WHERE THE HEART LIES ... Johnson, Hyten, Golden & Bullis

New Casting Announcement

New Casting Announcement

Guys, we've been through a truly hectic situation today. Last night our leading actress, Julie Horner, called and informed us she was stranded in Atlanta after Delta cancelled her flight. We were disappointed that she wasn't able to make rehearsals (I ended up stuffing my shirt and reading her part) but we weren't overly concerned as her first scene wouldn't be shot until Saturday.

This morning we learned that Delta had huge problems in Atlanta and Julie was unable to board any flights (terrible overbooking) and had to return home to Wilmington. Thus, we found ourselves without a leading lady. Given the importance of the role and the work we've put into this project, we were in a quandary.

Fortunately, a combination of factors came together and we are extremely pleased to announce that we have just signed ANA ALEXANDER to play the role of Lisa Lowe. ANA is a very accomplished actress with credits that include guest starring roles in SLEEPER CELL, CSI: MIAMI, RENO 911, LAS VEGAS, CANE, YOUNG & THE RESTLESS and THE WEDDING BELLS. She has co-starred on TWO AND A HALF MEN, OUT OF PRACTICE and CSI: NY. Her film credits include AFRICA, SECOND SKIN, GLASS TRAP and DEEP IN THE VALLEY to name a few. Please check out her site at www.anaalexander.com.

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good to hear you were able to fill the spot with such an accomplished actress. -- and what impressive credentials. i'm always envious of you big dogs on the west coast.

ana is going to be a great addition to your cast and i'm sure you are all relieved that the void was filled. i am sorry, however, to hear that your other lead actress was stuck due to a shitty airline.

you win some you lose some.
 
Thanks Kyle. We are just thankful we live in L.A. with such a pool of talent. We suspect the writer's strike may very well be making accomplished television actors more willing to work on little indy projects like this. Her agent said she liked our script and also liked some of the samples of recent stuff we shot that we sent to them for review.

will they be featuring Where The Heart Lies on her site??
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Hell, we expect this will be her big break. When they see Geoff's footage they'll throw away the rest of her reel!!
 
Mark Johnson said:
Hell, we expect this will be her big break. When they see Geoff's footage they'll throw away the rest of her reel!!
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Oh hell, now you've gone and done it. You've given everyone a quote to stick up in their locker room before the big game. :grin::grin::grin:
 
AH, the incomparable BULLIS has arrived! He and Tim are out with a shopping list for various and sundry items while I put a dent in the Beck's he brought with him.

I also finally got my iPhone replaced (after waiting out Steve Job's announcement to see if a new version would be released this week). When Bullis and Tim return I'll break its cherry by taking a couple pics of Bullis and Tim.
 
i love the location. can we trade houses? :) if you don't mind me asking, what is the approximate budget of this film?
 
ugafan said:
i love the location. can we trade houses? :) if you don't mind me asking, what is the approximate budget of this film?
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Don't mind you asking at all and we'll definitely share the budget after the films are viewed. The truth is that we've been exceptionally frugal in addition to "depending upon the kindness of strangers" -- to quote Blanche Dubois.

We hope our film looks like a million bucks but we don't want anyone to have expectations based on our budget one way or the other. Frankly, there are a whole lot of stories from preproduction that I believe will be of interest and possibly of use to others in the indy trenches. I have been collecting footage and images that we'll post after we're done.

So, we appreciate the interest and we think you may be surprised when we do break down our budget (which, by the way is sort of in flux anyway due to these last minute issues).

Not being able to get Bosindy in harness may be the biggest hit of all. We will probably have to hire three grips just to cover the load he was going to carry.
 
Mark Johnson said:
Not being able to get Bosindy in harness may be the biggest hit of all. We will probably have to hire three grips just to cover the load he was going to carry.
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mark, I know a guy (and so does Matt Garrett) that is a multi-tasking grip/gaffing phenom. he posts here as Mr. Vegas.... if you still need someone i can send you his contact info.
 
Mark Johnson said:
Thanks Jack. Now its up to Tim to direct this thing, I guess. At least he's got the chair.
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little advice from my experience shooting Heart of Now... instead of calling "action", try throwing spoons at them. worked for me. and kept everyone on their toes.
 
Zak Forsman said:
mark, I know a guy (and so does Matt Garrett) that is a multi-tasking grip/gaffing phenom. he posts here as Mr. Vegas.... if you still need someone i can send you his contact info.
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Thanks muchos Zak. I think we're cool (Bullis is called the 'human donkey') but we really do appreciate the lead.

We're watching your project(s) with anticipation. Matty has shared enough with us to get us pumped.
 
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