{"id":9616,"date":"2017-02-13T06:01:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T14:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/dodge\/2017\/02\/13\/how-indie-can-you-get-the-making-of-retake\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:34:39","slug":"how-indie-can-you-get-the-making-of-retake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/2017\/02\/13\/how-indie-can-you-get-the-making-of-retake\/","title":{"rendered":"How Indie Can You Get?"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDITOR’S NOTE:<\/strong><\/em> Today’s blog comes to us from alumni Nick Corporon (MFA\/Directing ’09). His first feature film received a distribution deal last year, and he was kind enough to share the story of how it got made with us. This is a great piece on the trials and tribulations of indie filmmaking, and how hard work pays off.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe should shelve this script. Just make a $30,000 feature instead of chasing money for the next
\nfew years,\u201d my collaborator said as we left a reading of the newest draft of our screenplay. \u201cWe
\ncan probably get something going by next spring,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The reading of this current script went great \u2014 good performances by my perfectly cast friends,
\nexcellent feedback on the story and characters\u2026but one thing hung over my head. How were
\nwe going to get the money to make this?<\/p>\n

The thought obviously bothered my collaborator, Cinematographer\/Producer\/friend Collin
\nBrazie (MFA\/Cinematography ’09), as we left the reading. We were both thinking it\u2026but as
\nalways, he had the guts to say it out loud.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis script is great shape, but it\u2019s going to take a long time to get the money to do it right. Why
\ndon\u2019t we do something smaller, with just two characters and shoot it for $30,000?\u201d Collin asked.
\nHe was right. The script we\u2019d been working so hard on had gotten to be too ambitious.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could probably make two movies in the time it would take to raise the money for this one,\u201d
\nCollin said.<\/p>\n

We hugged goodbye and the thought stuck with me across many sleepless nights. Making the
\nfirst feature is like a band working on its first album \u2014 you wait for the perfect combination of
\ntalent, energy, and hunger. You only get to make your first film once and we needed to take our
\ntime to do it right. It wasn\u2019t a short film. We had made enough of those.<\/p>\n

The thought of jumping into a cheap first feature terrified me. Feature filmmaking is the big
\nleagues. It\u2019s the reason we become filmmakers, so the fear of screwing up right out the gate
\nhaunted me. But without much of a name for ourselves and no rich friends eager to invest in us,
\nit was going to take a long time to get the money to do the original script.<\/p>\n

After lots of stress eating and sleepless nights, I decided that preciousness be damned. We just
\nshould do it \u2014 be fearless and make a smaller first feature. If it was going to be a little rough
\naround the edges, so be it. We set aside the more ambitious project and went to work on
\nmaking a small, 2-character movie that could cost \u201caround $30K.\u201d Or so we thought\u2026<\/p>\n

The following elements came together to craft Retake<\/em>: I\u2019m a big fan of characters who are
\nhaunted by memory. Because it was a strength in my short film work, we started there. Collin
\nand I, being from the Midwest, love the iconography of the desert. My short film work was
\nmostly LGBT-themed and I was able to turn that into some film festival success.<\/p>\n

\"Retake<\/p>\n

From there we crafted the story of Jonathan, a lonely middle-aged man who hires a male hustler
\nto recreate a desert road trip from his past. Retake<\/em> was born. Desert + haunted memories +
\nLGBT content = $30,000 movie\u2026<\/p>\n

So where do you find $30K+ to make a movie? Our first step was to lean on the LGBT support
\nwe had garnered from our short film work. Collin and I went to our hometowns of Kansas City,
\nMO and Dayton, OH and put together a movie theater full of LGBT business owners.<\/p>\n

Armed with our short film, Barbie Boy<\/em>, and a three minute sizzle reel (shot with some friends),
\nwe pitched to them to be investors in Retake<\/em>, and were able to get enough capital to start the
\nprocess.<\/p>\n

My friend Sean Mandell hopped on board as producer, joining Mel Natnat (MFA\/Producing ’11), Richie Yau (MFA\/Cinematography ’09) and JC Diaz (MFA\/Producing ’09).<\/p>\n

