Hello everyone!
My name is Nick Alonzo and I am a self taught young filmmaker living in Chicago, Illinois. I directed, wrote, and financed two short films in the last two years and I am now currently working on a full length film since July of this year.
Everything has been a very interesting and fun until the beginning of September.
The film was supposed to wrap up production at the end of September, but the main actor in my film (who's almost in every single scene) was arrested for robbery.
I won't get into too much detail but he's currently on house arrest and not going to jail. The only problem is that he was supposed to get off house arrest last week but the court decided to extend it until November.
You can imagine how frustrated/nervous/annoyed I am.
It's not that I'm mad because my film is at a halt but also because the main actor is a very good friend and I really wished he didn't do something so stupid.
So I have many options and alternatives:
1. I finish the film without him and just use all the footage I have right now. I could also add a lot of 'fill in shots' throughout the film, but if I do that, I would feel like I gave on this film.
2. I can wait until my friend gets off house arrest, but by the time in November, I'm afraid that it'll be too cold, other actors will be too busy, and of the amount of snow (there's a chance, it'll be a horrible winter this year, but Chicago is known for it's unpredictable weather).
3. This one will sound crazy, but it's worth a shot: My friend mentioned that the only way he could be off of house arrest for a certain amount of time is if he's working a job or in school. So that gave me idea to put an ad on Craigslist stating that I'm looking for an actor for a short film and will pay $150 after the shoot. We would then film everything left for the film during that week and I WILL ACTUALLY pay him $150.
So those are my main options. I wanted to post this to get some feedback and maybe other suggestions. This is my first time on this site and I thought it would be a perfect way to discuss this stuff with other independent filmmakers. I'm in a weird situation and I think it's very ironic that it had to happen a couple weeks before the wrap up date.
Thank you!
My name is Nick Alonzo and I am a self taught young filmmaker living in Chicago, Illinois. I directed, wrote, and financed two short films in the last two years and I am now currently working on a full length film since July of this year.
Everything has been a very interesting and fun until the beginning of September.
The film was supposed to wrap up production at the end of September, but the main actor in my film (who's almost in every single scene) was arrested for robbery.
I won't get into too much detail but he's currently on house arrest and not going to jail. The only problem is that he was supposed to get off house arrest last week but the court decided to extend it until November.
You can imagine how frustrated/nervous/annoyed I am.
It's not that I'm mad because my film is at a halt but also because the main actor is a very good friend and I really wished he didn't do something so stupid.
So I have many options and alternatives:
1. I finish the film without him and just use all the footage I have right now. I could also add a lot of 'fill in shots' throughout the film, but if I do that, I would feel like I gave on this film.
2. I can wait until my friend gets off house arrest, but by the time in November, I'm afraid that it'll be too cold, other actors will be too busy, and of the amount of snow (there's a chance, it'll be a horrible winter this year, but Chicago is known for it's unpredictable weather).
3. This one will sound crazy, but it's worth a shot: My friend mentioned that the only way he could be off of house arrest for a certain amount of time is if he's working a job or in school. So that gave me idea to put an ad on Craigslist stating that I'm looking for an actor for a short film and will pay $150 after the shoot. We would then film everything left for the film during that week and I WILL ACTUALLY pay him $150.
So those are my main options. I wanted to post this to get some feedback and maybe other suggestions. This is my first time on this site and I thought it would be a perfect way to discuss this stuff with other independent filmmakers. I'm in a weird situation and I think it's very ironic that it had to happen a couple weeks before the wrap up date.
Thank you!