Fiduciary Responsibility

Great first podcast Erik! Great way to get everyone caught up.

I look forward to the casting session. The responses thus far have been nothing short of amazing.
 
With the bar behind me, one can be forgiven for this good guess! But... still not the answer!

Come on filmmakers! I suppose you could read the cover if I'd bothered to upload the HD version.

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Okay, it's the American Cinematographer Manual, but I suppose you all could be forgiven for not knowing it, instantly... on-sight.

:)

I didn't post to chastise though! This Saturday and Sunday, we'll be auditioning about two dozen actors and actresses for the roles of John, Susan and the Little Girl. Very exciting and we're really looking forward to it based on the incredible response we've had.

Hopefully, everyone will show up!

Now, who wants to "loan" us an HVX200-ready Brevis? We need it for February 6-7 and we might be able to scratch up a little rental ¢¢ if anyone is close to Charlotte. We're insured and would pay shipping - unless you want to jump in and help us lens as our operator.

Podcast #2 will be up in a long week and we'll all get a chance to see what some of the NC users really look like.

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Auditions are this weekend! We're excited and will be shooting podcast two during our reads. Due to some facility conflicts, we've had to move our Charlotte event to Concord, NC from Charlotte, but hopefully, we'll still have a good turn out.

Fiduciary Responsibility​

An insurance agent discovers what happens when his relationship with a beneficiary becomes unexpectedly intimate.

Male / 35-45 yrs. / Caucasian
JOHN: Performance-driven insurance agent à la John Hamm from MadMen. Life is lived one transaction to the next - no personal attachments. Clean, healthy and professional - could otherwise be from another era. (LEAD ROLE)

Female / 32-38 yrs. / Caucasian
SUSAN: The girl-next-door who became a mother struggles to find her bearings after recently losing her husband. Her strength is waning, but she is ever the optimist. Rural life suits her easy beauty.

Female / 5-7 yrs. / Caucasian
LITTLE GIRL: Daughter to Susan, persistently happy, but now more drawn into herself with her father gone.

We're excited to find our John and Susan!

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For the role of John, see if you can get in touch with Mark Scarboro. He is the finest actor around the Charlotte area, and I immediately thought of him when I read the description... He appeared in a small role in my feature a few years back, but alas, I have lost his contact info.
 
So I drove on down to Concord this weekend and ran into 3 of the coolest guys this side of DVX. Auditions, which could have been tedious and boring, were an absolute blast! Funnest weekend I've had in a long time.

And despite the endless "don't go's" spat by the equally endless amount of children, we actually found some talent in there.

I'm really excited by the preliminary thoughts and opinions, except Jeremy's of course:laugh:, and look forward to nailing this thing down.

Honestly, Erik couldn't have been a better host. He's a patient and passionate person that doesn't shrug off others opinions or suggestions. Eager to listen and indulge.

So what am I saying? Vote Olson/Ordan in 2012! And watch Fiduciary Responsibility come March, with the talent involved thus far I have a feeling it will be worth the wait.
 
You're too kind... keep it coming, suck-up! Okay, just to expand on the topic of mutual admiration, I just have to say what a good time it was working with Jeremy and Tim and Matthew, who has really helped to shape the script for FR.

We stayed up until 1am running through ideas that would move the story and characters forward - even trying some blocking that will move us into longer takes and better flow from shot to shot. Good, good stuff.

We locked our cast today and I'll ask them to join us here.

Now, if I could just get some cable service up to the 2nd floor of my house, I'd be ready to unwind from our busy and productive weekend.

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Erik Olson said:
Now, if I could just get some cable service up to the 2nd floor of my house, I'd be ready to unwind from our busy and productive weekend.
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That... can be arranged. I'll need a lot of useless tools and a tent spike. Oh and don't forget to buy a 10-pack of compression fittings. I never know when I'm going to get a good crimp. :cheesy:
 
I pride myself on being exactly 50% efficient. Besides, can you really beat the image of two people pounding a tent spike through a brick wall from opposite sides? I kept thinking we were in a scene from O' Brother Where Art Thou? or something. I had to spend my day with incredibly smart people (genomicists, methinks) to help make up for our misguided dumb-as-a-bag-of-hammers adventure over the weekend.

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Dude I can't believe I never commented here. Looks like you're progressing well. You should upload a link to the podcast in the facebook dvxfest group. help us get the word out.
 
Thanks. I'll definitely get over there and check in. Added cast photos tonight!

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