City Backdrop Cinema Presents "Three Night Stay"

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

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A film noir.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Cast & Crew

Cast:

Eddie DuBeder - Tom Elia

Syliva Asher - Cienna Ramig

Sam - Jason Egan

Mickey - Steve Powers

Victor Tomasini - Daniel Dasent

Police Chief Miller - Robert Werden

Police Officer 1 - Mikey Stice

Police Officer 2 - Fred Wier

Crew:

Director - Matthew R. Rodwell (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/member.php?find=lastposter&t=126813)

1st AD - Mikey Stice (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/member.php?u=12516)

Director of Photography - Drew Ott (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/member.php?u=15868)

Gaffer - TBD

Writer - Matthew R. Rodwell

Boom Operator - Robert Werden (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/member.php?u=26442)

Production Assistant - Micah Jester

Grip - Huge Pedigo

Set Design - Saeko Nakagawa, Elizabeth Chick

Location Manager - Jason Egan

Makeup & Hair - Beauty Thibodeau

Original Score - Matthew R. Rodwell

Editor - Jenny Pennington

Special Assistant to Mr. Ott - Matthew R. Rodwell

Cast Photos:

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Tom Elia

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Steve Powers

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Daniel Dasent

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Jason Egan

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Production Log:

February 26th:

First draft of the script complete.

Two of the 5 roles have been casted.

February 27th:

Temporary poster uploaded.

Updated Cast & Crew roster

February 29th:

First production meeting. A wookiee spy among us trying to steal the super secret plans to our time machine. Silly wookiee, there is no time machine :P

We have a great group of people working together to make this project happen and I am really excited to get started.

March 2nd:

Uploaded new poster!

March 11th:

Secured two of our locations.

Reserved audition space for April.

April 11th:

Casting call went very well. We started out with over 100 emails and narrowed it down to 30 potentials, from those 30 only about 1/3 of them actually made it to the auditions but it worked out well because it seemed that we had quality over quantity and thats the important thing.

Cast list updated.

Cast photos added, more to come.

Poster Headline updated with Tom Elia, our lead.

April 13th:

Uploaded grabs from the casting call.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Behind The Scenes:

April 11th: Casting Call.

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February 29th: Broke in the new speaker phone at our first production meeting.

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March 3rd: Much needed equipment arrived.

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Lighting tests.

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Sound check.

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[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Uploaded temporary poster. I will be putting up the official one after we finish casting.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Good luck!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Good luck!

Thanks Michael. We have a great group of people working together to make this project the best it can be. I am looking forward to seeing the end results of everyones hard work.

[Herman Witkam]

Matthew - Good luck with your entry.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Matthew - Good luck with your entry.

Thanks alot Herman :D

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Luis, spy on us all you want but you will never get the blueprints to the time machine!

[Simon Höfer]

Good luck Matthew!

You've got a big crew for this one. Definately looking forward to it!

[Ted Arabian]

Hey Matthew, best of luck on your film. I like that title! It caught my attention the other day and I thought that I had posted a comment on it but as I read through your thread, I guess I never did!

Anyway... I am always happy to see a Film Noir in the fest!

Looks like a good size crew there! And I see that you compose music as well. Very cool.

Best of luck to you!

-Ted

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Good luck Matthew!

You've got a big crew for this one. Definately looking forward to it!

Thanks alot Simon.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Hey Matthew, best of luck on your film. I like that title! It caught my attention the other day and I thought that I had posted a comment on it but as I read through your thread, I guess I never did!

Anyway... I am always happy to see a Film Noir in the fest!

Looks like a good size crew there! And I see that you compose music as well. Very cool.

Best of luck to you!

-Ted

Thanks Ted. We happen to have the benefit of already having a wonderful crew formed for "Trend", a feature we are shooting later this year. This is a great opportunity for our team to geat used to working together on a project before we start rolling cameras on that.

I would have no chance of doing either of these projects without the help from our talented team.

I hope to not disappoint in the music department. Atleast I will have the musical talent of Drew and Jason by my side if I run into a snag.

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

Matthew,

Good luck on your production.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Matthew,

Good luck on your production.

Thanks alot. If you need any help from Austin just give us a shout. I am up in Ft Worth once a month on business.

[spooky138]

Yeah! The Pre production meetup last night was a blast! I'm looking forward to working with this core of super cool people... So let's make some Art!

[Tom Marshall]

Ooh, film noir... that sounds cool, man. Good luck. :beer:

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Thanks Tom :D

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

New poster uploaded

[Drew Ott]

I'm liking the new poster.

[Ki-Ki]

Aye definitly. Very artistic, sweet font to, well done. Looks like your really organised.

[spooky138]

I'm liking the new poster!

[Jason_Egan]

Dude, haha. Awesome poster.

