Actors

The lead roles were played by Dan Reed and Melissa Haas.

And we had Donald Meyers and Deidra Tolliver playing the smaller roles of the manager and detective.

All of the actors did a great job. It is so hard to find good actors in Memphis and needless to say, it is kind of hard to get ahead without them. And too expensive to bring them in from L.A. just for a short.

There were a handful of people who also auditioned and did a great job, people I hope to work with in the future.

But back to Dan and Melissa. Although there is a big age difference between them, I feel like it worked really well. Both of them looked great on the reference monitor we were using. The Red camera is a 4k digital cinema camera which delivers a high resolution image. But we were using Russian Lomo superspeeds, which in my opinion deliver a softer, more film like image. Much like Cooke Series II/III lenses.

Not only did they look great, but they brought great performances along with them.

Melissa brought a vulnerability to the character, along with a sadness that what she once had is over.

And Dan brought the frustration and pain of a man torn between two loves.

I think the audience is going to feel this, so mission accomplished for both of them.

I am really proud of the cast, from top to bottom, the best I have put together. In combination with the production values we achieved, this is going to be another great showpiece to show potential investors.