John Shaw (director, etc.) carefully makes his way through the bodies littering the ground during a (manufactured) foggy night shoot. (Photo: Mike Barskey)
From left: Richard Onley, Kurt Hildebrandt, Matt Ballotti, Jeanne Mosher, Fran Trovillion-Harris, Nathan Gadberry, Damion Gadberry (Photos: Dale Everett)
Nathan and Damion Gadberry, during the
make-up process.
We had several family groups participating in the filming and production of Chartarum. One family (the Ballottis) came for most of the week of shooting, one pair of brothers (the Gadberrys) lived across the street and spent several days and nights with us, and a couple of families came out to have a family experience for one night and document it for posterity. We’re still not sure exactly how our call for extras ended up on a scrapbooking forum, but it brought us two families – one of them was the Johnson family: Deanna, Sydney and Kelvin. Even if the kids aren’t old enough to watch the movie for a few years, this will be an experience they will look back on for a long time. They can honestly say that they were in a monster movie!
Deanna and Sydney Johnson (Extras), mid-makeup application during the first night of shooting in Luther, MI. (Photo: Anne Lasker)
Kelvin Johnson (Extra) between takes. (Photo: Mel Shaw)
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John Shaw (director, etc.) preps some of the drone extras (Dave Heid and Richard Onley) for the monster blood that Steve Smith is about to throw at them. (Photo: Mike Barskey)
Julie Hurford (Frances) helps Richard Onley (Ted) clean up some monster blood. (Photo: Dale Everett)
Later (right), Richard got an even more intense lesson along those lines (and some clean-up help from Julie), but that’s another story.
We went through a lot of monster blood!
Jason Osborne (producer, actor (Schumer)) and John Shaw (director, etc.) in downtown Luther, MI, discussing Jason's upcoming scene. (Photo: Roberto Warren)
On a gorgeous September morning, John, Jason, Roberto, Julie and I piled into cars to film a quick scene on location in downtown Luther.
The final trailer will be released in the near future. Some folks who attended Porc Fest in June, 2011 got a sneak peek, but it’s going be a while before the rest of us can see it. In the meantime, check out the previous trailers:
Trailer 2:
Trailer 1:
Cast shown in the videos – Continue reading
You can now add Chartarum to circles on Google+.
It’s not really set up for fan pages, but what the heck. We like it.
Tanner Osborne (seated) and Connor Osborne (prone) as Victims 2 and 1, respectively. Location: Defiance, OH (Photo: Mel Shaw)
John Shaw (director, etc.) applies a little more blood to Connor Osborne (Victim 1). Also pictured: Tanner Osborne (Victime 2). (Photo: Mel Shaw)
In this video: John (director, etc.) applies some vein-y makeup to Jason (producer, actor (Schumer)). In the background, Russ Van Ness (Milton). On camera: Mel, who was capturing makeup stills and video for continuity purposes.
Someday, we’ll be able to talk about how committed Jason was to the portrayal of this character. There’s a hint in a previous post, but that’s all we can say right now.
Apologies for the delay in posting! Hopefully, we can get back to some kind of schedule soon.
Jennifer Worth (PA, Extra) and Donna Kammers (Extra) during day 1 clean-up. (Photo: Anne Lasker)
Prior to our first day of shooting, the barn had to be cleaned. Everyone chipped in and made short work of it all. Donna was the brave soul who tackled the bathroom. For that, she deserves a medal or something! Jennifer is a long-time friend who came up for the long weekend and just did whatever needed doing.
