The stunt guy had a great fall!!
A raw scene from Light
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Archive for the ‘Independent Film’ Category
Prest Hits the Water
Monday, February 9th, 2009Pool Party, Part One
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Marty Explaining a Scene
Well, another very productive day of shooting down. Only a couple more scenes to go and we’ll be hitting the post-production hard. Only minor hitches today, including a little early morning carpet cleaning we had to work around. Excellent work from all of our teen stars, including the Wisher kids. We’ll pick up the rest of the scenes tomorrow. Enjoy the photos posted below:
Scene 37: Jake Follows Mr. T
Monday, February 2nd, 2009Jake follows Mr T to the industrial park.
A scene from Light
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Update Scene 38: Jake & Lucas Are Missing
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009A scene from Light
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Scene 36: The Gang at the Park
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009The gang at the park takes off after Jake.
A scene from Light
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Scene 1&2: Birth and Doctor's Office
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009This is the first scene in the movie. Lucas is born.
A scene from Light
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It Worked for E.T….
Monday, January 19th, 2009
From Director Marty Wisher: Today was such a fun day on the set. A bit too cold for us Floridians though (anything under 70 is deemed freezing).
But since we continue today’s scene in a few weeks the actors had to dress for our usually delightful warm weather. They were such pros at adjusting to all the necessary script changes (location change, character change, script change – but that’s show biz!)
Mitch (who plays CD) gave us one of our best bloopers today. The scene opens in the middle of a conversation. The conversation has the characters of Will & Kevin arguing over who is the hottest assistant in Doctor Who (they’ll also reference some other of my faves – Stargate: Atlantis, Primeval, and Lost) Anyway, for those who don’t know Dr. Who (shame on you) the choice is between the characters Rose and Martha.
Well, while rehearsing the scene, Mitch says “Martha. That’s a name for old ladies!”
I slowly removed my sunglasses and stated “You know that Marty is my nickname. Right? Short for Martha…” He went pale. The kids burst into laughter. Mitch buries his head in his arms.
Tim (Director of Photography) pipes up, “You are so not being asked to do the sequel.”
We all look at Tim and realize the camera was on the whole time. Mitch turns beet red and the laughter continues.
Can’t wait to see what happens at the next shoot.
Thanks to Chris Terrill at Oasis High School for allowing us to borrow some school-logo-ed items for the shoot. And thanks to Sue Rawley for the photos.
Scene 29: Experiment at Mr. T's
Friday, January 16th, 2009Lucas & Jake confide in Mr. T.
A scene from Light
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Cooking Spaghetti
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Today we continued filming. Chalane was so sweet in allowing Joey to take a role. And many thanks to his therapist getting him prepared for the part. “Jake. Max. Bye-bye.”
Since one of the scenes shot today was a dinner scene at character Jake’s home, Marty thought she’d cook enough for everyone at the set. Sounds simple enough. Have to feed them anyway.
So, as the crew is running around adjusting lights, props, etc. Someone asks “What’s that burning smell?”
From Marty – “I have no idea how it happened! I’ve boiled water and pasta before (Chalane begs to differ). It was a huge pot. The kind to feed an army. And – oh maybe I put 5 or 6 packages of noodles in. But it certainly should not have turned black and had smoke curls billowing out of it. For those who don’t believe me, it will end up in one of the scenes as Paul (who plays Joe) walks in, pulls the noodles up- dark charcoal side to the camera and ad-libs, “I guess we’ll be ordering take out tonight”
Good thing that the chocolate cake was from the Publix bakery.
Starlight Stars on Stage
Saturday, January 10th, 2009We’re still hard at work shooting and editing Light, but we’re also keeping busy on the stages of Southwest Florida.
Sean Genther, who plays Lucas’ father Blake in Light, is currently appearing on stage at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers (the old Post Office/Federal Building on First Street) in a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and does a fantastic job playing both Ross and Caithness. The show runs Jan 7,8,9,10,14,15, 16 , & 17. Tickets are only $20.00 and can be obtained by calling the Center at 239-337-1933, or visiting their website, www.sbdac.com.
Meanwhile, Starlight Productions is doing their part to bring more culture into Cape Coral. On January 24th, Paul Rose, Teresa Cobb & Marty Wisher will join John Nicolette, Kaylee Ann Wisher and Light star Keegan Shayne in presenting the hilarious murder mystery, “A Death in the Family,” written by Marty Wisher at the Santa Barbara Clubhouse Sports Grill & Bar in an effort to bring dinner theatre to the city. Tickets are only $50.00 per person for dinner and the show, and can be purchased from the Clubhouse, 2114 Santa Barbara Blvd, near Cape Coral High School, 239-574-7050. Their website is www.clubhousesportsgrill.com.
And coming up in February, Starlight is one of the main sponsors for the First Annual Cape Movie Magic, presented by the Gulf Coast Symphony & the Southwest Florida Business Alliance – the first time the symphony has played in the Cape. The free concert featuring music from Lord of the Rings, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones & Pirates of the Caribbean, will be held at the Cultural Park complex, on Cultural Park Boulevard, near City Hall will start at 5pm. However, the events start at 11am, with Food, Family Fun, Games, and Characters from the movies, courtesy of Starlight Productions. For a small fee, you can get your picture taken with Indiana Jones, a Stormtrooper, Elfin Queen Galadriel, and Captain Jack Sparrow, among many others. For more information on the event, check out CapeMovieMagic.com