Shooting Begins on "Trade" Remake

Shooting began this last weekend for the remake of Scott Howe's short film, The Trade. Originally produced as a ten-minute short for the 2006 10x10 film festival, this new version of The Trade is being lengthened to at least twenty minutes and features a new ending. Scott's daughter, Jodi Mao and Jodi's friend Isabella Nuestadt are reprising their roles as the two young friends who trek deep into the heart of Ricket's Wood to find out whether or not the stories are true about the wood's supernatural powers. What a difference two years makes; Jodi and Isabella were great in their rolls the first time around, but they have definitely matured as actors. The night before they were to shoot their scenes, they both met with me to discuss their parts. Their ideas for some of their characters' motivations and some dialog changes were incredibly insightful and I was excited to implement their ideas throughout Saturday's shoot. Also new to this remake of the film are two very talented actors, Sierra Hersek and John Crosthwaite. Their performances Saturday evening were nothing less than amazing.

An additional shoot date is being planned for August in order to finish the last two scenes of this film. Until then editing has commenced on the footage so far and everything looks great!