Rough Cut Screening

Now that the rough cut is completed, Brightline/AFG will be showing the film to executives of a major distributor on January 5, 2009.  This rough cut screening will determine what additional work needs to be prioritized, how much it will cost, and who will do the work.  These decisions will then generate preliminary marketing, promotion, [...]

Lights! Camera! Edit!

Everyone knows that making a movie means cameras, actors, lights, a Director, and one of those little clapper boards with stripes on the arm.  To most people, this is filmmaking; and, most people would be right—or at least about 30% right.
This part of the process that people usually associate with the industry actually takes place [...]

Goin’ Home

The cast and crew of One Good Man would like to praise God for his provision and blessing.  In the movie business, people come together from different places, work on a project, then either go home or move onto another job.  In the case of OGM, people came from all over the country—Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, [...]

Gloomy Weather Blessings

Can you imagine gloomy weather being a blessing? This day, we filmed a funeral. While normally we would be praying for blue skies and dry ground, today we reveled in the dreariness.

Many times during the past few weeks God has blessed us with rain. At first, we thought the rain was a [...]

The Lord has Provided

Praise God for his omniscience. Producer Mike Snyder reports that in the last 9 days the Lord has provided significantly more investment capital in a very timely way. He knows how to take care of us. Now we seek his continued provision because we still need investment funds to complete post production, [...]

We Can’t Do This Without His Help

For all you prayer warriors, we have many areas that we are asking God to touch.

Health—With everyone working hard, we ask that God would make the nights and weekends restful so that no one gets sick. Also, we pray that no one would get injured, whether on the road or even on the set.  We [...]

It Rained but We Persevered

The rain continued to come and go for several hours; then, toward the end of the day it came and stayed, increasing to a steady shower. The A.D. (Assistant Director—in charge of managing the progress of the filming) picked up the speed and shifted everyone into high gear. The Costume Department did their [...]

Pray for Rain (on another day)

We are shooting in Winston-Salem today–outdoors–and it’s raining.  It’s raining in little spurts of drizzle that force the crews to constantly start and stop filming.  We have a system of tents, tarps, and rain jackets to keep things dry.  The Props Department has a big job, wiping down on-set items that can’t be moved.  In [...]

Communication

As all the departments work together, please pray that communication remains fluid and efficient.  With so many groups of people doing different tasks, sometimes wires get crossed.  Usually, this is no one’s fault, but it can happen.  Pray that we all keep our ears open and our hearts tuned to the Master Communicator.