After producing the first season of The Girl from Carolina, which ended on a cliffhanger of perpetually buzzed Ferrari Thunderbird Taylor going to rehab, we decided to produce the second season more as a feature film as opposed to 10 standalone mysteries.
After taking the film to several festivals in the Southeast and winning best feature at the South Carolina Underground Film Festival, we released the second season on YouTube in 10 parts. You can watch the continuing adventures of Ferrari Thunderbird Taylor here, and learn more about its production.
For my part, I wore a ton of hats on this micro-budget feature produced over two weeks in the blazing hot South Carolina sun in August, 2015.
Responsibilities:
- Secured and managed cast, including interfacing with SAG-AFTRA to manage and comply with New Media signatory process.
- Secured and managed locations, obtaining releases and interfacing with property owners to balance their expectations with production needs.
- Devised and implemented production schedule that balanced the needs of 20 locations, 20+ cast members and crew members.
- Tracked $20,000 budget during and prior to filming, negotiating with actors, location owners and crew members to keep within budget.
- Worked with local businesses to secure free or discounted meals for cast and crew, and worked with local hotels to secure discounted lodging for out of town cast and crew members.
- Managed Film Festival submissions.
