Onset photos from Night Terrors

Today was our first day of shooting. Everything went great and I can not wait to start editing the footage! Our amazing onset photographer captured the moments with hundreds of photos. Below are a handful of some of my favorite shoots (click on the images to enlarge)

'Night Terrors' films TOMORROW

We start shooting tomorrow, Monday the 13th. Were all very excited about our first day of filming and are looking forward to reviewing all of the footage Tuesday. As promised, we'll post some of the onset photos taken Monday by the end of the week and I'll include some screen captures from the footage. Check back in the next couple of days to see what we've been up to.

Everyone to their starting line.....Now rehearse!

We just had another rehearsal last night and everything went great, - actually, everything went better than great. Both of the films leads, Eric and Alan, gave stellar off book performances and I couldn’t have asked for better interaction between Eric and his mini costar, Theodore the dog. (pictured above)

I can not wait to start filming this Monday and get the first shot in the can. We will have an onset photographer thru out filming courtesy of Hamilton Pictures , so expect to see some photos from Monday's shoot!

Test from the ridge

So the main character in Night Terrors has dreams involving running down a secluded ridge, and since I want nothing but the best for my actors, I did a test shot for lighting on said secluded ridge. I added some music to the background so you can't hear me saying, "Now fall.....Run faster....Faster...I'm going to get you....I think I peed a little"....Enjoy

Fake blood test

We did some test shots for color today and made some fake blood. Surprisingly, fake blood isn't that hard to make. We used Strawberry syrup as our base opposed to the more popular choice, corn syrup. I may post some footage of the light tests later this evening, but who knows; - we don't want to give too much away. Enjoy the footage of fake blood (sorry for the poor picture quality, it's our host) and make sure your speakers are on. I added some music to it.

Filming of Night Terrors BEGINS!!!

Our first day of shooting starts Monday, Nov. 13th. The entire short will be shot by mid December with a rough cut completed by the end of January. We'll of course keep you updated thru the whole process,- and who knows. If you're lucky, we might even post some on set photos. You know.....If we take any....

Meat the cast...That's right, I said 'meat'

Principle casting for 'Night Terrors' is complete! Additional casting for feature roles is ongoing, but already includes Margie Robbins, Frank Flores, George Snarberg III, Rod Hollowell, David Foy, Bob Sattler and Lisa Siegel. Find out more about the films two leads below:

Alan Charles Blackney

Alan has appeared in several feature films and shorts, including the short film, "Let Some Air In"

Eric Pirooz

Eric has appeared in numerous television commercials, including Sony and Sprint

What is the short film about

Night Terrors is a short film about a young man who experiences disturbing dreams. Can he figure out the difference between reality and a dream before it's too late?

What is a Night Terror

A night terror, also known as sleep terror or pavor nocturnus, is a parasomnia sleep disorder characterized by extreme terror and a temporary inability to regain full consciousness. The subject wakes abruptly from the fourth stage of sleep, with waking usually accompanied by gasping, moaning, or screaming. It is often impossible to fully awaken the person, and after the episode the subject normally settles back to sleep without waking. A night terror can occasionally be recalled by the subject.

For more information on Night Terrors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_terror