Typically, a producer attaches a director to a film project before commencing the casting process, as he or she has a creative say in the selection of actors. So, beginning in 2007, once the screenplay was fully developed and polished, I set out to find the right director. At first, I was singularly focused on [...]
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Attaching The Cast
April 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Backstory, Casting, Development, Financing, Production
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The screenplay, the trip to El Salvador, and two years of development….
August 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Backstory, Development, El Salvador, The Saca Family
I read the manuscript, which was laden with details. Ricardo (“Lalo” as he is affectionately known and as he will be referred to in our blogs from here on out) has an encyclopedic mind, recalling details about dates and events in an uncanny fashion.
When next we met, we discussed tackling the development of a screenplay [...]
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