Friday, April 24, 2009

The Intervention

I just got back from the first night's shoot of Lara Klaber's "The Intervention." I play the role of the dead body. Hope I pulled it off. We got to a nice house in Cleveland Heights at 6:30 PM, but waited for the sun to go down before the actual shoot began.

Nice equipment, and a dolly track set up in the living room, turning the corner into the dining room. The furniture was removed, as well as the rug--there will be blood!

The movie is a CSU student project. One of the best I've seen: a girl with dissociative personality disorder is released from an institution, and while being helped by her psychiatrist and family--murders them all. Kristen Deyling plays the central role of Daphne, but has three sisters and a brother who co-occupy her headspace. Very nice acting.

For me, the challenge was playing a dead body. I could have just lay there, but I wanted to achieve a more sinister look. I needed to lie still with eyes wide open and mouth agape. Not easy to hold eyes open for an extended period of time while the camera rolled.

We wrapped at about 10:30 PM. Time to wash off the blood.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Color

The trailer for "Color" is up. This is Cory Sheldon's film involving corporate intrigue and unusual human sensory capabilities: Lux Davis is a tetrachromat.

I had a small role as a private physician--six lines. Primary filming was nearly two years ago. The trailer looks great (I'm not in it, though). Here it is:

http://vimeo.com/4182964

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