Well, folks, TWENTY YEARS LATER begins production in two weeks!  Just two weeks to finish rehearsing, lock locations, get paperwork finished, and find time for sleep.

This past week has been very busy.  I've gotten to rehearse with a number of the actors, including Scott Merriman, Robert William Ford, Dana Blackstone, Alicia Humphrey, and Rachel Clare Higgins.  Some of those rehearsals even included photo shoots for the film.  For instance, Alicia Humphrey is playing an aspiring model, so we took a bunch of pictures of her modeling in character.  You can see an example from the shoot adjacent to this text.  Some of the pictures will appear on set in the movie.

There's just one location left to find, and we're scouting a place tomorrow.  It seems promising.  Treehouse construction will hopefully be finished today, and I'm plowing ahead on planning my shots.

Oh, and we now have a director of photography!  Seth Stoltenow has joined the team and will be in charge of the camera.  We're happy to have him aboard.

So there you go.  A mere fourteen days remain until production launches.  Are you excited?  I am.

Time is flying by!  We begin production on TWENTY YEARS LATER just three weeks from today!  We're deep in the midst of pre-production at this point.  We had a great table read with the actors last Sunday, and specific rehearsals begin tomorrow.

The crew is coming together very well.  We're very close to having a director of photography, and most of the rest of the crew is now in place.

Most of the locations have been locked down.  We're following leads on a couple outliers, but it's very close to being set.  And our treehouse sets look great.

I've been busy planning my shots lately, and as soon as the shot list is finished, I'll be meeting with the assistant director Phil Worfel to plan out the schedule.

Thanks for all the support so far!  Please keep spreading the word about the film, and check back for more updates!

Well, TWENTY YEARS LATER begins shooting one month from today: August 10, 2013!

The cast will be gathering on Sunday to kick off rehearsals by reading through the script.  I'll try to post a few pictures soon afterward.  I'm ridiculously excited about working with this group of talented actors, and I can't wait to hear them read through the finished script.

We've also been working diligently on building the treehouse sets for the film.  Check out the picture of me in a partially-finished treehouse!

The other big thing that's happening right now is putting together a crew.  We actually have a number of excellent crew members interning from Compass College of Cinematic Arts.  I love working with these up-and-coming filmmakers, and I'm eager to see them in action on this set.

Now we just need to finish finding the last few crew members and lock down our last few locations.

One month to go!