On Tuesday, August 20, 2013, principle photography officially wrapped for TWENTY YEARS LATER!  I'm very pleased with the footage and the performances.  The entire cast and crew did spectacularly well.

Amazingly, this production was originally planned for twelve days of shooting, and we pulled it off in approximately nine and half days!  Credit goes to our top-notch first assistant director Phil Worfel, our excellent director of photography Seth Stoltenow, and the efficiency of the entire crew.  I'd love to sing the praises of each individual crew member here, but that would take a long, long time to get through.  So I'll just say this: I would be thrilled to work with any of these fine artists and technicians on future projects.  And the same goes for the film's incredibly talented cast -- particularly my co-leads/best friends Robert William Ford and Scott Merriman.

This was probably the smoothest production in which I've ever been involved.  It was fun, it was productive, and it was highly rewarding.

Now comes the long post-production process, which will involve synchronizing video and audio, editing the film, color correction, sound design, and scoring.  There's so much yet to be done, but a huge step has been completed.

Thank you again to everyone who has supported or worked on TWENTY YEARS LATER!

Well folks, this is it: the final day of pre-production.  Tomorrow, we begin shooting TWENTY YEARS LATER!  It's been a crazy journey up to this point.  Lots of steps forward and lots of steps backward.  But everything that's happened has been building up to tomorrow, when a group of dedicated artists and technicians will gather to make cinematic magic.

Today, we take another pass at our shot schedule, and we head out to scout another potential location.  Paperwork is getting done.  The budget is continually being tweaked.  Stress is building, but so is excitement.

I'm proud of all the work my talented cast and crew have done so far, and I'm eager to see what kind of mad brilliance they bring to set tomorrow.

So that's it.  Tomorrow ... we shoot.

See you on the other side.

Holy cow!  We start shooting TWENTY YEARS LATER in four days!  Bright and early this Saturday morning, we'll be on location and in production!

Phil (the first assistant director) and I thought we finished the rough shot schedule last night, but it turns out we still have a few scenes to plan.  Good thing Phil caught that.  He's a great 1st A.D., and I'm glad to be working with him again.

At this point, we're mostly trouble shooting and finishing any last minute planning.  The cast and crew are set, and the script is locked.  We just lost a location, so we're looking for a replacement.  We need a spacious room that could pass for the bedroom of a modern apartment or condo.  If you know of something in the vicinity of Grand Rapids, Michigan, that fits that description and might be available on Saturday, August 17, please contact me right away.

Besides that, all I can say at this point is thank you for all the support.  We're excited to make this movie!