Dewey Beach the Movie Blog

Podcast w/ Film Crew #1

2007-02-03T18:17:00.000-08:00

Podcast #1

4 Months Away...

2007-02-02T23:05:00.000-08:00

So I'm sitting here in my office on a 29 degree day realizing that Dewey Season is exactly 4 months away. It will be on Route 1 in Dewey where the summer will sizzle and twenty attractive, single, career-driven Washingtonians will again hold summer shares at our beach house. We will flee DC each Friday to escape the soaring city temperatures for a different kind of heat. The summer will be different without cameras following my every step, but the atmosphere and people won't be too far from the norm. Kristen is definitely normal.... See you on the beach 8-) -Ken

www.deweybeachmovie.com
www.thebluewave.net

Is it summer yet?

2007-01-24T09:28:00.000-08:00

I get up at 5:00 almost every morning, brave the cold weather only to get to the gym and think about the beach. Is it summer yet? I want:

Breakfast at the Starboard, sand between my toes at the beach, a bike ride to Rehoboth, and Arnold Palmer (ice tea and lemonade) from Sharkey’s, an Irish Car bomb at McShea’s, a beer at H2Air, 14 more beers back at the Starboard, Wings to Go, one more beer back at a random house all followed by a bad night of sleep.
-Jerry, Production Coordinator
www.deweybeachmovie.com

Sign on the dotted line...

2007-01-23T17:08:00.000-08:00

The cast and crew had a blast filming the movie. Sometimes we received special perks along the way... Free subs, drinks, Monty acting as our personal bartender and yes, boob autotographs. After a long day of filming at Seacret's we finally felt as though we made it!

The Story of Elvis

2007-01-22T22:00:00.000-08:00

The King is in the building and you are hearing directly from his mouth.

Favorite Dewey T-Shirt

2007-01-22T21:56:00.000-08:00

It's show and tell time in Dewey Beach! Todays item is "my favorite shirt" and an unexpected guest.

GETTING AROUND IN DEWEY

2007-01-22T21:17:00.000-08:00

One of the best things about Dewey is that you can walk, skate and even yes, ride your bike... I and Jerry, the production coordinator, had brought down cruisers for the summer. From time to time we would pick up cast members if they were running late for a shoot.

-tom

www.deweybeachmovie.com

Jerry and Ken getting all sorts of looks

2007-01-16T00:24:00.000-08:00

Dewey Beach Music Conference

Make sure you check out the Dewey Beach Music Conference in 2007. It's a great local event that supports many of the musicians in this film.

Bloopers

2007-01-15T23:13:00.000-08:00

Check out this reel of bloopers from this summer. We pre-apologize to all of your mothers. Song is from the great band, Lucky Day. Vist them on the web: www.luckydayband.com

INTRODUCING "JUST THE TIP"

2007-01-15T23:03:00.000-08:00

The crew is made up of very talented artists. We have a few accomplished musicians and also a few cow bell players. Nonetheless, we giving that ball of confussion a purpose and starting a band to appear on the soundtrack (deep in the background) and a one-time performance at the premier (try to get through one song) We are calling ourselves "Just the Tip". We are taking bookings for birthday parties and corporate events.
Director of photography showing off his new "girly bass"

ONE NIGHT IN DEWEY

2007-01-15T22:42:00.000-08:00

The day that we filmed the bus trip to Seacret's one of our cast members had way too much too drink. We had three scheduled shoots that night that we had to cancel due to "someone" passing out. So the crew took the night off, headed to the Starboard, located the four hottest girls and created what will now go down in history as the "Dance Zone".
The gang in the Dance Zone
Joe "The Man", Victoria & Carlos (I've never seen him so happy)
It's good to be the director...
Kiteboard & wakeboard champion, Shannon Best in town to help with the filming. Check out his site: www.bestkiteboarding.com Shannon is the kite boarder in the trailer.
Okay, Okay... This is the most happy I've seen Carlos.

Cast Interviews

2007-01-15T22:29:00.000-08:00

A "behind the scenes" look at the cast members of Dewey Beaach the Movie.

