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The Climb Short Film 17 West Productions

I have a confession to make…  I knew this information in August.

We were originally supposed to film this movie in September but it was pushed to 2010.

Now with production heating up and rehearsals and make-up tests around the corner, it’s finally time to unveil our talented cast.

Alyssa LaPlume, Michael Clarke

The Climb centers on Cameron and Destiny and their struggles on the streets. While Destiny lost all hope long ago, Cameron holds to his belief that he will find a way to change things

Even though I wrote the script years ago, I still had a good handle on the type of actors I wanted to play the two leads.  I’m extremely fortunate to have worked with these two amazing actors before and I’m pumped to be working with them again.

Michael Clarke was the first person who auditioned for Playing Through.  He read for both roles and we knew instantly he was going to get one of them.  In the end, he fit perfectly as Brandon in the movie and did an amazing job.  I’ve since realized that he can easily transform himself to fit any role he takes on and I couldn’t be happier to have him on board to play Cameron.  Cameron has gone through a lot yet remains hopeful that he can better his unfortunate circumstances.  Michael is perfect for the role.

Alyssa LaPlume just won’t stop being in our movies.  In addition to playing a supporting role in 2009′s Playing Through, she also starred in 4 Stops, Surface, Tactics and a few others that Eric directed over the years.  She’ll be playing the part of Destiny, a lonely and bitter woman living on the streets with a face covered in tattoos.  It’s hard to imagine given the picture above but Alyssa will definitely pull it off.

Did I mention I can’t wait to make this movie!

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Playing Through has been accepted into the 2010 EgoFest Short Film Festival!

The screening will take place February 20th in Brainard, Minnesota.

Thanks go out to the festival’s organizers for including our film in this year’s program.

Click here for complete details on the festival.

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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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