Picture's Up!: Production Day 3

Today marked the third day of principal photography! The crew is fantastic, the set atmosphere is energizing and the actors truly bring the characters to life. Today marked the most dramatic scene of the film - the confrontation between Sam and Joel. Grant Humason, who plays Sam, and Charlie Manoukian, who plays Joel, each had their own process to prepare to act in the scene. However, every person on set created an atmosphere that allowed the emotion of the scene to flourish - a hard thing to maintain around such a fun and hilarious crew. We powered through the scene in just a few hours and are preparing for our final shoot day tomorrow. We're ready to finish strong!

How You Can Donate!

Thank you so much to Channel 2 KTVN and Kristen Remington for featuring us on the news tonight! Right now we're looking for support to tell our story in the form of donations - whether financially, or in pre-packaged food for on set or prepared meals for our crew. Other financial assistance goes toward renting camera, lighting and grip equipment; paying for transportation of the two other students coming to Reno to work on the project; and covering film festival entry fees so that we can share a story of awareness and healing to an audience internationally.

Click the button above to donate financially to the film! If you would like to speak to the team behind the project first or donate in other ways, you can email bearclawsmovie@gmail.com.

Thank you so much for your support and making this story a reality!

Casting Day 1

We finished up day one of casting on Wednesday (July 23). We saw potential actors at Tru Talent Agency in south Reno. It is run by the absolutely wonderful Justine Reyes, who also owns Take 2 Performers' Studio, where we cast several projects last summer. Check out her agency here.

We were mainly auditioning for the roles of Sam, Joel, and their younger counterparts. As usual, there were actors who completely blew me away. There are definitely going to be a lot of tough decisions. Hearing actors read the lines in different ways is also always an excellent learning experience for what will work and what won't on screen.

Casting resumes with day 2 on Sunday (the 27th). Stay tuned!

Excitedly,

Rebecca

Welcome to the Journey of Making "Bear Claws!"

Thank you for your support in making "Bear Claws!" Here you'll be able to watch the process of bringing the characters, story and emotion to life - from casting to shooting to working with a composer to develop the score, you can see how your support is making a difference.

First, to introduce you to the core team behind the project!

You can check out some of their work at the links below!
Rebecca Doyle & Michael Ritter: www.facebook.com/suspendedrealityproductions
Ilan Benjamin: www.ilanbenjamin.com
Jack Martin: www.martinrevelationfilms.com

Thanks & stay tuned for development updates and casting in two weeks!