Two Week Update

Hey, friends!

We are continuing a pretty productive streak. Last weekend we took another chunk out of the ending with some gory effects. They didn't work as well as I would have liked but we can always try again. Who knows, maybe it will look alright on camera and still be usable. We didn't get as much done as we set out to do last week but we did add a new scene to the ending which I like a lot. It helps you see how much of a bad guy Dy-Lan Badi is and where his head is at during this part of the movie. It's a cool scene.

This morning we did another section of the ending. It was an interesting shoot because it involved pacing for suspense, special effects, and a few camera tricks. Rich did a very good job portraying a coke head on the run from our deadly hero. Plus, he shaved his beard into a scummy, Lemmy-esque mustache. John did a really cool prosthetic effect for the scene using gelatin and fake blood. This afternoon might be scrapped due to the weather, but at least we got some stuff done this morning.

Thanks to Rich and Owen for coming out and helping us out. And thanks to you for reading!

-Tommy

Progress and hold ups

Hey, all you White Heat addicts!

Yesterday John, Barry, and Egan shot a lot of good stuff for a montage that will be in the movie. The Chief walking his beat and looking cool while on the trail of Dy-Lan Badi (that's not a sentence). I had to work so I missed most of the montage stuff, but we planned on doing another part of the end scene after I got out. It fell through, unfortunately, since the actor we needed for the scene was nowhere to be found. Hopefully he's alright wherever he is. You know, so we can find him and kill him (in the movie, not in reality).

Next weekend is a pretty elaborate scene involving a ninja and some gross blood and guts that will hopefully get done. If that doesn't happen we do have some contingency plans on hand. We're working at a pretty good pace nowadays and it's exciting. This movie's going to be sweet!

Thanks for reading
-Tommy

Today's Lawson Fun Fact: Lawson has killed 11 people in the past two weeks.

Another Successful Shoot

Happy Mother's day to all you mothers out there. Yesterday we started early and worked into the late night putting together a great scene. We built a pretty convincing set, in my opinion, between the scenery and the costumes. There was a drug lab of sorts that appeared to be bad guy quality control. It looked sexy. There were a few scientists and of course a few ski-masked scumbags that end up having a run in with Lawson. Thanks to Tim, Evan, Jesse, and everyone else who came and helped, sacrificing a Saturday to help us get this movie finished.

In addition to being in the scene, Tim was taking some "on set" pictures that should be surfacing soon. They look really cool. The scene had a little bit of everything that you would want from an action movie: guns and assorted weapons, bloody special effects, hilariously vulgar trash talk, interesting camera shots, and more. Aside from bare breasts and explosions, this scene covers some serious action movie bases.

I'd go into more detail about the effects, but for now I don't want to give away many of the gags you'll see in the finished movie. Just know that bad guy lives were ended fantastically and brutally. Justice was served. Served hard.

Yesterday was also Egan's birthday. So if you see the Chief in your travels be sure to wish him a happy (belated) birthday.

I'm probably forgetting a bunch of things I wanted to write. I'm tired and it's late. Remember to call your mother. I'm trying to think of something clever to write about mothers or mother's day to end this but all I can think of is the scene in Death Wish where Kersey's wife gets murdered. "Mother's getting the shit kicked out of her . . . "

Good enough.

Thanks for reading!
-Tommy

LAWSON FUN FACT: Lawson recommends hollow point bullets as a fine gift for Mom.