Red Sheep

As you may have noticed, the name of the game, and film, has changed. "Red Sheep" is part of a critical piece of dialogue that means more now to the film than The Man Who Would Live. It was tough to let that go, it just started making less and less sense as we continued with the edit.

Speaking of, the edit is complete and we're onto sound mix and color correction. The music and titles are out of control amazing.

Stay tuned.
dm

Update #73

Hey you lovely and loyal fans of The Man Who Would Live. We can't stress enough how appreciative we all are of the support you've shown us. Since our Kickstarter project has reached the funding level (holy crap you guys are awesome), we will be receiving the much needed funds to begin the process of completing the film (hell yes). We still have some left to go and would love to continue to get support from those who maybe haven't heard of the cause. Any additional funds your friends and followers could donate would help in allowing us to get the film out into the world. If we can do it, we're coming to your town on the film festy circuit.

If you haven't checked it out, there's now a trailer for the film over at TheManWhoWouldLive.com. Watch it, bookmark the page, and keep in touch. You've helped make all of this possible which makes you like my best friend. So we need to hang out and talk about that new fist tattoo.

Have a safe drive.
dm

Kickstarter Is Up

We need your help!!! Visit our newly launched Kickstarter page today and get cool rewards for supporting the film. Tell your friends and extended family. Thank you, thank you.

GET US KICKSTARTED!

A Few Quick Notes

Big update coming this Monday, 11/15. Keep an eye out for it.

Also, we snuck in a reshoot a few weeks back to pick up some things we missed. Special thanks to our additional shoot day crew:

Producer: Katie Chirgotis
Director of Photography: Sunny Zhao
First Assistant Director: GiGi Curtin
Second Camera Operator: Graham Copeland
Assistant Camera: Josh Mumford
Script Supervisor: Rachel Kleinman Atkinson
Production Designer: Melody Gulick
Key Makeup/Hair: Katie Middleton
Gaffer: Kevin Brooks
Key Grip: Will Braddock
Grip: Jonathan Dodd
Sound Department: Chris Jones
Media Manager: Chris Hagen
Production Assistant: Andrew Volpe
Production Assistant: Emily Noechel Szechenyi
Stunt Double: Johnny Hugel

The Unbelievably Talented & Amazing Production Crew

Without this amazing group of people coming together, I wouldn't have been able to do a thing. Each and every one of you rock my socks off and I'm immensely grateful to have had you on my side. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Thank you from the deep end of my heart. -dm

Produced by Larin Brink
Shot by Sunny Zhao

First Assistant Director: Steven Harris
Second Camera Operator: Graham Copeland
Assistant Camera Day 1 & 2: Josh Mumford
Assistant Camera Day 3: Chris Hagen
Script Supervisor: Norma Kwee
Production Designer: Melody Gulick
Set Dresser: Christina Garnett
Key Makeup/Hair: Ashley Gardner
Costume Designer & Overall Production Butterfly: Katie Chirgotis
Gaffer: Jimmy Ray
Key Grip: Rob Vaughan
Grip: Jonathan Dodd
Sound Department: Chris Jones
Special Effects Coordinator: Brian "Speedy" Merrick
Armorer: Jerry Hornbaker
Media Manager: Chris Hagen
Production Assistant: Andrew Volpe
Production Assistant: Tarun Sinha

Meet the Cast

As we move on from the shoot and head into post, I'd like to introduce the cast. The best group of actors I could have ever hoped for. 

It's A Wrap

Thanks to the film family that came together to make all of this possible. Without all of the amazing people working in unison to make the film great, it wouldn't have worked. I couldn't be happier or feel luckier about the way everything turned out. Now for the edit.

Photo Credit: Graham Copeland, 2nd Camera Operator

We Have A Cast

Finally, after what seems like ages, we have everyone in place. I couldn't be happier with the cast of characters. Which is good because we're shooting in a surreal few number of days. We'll announce the full cast after the shoot. That's right. After the shoot.

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to an audition or submitted for a role. You all made it a very tough decision.

Fundraiser August 4th @ THE FANHOUSE

Come support the local film community by attending a fundraiser for the short film The Man Who Would Live at THE FANHOUSE Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Drink specials, special drinks, prizes, and more. This event is open to the public. Click here for more details.

We Need Your Mugs

We're organizing a second round of casting for the very near future. What we need from you are your headshots, resumes and links. Please send them to: manwhowouldlive@gmail.com. We will contact you individually for date, time and location for the next event. If you've already sent your headshot and resume, there's no need to send again. Callbacks will be during the second round of casting, yet to be scheduled. You will be contacted at that time. If you have any questions, please shoot us an email and we'll do our best to respond quickly.

Thanks for your time and patience.
dm

Day One Casting: In The Bag

Thanks to everyone who came out to casting this morning. It was really great to see so many enthusiastic faces. We had more than 50 people show up and to me, that's a good day. We're in the process of review, but still on the lookout for more great talent. So if you didn't get a chance to come in today, you'll have another opportunity soon. We'll be scheduling callbacks + additional casting in the very near future. Stay tuned and thanks again.

dm

Casting Call

We're doubling up and casting for two separate films this coming Saturday, 7.10.10. If your'e interested in auditioning for a role, please give us a shout here. Also, look at the casting call link to the right for more detailed information. Thanks.

Teaser #1

 

The Man Who Would Live Begins

After many months of writing and rewriting and getting my act together, we're finally on track to make what I believe to be one of the greatest films of our time, The Man Who Would Live. It's a long short film about a down-on-his-luck accountant who prays for death, but wishes later he hadn't. Sure, there's blood. Sure, there's guns. A hint of sex and a fair bit of rock'n roll, well yeah. Who do you think you're talking to? Why is there a photo of James Dean here? That's for me to know and you to never find out.

We're moving fast so stay tuned and keep your pants on until I say the word.