone done. If I could, I would in a heartbeat... But I couldn't... So, I chose the people who were on set the most. That includes Myself, Isaac (Happy), Bobby (Vlad), Megan (Sasha), Aaron (Pieter), Dan (Tony), Loarina (Becky Sue), and Christina (Veronica). But at the same time our director, sound guy, and lighting guy were also in the movie. So, I decided that I would get the aforementioned and Billy (Billy the Barber), Joey (Dr. Armenheimer), and Tony (Beatnik) made as well. I apologize to anyone who feels slighted. That was not my intention, but rather to make up as many as I could, and choose them in the best way that I knew. 

Then came the hard part... Finding an artist. I know plenty of people who are talented artists, but painting an action figure like this is no easy feat. Eventually, I was pointed in the direction of Lisa Schwichtenberg. She agreed, and she made pure awesomeness. You can see pictures of said awesomeness below. 

So, I am finally an action figure. I can cross that one off the bucket list. 

If you've read this far, I can share with you some Red Scare movie news. The first cut has been completed, and clocks in at 1 hr. 39 minutes. Next step is to test the movie, and receive some feedback and critiques, before hitting the movie again, getting music into it, adjusting sound, etc etc etc. It has been difficult at times, but we are closer than we were. If all goes as planned you will have the opportunity to see Red Scare before the holidays this year. Which holidays?

Stay tuned, 

Sam 

Actor, Writer, Producer

Red Scare

 

Who wants to buy some stuff?

Did you want to get a Red Scare shirt, but didn't have the money to donate $100? Never fear! I have just opened a cafe press shop where you can buy Red Scare shirts. But that's not all! You can also buy all kinds of Red Scare merchandise, from hoodies to iphone cases to pillows! And you can do the same for other Narrow Bridge Films projects like Blaming George Romero and the upcoming Loster! 

So, check us out at http://www.cafepress.com/narrowbridgefilms

We'll get a little percentage of the sales, but the main reason we are doing this is to give YOU the option to buy variations of our stuff. 

Enjoy!

STILLS!!!!

You may have seen the trailer or our behind the scenes pictures and videos, and I hope you liked what you saw. 

Below you will find some actual stills from the movie featuring several of the amazing actors that make up Red Scare. 

I don't have much else to say, but I will say again that this cast is one of the most phenomenal I have ever seen. I know I may be bias, but it is a true thing... and a thing that you will be able to see for yourself as soon as we have our first screening. 

Til next time!

Stay tuned!

Sam 

Actor, Writer, Producer

Red Scare 

Post, Pickups, and Petunias

Okay, truth time... This blog has absolutely nothing to do with petunias. I was looking for another relevant "P" word, and there was none, so I figured petunias would sound good. I apologize if you are only reading because of the potential of some really good petunia blogging, but keep reading and you may like what you read. 

We wrapped principle photography at the end of July, so technically ever since we have been in Post Production. Part of that has been grabbing some pickup shots that we needed to get. I am happy to report that we even got some voice over work that we needed done for various scenes, and we have finished this stage of the process last Friday.

Below you will find some pictures of that process. One of the days was incredibly rainy, but the best cast & crew in the business stuck it out and we were able to get our shots. Another day was our last zombie shoot, where we were able to get some more of our donors to set to be zombies in the movie. And finally, we had this past Friday where we picked up the very last scene in the movie, a scene near the beginning of the movie, and the aforementioned voice overs. 

The edit is going well, with the exception of a few speed bumps that I won't get into here. The movie clocks in at nearly 40 minutes of hilarity right now, and in the words of the immortal muppets, we are "moving right along." 

Stay tuned! 

Sam 

Actor, Writer, Producer

Red Scare