Murphy at Dewey

2007-01-15T22:25:00.000-08:00

I was able to bring my dog down to the beach one weekend. She wanted to know where I'd been spending all my time. -tom

The Crew: Production Manager

2007-01-15T22:03:00.000-08:00

Our crew was made of dedicated professionals. Just another fine example.

LOVE/HATE...

2007-01-15T20:44:00.000-08:00

Director of photography, Carlos

The interesting part of making a movie is the atachment that you get with the project. The attachment to the location, people and the crew. The summer of 2006 is long gone, however, there isn't a week that goes by without a call, email or text from a crew member or dewey veteran describing their longing to go back...

The crew found that Dewey is an interesting beast. It's almost a love hate kind of thing (lol) We spent the summer counting the minutes to head down and start filming. By mid-Sunday we all just wanted to go home... But, by the time we pulled into the driveway back home (2 hours later) we missed it already...

I think everyone that has been to Dewey will be able to relate.

ADHD SHOWS

2007-01-15T18:49:00.000-08:00

photo by Mark Gong

If you like the theme song on the website and trailer, you have to see ADHD live and in person! This band rocks and are a must see!!! www.adhdrock.com

Jan 26 2007 9:00P TT Reynolds Fairfax, Virginia

Feb 2 2007 9:00P Clover Hill High - All Ages Chesterfield, Virginia

IN THE EDITING ROOM

2007-01-15T18:13:00.000-08:00

Dewey Beach the Movie is heavy in post-production and we are spending countless hours in the editing room. Due to the long hours reviewing over 70 hours of footage, edits and music scoring, we've moved the project to a home studio to make it a bit more convienent during the late nights.

The dvd extras will have a "behind the scenes" look into the editing process... But until then, get an inside look at the place where it all comes togther.

The main edit station.

Digital audio control surface. It controls all audio in the computer... No audio actually travels through the board. Gene Simmons oversees all mixing (lurking in the background)

Every editor needs a muse.

A few of the guitars that will assist in scoring the movie. Fender Strat (Special Edition Koa), Gibson Les Paul Standard, Musicman EVH.

National Coverage: Washington Post Article!!!

2006-11-14T13:05:00.000-08:00

Everybody run out and get your copy of the Washington Post today (November 14, 2006).

We are in the style section of the paper. Great article!

They did misquote us and said that the Starboard has a Suicide "Wings" not
Sunday. She must have been hungry.

For those who can't get a post visit the below link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/13/AR2006111301638.html

A look back at the auditions... Part 1

2006-10-17T09:29:00.000-07:00

After a long summer of filming, we took some time to reflect on our first encounters with the cast at the auditions. It seems ages ago and histerical to look back the the pics and audition tapes.

We held the auditions at the Arlington Cinema n' Drafthouse in Arlington, Virgina. Great venue! Ken was the first person to show up and I remember putting him through early due to a schedule conflict. We all thought he was a nice guy but somewhat quiet and reserved. Boy, were we wrong... You'll see what we mean once you have seen the film.

When we first met Eric we thought, "What a huge guy". We are sitting down and this 6'5", broad-shoulder'd dude walks in, stands above us all... We were impressed with his knowledge of Dewey Beach and the history. We also enjoyed some of his stories that will have to wait... wink wink...

Lauren and Lisa were trouble before they even came through the doors, however, to no fault of their own. Our assistants and crew were contstantly popping their heads in makeing the announcement that "Hot Girls" were in the building. As we auditioned them I was distracted by the ooglers falling in love behind them. Pretty funny.

Stay tuned for Auditions Part 2

-tom

Summer is over

2006-10-07T14:07:00.001-07:00

The summer is finally over and the film crew has left Dewey Beach. We will be returning to Dewey for the Starboard closing party to film interviews for the DVD extras and pick-up shots for the actual film. We had a blast in Dewey this summer and are extremely greatful for all those who help with the process.

If you live in the Washington, DC area, keep your eye out for the film crew who will be filming an array of footage around town. Hope to see you out there!

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2006-10-07T13:28:00.000-07:00

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