Production Begins on The Weather Report

Today was the first day of shooting on the comedy short, The Weather Report. We saw excellent performances by our actors; a fast, hardworking and efficient crew; and some dynamic shots.

The story revolves around Don (played by Odari Kimani) and several other characters who attempt to put on a television show at a rather dysfunctional cable access station.

On set in the cable studio...

Production day #2 starts Sunday. Lots more pics to come.

Democracy Convention Video Shoot

The non-profit organization Alliance for Democracy hired Brazen Video Productions to record their panel sessions held during the past three days at the big Democracy Convention in Madison. Tarazod was subcontracted by Brazen to assist with the shoot.

Auditions Continue for The Weather Report

Today we began our 2nd week of auditions for The Weather Report, a short comedy film we'll be shooting later in August. Things have been going just swimmingly. We're happy to say that out of the eight main roles in the movie, we now have seven filled...though we won't be officially announcing who they are for another few days. We also have most of the remaining supporting parts settled upon too. There are 14 speaking roles in all.

Richard Russell + Odari Kimani

Portia Adney

New Film Project - The Weather Report

Rick Richards, an indie screenwriter, has composed a feature-length comedy script entitled The Weather Report. One of the ways he's looking to promote and sell it is thru the creation of a movie trailer. Robert will be directing the project which is schedule to begin shooting August 17th.

We're working hard to solidify the cast and crew, finalize changes to the trailer script, and and create the shot lists/schedules within the next week. The story centers around a successful local radio personality who gets fired from his commercial station because of corporate downsizing. After many unsuccessful attempts elsewhere, the protagonist, named Don, ends up turning to the extremely dysfunctional world of cable access TV to make his comeback.

Rick and Robert have been reshaping The Weather Report trailer script--moving it away from its movie trailer feel and into a short film that can stand on its own. Last evening, film partner Colin Cameron met with Robert to continue this process.

Just God Post-Production

Robert spent the morning with Nicholas Wootton working out the opening montage sequence for Just God.