RED HANDS diary

DIRTY RED HANDS PRODUCTION - DAY TWO

This was last Sunday. Hector Mata joined Ed as co-director and I was really impressed with the way they instantly started working together. Hector is this really cool fine art/documentary/hip artist/and everything else guy (see his webpage: www.hectormata.com) and we're delighted that he agreed to join us on this project.

Remember: guerrilla movie-making on this project means NOTHING IS PAID for except food. All the actors, and the directors and producers and sound magicians are working for free because they believe in what they're doing and are interested in showing the world that you CAN make a cool movie using this alternative approach.

Damon Evans came on board and joined us to play GARCIA, the blackmailing insurance adjuster with a straight razor up his sleeve. Great stuff, and I look forward to working with him again.

After we shot our big action scene we took the shoot onto an LA city bus. This was tricky: we had two scenes to shoot on a crowded bus during rush hour and no one on the bus, including the driver had any idea who we were and what we were doing. I followed in my car and I kept expecting the team to get kicked off. I did a terrible job and now know I could never make it as a private detective; at one point in Beverly Hills I was in front of the bus in the bus-only lane. We were not kicked off and the crew road halfway across town from Santa Monica to West Hollywood. Amazingly we got everything we wanted and I guess there were crazy people who joined in the art-making. Again, I am so impressed with our actors and directors and sound magician and I can't wait to see the results!