Cain Rose Up - Script Finished

Wow, 2 years working on a 10 page script is crazy! I have gone through so many drafts and I think I finally got a piece that will be both shocking and an eye opener to larger issues in life. I think I went through something like 30 different drafts. I have found that there are so many different ways to adapt this short story.

The film is almost completely casted. I have 2 more roles to fill and will be on the hunt the next week.

Next step... Breakdown script, schedule dates, shots lists and inform the troops!

This film is finally coming together and I'm so excited by the way things are turning out.

More to come soon

Cain Rose Up - Auditions

Today we had our first auditions for "Cain Rose Up." Overall hings went smoothly. Of course with all auditions about half the people didn't show up but that's the nature of the game. Had some funny little kids which are always interesting when you see them read the lines. One kid was the most innocent little kid, but when he read the lines it sent chills down my spine.

Tomorrow we are having round 2. As of now I am casting the lead roles. Hopefully I can find all the people I want this weekend so next round of auditions can focus on the smaller supporting roles. There are so many characters in this piece, its going to be crazy to organize everything

More updates coming soon.

New Kruse Music Video

Last week I met up with Kruse at a hip hop show in Seattle. Then next day we shot a music video. Check it out! I think it came out very cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVoi9FklphY

Updates - Cain Rose Up + More

Cain Rose Up is coming together. I've been talking with my makeup artist, Katie Kane, about how to create the various effects in the film. We are looking for special effects artists at the moment. I'm still a month or two out from auditions but many aspects of this piece need to be planned far in advance. I've received a huge response of people wanting to act and help out on this film. If you are interested then please send an email to jevenproductions@gmail.com.

Currently I am working on commercials and short teasers for the clothing company "The Original Normal." Last night I finished a few more videos which can all be found on The Original Normals youtube (www.youtube.com/originalnormal)

Also in the works is a new zombie script. I've always wanted to do a zombie film but never had a chance. Now it looks like that will be a reality. My goal is to begin production on that as soon as Cain Rose Up wraps. I've been talking with Doug Locke and he will be playing my lead because both of us have always wanted to make this kind of film.

I have one more month to relax before the chaos ensues. Once I get back to LA it all starts. I'm not only working on my films but will also be DP for a few of my friends projects.

aXetreme TON commercial

Here is a new commercial for The Original Normal clothing company. We used the chase scene from the 24 hour film that I worked on and tweaked it a bit. During that scene the killer is wearing a TON mask. www.theoriginalnormal.com

Check it out!

"Cain Rose Up" is a go!

After a year sitting on the rights I have decided to finally make the film. There were a few techniques and styles I wanted to try out before going ahead with this piece. It also gave me time to go over the script and perfect it.

If you can help out in any way please contact me at Jevendovey@yahoo.com

More info to come soon

48 Hour Film Festival Update

Next week we will be hearing who won the festival. We are keeping our fingers crossed. However, you can now see the film online. I edited it slightly from what we turned in but not enough to really change the film. Check it out here:

Rules:
Line: "Wrong, Guess again"
Prop: Tie
Character: Kristy Brown Occupation: Illustrator
Genre: Ghost Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRj89rVNDw

New Music Video in the works.

Yesterday I shot a 13 hour day for a music video. The group is "The Let Go." If you haven't heard them before I suggest you go check them out. The song we are doing is called "The Sun Don't Shine" and is about how there are always gray skies in Seattle. Its a good song and I think we will have a cool video. Yesterday we went to a dozen locations. The Space Needle, Troll, Death Wall, etc.

Keep a look out for the new vid.


Also I'm working on some BMX videos. We shot for a little bit after the music piece.

48 Hour Film Fest!

This past weekend I worked on a film for the Seattle 48 hour film festival. It was an interesting shoot. I didn't sleep for 3 days. Here's what happened

Friday 7:30, we got the prompt. Genre: Ghost Movie Character: Kristy Brown, occupation: Illustrator Prop: Tie Line: "Wrong, Guess Again"

That night we stayed up and wrote till 5 in the morning while trying to figure out locations.

Saturday 8am. Zak and I went to the location decided on and found out it was unusable. 9am new location. 10am Zak and I are in Starbucks in downtown Tacoma frantically trying to fix the script. 12 everyone arives on location, we have a new script and the shooting begins. We shoot the rest of the day and make it back to the studio by 9:30. From 9:30 on we were editing.

Sunday: Zak and I are still editing. We work for 16 hours straight. 2 hour nap. Get the music from our composer and keep editing until 5. Burn the dvds and the producers run off to the drop point.

After that I get a redbull in my system and drive home.

The film we ended up doing was a slasher ghost film. We were lucky to have Zak on our team because he is great with After Effects and was able to do some small things in the time we had.

There is a screening of the film on Thursday in Seattle. More info email me.

I'll post the film online soon.