Scene 7 Improv

Fred Rohlman's 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

Fred Rohlman's 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme will be featured in the short film Among Thieves, a part of the Project Swan Movie.

Painting a work shirt for Among Thieves

I just finished up hand-painting this work shirt for the character Burke for the short film Among Thieves to be featured in Project Swan. ~ Charles, Ex. Prod.

Special FX and a severed head

Director Charles Shaver discusses how to dress up a head for a severed head scene with Tracy Fox.

Gun shot effects

Testing out gun shot effects 8/28/2010

Welcoming Terry Wayne Lawrence to Among Thieves

I would like to welcome Terry Wayne Lawrence on board the Project Swan Movie. Terry has earned himself the role of Jessie, the farmer, in the short film Among Thieves. I would also like to thank Terry for his incredible help in securing locations for the film. He has been of tremendous help and is a nice guy, to boot.










~ Charles Shaver, Ex. Prod.

Introducing Christina Shaver

I would like to introduce Christina Shaver to the cast of "Among Thieves"! Christina has earned herself the role of Mila, the young sexy farm girl.

Costuming

I did some costuming for the part of Smitty today. Check out the jacket and t-shirt I hand-painted.

Welcoming Rocco Guirlanda

Welcoming Rocco Guirlanda on board with Project Swan. Rocco has earned himself the coveted role of Burke in the short film "Among Thieves".

Welcoming Tyler Zickafoose to "Among Thieves"

I would like to welcome Tyler Zickafoose on board to Project Swan. He will be playing the part of 'Smitty' in the short film "Among Thieves".




~ Charles Shaver

Blood Red Moonlight Sonata

Camera test with the Canon Vixia HF20 during a red moon. Some quality was lost during upload and there's a couple soft focus issues thanks to a combo of digital zoom and auto focus. Now at least I know what NOT to do Haha




~ Charles

Back and Ready!!!

Charles here. I was out last week because I was slammed by a ton of personal and family issues... ending with the worst sinus infection I've ever had in my life! That being said, I've been up for an hour and have already sent out something nearing two dozen emails concerning the film. I'm back. I'm hungry. And I've got energy to burn.

Let's rock n' roll!

~ Charles

Out of the Office

I will be out of the office for the next two days. Leave messages, etc. if you're calling or emailing about "Among Thieves". I'll get back to you ASAP.

~ Charles

Playlist that inspired "Among Thieves"

I'm just about 7 weeks out from beginning to film. I'm trying not to freak out and doing an okay job being cool so far. I'll learn some things this weekend about key people to be involved with the film and I'll know by then whether or not to freak out Haha

The big point is that all my time from hereon in will be dedicated to the film, so I won't be writing much here on the blog. That's a sad scenario for some, I assume, but a good one as I'll still be working creatively, just in other capacities.

So for today's post I thought I'd share with you the playlist of songs I've been listening to fairly consistently while developing the script and generally working on the film. Since I can't possibly afford the licensing and rights to these songs for the final film, they won't be featured in the movie. These are only serving as inspiration.

My film, "Among Thieves", is based heavily upon 1970s indie movies, like Trip with the Teacher; Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry; Easy Rider; and Pink Angels. It follows three men on a crime spree across Michigan.

Here's the playlist. Enjoy.

Screen Test for "Among Thieves"

Screen test with Tuan Edwards, Mitch Socia and Tyler Zickafoose for the short film "Among Thieves" that will be featured in Project Swan.

Enjoy.

~ Charles



Let me know what you think.

Soft box

I built this soft box last night. Took me about an hour. I'll be using it for a screen test later today.

~ Charles

Lil bit o' Stress

So I was stressin' about the movie only to come home to two emails: 1.) Someone interested in doing poster art and 2.) Someone interested in doing music :)

Just goes to show, it doesn't pay to stress.

Keep it breezy,

~ Charles