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Hi Wilmington Film Folk!
I'm a Brooklyn-based producer currently planning a corporate interview shoot in Kiawah, SC on 11/08.
I'm looking for a (vaccinated) gaffer and grip with a grip truck and gear we might be able to rent. The shoot should be fairly simple–it's a 1:! interview all in the same location. We'll ideally pre-light and build camera on 11/07 and shoot 11/08.
If you're interested and available please message! I'd love it if you could send me your day rate and gear list.
Any recommendations welcome!!
Thank you
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Excellent zoom class!
Throwback Thursday 06-17-21: "Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?"
Today's Throwback Thursday post features a North Carolinian who made Hollywood history. Raised in North Carolina, George Randolph Scott, better known simply as Randolph Scott, became synonymous with the stoic western cowboy hero in the Western film genre.
Included in the image seen here, is a personal inscription to "my old buddie [sic] of the A.E.F." In 1917, Scott enlisted as an artillery observer with the 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion, 19th Field Artillery Regiment for service with the Allied Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. This image shows a then 38-year-old Scott in the role of Bilge Smith in the musical comedy "Follow the Fleet" (1936) also starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, with music composed by Irving Berlin. Actresses Lucille Ball and Betty Grable also appear in smaller roles in the film.
At a height of 6'2" with a calm, unflinching demeanor, Scott is best known for his starring roles in more than 60 Westerns. The film Abilene Town (1946) cemented his prominence as a fearless lawman determined to fight against those who would threaten law and order, a character-type that he would play many times over making him a consistent box office draw until his retirement from acting in 1964. Though Scott never won an Oscar, he did receive recognition with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and a posthumous Golden Boot Award for his work in the Western film genre.
In 1974, country music vocal group The Statler Brothers, released the song "Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott," lamenting the aging and passing on of Western film icons like Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Randolph Scott. Scott passed away 13 years later in 1987 at the age of 89 and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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From the Collection June 2020: A Connection to the "King of Horror"
Both of the images seen here come from the North Carolina Room's Movie-Making Digital Collection, which highlights the role of film and television productions in southeastern North Carolina. The collection can be accessed at:
http://cdm16072.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16072coll3
Stephen King is one of the most popular American writers. The “King of Horror” has written 70 books and sold more than 350 million copies of his novels and short stories. Though he is best associated with the horror genre, he also writes works on supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy. It should come as no surprise that a writer of such renown would have many of his works turned into movies. In the 1980s, several Stephen King novels were transformed for the silver screen and the filming took place right here in the Port City.
Stephen King’s first novel to be made into a movie in Wilmington was 1984’s Firestarter. Starring David Keith, Martin Sheen, George C. Scott and a young Drew Barrymore, the film was based on King’s 1980 bestseller of the same name. The novel centers around a young girl who has the ability to create fires simply with the power of her mind, a psychic ability referred to as pyrokinesis. The film’s producer Dino DeLaurentiis of DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group had seen an image of Orton Plantation in an issue of Southern Accents magazine and was inspired to film the movie in the area. Discovering an affection for the area and meeting with great local support for the movie’s production, DeLaurentiis decided to return to the Port City and establish a studio here, thereby securing Wilmington's role in the television and film industry. The studio today is known as EUE/Screen Gems Studios and is located on N. 23rd Street near the Wilmington International Airport. In this way, the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel was the impetus for the creation of "FILM-ington". Several scenes of the movie were shot in downtown Wilmington as can be seen in the image above, a night-time shot at the corner of Chestnut and N. 2nd. On the left of the image is the Cape Fear Hotel and on the right the Main Branch of the New Hanover County Public Library.
A year later in 1985, the horror movie Silver Bullet starring Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows, and Terry O’Quinn was shown in theaters across the country. In addition to being filmed at various locations in Wilmington, the film also shot scenes just a short drive up Interstate 40 in Burgaw, notably around the Pender County Courthouse. The film was based on the Stephen King short horror story Cycle of the Werewolf, published in 1983. The story centers on a wheelchair-bound boy who must discover the secret of the werewolf attacking the residents of his hometown. King also wrote the screenplay for the film.
In 1986, a year after Silver Bullet, Maximum Overdrive appeared in theaters. The comedy-horror film was based on Stephen King’s short story Trucks that first appeared in June 1973. King not only wrote the source material for the film, but wrote the screenplay and directed the film as well. Although many Stephen King novels and stories have been made into films, Maximum Overdrive remains his only directorial credit. In the film, as the Earth passes through the tail of a comet, inanimate machines suddenly spring to life and begin attacking humans, notably a semi-tractor trailer sporting the giant green goblin mask seen in the image above. The locally-produced film starred Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, and Yeardley Smith. Smith is best known as the voice of Lisa on the animated show The Simpsons. Hingle, best known for his role as Police Commissioner Jim Gordon in the Batman movie franchise, had a home in Carolina Beach where he passed away in 2009.
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This page seems like it is so full of tips, events, and opportunities for aspiring actors and filmmakers! I wanted to share an independent film that I watched recently that I think this group would appreciate for its uniqueness. The film is a monochromatic sci-fi thriller called Empathy, Inc. by director Yedidya Gorsetman, starring Joel (Zack Robidas). Joel is a struggling venture capitalist who is on the search for a new business to invest in after his previous venture lost him millions. He finds a new tech startup that provides a cutting edge virtual reality service to high paying clients. Joel becomes overly curious about how the technology works and he decides to find out for himself. After a few unsolicited experiences with the technology Joel begins to realize that there is something wrong with his life. It becomes clear the the experience is not exactly as advertised by the company and that something sinister lies beneath the surface. I highly recommend watching this exciting sci-fi thriller on Amazon or VOD!
Hey My Durham School of Acting Community!
I'm having a Grand Opening! Come on by and take a Class!
We’ll meet, every Saturday, from 2PM SHARP till approximately 5 or 6PM, depending on how many students sign up each week, and how detailed we get into weekly classes, beginning December 7, 2019 at 1239 Berkeley St., Durham NC.
Parking is available on the lot, albeit small, and in the street. As well, there is a bus-stop, right down the street from the Church.
Classes are $50.00, each Saturday, payable by Venmo, CashApp, PayPal, or Cash, the day before Class begins.
As well, once a month, we can bring in, non-perishable items for the Community as well as toiletries. I feel that this is detrimental in ‘giving back’ to our Community, and while I’m well aware, that we, as Actors, are ’Starving Artists’, head on over to Dollar Tree, and pick one, non-perishable item, for $1. That’s all we’d need from you, for that month, and the Community would greatly appreciate it.
This is considered a Donation to the Church and remember, this can be utilised as a Tax Deduction/Write-Off,
when preparing your taxes for the Career that you’re in. (we’ll get to more of this in class).
Feel free, to bring food, snacks, drinks, sandwiches, to get you through the afternoon.
Please bring a notebook, your laptop, if you like, although I’m unsure about the wifi just yet, something to write with, etc.
Please respond accordingly, as to whether you’re available for the 7th, so that I may plan accordingly and pair you all up, etc., for scenes.
I think that’s it for now …
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Make it a Memorable one…