La Grande Summer Film Project Kicks Off!

Hooray - we are under way. The filmmaking teams have been assembled and they are starting to create their stories, characters, themes, and what-nots. We had a great meeting on Saturday August 16th at Bear Mountain Pizza (thank you Don's Jewelry for picking up the tab!).

After looking at our participants and getting a sense of what people wanted to do and were able to do in the upcoming week we felt it was a good idea to give out some of the criteria, just to give the filmmakers a jump on putting their project in motion. Here is the break down of team captains (directors) and some of the criteria...

Team 1: Director: Mike Surber
Team Members: Charlie Koehler, Chuck Peters, Isabelle Richards,, and Miranda Putman.
Team Genre: Musical/Dance Film
Team One-Liner: "I had a cockroach in my pocket just a second ago..."
Team Location: F. Maxine and Thomas W. Cook Memorial Library

Team 2: Director: Michael O'Connor
Team Members: Alan Arnson, Chris Hooper, and Jess.
Team Genre: Drama
Team One-Liner: "Yes, you can borrow my car, and no, you can't keep it."
Team Location: Earth n' Book

Team 3: Director: Jason Crampton
Team Members: kevan Duncan, Dan Barrett, Trish Hansen.
Team Genre: Horror
Team One-Liner: "Why can't we all just recycle?"
Team Location: Highway 30

Team 4: Director: Christopher Jennings
Team Members: Jason Grech and Anne Barth
Team Genre: Action
Team One-Liner: "Hold on, where is your hand?"
Team Location: Hought's 24 Flavors

Monday morning the teams will be given their cameras and a mystery prop to incorporate into their short film. Be on the lookout as the teams will take to the streets of La Grande! Each team is also required to write a production blog here, so check back daily for behind-the-scenes looks at the progress.

Happy Filmmaking,
Cold Coffee Media

*photo of filmmaker meeting courtesy of Alan Arson's Cell Phone.