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Gina Pardi Has Had A Busy Fall!

Gina Pardi, the young actress who played “Girl” in Crooked Lane, has had a busy fall! We wanted to show you what she has been up to:

She played Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at the Old Port Playhouse in Portland, Maine. The full write up of the play is found here.

She played Martha Cratchit, Fan, Want and a Servant Girl in A Christmas Carol at Old Port Playhouse, Portland, Maine (full article).

Gina was also the character Rosie in a direct to DVD movie that just premiered at Biddeford City Theater.

She’s currently rehearsing for her Middle School play and will be playing Jasmine in “Aladdin.”

Gina, we’re proud of you for stretching your acting legs this way!

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Ann Cusack in Private Practice (ABC) 2009

Ann Cusack, who played Ava in Crooked Lane, had a role in ABC’s Private Practice recently in an episode called ‘Blowups’. You can watch the full episode for a limited time on Hulu (embedded here):

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Noa Siegel in Spinterheads

Our own Noa Siegel (Morgan) had a role in the film Splinterheads recently. You can catch a peak of Splinterheads, and Noa, at Red River Theater in Concord, NH December 18 – 23, 2009.

More Information on Noa Seigel in Splinterheads

Noa played Ava’s daughter Morgan in Crooked Lane. Morgan goes missing at age ten after strange happenings with mysterious beings, treasure and more.

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The Crew Setting Up The Shot With Characters Bailey and Ava

Across the street where Bailey is sitting, the camera crew had to move everything to the other side of the street to set up the shot of Ava coming to talk to her.
Again we had to lock up the streets behind Ann Cusack because the scene was still supposed to be empty of people in the background.
Luckily the Portsmouth Police were there to assist along with our Production Assistants!   The tourists were so interested in the filmmaking process they were very cooperative as well.
Chase Bailey And Brian Meanly Work Out Visual Effects Shot
Director Chase Bailey is discussing this shot with Visual effects supervisor, Brian Meanly.
Several specific shots needed to be filmed in order to create the Visual effect of the hearse wiping the people off the streets in Post Production.
Greg and Allen Talk Secure Areas for Market Square Scene

Producer Greg “Smitty” Smith reviews with 2nd Assistant Director, Allan Rafael, the areas that are needed and how they can be secure in order create the scene in Market Square, Portsmouth.
It was important for the scene that there were absolutely no people in the shot other than the character “Bailey”. This was a challenge as it was a Friday afternoon on a gorgeous sunny day in July in downtown Portsmouth, the height of the tourist season!
Working Out the Hearse Scene in Crooked Lane

Director Chase Bailey working out the scene where a hearse drives through the scene and appears to “wipe” all the people off the street except for Bailey. This is one of the scenes that requires Visual Effects in Post Production.

On a previous post, Brian Meanly, Visual Effects Supervisor, answers questions about Visual Effects for the film.

Chase Talks About Opening The Kimono of Filmmaking

Crooked Lane has really opened the kimono via social media and let fans see the entire process, from conception to the festival circuit, and beyond. This isn’t something that works for all films, but it has worked well for the cast, crew, and fans of Crooked Lane. Chase talks about his decision to do that.

Camera/Film Work and Editing by Amy Greenlaw, Film POP!
Interviewer: Leslie Poston, Film POP!

See the full 30+ minute interview on the Viddler channel (scheduled to post there during the NH Film Festival).

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How Crooked Lane Became A Short, And What’s Next

Fans wanted to know how Crooked Lane went from a feature length film to a short paranormal thriller, and if there will be a feature. (Answer: Yes!) Chase Bailey talks about the process:

Camera/Film Work and Editing by Amy Greenlaw, Film POP!
Interviewer: Leslie Poston, Film POP!

See the full 30+ minute interview on the Viddler channel (scheduled to post there during the NH Film Festival).

Chase Bailey: The Painter

Chase Bailey is not only an amazing director, writer and producer – he is a painter as well. He just had his work shown in Miami and around the world in a traveling international art show centered around the Dalai Lama. In this interview segment he talks about his art.

Camera/Film Work and Editing by Amy Greenlaw, Film POP!
Interviewer: Leslie Poston, Film POP!

See the full 30+ minute interview on the Viddler channel (scheduled to post there during the NH Film Festival).

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