The Extra on IMBD

by admin on January 11, 2011

Hello Folks, this is just a quick post to let you know that we are up on IMDB.

So check out the cast and crew of this great film in progress

The Extra on IMDB

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Lessons From the Set Of The Extra

by admin on December 1, 2010

Lessons from the set of
“The Extra”

- You can learn a lot on a film set; not just about making
movies, but about life in general. I’ll post them here later, but here is one.

Lesson #3: Every obstacle can be overcome with creativity.

When faced with a challenge, Instead of getting frustrated, pissed off, bogged down, discouraged, and gather a crowd and bitch about stuff (people, places, things, times and events) switch your mind to think about  different ways to overcome that challenge
(it gives you options), heck you only get frustrated because you think you are out of options.

Negative feelings are natural to experience when faced with a problem, but you know what, the same can be said about creativity, the brain is a natural problem solving apparatus, it’s creating to the tune of 20 million billion firings per second!

I’ve noticed 2 kinds of people on the on the set, those who say “AHH F %^&#! Now how are we going to get the shot”; and those who say “Mmmm…how CAN we get the shot done”

The second group becomes smarter, more creative and resourceful by the day, the first group becomes a little more bitter.

Either way both groups get to choose their response to the event.

Share the Luv ;)

David C.

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Blog – The Haunted Location

November 21, 2010

Do you believe in ghosts? We spent four days in the BFA – the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, a theatre group started by Carmen Zapata. They are currently located in the former Lincoln Heights Prison, one of the top ten most haunted places in the United States (allegedly). Again, that’s top ten not in [...]

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Video – Haunted set at the filming of “The Extra”-the movie

November 17, 2010
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Blog – Speed Dating 4 Actors

November 16, 2010

One of our busiest days on set passed with fair ease on Saturday. We shot a scene in the morning with a group of actors and Tyrone Power Jr. as Joe Fierreraux, all playing extras on a Grecian movie, or background/atmospheric actors if you want to be politically correct. FYI – Seeing ‘Ty’ in a [...]

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Blog – Producing 101

November 14, 2010

Picture this: You are a Producer. You walk onto the set. You pass the cast and crew, their assistants, and the stuntmen getting ready for the big explosion. They stare at you, some ballsy enough to say hi to the almighty Producer. You walk away from the chaos and onto your trailer or office. The [...]

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Blog – Day 1

November 9, 2010

      9:45 in the morning. I walk into the set; a beautiful mansion in Downey, CA. The director, Michael Donahue, is chatting with the DP, Scott Ressler  (that’s ‘Director of Photography’ for those outside the filming realm). The Producers, Ray Michaels Quiroga and Tom Tangen, are getting the paperwork set up for all [...]

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