Frontage road
It’s a long and dusty trail back to you
From this place
From these times
There are ghosts on these roads
I’ve either picked one up
Or become one
Out here, on this Texas road
So far away from the world
So far from you
We drive haunted
Dust in the air
Dust in the eyes
Dirt in our mouth
We drive down this frontage road
Somewhere in this
This once frontier
So far from home
I’ve forgotten my place in this world
But I haven’t forgotten you
Phew!!! What a day. Up at 4:30, Krispy Kreme by 5:00, throwing our lovely actress into the ocean by 7:00 AM… camera’s rolling of course! And despite an entire Triathlon being between us and our first shooting location we got everything we needed and a beautiful overcast sky for the opening sequence of the film! A BIG THANKS to everyone involved yesterday!
(Laura Monaco in a gorgeous custom dress by Mae)
We were all over the place, the beach at dawn, the highways of Los Angeles by noon, and Downtown by the mid afternoon. An additional thanks to the beach services guys for not kicking us out and to photographer Joe Rubenstein for donating a fantastic location for our downtown shoot.
I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.
(Adam Rydell can hear everything you’re saying)
(Surfer, musician, and now actor Polo working with Ben and Matt)
(Ben, continuing to get good shots, even through soaked from a rogue wave)
(Laura Monaco and Polo after shooting their sequence)
(Everyone is very happy to no longer be shooting next to a public restroom)
(Producer Rhianne and the troops march past the crazies downtown)
(The Bros Koppin, two very dangerous men with their weapons of choice)
(Actor John Gilbert getting prepped from Jenny Lee)
(Actresses Kali Chung and Laura Monaco holding up traffic… no really.)
(AD and general multi-tasker, Katie making an adjustment to the wireless on Laura)
(After a long day, we’ve all gone a little mad… Matt, Ben, Polo, Adam, Myself and Kyle)
(DP Ben Koppin getting a close shot with actress Laura Monaco)
Wow!!! What an insane adventure we had in the high desert yesterday. Everyone involved did a fantastic job, and although hot with a sun beating down, the desert cooperated very nicely with us (except for a desert dog that chased two of our cars trying to herd them and bite their tires).
(Rhianne and Kristin making some shade for the camera… and cameraman)
I don’t want to say too much about what’s going on in these images, because I don’t want to give anything away, but you can tell there was a lot of hard work and fun to be had.
A BIG THANKS to cast and crew for an excellent first day shooting!
(Makeup and Hair Artist Jenny Lee prepping actress Kali Chung)
(Producer Rhianne Bergado will shoot you)
(Sound Engineer Adam Rydell along with DP Ben Koppin)
(Actress Laura Monaco and myself)
(AD Katie Townley, Mae and Adam want you all to remember to drink your water and wear your sunscreen)
(Actor Brian Brummitt in the middle of nowhere)
(Ben, Rhianne and Kristin prep for a shot)
(Actress Kali Chung wondering how she got herself into this mess)
(Jenny Lee preps Laura for her first shot of the day as Katie looks on)
(Our last setup for the night, it was very late, very spooky and very much in the middle of nowhere)
Turnpike nights
A porch light in the distance
But it’s not calling to you
Your company, the moon, wants you to move on
And so do I
Through these days, these years
Through your anger
And your fears
There is a light in the distance
But it’s not lit for you
Nor for me
It flickers far away
So very far away
Go and find it my friend
I hope when you do
You’ll find me
Shooting will begin on the new short film written by Gavin in September.
Excited to announce Brian Brummitt and Kali Chung have joined Laura Monaco in the cast for the film.
Brian and Laura Monaco and a table read.
Kali Chung and Laura Monaco already looking like old pals.
Producer Rhianne Bergado has clearly found what she considers a Kodak Moment.
Temples of commerce
Lost to time
Meant for monetary
But we held fort there none-the-less
In our youth
In a different age
We took refuge
We found others
We walked through
Made our tiny little way
In these temples of commerce
Made by man, to make money
To sell a culture
To a culture
How many nights
And days
And mornings could I find you there?
How many adventures
How many streetlight nights
Cruising on four wheels
Running on our own two feet
Driving and sliding in the snow
We came up there
Came up hard
In those temples of commerce
Derelicts from a time before us
And yet we made it our home
Made our living somehow, some way
Behind some of these structures, we made war
Behind others we took chance at love
Our paths went to, and through, and beyond
And now we look back
At a temple gone
A time spent
Temples of commerce
But for us, and so much more
East Sider
the weight of the world on your eyes
keep walking,
don’t turn that head
don’t look
at me.
at the times before
just keep walking
East Sider
self made
not by the hands of man
not by a man
never a man
East Sider
did I ever figure you out?
in that house
east side of town
alone
surrounded by night
by trinket’s of others’ past
by self inflicted isolation
by your own dreams and prejudice
saving yourself for that day
for that person
that will never happen
or never was
I remember you East Sider
and as you walk by, I can tell
you pretend not to know me
I am super excited to share with everyone that I am in preparation to shoot a new short film. Most importantly a film with a super talented team. This is a script I wrote a few years ago and have been polishing every since. Finally its just right, and the time to move forward and commit it to moving image.
Last night was our first table read with our two talented actresses Diep and Laura and I am super excited to be working with them.
Rhianne Paz Bergado will be producing, Katie Townley will be ADing and Ben Koppin will be shooting.
There will be more news over the next few months on this project, I can’t wait to share it with everyone.
Dog pissing, leg held high
Can’t work through the headaches any further
The car, constantly on empty
Weary days
Weary man
The sun has touched the earth here before
But never exactly the same
And where was I then?
When this was similar
To this day
To this year
Still pissed
Still lost
Weary man
A dog pissing with his leg held high
love and concrete
this is a story of the young ones
they’ll always have the city
they’ll look back
days were cold
on the boulevard
buses pass
great noise
one awaits the other
in a place at the other end of the world
hidden
from the city
from the streets
it’s here
just for them
for their dreams
for chance meetings
for love
love and concrete
everything outside
everything cold and wet
strangers rush by
as the day comes to an end
lovers soon to meet
keep this
always remember those days in the city
on the concrete
in the rain
and the love
