We have officially wrapped principal photography for Elan Vital! Extra special thanks to Katrina Lenk for being brilliant and beautiful as always - and to Robyn Gorgos and Phillip Smith for building a truly fantastic set in record time with all the trimmings. Our special effects crew rocked as well. With advisement from special effects expert, Chad Vonbaalbergen, the guys from Elan Vital created some awesome physical effects - and had fun doing it. The only item left to check off for production on this film is the building and shooting of a tunnel. The plans are all laid out and Jason and Robyn are ready to go. After that, Jason will take off his directing hat, put on his editing gloves, and take us into phase three of the wonderous high speed journey that is Elan Vital.
On Sunday, 4/15, we wrapped our first location! After five fantastic days, we are all through shooting at the beautiful Monsoon Cafe on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. A HUGE THANK YOU to Maria, our location manager for showing up early every day and to Orion, Monsoon's General Manager. Thank you also to the entire staff at Monsoon who made our production there pleasant and smooth. With the lounge scene behind us, the final two locations should be a breeze *wink wink* We will be working primarily with the talented Katrina Lenk, Rod Ives, and Jay Wallace -- a pleasure to be sure!
We've had two fantastic days of production so far on Elan Vital. The actors have delivered wonderful performances and the footage looks gorgeous. Next week we add three more actors to the shoot for our biggest day yet - but with cast and crew like this, who can be worried?
Elan Vital is coming along fantastically! The actors are really beginning to embody their roles in rehearsal. Our first round of auditions was a huge success as several brilliantly talented and experienced actors tried out for key roles in the film. A warm WELCOME to Sarah Springer, Elan Vital's costume designer. Her talent and ideas are adding a very special element to the film that is a rare gem in this industry. Art Director, Robyn Gorgos and Set Builder, Schuu Santos are providing excellent creative insight and craftsmanship to the production. We are also working very closely with the Cao Institute of Aesthetics, a Paul Mitchell affiliate. Their team of artful and innovative stylists and makeup artists is an invaluable asset to this film and essential to the realization of Jason's vision for the characters. At Mutiny Universe, we are all thrilled to be working with such a wonderful group of people and look forward to production!
Elan Vital - our first major short film production is now well into pre-production! Written and directed by Jason Loya, Produced by Katy Savage, the psychological thriller will star Matt Ritchey, Mike Onofri, and Beki Lane. Lisa Rudin has been fantastic as Elan's casting director, sorting through hundreds of submissions, helping Jason to find "just the right person for the job," while Ryan DeRamos is hard at work creating original music ideas for the movie, where he and long time collaborator, Jason are able to work closely on a story that they both developed. John Tan has been incredibly busy as line producer and will act as A.D. when we get into production. We are all very excited to move forward with what we feel is "just the right film." Elan Vital goes into production in early March and there is A LOT of work to do before then - but this is the kind of work that makes work look bad. Stay tuned for more from Mutiny Universe and Elan Vital!
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