COLD CALLS by John Whalen featuring Blanchard Ryan (OpenWater) & Ben Bailey (CashCab)

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COLD CALLS by John Whalen featuring Blanchard Ryan (OpenWater) & Ben Bailey (CashCab)


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_____________COLD CALLS by John Whalen
__________(winner of DVXuser's first SCRIPT FEST(link))
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BLANCHARD RYAN_______AND______________BEN BAILEY
(Open Water,Beer Fest,Super Troopers,Sex and the City)____(Cash Cab, Comedy Central Presents Ben Bailey)​

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Thrilled to announce our final addition the Cast:

DJ HAZARD.

He was cast some weeks ago, but no time to do thread stuff - all pre-pro all the time. And thanks to Mark Harris for arranging our initial meeting :beer:

See a bit of his stand up :Drogar-Mark-07(DBG)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5555165584784609709
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DJ will be playing the role of Detective Burton. Some of you may remember Detective Burton from Scriptfest. Screenwriter John Whalen and I have been hard at work on the script and this scene has recieved lots of John's TLC since scriptfest. I think it will be a good one. DJ is a very talented guy, and the "tough cop" role I've cast him in will hardly hint at his colorful repertoire, though I'm sure all of his diverse experience will come into play at some level.

To scrape the surface - DJ is one of the original Boston Comics where he was a founding member of the infamous Ding Ho Club (whose members include Steven Wright, Bobcat Goldthwait, Paula Poundstone, Jimmy Tingle, Denis Leary, Lenny Clarke, Brian Kiley and Barry Crimmins)

He's also somehow involved with this very interesting musical group.
WOVEN HAND BEAT CIRCUS
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=12725275
I think as a frequent guest performer. Although I've only been exposed to this band through their myspace page, my wheels are already turning, thinking of things I could pitch them to collaborate on.



COLD CALLS
Juliana Lima
1st AC

Philip Warren
Head Gaffer

Chris Messineo
Location Manager

James Demo
Grip

Sridhar Ranganath
Location Scout

Elizabeth Gerbino
Makeup Artist


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Lalo the Dog
As himself

DJ Hazard
Detective Burton

Ben Bailey
Tim

Blanchard Ryan
Dana


production coordinator
Isaac Brody

co-Produced by
Ian Marlow

produced by
Barry Green & David Jimerson

music written and performed by
by Herman Witkam

cinematography by
Timur Civan

written by
John Whalen (Xrayspecs)

directed by
Jack Daniel Stanley
 
Michael Anthony Horrigan said:
No way. Thank you for sharing a bit of info on the process. If you could pick one of the frames and give a breakdown on how you lit it I know I would REALLY appreciate that. I'm sure others would as well.
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TimurCivan said:
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this was one softbox to the left, with 2 flags making "barndoors" for the top and bottom of the softbox, with duvatine covering the sides. this makes a shaft of soft light, and there is a huge mirror ot the right of the tub, making the reflected bounce act as a fill. This way its bright, but looks "dark". it looks like jack added a vingette and colored it blue in the grade.
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Jeff Anderson said:
Wow hard to believe that's just one light. The shadows and the dark feeling are amazing. I'm seeing the art direction now though. I think thats where alot of my work lacks. Very nice work. Your explanation is very much appreciated!
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Here's the BTS shots and before and after for this one.

RAW GRAB
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FINAL VERSSION
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BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTO with TIMUR's description again:
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TimurCivan said:
this was one softbox to the left, with 2 flags making "barndoors" for the top and bottom of the softbox, with duvatine covering the sides. this makes a shaft of soft light, and there is a huge mirror ot the right of the tub, making the reflected bounce act as a fill. This way its bright, but looks "dark". it looks like jack added a vingette and colored it blue in the grade.
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MORE OF THIS SETUP:
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Mr. Bubble.
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Behind the scenes!!!!

Behind the scenes!!!!

