Ray Romano and Raymond De Felitta (right) A film is conceived in someone’s mind then transferred into ink and paper (or pixel on a computer screen). It grows through multiple revisions and evolves into a full-fleshed story once production begins. Within its multi-stages of development much is done to prepare
Our weapon! Setting up the shot Our Kitchen set full of delicious authentic Italian food.Below three monitor-shots of Andy Garcia as “Big Al”: Above is shot of ‘A Camera‘, used to capture the primary subject and action… while ‘B Camera‘ below will focus on more specializes angles, stunts, close ups…
Take a little peek at one of our scenes with Andy Garcia. Amy Mullins, Luke Fava, Frank Whaley, Samira Wiley, Joe Drago & Adam Trese on screen. This take aims at Andy Garcia & trio: Amy Mullins, Luke Fava and Joe Drago with two cameras standing by Mr. Garcia. More
Actor, painter and author, Burt Young can be much better described as an all-around artist.One of his most memorable performances was his Academy Award-nominated role as Sylvester Stallone’s brother-in-law and best friend Paulie in the ‘Rocky’ film series. With over a hundred films under his belt, Young’s performances have always
Though the “character” Donnie Brasco didn’t live in the 90’s, but I’ve always found it quiet a fascinating tale. Joe Pistone was an FBI agent who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family under the name “Donnie Brasco”. He was a pioneer for deep long-term undercover work. J. Edgar Hoover originally did
“I never lie because I don’t fear anyone. You only lie when you’re afraid.” –John Gotti I found it appropriate to share this fascinating piece of history since our film revolves around it: Mafia in NY. Let’s start with a BIG one… John Gotti. John Gotti was born on October
Before turning the page on graffiti… One can’t think of graffiti art in New York without being reminded me of The Clean Train Movement (circa 1989). This broken-window-theory campaign sought to decrease crime and vandalism in the underground. As a result many graffiti artists had to find a different canvas
“Graffiti represents man’s desire to communicate”- Anonymous Graffiti has become a prominent force in urban settings in the late 20th century. New York City conceived graffiti and it will always be the “capital and cultural centre of graffiti”. At its inception in the 60’s the mention of the word would
I am currently working on two documentary films in addition to my feature projects. For the past two years I’ve been shooting interviews of great performers who came out of cabaret and nightclub backgrounds for a documentary on the history of cabaret. The film–titled “Intimate Nights; The Golden Age of
I thought I’d write a summary of Booker’s story to state, in a dramatic fashion, what I see as the spine of our movie. Booker’s story is that of an illiterate black man born into a difficult personal life of poverty in the sharecropping world of the 1920[s and 30’s