Cameras roll on KERBEROS in 16 days!
Do I feel the pressure? Oh yeah. Especially when with all we have in place, we are probably missing half. Still looking for key cast members, major locations, specialized extras, stunt men, special fx, catering, vehicles, and time to make sense of it all.
And on top of that, so as to not abandon my first film as I am making my second, I am going with Amazing to Puerto Rico 4 days for the Rincon Int'l Film Festival to represent BLOOD TIES.
I'll leave the good fight for a few days in the hands of Attila and Future, and hopefully have the chance to watch KERBEROS a few times in my head while laying on a tropical beach with my girl trying to make up for the time I've ignored her putting this together. Yet even there, I know I'll be asking for her deep insights and creative input to help guide, interpret and verbalize my own thoughts. Her last post, The Women of KERBEROS, put on the page ideas that coincided with my own about the role of the female characters better than I ever could.
Having finally been forced by time and circumstance to make and implement some tough decisions in our casting, I am partially dismayed at my long term hesitation, partially content that I made every effort possible to really weigh the effects and consequence of those decisions. And like the story of Dark and Light itself, I am both saddened by the opportunity missed and excited by the possibilities newly created.
Watching the movie in my mind, I know I have made the right decision, and am thrilled by the contribution I know is coming from another fine actor who again is putting his faith in my story, faith in me as a filmmaker, faith in me as his director. Welcome aboard Stan Harrington.
I think of KERBEROS as being the biggest project that I have taken on, but in these moments of reflection, I am not really sure if that's true.
Is it really bigger than STICKFIGHTER? The first of the 4 picture deal I had with Menahem Golan? I only wrote, helped cast, choreographed and starred in that one. ' Was able to bring in a few friends to work on it, both Rob Pralgo and Scott Sullivan, as well as martial arts acquaintances, and I had their support and the responsibility to make sure they were treated fairly as they fought for our cause.
Is it bigger than the films I produced for Pan Am Pictures? Acting as casting director, line producer, first AD, and post production supervisor on movies hovering at the million dollar mark? They had dozens, or even hundreds of people working on them too.
And can it be bigger than BLOOD TIES? The responsibility of convincing two friends, (Robert again, and Troy Barusso) to jump on a plane and travel to the other side of the world, spending their time and money to make my directorial debut?
Somehow, I think it is. This time it's a bigger picture, with more apparent resources, more people involved, and a bigger potential.
Looking at the first 30 faces on the cast board staring back at me with their generally wide eyed, smiling faces, (there are a few narrow eyed scowls) I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity to direct their collective talents into my vision of pain and heroics as they navigate the grey underworld of KERBEROS.
I feel the responsibility that comes with their wide eyed, smiling trust. The responsibility of being the leader marching my men and women into the unknown. The responsibility of making sure we all come out the other side better than when we went in.
Being the Director is supposed to be fun... but I'm still waiting on that part.
Kely McClung
http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/
http://www.kerberosbites.com/
And on top of that, so as to not abandon my first film as I am making my second, I am going with Amazing to Puerto Rico 4 days for the Rincon Int'l Film Festival to represent BLOOD TIES.
I'll leave the good fight for a few days in the hands of Attila and Future, and hopefully have the chance to watch KERBEROS a few times in my head while laying on a tropical beach with my girl trying to make up for the time I've ignored her putting this together. Yet even there, I know I'll be asking for her deep insights and creative input to help guide, interpret and verbalize my own thoughts. Her last post, The Women of KERBEROS, put on the page ideas that coincided with my own about the role of the female characters better than I ever could.
Having finally been forced by time and circumstance to make and implement some tough decisions in our casting, I am partially dismayed at my long term hesitation, partially content that I made every effort possible to really weigh the effects and consequence of those decisions. And like the story of Dark and Light itself, I am both saddened by the opportunity missed and excited by the possibilities newly created.
Watching the movie in my mind, I know I have made the right decision, and am thrilled by the contribution I know is coming from another fine actor who again is putting his faith in my story, faith in me as a filmmaker, faith in me as his director. Welcome aboard Stan Harrington.
I think of KERBEROS as being the biggest project that I have taken on, but in these moments of reflection, I am not really sure if that's true.
Is it really bigger than STICKFIGHTER? The first of the 4 picture deal I had with Menahem Golan? I only wrote, helped cast, choreographed and starred in that one. ' Was able to bring in a few friends to work on it, both Rob Pralgo and Scott Sullivan, as well as martial arts acquaintances, and I had their support and the responsibility to make sure they were treated fairly as they fought for our cause.
Is it bigger than the films I produced for Pan Am Pictures? Acting as casting director, line producer, first AD, and post production supervisor on movies hovering at the million dollar mark? They had dozens, or even hundreds of people working on them too.
And can it be bigger than BLOOD TIES? The responsibility of convincing two friends, (Robert again, and Troy Barusso) to jump on a plane and travel to the other side of the world, spending their time and money to make my directorial debut?
Somehow, I think it is. This time it's a bigger picture, with more apparent resources, more people involved, and a bigger potential.
Looking at the first 30 faces on the cast board staring back at me with their generally wide eyed, smiling faces, (there are a few narrow eyed scowls) I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity to direct their collective talents into my vision of pain and heroics as they navigate the grey underworld of KERBEROS.
I feel the responsibility that comes with their wide eyed, smiling trust. The responsibility of being the leader marching my men and women into the unknown. The responsibility of making sure we all come out the other side better than when we went in.
Being the Director is supposed to be fun... but I'm still waiting on that part.
Kely McClung
http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/
http://www.kerberosbites.com/
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