The Locations. They shot at several locations in Los Angeles:

• A creek bed off highway 10 in LA;
• The top of Baldwin Hills over Culver City;
• Venice Beach where the famous muscle people, hippies and fun loving people live;
• The West LA Job Center;
• Broadway Street in Santa Monica;
• A garage after one location did not work out. Jim Knight allowed us to shoot at his home.

The Creek Bed

Before the Shoot

This is the set on the creek bed where the homless encampment is. Notice all of the graffiti in the background. The cops told us it was a gang war zone. Andy S. they they were full of it. Some 30 year old white guys came by and spray painted when we were filming.

Brad Shooting On the Dolly

Brad Leong is behind the camera. Character Joe is sitting.

Brad Shooting on the Dolly

This is the same shot. You can see the crane hanging out over the top right.

Director In Action

Brad in action. That's Dan in the back pushing the dolly. Producing is tough work.

The Crane

Here is a top down view of the crane that was used for some vertical shots. Brad Leong designed and constructed this baby. Pretty amazing, yes?

Top Down View of the Dolly

Here is a top down view of the dolly around the tent. Notice the firepit.

The Fire Pit

Andy Scott built this pit, one of dozens of contributions to the set. He got this skill from Boy Scouts - yeah, right.

Evening Production

Here is what the set looked like during the evening. They used a huge lamp, among several to get the look they wanted.

Leaving Our Mark

Mouse found some spray cans on the ground, so she left the "God Bless" signature.

Venice Beach

Ingenuity: Assembling the Crane

Here is the team working together to assemble the crane. Brad King, professional producer and advisor, was on the set. He was overwhelmed by the crane which gave them a bird's eye view of the beach.

Looking to Heaven

This is lead character Joe looking to the sky, searching. Eon Mora is pulling the dolly while Brad shoots.

Baldwin Hills

Setting Up Above LA

Sunset on top of Baldwin Hills above Los Angeles. A stunning view.

At the Grave

Evening shoot on top of Baldwin Hills. Lead character Joe at his mother's grave as his father, Tom, walks away.

Inside the Tent

Setting Up the Tent

All scenes inside of the tent were shot in a garage at advisor Jim Knight's house. This gave them more control over lighting.

Make It Look Real

The crew worked on making the inside look like a tent where homless people lived.

Production Underway

Here is the action underway.

The Videotap

There's a videotap that hooks up to the Panaflex by way of a crystal which splits the frame to the viewfinder and a CCD, it was really helpful for seeing the framing

Inside the Tent

Joe inside the tent with the character Saint.

End of Another Late Night (or early morning)

The truck loaded at 3:15 AM after shooting in the garage.

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