"ICEBREAKER" PRODUCTION, DAYS 10-13
I apologize if this seems real generalized, but days 10-13 are kind of a blur now...
Days 10-13 were our four 'big' days at Brothers Bar and Grill in downtown Minneapolis. THIS IS THE BEST BAR IN THE TWIN CITIES. GO THERE, DRINK, HAVE FUN! Seriously though, Greg and his staff at Brothers were awesome. They accommodated us with everything we needed to make the shoot go smoothly as possible. And they had good food too.
Here are some highlights/thank yous:
We shot the scene between Sam (played by Emily Fradenburgh) and Steve (played by Corey Anderson). This was hilarious. Emily was spot on with her delivery and Corey is a comic genius. This scene will stand out for sure.
Another comedic genius is Andy Kraft, playing Roach in the film. We did a lot with him over these four days (including a long dolly shot that Andy totally improvised- he might steal the movie with this). It was a true pleasure working with him.
Our extra turnout was not in the numbers we hoped for, but we GREATLY appreciate everyone that did show up, and thanks to Anne for keeping everyone in line. And thanks to anyone we pulled off the street to help fill in spots of the bar- you did great.
Sasha got pink eye. It sucks, but what can you do? Nothing. That day ended early.
Eric Lee. The man is a maniac and we appreciate the job well done and all the extra help.
Justen Overlander, Keri Bunkers and Dawn Brodey- total professionals. We never have to worry about getting a great performance from you guys. Thanks.
Damon Barta- a fantastic job on a great cameo. Thanks for keeping me company in the grip truck.
Oh yeah, the GRIP TRUCK! We rented a grip truck from Lights On (rent all your film equipment there, they rock!) with lights, the dolly, grip shit...it was awesome.
We did a 'Vertigo" shot of Keri. It was hard.
Gus, thanks for wrangling cords. Not too many Executive Producers would do that.
Papa Jim, thanks for coming down. Be proud of Anne, she does a great job.
Thank you Tim, Mary and Randy for helping out with everything. You guys are always there for us and really appreciate all of your hard work!
Our crew- Narayanan, Ben, Jay, Phil, Brian, Sara, Tom- this movie is going to be awesome, and it is in part due to you guys. Thanks for getting up at 4:00 am ready to go.
Did I mention that Brothers is awesome? Thank you thank you thank you Greg. You are a rockstar and you really came through for us. Greg arranged for Bud and MGD to make up huge banners promoting the movie. (i will try and get a picture of one up soon). Thanks again, I will forever be indebted to you and your establishment!
Chad, you are my hetero-sexual life partner...bitch.
We got the majority of the stuff we needed to get done, done. We still need one night to get some dolly shots, and another to get some atmosphere shots. We are still working to get everyone scheduled for that, so hopefully we will have it soon.
Oh yeah, I ran over a sign with the grip truck in downtown Minneapolis (no damage, no worries) and a Minneapolis cop gave me the finger after cutting him off.
Score!
I apologize if this seems real generalized, but days 10-13 are kind of a blur now...
Days 10-13 were our four 'big' days at Brothers Bar and Grill in downtown Minneapolis. THIS IS THE BEST BAR IN THE TWIN CITIES. GO THERE, DRINK, HAVE FUN! Seriously though, Greg and his staff at Brothers were awesome. They accommodated us with everything we needed to make the shoot go smoothly as possible. And they had good food too.
Here are some highlights/thank yous:
We shot the scene between Sam (played by Emily Fradenburgh) and Steve (played by Corey Anderson). This was hilarious. Emily was spot on with her delivery and Corey is a comic genius. This scene will stand out for sure.
Another comedic genius is Andy Kraft, playing Roach in the film. We did a lot with him over these four days (including a long dolly shot that Andy totally improvised- he might steal the movie with this). It was a true pleasure working with him.
Our extra turnout was not in the numbers we hoped for, but we GREATLY appreciate everyone that did show up, and thanks to Anne for keeping everyone in line. And thanks to anyone we pulled off the street to help fill in spots of the bar- you did great.
Sasha got pink eye. It sucks, but what can you do? Nothing. That day ended early.
Eric Lee. The man is a maniac and we appreciate the job well done and all the extra help.
Justen Overlander, Keri Bunkers and Dawn Brodey- total professionals. We never have to worry about getting a great performance from you guys. Thanks.
Damon Barta- a fantastic job on a great cameo. Thanks for keeping me company in the grip truck.
Oh yeah, the GRIP TRUCK! We rented a grip truck from Lights On (rent all your film equipment there, they rock!) with lights, the dolly, grip shit...it was awesome.
We did a 'Vertigo" shot of Keri. It was hard.
Gus, thanks for wrangling cords. Not too many Executive Producers would do that.
Papa Jim, thanks for coming down. Be proud of Anne, she does a great job.
Thank you Tim, Mary and Randy for helping out with everything. You guys are always there for us and really appreciate all of your hard work!
Our crew- Narayanan, Ben, Jay, Phil, Brian, Sara, Tom- this movie is going to be awesome, and it is in part due to you guys. Thanks for getting up at 4:00 am ready to go.
Did I mention that Brothers is awesome? Thank you thank you thank you Greg. You are a rockstar and you really came through for us. Greg arranged for Bud and MGD to make up huge banners promoting the movie. (i will try and get a picture of one up soon). Thanks again, I will forever be indebted to you and your establishment!
Chad, you are my hetero-sexual life partner...bitch.
We got the majority of the stuff we needed to get done, done. We still need one night to get some dolly shots, and another to get some atmosphere shots. We are still working to get everyone scheduled for that, so hopefully we will have it soon.
Oh yeah, I ran over a sign with the grip truck in downtown Minneapolis (no damage, no worries) and a Minneapolis cop gave me the finger after cutting him off.
Score!
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