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Entries from July 12th, 2009

Ravi and Janina

July 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Men Interrupted

The next actors to film for “Men, Interrupted” were Ravi Patel and Janina Gavankar. Ravi and Janina are both really funny and like to improvise. We had a relaxed shooting schedule, so we took our time and had fun - letting the actors do as many as seven takes on a setup.
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Jelynn and Zack

July 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Men Interrupted

The next actors to film for “Men, Interrupted” were Jelynn Rodriguez and Zack Bennett. Their shoot was by far the most complicated and they did an amazing job! We shot fifteen setups in five hours - we were absolutely booking. Again, I was very happy to have rehearsed and blocked ahead of [...]

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Men, Interrupted

July 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Men Interrupted

Today we began shooting a comedy short I wrote, “Men, Interrupted.” It follows the twisted relationships of three couples through the course of one challenging night.
The first couple we filmed are two wonderful actors David Wachs and Kate Albrecht. We shot “day for night” which means blocking sunlight from the windows with huge [...]

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