The little production that could....

Greetings! What a week this has been! I did my first live TV interview on Monday in support of Bread Thieves. For anyone that is new to my blog, Bread Thieves is my first feature length film. Some of the cast and crew of the film have been doing TV interviews for public exposure of our awesome film.  I was on the CTV Regina Morning show with Dawn Bird, our producer, and I have to say it was an awesome experience. I wasn't nervous and I attribute it, for the most part, to being used to being front of a camera now. As long as you don't pay attention to the camera you're fine.

I want to dedicate this next bit of blog to the film Bread Thieves. If some of you are not from around Saskatchewan, let me tell you how amazing it is to have a production like Bread Thieves exist and how important it is to have it succeed. Last spring, our provincial government cut an employment tax credit (FETC) from our film industry. I am not going to rant about this because this part is about Bread Thieves. I also like to allow the people from the industry that know more about it do the talking. I do know that when this cut was made, it effectively stalled my new career.....or so I thought.

I was asked to audition for Bread Thieves the day after a Metallica concert I attended in Edmonton. I had to wake up really early in the morning just to get back to Regina in time to attend the audition. I then did my call back audition a week later. I got the call that night and my life changed. I felt like a real bonafide actor now. We started filming in late September and finished in October. I can tell you that the energy was very high. The cast and crew got along famously. It was a great feeling to be around that kind of energy. Now that the filming is done, the editing starts. Now we have a high quality film ready to be woven together and from the trailer I am anticipating that it will be a great movie at a bargain basement price. The only thing stopping us now is money. Now, I am not going to make this blog just about convincing you help to raise funds. I want to invite you to check out our fundraising site (http://www.indiegogo.com/breadthievesthemovie) and see what it is we are going to do with any money raised. Some of my very talented cast mates have made a brilliant video to help promote our fundraising effort. If you can't afford to donate, please share the link with others if you like what you see. Please have a look at our trailer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUwMEOuVmU8&feature=plcp

 

 

I'll be coming out with another blog this weekend so stay tuned! Thank you so much for all your support.

 

G.