Welcome to another new feature on The Athletic Nerd. In addition to the usual posts on Movies, Television and Technology, I will now post regularly on our upcoming productions. It’s good to be making movies again. I’m looking forward to writing about it.
The Climb is a movie I wrote close to 4 years ago about 2 homeless people and their struggles on the streets. At first glance, the movie sounds pretty familiar but we have a couple surprises in store that I hope will entertain. The two main characters in the story are among my personal favorites as a writer. The story itself is a series of conversations leading to an emotional showdown between the two. I’m keeping most of the story details a secret for a while longer but there is more on the way…
Pre-production on the film began this past August with a September shoot planned. However, Eric and I decided it was best to hold off to avoid rushing the film. So The Climb was put on hold…
Until today!
This morning, we had our first official production meeting and mapped out the entire project with shooting set to begin this May. I couldn’t be happier.
Our first order of business was to finalize a rough budget and schedule. After that we tackled locations, wardrobe, props as well as many of the tiny details you need to think about well in advance. By the time the meeting was over, we had gone over every aspect of the production in detail.
It’s good to be back.
Our cast was in place in the fall and I’m pretty pumped that everyone is still able to work on this project with us. We’ve worked with Michael Clarke and Alyssa LaPlume before and they are extremely talented actors.
Location Scout #1
One of the main locations in the movie happens to be a few blocks away from my apartment so Eric and I grabbed a camera and went out in the snow to take some pictures.
It was cold and windy but the pictures will serve as a great starting point for planning the look of the film.
I’m going to be updating this blog constantly with new information on the film and I encourage anyone with questions about the production to comment or email me at jason@17west.ca.
I’m also going to start posting updates on another project 17 West is involved with. A musical being produced in Sudbury entitled, Strings.
Stay tuned.
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