Congratulations Everyone and Thank You. That’s a Wrap!

Last Wednesday (May 20, 2009) was the last day of principle photography for Santa Ana Winds. After six full days of filming at LAX and West Century Blvd. (with a second unit day thrown in there too) we have accomplished what many people have told us would be challenging, difficult and even near impossible.  Indeed it was a very challenging project, but with the generosity of our donors, help from our mentors, hard work from our crew, and talent of our cast, we were able to film Santa Ana Winds.

I hope I was able to thank everyone personally, but for those that I missed, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and express our team’s gratitude for your contribution to the film. Through the years we have learned that filmmaking is a very collaborative process and no one person is responsible for the success of any film. Santa Ana Winds is no exception. No part is too small and for all of them we are grateful. Thank you.

I would like to give a big shout out to D. Scott Easton, our 1 st Assistant Director on Santa Ana Winds. When our original 1st AD had to leave town for a family emergency two weeks before principle photography, D. Scott came in and took the reigns. By filming at LAX we needed to constantly interface with multiple jurisdictions (TSA, LAWA, LAX Airport Police, LAX Two Corp, Fire Marshals, Electricians, etc.) and even more so, the general public. D. Scott dove right in and guided us through the storm, all while keeping his cool, sharing his inspirational stories and riddles. As a young producer, I have learned a great deal from D. Scott and am honored to have worked with him.

Now that our project is ‘in the can,’ we still have a lot of work to do. The post production process takes a total of 19 weeks. In this time we do everything from editing, to reshoots, to sound mixing, to ADR, to Color Correction, Visual Effects and DVD Mastering. This weekend the team is surely catching up on some well deserved rest, but expect to see more frequent updates from us now that principle photography is behind us.