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| One of the things Director Pete Shaner tells me they teach you at USC film school is that there are 3 ways to make a movie: GOOD, FAST and CHEAP. However, you can only have 2 of the 3. You can make a good movie fast but it will be expensive. You can make a cheap movie fast but chances are it won't be very good. "minneapolis" is being shot with 2 state of the art, 24P - High Definition camera giving us time to capture the beauty of each REAL season in Minnesota. This also gives us the the time to make a GOOD movie we can all be proud of without spending millions of dollars. Brothers McMullen was shot in a similar style but before these new cameras even existed! Our test run, the promotional short, was written and shot in less than a month. It cost a grand total of $858 to make (that's two Northwest Airline tickets) and has since screened at film festivals across the US. You can also watch the short streaming online. The production website is still under construction, but we'll post a link as soon as it is up and running, so check back again soon and thanks for checking in. ...........................- - Christine Clayburg |
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Laughing Water Productions - Website Coming Soon:
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| Latest News and timeline June 1, 2008 Those of you who have been following this adventure already know that this is already taking way longer than I thought it would. (kinda like college which took me 9 years instead of 4...but has led to a career than has since worked out very well for me) We initally planned to shoot in August 2005...but along the way I realized something.... "Hey, We've got a really great, unique, memorable story here and it doesn't have to be done in time for the 10:00 news." We will continue crafting the script, one weekend at a time, until it is truly of lasting quality. Our goal for a finished shooting script is December 2008. (we've got 160 pages right now that need to be crafted down to 120). When this script is truly wonderful...THEN we will start shooting character scenes...we are currently planning to begin shooting in the summer of 2010. Aug 3, 2007 A new realization in the aftermath of the 35W Bridge Collapse....for two years we have poured heart and soul into a heart warming romantic comedy titled "minneapolis." For obvious reasons the title is being reconsidered. We're not sure what to think right now. Feel free to send us your thoughts/opinions on this totally uncharted territory. Feb - July , 2007 Outline, story, scene and dialogue work with writer Carol Dimitry in Minneapolis. Jan 4-7, 2007 Screenwriter Terry Hagerty flies to Minneapolis to meet the city for the first time...and of course...work on the script. Dec 13-14 2007 , Hollywood, CA: Terry Hagerty and Christine have a 20+ hour "Vince Vaughn style jam session" on the current draft of the script. Nov 06: More work on the script. It can always be better.... ; ). Oct 7-22: Screenwriter Terry Hagerty is added to the mix to polish the current draft of the script. Principal photography dates are moved to early 2007. Oct 7: Pete Shaner and Christine review the latest draft of the script. Pete and Christine agree that Christine's strong suit is writing short news stories and scenes...not linking them together. ; ) July 15 - Oct 7: Pete Shaner is currently serving with the Air National Guard in Pakistan as a navigator on the C-130's We will resume as planned when he returns. July 06: "minneapolis" wins award for "best short" at Houston Film Fest. June 9-16: 2nd Unit coverage: The best days of Summer April 18-21: This-n-that. ; ) We have amazing footage of the two biggest snowstorms of the season and we'll be posting a few highilghts here soon. March 6-15: casting/screen tests/script revisions and snow storms! Dec 8-11: 2nd Unit coverage: TCF Holidazzle Parade Governor Tim Pawlenty has agreed to a cameo role in the feature. (how cool is that?). The promotional short is now an official selection at many film festivals. Nov 15: IFP Tour with Jane Minton and producer Jennifer Kasel. Nov 14: "leading man" pre-read auditions. Nov 13: pre-production meeting at Bloomington Civic Theatre. Nov 11: 2nd unit coverage begins in downtown Minneapolis. |
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