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I recently had the pleasure of directing Academy Award® Nominee Eric Roberts in the upcoming action/thriller Deep Terror. Watching Eric work is a master class in acting – every take a new discovery. It was truly an honor and a privilege.
This film has such a special place in my heart, with such wonderful support by an amazing cast and crew. I can’t wait to share more…
I just finished subtitling the opening scene to Deep Terror using Final Cut. The entire scene was shot in Russian, and this was the first time I used final cut for subtitling. After FX is usually my choice for text and motion graphics, but titling directly is simpler.
We shot on Sunday, and 4 days later, picture is essentially locked, complete with sound design scoring and FX for the opening scene.
Now I’m on to opening title design….
Awsome shoot yesterday with Deke Anderson and Julitta Pourciau! We filmed the opening scene of the movie entirely in Russian. So great to work with a pro like Deke as the Russian submarine captain. Deke commanded the screen like a true movie star with a riveting, nuanced performance.
You may recognize Deke from Green Lantern, Army of Darkness, one of the voices in Halo Legends, or as one of Houston’s beloved acting coaches at his Next Level Acting Studio.
Julitta was great as the X.O., going head to head with the maniacal Captain. The US NAVY recently allowed women to serve on submarines, and the decision has proved to be highly controversial. I’m not sure if the Russian Navy allows women to serve on submarines, but I thought I’d take some creative license and cast a woman as the Russian Executive Officer. The onscreen tension between the two is palpable, as the submarine is in a dire situation.
Many thanks to Deke and Julitta, along with John Lansch and Kelly Burns behind the scenes to make yet another outstanding segment to this film!
Worked on more costumes for my action/thriller DEEP TERROR… Here’s a progression of images, taking a standard Popper tactical shirt, and turning it into a Russian Navy Submarine Officer’s uniform.
Using Sean Connery as a starting point, this is about as close as I can get to a Russian submarine captain’s uniform. Who know’s how accurate the Hunt for Red October was, but I’m not striving for totally accuracy. I definitely took some creative license with the Russian uniforms… but that’s what filmmaking is all about.
We are on pace to shoot a great scene this weekend for Deep Terror… I just have one more uniform to make. John Lansch, Kelly Burns and I spent last week painting and building the new set.
Each scene and set seems to surpass the previous… so excited about this project and growing as a filmmaker. Thanks for the support!