On Location with Simon Rumley and More

Thanks to Simon Rumley and the crew of Red, White and Blue for allowing me the opportunity to guest blog for the film. I will be cross-posting some of my entries from Slackerwood, a Austin film-related web site and blog dedicated reporting and reviewing all aspects of Austin film. Please stop by Slackerwood and say hello! I will also post a few extra tidbits that have yet to see light of day, so stay tuned for updates.

From "Location, Location: A Red, White, and Blue Experience":

When I first heard about the call for locations for Simon Rumley's new film Red, White and Blue, I was eager to offer our house as a location.

I had the pleasure of meeting Simon when he attended South by Southwest Film Festival in 2006 to support his friends who produced Darkon. I am quite a fan of Simon's work, which includes The Handyman and The Living and the Dead.

Reading over the list of locations needed, one in particular caught my eye. "Ed's - Slightly older contemporary of Franki/Alvin's etc. Lives with his girlfriend and young daughter. Has backyard and two floors." I thought it sounded like a perfect fit. My boyfriend Ed and I live in a two-story house, and my niece often stays in our guest room.

The director and site location scout (editor's note: Paul Knaus in one of his many roles) had other ideas. "Well you see, two of our leads are slackers in a band. With your garage, it would be perfect for Carl and Alvin's." What?!!

I've complained to my boyfriend that the dining room table he inherited from an old college roommate is the same style I had in 1982, and the coffee table was probably even older. Never mind that my two theater chairs from the original Alamo Drafthouse are a little worn, they are well-loved! Yes, my office is messy, but it's a contained mess. And here's the living room
(editor's note: it doesn't normally look this way, prepped by Production Designer Josh Crist for shoot):

We signed the agreement and waited for the shooting schedule. Little did we know what was in store. Bodies strewn about the house, scorching heat, and blowouts in West Texas - and that's not even the film itself!

To be continued...

[Photo credit: Debbie Cerda, who would like to point out the coffee table, and the beer stain that Ed claims is my coffee stain]