“The Bet” Completes Principal Photography

Just a few days before Christmas, “The Bet” has wrapped and moves into post production, aiming for release at the 2007 CineVegas film festival.

“Henry” Cast

Lou Diamond has been cast as Henry. Lou has a lot of commercial and voice experience. This is a reunion of sorts since the “Look What’s Arrived” spot for UMC, in which he was a delivery man, was directed by Kurt Rauf, produced by Matt Wilkinson while Michael Dunn was the art director and Shannon Sarver was the copyrighter. This is the first of the leads to be cast.

First Day of Shooting

The first segment of “The Bet”, the Channel 4 newscast with Donnie and Maree, was shot today at Francis George’s studio. Mat Planet and Shannon Sarver gave incredible performances for their puppetry debut.

Principal Photography Scheduled

Principal photography on the short film “The Bet” is set to begin December 3, 2006 and continue the next two following Sundays. The film will be shot in the theatre at Imprints Day School in Las Vegas.

Casting Begins for “The Bet”

Two cast members have signed on just days into pre-production. Mat Planet has agreed to perform Donnie and Shannon Sarver has taken the part of Maree. Donnie and Maree are puppet newscasters seen on a television during a couple of scenes in the short film. Mat and Shannon have the quick, sick humor which will really bring the characters to life.

“The Bet” Lands a Producer

Matt Wilkinson of Abe Froman Productions (who did the last two UMC spots which Michael Dunn created) has agreed to produce “The Bet.” Very exciting news indeed. Matt’s knowledge and experience (not to mention his sense of humor) are going to be great assets creating the film.

Development of a short film

Rubbersquare has flagged “The Bet” for development into a short film. Chris Smith has been tapped to co-write the script with Michael Dunn. While the idea of the short story will be kept intact, many changes will be made to take advantage of the new medium.

“The Bet” Moves into Pre-Production

With a completed script, the short film moves into pre-production with Matt Wilkinson of Abe Froman Productions coming aboard as producer. Kurt Rauf has signed on as director of photography. Rachel Bellinsky of Switchyard will compose the score. Location scouting and casting will begin shortly. A December shoot is anticipated.