I'll be doing a photoshoot with Levi sometime soon for my poster for my entry.

Can't wait to get these projects started!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

You better save a copy while its up because as soon as we cast Eddie you will not be headlining anymore :P

Dude, haha. Awesome poster.

I'll be doing a photoshoot with Levi sometime soon for my poster for my entry.

Can't wait to get these projects started!

[Jason_Egan]

You better save a copy while its up because as soon as we cast Eddie you will not be headlining anymore :P

Thats gonna make the poster SEVERELY less awesome!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Thats gonna make the poster SEVERELY less awesome!

Yet at the same time it will triple our production value :nads:

[Ted Arabian]

Matthew, I love the new poster and banner!

Nice!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Thanks alot Ted. I only hope you enjoy the film just as much :D

[spooky138]

Did Damon and Witherspoon get back to you about their cameos Matt?

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Well Reese still owes me one but I haven't made up my mind on cashing in that favor. Damon is still in Europe, he said he would try to make it out but if not we could use Affleck. I am just worried that guy is going to turn this into another Raindeer Games so I haven't returned his calls.

[Tomas Riuka]

Can't wait to see this one!

[spooky138]

I think I'm going to shoot my own entry as well... nothing ambitious: something minimalist using my wife's pv gs-180, my kids as the acting talent, and maybe I'll edit it in Windows Moviemaker. Lol! Probably be shooting it on a weeknight just for kicks.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Awesome Mikey. Let me know if you need any help on it. I think its great that our whole team including one of our actors is submitting an entry :D

[spooky138]

Thanks... will do! BTW, my banner upload is still telling me the file size is too large. Did you add yours as a url or uploaded from your comp? Anyone else reading this have any suggestions? I'm trying to add the 'Three Night Stay' Sig banner like Matt's here but it's telling me the remote file is too large.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

I used the member upload function and uploaded it but it was a little large so Drew resized it and sent me the link (he also uploaded from the member upload center)

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

This looks interesting...

Good luck!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Can't wait to see this one!

Thanks Tomas, I hope you enjoy it.

This looks interesting...

Good luck!

Thanks Michael

[Wild Imagination Films]

Best of luck to you all. I'm really glad to see Austin getting busy in these fests. Soon we will be the "short film capital of the world."

[spooky138]

Best of luck to you all. I'm really glad to see Austin getting busy in these fests. Soon we will be the "short film capital of the world."

According to Maxim Magazine in their May 2006 issue, Austin TX is the "short film capital of the world." :thumbsup:

[bosindy]

Well I am a big fan of Film Noir so "Three Night Stay" will be eagerly anticipated. Good luck!

[robertwerden]

We have the makings of a small film company here in Austin. Watch out Hollywood.

[bosindy]

I am such a fan of your city, I used to do quite a bit of business travel to Austin. Man those late nights on 6th street.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Well I am a big fan of Film Noir so "Three Night Stay" will be eagerly anticipated. Good luck!

Thanks alot. I hope you enjoy it.

[Justin Kuhn]

I am all about some noir. Good luck sir.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Thanks Justin

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

New BTS photos uploaded!

[Gohanto]

Poster for this looks very cool.

And I'm a big fan of your methods for sound check.

Best of luck.

[spooky138]

New BTS photos uploaded!

Lol! Don't give away too much concerning our production methods Matt! :lipsrseal

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Lol! Don't give away too much concerning our production methods Matt! :lipsrseal

They have a right to know about our innovative techniques and cutting edge technology.

[bosindy]

I had to wear one of these when I had that hip surgery I wasn't allowed to lick.



Sound check.

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[Matthew R. Rodwell]

I had to wear one of these when I had that hip surgery I wasn't allowed to lick.

lmao

[Dustin R. Rogan]

March 3rd: Much needed equipment arrived.

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Dang it you got the same one, the guy at the store said it was a one of a kind...

Good Luck sir!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Dang it you got the same one, the guy at the store said it was a one of a kind...

Good Luck sir!

He told me the same thing!!!! I knew I should of went with the Red One, but it didn't have all the cool extras like this thing :badputer:

[spooky138]

He told me the same thing!!!! I knew I should of went with the Red One, but it didn't have all the cool extras like this thing :badputer:

How much did we pay for this? I think we could've saved some money going the Red route.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

How much did we pay for this? I think we could've saved some money going the Red route.

Sore subject, I really don't want to discuss the cost. Keep in mind that it was my understanding it was one of a kind.

Looks like we won't be getting Damon now due to budget restrictions...

[Jason_Egan]

Sore subject, I really don't want to discuss the cost. Keep in mind that it was my understanding it was one of a kind.

Looks like we won't be getting Damon now due to budget restrictions...

theres always Afleck.

