smalltown trailer from Mark Fogarty on Vimeo.

VJ Day is a holiday still celebrated in Rhode Island. Only RI celebrates the holiday as most states find it incredibly inappropriate to celebrate the dropping of the H-bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

This film was shot for the 48 Hour film project and had many problems during the shooting including but not limited to: burst lights, exploding microphones, drunken cast and crew members, and other problems one can expect when you shoot in an open bar in 100 degree weather. It is neither a great technical achievement nor a storytelling high, however, we worked hard on it and we should be able to watch it.

With no more further apology, I present to you…. VJ Day.

VJ Day from Mark Fogarty on Vimeo.

smalltown In Production (week one) from smalltown, LLC on Vimeo.

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Dan Dawson as Roarke

On Friday, July 17 we began our five week shooting schedule for the feature film – smalltown. The film involves mostly actors from the Rhode Island Film Collaborative and uses crew from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. We are occupying a massive warehouse in New Bedford.

We began production by shooting a brutal fight between children. These pictures are all still captures from the Red and can give you an idea of the quality of the picture (of course, these are compressed files and have not been color corrected)

Staging a fight between children was maybe not the best idea for a first day, but the kids were great and we made it out alive.

On day two we shot our incredible steadycam opening shot and then moved on to film Krystle Spoon as the innocent and scared prostitute, Cathy. Krystle is a very sweet person and excellent singer. You can hear more about her at krystlespoon.com. I enjoyed doing my best to corrupt her with my filthy, filthy movie.

Krystle Spoon as Cathy

Krystle Spoon as Cathy

Day Three we shot a scene involving our hero Logan and the Nowhere Men. The day culminated in an amazing slow-motion scene of Jon Jacobs stealing a baby carriage. A highlight was getting Austin, our fourteen year old PA to jump in as a Nowhere Boy and shout some profanity.

Day four we were almost rained out but made half our day by shooting at the Shawmut Diner in New Bedford.

Our crew is incredible and the Red footage from David Kruta and Jeff Melanson of Enki Studios looks amazing. I would love to post more but I have to go to bed to get ready for day five.

Stay tuned for a trailer in a few days or so.

Non-Union male and female actors between the ages of 18 and 80 are invited to attend an Open Call on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 10:00AM to 5:00 PM at Kay Studios, 66 Valley Street, East Providence, RI 02914. We are looking for a variety fo roles including the MALE LEAD (20-35).

Also: casting for a variety of upcoming projects including “The Devil Has A Variety Show“.

Please bring a current head shot and resume.

Sides will be available for a cold reading.

“SMALL TOWN” is an action adventure mythic thriller set in a suburban wasteland, smalltown is a once beautiful suburb overrun by drugs, poverty, prostitution and violence. For years the town has lived under two warlords, the Drug Lord and the Pimp. A truce between these two fathers was born, and has kept the town at peace. But not for long. War is on its way to smalltown.

Production is tentatively set for Summer 2009 with filming taking place in Rhode Island and the surrounding New England area.

If selected, participants will receive a film credit as well as a DVD copy of the finished product. Catering will be provided on set. Potential monetary payment will be contingent on the performance of the film and, as such, should not be expected as a guarantee.

This movie will be passed through the film festival circuit and will also be presented to film studios as a feature film.

If interested, please attend Open Call on May 30, 2009.

www.smalltownmovie.com

This night will feature Local art, fashion, food & beverage, film and live performance.  Portions of the proceeds will benefit Local green charities.

Launch Providence is a gathering of people and organizations united in one collective vision of creating a sustainable Arts and Entertainment Industry in South Eastern New England. We stand at the forefront of the digital media revolution, growing films aimed at igniting the human spirit and embracing change.

Our mission is to introduce the community unto itself and show that everything we need is here at hand to make Arts and Entertainment a staple economy in our region. We talented and creative people are connecting to manifest RI as the premiere place to make movies in New England’s Hollywood East movement.

Our commitment is to nourish an Eco/Agri/Art local economy and non-profit sector. The objectives include building a State-of-the-Art green film studio that exceeds Platinum LEED standards by operating on a closed system.

We are actively participating in a holistic business model geared at regional resource independence while extending to the world in a web of Fair-Trade. It is time that we as citizens of this country and people of this earth begin to work in alignment with the common good of all life.

Stu Chudy, creative director & founder of Optic Sugar wins 1st place *and* audience favorite in the motion design category of the 2009 Boston Cut & Paste digital design tournament. The contestants had 8 hours to complete a 15 second product, and the theme was “stimulus”. This win will put him in the global competition in NYC against artists from 16 cities around the world this June. 

Stu & Optic Sugar will be creating the  serialized short The Dark Spiral to be included as a segment in “The Devil Has A Variety Show“.

Exile founder, Mark Fogarty, is teaching a new class at Grub Street in Boston.

10 Weeks, 1 Screenplay
NEW COURSE! Write the Damn Screenplay Already! This advanced class is designed to kick your butt into finally finishing that script you’ve been kicking around for too long. You will take part in in-class writing assignments and workshops, and learn techniques to get motivated, overcome writer’s block and find inspiration. You will come to the first class with an idea and, by the end of the course, have 100 pages of a first draft. If you’ve always wanted to write or revise that screenplay but can’t find the motivation or time, this class is for you. You will also learn how to deliver on a deadline — a crucial skill when working under movie producers and directors.

$425/$400 members
10 Wednesdays in Boston, 7pm-10pm. Begins April 15th
Instructor: Mark Fogarty
Registration Deadline: April 9th