http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog Filmmaker Kely McClung on the making of Blood Ties and independent films Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:45:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Searching for one of my seemingly one million different log ins and passwords, I ran across this bit of notes... not sure if I already posted it somewhere, but the inspiration of that day still holds and has been on my mind of late... "it comes down to content!" (my ... http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog/?p=30 I was recently asked to speak at a film festival that I was lucky enough to win last year. Not only speak once - but twice - with a couple main themes. One, "How to make an action film" and two, "Why we make films". I don't know if anyone ... http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog/?p=29 Or maybe it's a million more! Wish I could say all the filming was done, which is not say say I don't enjoy that specific process, but that I wish there was some completion or finality to some of the million steps. But it can not be a bad thing to ... http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog/?p=27 Hard to believe a month has passed by: nearly thirty days of frustration and creative fulfillment with only two thirds of the movie filmed, but with enough footage and scenes shot to know that we are pulling it off - in a BIG way! And unlike the tagline -- the ... http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog/?p=26 After stealing away 5 days in Puerto Rico — grabbing sunshine, tacos, ocean breezes, time with my girl, and another win for BLOOD TIES as part of the Rincon Int’l Film Festival for “Best International Feature”, it’s back to the race for KERBEROS. Still casting, scouting locations, scrambling for props and ... http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog/?p=25 Puerto Rico, Isla del Encanto. We’ve only seen a small part of it, but enough to know it’s not what we expected. Tropical without being lush, small pockets and glimpses of beauty within the poverty and reality of living on an island. Still, the ocean breezes and the smiles and ... http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog/?p=24 Do I feel the pressure? Oh yeah. Especially when with all we have in place, we are probably missing half. Still looking for key cast members, major locations, specialized extras, stunt men, special fx, catering, vehicles, and time to make sense of it all. And on top of that, so as ... http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog/?p=23 As a martial artist, I pushed myself to be the best I could in as many aspects of the various arts I could find and think of and have the opportunity to work with. As a martial arts teacher I strove to teach, push, pull, and challenge. I went through ... http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog/?p=22 Had the official first casting for Kerberos. It was both fun and validating to watch talented actors interpreting the words written on the page. I pulled four scenes that I felt represented the movie and would give me pretty strong indications of people's abilities. As simple as the task was ... http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog/?p=21 Too many small steps and pieces of the puzzle to mention, I need to be working! But two major parts have come together, and the patterns are developing for more. First, I have settled on my kick ass 1st AD - Attila Alexander. Realistically, its Attila who has settled on working ... http://www.bloodtiesmovie.com/blog/?p=20