CAST & CREW

FILMMAKERS JOURNAL

JENNIFER CONNELL
AS SARA

TAYLOR WILLIAMS
 AS SUZI

ROGER SMITH
WRITER, DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

JULIE MINK
1ST PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

STEPHANIE BLEWS
LEAD HAIR & MAKE UP
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

SHELLY STONE
HAIR & MAKE UP
FOOD COORDINATOR
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

MIKE JONES
BOBBY CONNELL
GRIPS

2007

2008

JAN - First draft completed and reviewed but lacked a satisfying ending.

FEB - The ending scene was developed that would totally change the style and feel of the movie.

APR - Casting for the movie began and ended with the addition of two great and refreshing spirits of joy, Jennifer & Taylor.

MAY - The difficult task of searching for the right Hair & Make Up talent begins.

JUN - A talented Production Assistant is added and most welcomed as the Producer and Director suffers dental problems resulting in further delays of complications from oral surgery.  The last script revision occurs and all await production day while the search for Hair & Make Up talent continues through all of June and into July.

JUL - Location scouting finds Oak Park Cemetery in New Castle, PA for the principle shoot location and Castle Cemetery for the establishing scenes while the search for Hair & Make Up grows powerfully disturbing with on again and off again personnel.  Arrangements are made with recording artist Bobby Connell to compose and perform "Suzi's Tears" as the movies theme song.

AUG - Finally, the crew is completed with Hair & Make Up talents, Stephanie and Shelly adding a dimension of encouragement to the crew along with a Grip addition Mike. (17th) A full day of production begins at 8.00am and ends at 9.30pm with all scenes shot except a green screen, the initial driving in establishing shots, and a very short truck shot.  Assisting were new comers Bobby & Stacey.  (18th) Aug 18 - The green screen scene is shot and we get to witness the very last scene of the movie develop "come alive."  (22) Post production begins and continues on into September.

SEP - (1)The last steps of post production get dusting onto the digital media and the soundtrack gets applied, along with Sara & Suzi's own theme song "Suzi's Tears," by Bobby Connell.  (7) Additional shots and editing begin.  (14) Additional B Roll footage collected and the final stages of editing are on course.  (17) First submission to Sundance Film Festival arranged and on the roll.  (26) FFV corrected sound correction and named credit correction along with one scene correction; and,  fine for all remaining festival submissions.  (26-28) First viewing by cast and crew only.

OCT - The movie is sent to several more film festivals and is made available for viewing and purchase at the website.

2009

FEB - The movie title is extended an Invite by IMDB.com to have the title listed in the largest internet movie database in the world.  The movie is listed.

MAR  - The Telly Awards do not select the movie for an award.

2010

 
JAN - The movie is reworked with additional color grading, some sound filters, and smoothed out beginning and end.

MAR - Resubmitted to the Telly and also submitted to the Peoples Choice Awards.

JUN - Sara & Suzi receive the highest award Silver Award at the 31st Telly for Entertainment and a Bronze at the 2010 Peoples Choice Awards.