[ZFarms Productions]

Really looking forward to this. Best of luck Matthew!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Really looking forward to this. Best of luck Matthew!

Thanks alot :beer:

[ZFarms Productions]

I'm a huge noir fan, and as soon as I saw it was a noir, I was hooked.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

I'm a huge noir fan, and as soon as I saw it was a noir, I was hooked.

I really hope you enjoy it. I have wanted to do a classic noir for ages and I am so thrilled that I am going to have a chance to do one with this fest.

[ZFarms Productions]

I have one I'm planning on writing soon. I too have always wanted to do one. After TimeFest, and a couple other projects I'm currently working on, I do plan on doing.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

I have one I'm planning on writing soon. I too have always wanted to do one. After TimeFest, and a couple other projects I'm currently working on, I do plan on doing.

Awesome, I would love to see it when you finish it.

[ZFarms Productions]

Definitely.

[spooky138]

I look forward to making this film... We have a lot of really great ideas being bounced around and I am excited to see this filmmaking team come together for the project! Nothing but optimism and excitement in the Spooky camp!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Audition space has been reserved for next month and it didn't cost half the budget like I expected :D

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

We secured three of our locations today, the rest are currently in negotiation.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Casting notice has been going alot better than I had imagined, over 50 replies in the first couple of days. Hopefully we have a good turn out on the 11th.

[ZFarms Productions]

sounds like things are coming together nicely. awesome!

[Ted Arabian]

Behind The Scenes:

February 29th: Broke in the new speaker phone at our first production meeting.

http://blog.makezine.com/img413_1355.jpg

March 3rd: Much needed equipment arrived.

http://blog.makezine.com/hm_kit_01.jpg


Lighting tests.

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/24915/1204599663.jpg

Sound check.

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Ummmm.... LMAO! I love that film-makers kit! hysterical!

[spooky138]

We're counting on that kit to provide all the production-values on this movie. We're confident it's the answer to all our worries.

[Drew Ott]

Hey how's preproduction coming?

[robertwerden]

I have the droids your looking for

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

We begin casting this Friday!

[Jason_Egan]

I'm excited to begin casting! I can't wait to read with some of our hopefuls.

[Mark Harris]

Do you have a shoot schedule? Or going to wait until you get the actors in place?

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

We were planning on doing the shoot on the first weekend of May but I am in the middle of a move so it might come down to a last minute shoot.

[Mark Harris]

yikes, my last one was like that. We have so much post on this one, I am super excited to have the shooting done now. Plus the sound design is going to get pretty crazy.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

I am going to have alot of the time consuming work complete before the shoot which will help out alot.

[Emile Meyer -- FI]

Hey.

Did someone say film noir?

This project looks very good and very interesting.

Good luck mate!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Thanks alot Emile :D

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

We just finished up our casting call so expect to see the cast list updated soon. We didn't have near the turn out I was expecting based off the emails but all of the actors I was really hoping to have read showed up and far exceeded my expectations. I still have to narrow down a couple more choices before I lock our cast but as soon as I do we will have the list updated along with headshots.

[Drew Ott]

Hey Matthew glad things went well.

Couldn't skip school today to come unfortunately.

[Robbie Comeau]

Nice lighting tests...My favorite :)

Nice poster!

Robbie

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Thanks Robbie :D

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Cast list updated along with some cast photos.

[Drew Ott]

Nice looking cast.

[Jason_Egan]

Hahaha.

Thats going to be my professional headshot from this day forward.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Added some grabs from the Audition.

[Jason_Egan]

Daniel scares the crap out of me.

I can't wait to work with him!

[spooky138]

Jason,
Your 'professional headshot' scares the crap out of me... and I dread running into you, alone, on our massive soundstage!

[Jason_Egan]

You don't want to even know what I can do with those chopsticks!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

You don't want to even know what I can do with those chopsticks!

Remember you are not allowed to do the following...

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[ZFarms Productions]

what's going on with this? i'm really looking forward to it!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

what's going on with this? i'm really looking forward to it!

We have everything casted and ready to shoot but I am in the middle of relocating so it is uncertain if it will be complete before the festival deadline. Regardless, we will still be screening it here on DVXuser the moment it is complete.

[ZFarms Productions]

sweet! keep me updated.

where are you relocating to?

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Staying in Austin, just moving to a new place.

[Jason_Egan]

I'm still excited to get this shot. After lending a hand to Drew with "Late", my film making blood is boiling!

Also remember if you need any help moving or anything I'll make it out if I can.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

It is unfortunate for me to say but this project will be delayed until further notice. My recent move has been consuming alot more time and money then expected and I do not want to do a rush job on this project and have it turn out sloppy.

We are still going to complete this project but it will not be in time for TimeFest. Most likely it will be later this Summer.

Thank you for all of those who followed the thread.