Behind the scenes shot of our last day of the shoot. 10/15/08
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Blanchard Ryan acting all up in here.
Timur on the EZ jib / HPX 170 / Letus Ultimate.
Producer Barry Green booma boomin'
Me pretending to look at the monitor.
1st AC Jules, doing a light gag meant to read as ambient light from the phone screen with wind up flash lights.


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MESSINEO AND DEMO: So like, is dis where they're casting the Soprano's spinnoff?
(DVXuser/Location Manager Extraordinaire Chris Messineo and DVXuser/Set Crasher James Demo look on as a Ben Bailey is lit inside a cramped closet.)

It was great to have Jim drop by. Of course we put him to work

You can check out Chris's webpage here:
http://www.offstagefilms.com/

And Demo's here:
http://firsttimethemovie.com/Site/welcome.html



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CHRIS: No Ben. Frankenstein walk like this. Grrrrr.
(Lead Ben Bailey and Chris discuss comedy and filmmaking.)

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Lovely leading lady Blanchard Ryan is pawed by her co-star. Wait. Wrong photo. That caption actually goes with a picture of Blanchard and co-star Ben.
In this photo, location family dog, Lalo vies for Blanchard's attention. We wound up casting the little guy.

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IN TIMUR's HEAD: If I put this on my refrigerator would people think we dated?
IN BLANCHARD's HEAD: It's great they're making crew opportunitues for "special" people these days.
(DP/DVXuser MOD Timur Civan poses for posterity with his leading lady)



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(Sam the Eagle - You'll need to know who he is for future reference.)



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BEN BAILEY does his SAM THE EAGLE impersonation while I suddenly become INCREDIBLY GAY.
(Director and Actor/Comedian posers)
Chris Messineo said:
Great photos (my Frankenstein impression would be better if I didn't have Wolfman arms).

Here are a few photos I took with my iPhone:

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Barry and Phil doing their magic with the mic and Blanchard looking beautiful.



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Jules worked to the point of exhaustion.
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MORE TO COME ...
 
Great cast! Super Troupers was the best. (not just because it was made here in VT)

It's gonna be a hit, I can tell.

What are you shooting on?
 
Hey Jack, Always looking forward to seeing new work from you. Cast looks great. And with a winning script!!! Very excited indeed.

best
 
Hey thanks for well wishes and welcomes everyone :beer:

I can only say that I'm really excited to be on the playing field again and couldn't be more psyched than to about bringing John / Xrayspecs' funny off beat script to life.

And of course I'm really looking foreward to working with such established and talented actors as Blanchard and Ben.

Sooo busy just had to throw up a quick and dirty thread, will spruce up later, but wanna check out the other project threads first:thumbup:

Mark Johnson said:
Damn! Jack you rule!!! What an awesome cast! I'm so pumped to see this.

JDS is in da house!!!!
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Yeah, until you unveil your secret Time Fest entry ...

yeehaanow said:
Great cast! Super Troupers was the best. (not just because it was made here in VT)

It's gonna be a hit, I can tell.

What are you shooting on?
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Format is a good question. Probably HVX, has not been decided yet though.

Yeah Super Troopers rocks, Open Water was an inspiration for me though as a digital filmmaker and micro budget filmmaker, but more on that later - planning to do a write up on the actors and why I think they'll be great in these roles / their bodies of work.

bosindy said:
glad to see it worked out with the cast. really looking forward to seeing it.

Jim
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Hey Jim, yes thanks so much for your help!


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More later, thanks for the responses :beer::beer::beer:
 
gabrielflorit said:
Dream Team crew! Looks like JDS will win this fest... again...
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Haha. No way man, that was never a lock. PLUS so many people are kicking ass these days.

The only thing that's guaranteed is that if Mark Harris enters he will win 2nd place.

Not because he isn't worthy of 1st place (far from it) but because the universe has a sense of humor and likes to see him smash things :)

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