Locations

We're slowly finding all the locations. Tonight I met with John Andring, an old friend of mine who is kind enough to let me use his house in my film -- he will also be playing the owner of the house, a man named Eddie. Of course you don't know who Eddie is or how he fits into the story of NICOTINE, but you'll eventually find out.

John Andring as Eddie

Two years ago I had contacted John about playing the character and using the house in this particular film. Things didn't work out then -- all because I wasn't prepared enough to shoot this movie. So I am very thrilled now two years later that we're able to photograph the scenes here. There are only two scenes at this location, but they are very important to the story being told.

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My apartment will be used for the apartment of the main character, Paul. It's easy enough, doesn't cost anything + during the two years I was writing the thing, I was acting out the scenes in the various rooms. 

The one room that will need the biggest make-over and set direction is definitely our office. A pretty big scene takes place in the office, so I don't want people to be distracted from my awesome LOST wall and my Gus posters. 

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Another location we'll be looking at soon is where the character of Peter lives. I wrote the scenes for a specific house when I was working on NICOTINE two years back. But now that house is no longer an option. But Actor Rudy Pavich was kind enough to let us use his house. Monday night we'll be looking at the house plus running through the scene we worked on a few nights ago.

The biggest location we need is a Bowling alley. At the moment I am dead-set on Tuttles, but I haven't heard from them yet. So I will be going down there in the next few days again. It needs to be Tuttles in my mind. Why? A sentimental type of thing. My mother bowled there years ago ; when I was 15 months old I was hanging out in the nursery when as my mom bowled. The "nursery" was really just the Bar that wasn't occupied during the day. It's also my favorite bowling alley. Other places just don't work with me.


I'm in the process of setting up a Kickstarter page for this film. I'm excited to see if it actually works. That will be up in the next few days.

Until next time.
JCA