"Blood of Ohma" - Day One Complete!

Last week, we started the party a little early and finished 'Day One' of Principal Photography on "Blood of Ohma". Even though our official 'start date' was July 18, we found ourselves ready for the day, including having Nathan Gorman and Samantha Hoepfl available on the same day, so we went ahead and got it done.


Samantha Hoepfl and Nathan Gorman on "Blood of Ohma"

Samantha plays "Jody" as a teenager and in this scene, she's just had a mysterious tape delivered to her house and she's arguing with her boyfriend "Derreck" (Nathan) about it's origin.

I don't mind saying this was the easiest 'Day One' we've had in GMD Films history. We went from Set Design and Wardrobe all the way to 'Wrap' inside 6 hours - without a hitch - and even rehearsed the scene about two dozen times.


Samantha Hoefpl on "Blood of Ohma"

Being 'Day One', it's the first full production footage we have on the movie and included two interior 'Night' shots, which was one of the problem area's I was concerned with. Shooting in 3D requires two more 'F-Stops' of light, and the 3D glasses themselves reduce the light by another 'F-Stop' so shooting 'Night' was an obvious concern. With a bit of creative lighting and a heavy dose of style, I think we pulled it off with gusto.



Samantha Hoepfl on "Blood of Ohma"

The Native American 'Dream Catcher' on the back wall was Samantha's idea.

3D is meant to be a fun gimmick, and it's the 'pop out' shots that makes it so much fun. So, there's 'Pop Shots' all over the movie. This scene has a couple of them actually. Here's a simple one, so I don't spoil all the fun when you finally watch the film.

3D 'Pop Shot' - Red / Cyan 3D Glasses Required

If you have your 3D Glasses on, Nate's hand will pop out of your screen about 7.5%.

And if that's not enough to start getting you excited about "Ohma", here's the official 'Open Credit Sequence' for the film. It features a collage of news clippings, news reports, a famous 911 call and the infamous "Patterson Footage".



It's just getting started folks... 'Day Two' is coming up in just a few weeks.

Until then.... keep your eyes and ears open.

- PG

"Blood of Ohma" - Video Blog # 02 - 'Scouting The Woods'

"Location Scouts are tough!"



You recognize the big guy, it's Hamilton. He came along on our location scout for 'The Woods' in "Blood of Ohma". We were in the 'Oil Creek Region' of Pennsylvania. Those around here know it as Titusville, Pleasantville, Union City, Oil City. Yeah, that area.

We were scouting about a dozen acres of land, which will be the Primary Shooting Location for "Blood of Ohma". This Video Blog was shot on our Dual Camera 'Production Rig' and includes some test shots.

This Video is in 3D. If you don't have 3D Glasses handy, just click "Turn Off 3D" from the '3D' Menu.



I shot a bunch of Video at this location, so I think you're in store for at least one more Video Blog from here. Stay tuned.

In other "Ohma News", I'm VERY proud to announce that the World 3D Premiere of "Blood of Ohma" will be at The 3rd Annual Films For Food Benefit on September 23rd.

If don't know about 'F.F.F.' , it's a not for profit benefit that was founded by myself and Marie Madison to raise food for the needy in our community. The 2011 Event will be September 23 and 24 and features first run independent films with the only cost of admission being non-perishable food or dog & cat food. The event is produced 100% by sponsors and volunteers, so 100% of every donation goes directly to Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie as well as Because You Care of Erie (for animal donations).

We will be presenting "Blood of Ohma" in Classic 3D for the first time, and stars Mark Cray, Marie Madison and Angelina Leigh will be attendence for autographs and pictures.

There's a lot more to come, so stay tuned...

- PG