We Kickstarted the remainder of the budget, which had grown well over $30K. Little did any of
\nus know that would be the hardest part. A 12-hour a day\/6 days a week shooting schedule has
\ngot nothing against the rigors of a Kickstarter campaign. It is not for the faint of heart, but
\nthanks to the support of the LGBT community, friends, family, and 7th grade besties, we did it.<\/p>\n

Casting Directors Jennifer K.M. Treadwell (\u201cDesignated Survivor\u201d) and Monica Kelly (\u201cTrue
\nDetective\u201d) came on board and were able to help get us Tuc Watkins (\u201cDesperate Housewives\u201d)
\nand Devon Graye (\u201cThe Flash\u201d) in the lead roles.<\/p>\n

To keep the budget down, we had to shoot the film in 16 and a half days. That meant most days
\nwe had to shoot 5 pages of dialogue, sometimes 7-10 pages a day.<\/p>\n

“Pain is temporary. Film is forever,\u201d Robert Zemekis once said. It’s clearly true.<\/p>\n

Editing took place in my editor Thom Newell\u2019s dining room in the very hot summer of 2015. He
\nwas Post Supervising the horror anthology feature Southbound<\/em> (see it!) as I was working at my
\nday job. We\u2019d come together at night and cut from 8pm-1am 5-6 days a week.<\/p>\n

Once picture was locked, Yu-Ting Su (MFA\/Directing ’11) took on sound design duties and
\nnot only cleaned up a wrecked production track, but created a haunting soundscape for the
\nmovie\u2026in her spare bedroom. We did all of the ADR in her closet. With no AC. In August.
\nYes, the entire post production process took place in a living room, spare bedroom, and now
\ncloset. How indie can you get?<\/p>\n

After two months of prep, three weeks of shooting, three months of editing, and a month of
\nsound design, we finished the movie. Our world premiere took place at the historic Castro
\nTheatre in San Francisco as part of the Frameline LGBT film festival to a crowd of 800 people.
\nIt went on to play over 31 film festivals in the U.S. and a theatrical release in Los Angeles and is
\nnow available on all major VOD platforms.<\/p>\n

\"Retake
At the RETAKE premiere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If we had stayed with the original script, I fear we\u2019d still be trying to get the money in place. I\u2019m
\nso glad Collin had fortitude to recognize that while money was and will always be a hurdle\u2026it
\ndoesn\u2019t have to keep you from making your first feature.<\/p>\n

There are probably $1M, $250K, and $30K versions of most stories out there. My advice to
\nanyone struggling with their first feature is to just try to find the means to go out there and do it.
\nGet your script in the right place, set a date and do it. If you build it, they will come. Be
\nfearless.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll notice that throughout this post I\u2019ve been noting Chapman people. These
\nare my friends, collaborators that I only could have met at Dodge College. They\u2019ve been my
\nsupport system from the time we sat next to each other in class. Retake<\/em> is a testament to their
\nhard work and friendship. Bret Watkins and Alicia Pharris (both MFA\/Cinematography ’10)
\nhas been lighting and keeping my characters in focus since cycle films. Jeff Robinson (MFA\/
\nDirecting ’10) first AD\u2019d, and Charlie Gibson (MFA\/Cinematography ’13) key gripped
\nalongside John Woodside (MFA\/Cinematography ’09).<\/p>\n

As low budget and indie as our film was, the movie turned out better because of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cRetake\u201d is now available on the following platforms;
\nVudu: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2j51Gtx<\/a>
\nAmazon: http:\/\/amzn.to\/2jflGHb<\/a>
\niTunes: http:\/\/apple.co\/2hG6rtv<\/a>
\nDVD: http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kcCte5<\/a>
\nGoogle Play: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2iYP8lb<\/a><\/p>\n

This blog post is dedicated to my dear friend Brian Patrick Carroll (MFA\/Cinematography ’09)<\/em>
\n who lost his battle with cancer on 2\/3\/2017. He was working on studio movies when we rolled<\/em>
\n cameras on \u201cRetake\u201d or else he would have been apart of our crew. His huge heart and<\/em>
\n fearlessness inspired us all.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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