Here is the way major films are made… After an expansive writing and production phase, it’s time to film, or “shoot” as my buddy and I call it.
- First comes location shooting, which is when the actors and the whole crew go out to a real place to film scenes! Once that is wrapped, it’s time for studio shooting… This is just what you feel it is, filming everything else my buddy and I need inside a controlled studio environment.
Once that is done the editor (in this case, me) assembles the film, and then comes the “pick-up shots” to fill in any gaps, if you feel making films is simple, you are way off base! My wonderful friend and I have been shooting this wacky weed comedy in Denver for two weeks already, with no end in sight. This isn’t a complaint about the neighborhood at all, because Denver has been welcoming to our production team. The people of Denver are easily chill, and most of them seem interested in our project, but some cities hate when outsiders come in to make films or cable shows, but Denver can’t get enough of the glitz and glamor! The whole reason my buddy and I are shooting in Denver is because the film has been underwritten and produced by a consortium of local cannabis dispensaries. They want to highlight the cannabis industry in Denver and bring a national focus to it, and they thought releasing a movie would be a creative way to do that. As much as I am enjoying my time in Denver, I want to wrap production on this movie so I can go back home!