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January 7, 2008 - Post production on “Chemistry” is completed. There will be a full DVD made with extras, sub-titles, etc.
December 20-21, 2007 - Worked on the short film trailer for “Leonidas” directed by Paul Richard. This time I was handling production sound. You can find a trailer at YouTube at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fkeMBNCg1C8
December 17, 2007 - My screenplay “Bleeder” made it to the Quarter Finals in the 2008 Slamdance Horror Screenplay Competition. More information can be found at their website a http://slamdance.com/writing/horror.html.
November 30, 2007 - Things have slowed a bit due to the Holidays. Work continues on the “Chemistry” editing and additional songs have been added. A new version is the works. Release of the film is still slated for early 2008.
November 3, 2007 - Logging of clips completed for “Chemistry”, and initial rough cut started.
November 2, 2007 - Worked on the set of Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder film for a scene depicting the Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
October 22, 2007 - Principle photography completed for “Chemistry”. Overall the shoot went well. Pickups and post production are on the way.
October 12, 2007 - Auditions for “Chemistry” are now mostly completed. We had over 4300 actors submit their head shots, eventually narrowed this down to about 150 actors. It was quite a difficult choice after seeing so many great actors.
October 1, 2007 - Pre-production on the short film “Chemistry” written by Rick Hansberry continues. We have secured a location and are now putting together a crew for the shoot scheduled for later this month.
September 30, 2007 - I put together a Writers and Filmmakers’ Group and had our first meeting and screenplay read at the Havana Mania Restaurant in Brea, CA. We will meet once a month to read each other’s screenplays, and discuss filmmaking. Want to thank Chris Messineo of www.moviepoet.com since the group was formed from the fine folks that visit there.
September 14, 2007 - My film “My Bus Stop” screened at the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival. The theater had a good attendance by the public, filmmakers and industry leaders. After the screening there was a filmmaker’s party and it was a great place to meet others in attendance. I must say that this festival has some really great people running it and everyone was really nice and helpful.
August 27, 2007 - So what’s been going on you ask? Well, I’ve completed the first round of auditions for the short Rom/Com film titled “Chemistry”, and decided to obtain SAG Signatory status, which is now in progress. We have several restaurant locations scouted and awaiting final decisions on where to film. In addition, I’ve been busy on rewrites of “Killer Coma”, and penning a new feature length drama titled “El Pastel (The Cake)” which will be completed in Spanish and aimed at the Hispanic market. Stick around... always more to come.
August 22, 2007 - The documentary on Big Papa and the TCB continues. Their CD recorded live back in March 24, 2007 and filmed by me will be the focus of a full length documentary on the life and times of this working blues band. The DVD is scheduled to be released in December. For a copy of the live CD please head over to the Big Papa’s web site at www.bigpapaandthetcb.com and tell ‘em George Heredia sent you.
July 14, 2007 - The film “My Bus Stop” has been accepted as an official entry in the upcoming Big Bear Lake International Film Festival screening on September 14, 2007. For more details visit the film’s official website at www.mybusstopfilm.com.
July 5, 2007 - Completed principle photography on a Sports Commercial.
July 2, 2007 - Comments pour in about another completed screenplay posted at MoviePoet. Here’s what people are saying: “Good Dialogue...I liked the reveal” - Anotnio G., “It was a neat switch...clever idea” - Caroline C., “Nice job. Great images and good dialogue. Really like the way it started and the story pulled me along” - Charlie H.
July 1, 2007 - Edited a commercial for a zoo. Continuing editing for “Breathe In”.
June 23, 2007 - “The Urge” was shown at Sierra Madre. Here’s what some of the people are saying about the film:
“...the satisfaction of the power to control – even terminate – an unpleasant conversation at will… This is a smart thriller that displays the need for awareness of our urges, both small and grand. Well acted and shot, it pulls us to its climax like a runaway car racing on all cylinders towards the edge of a cliff.” - Red Forrest
June 15, 2007 - Pre-production for “Chemistry” continues forward, while “Breathe In” is in post production.
June 2, 2007 - Web site gets a facelift. Stay tuned for more features, online film trailers, my director’s reel and sample screenplays.
May 31, 2007 - Completed principle production on a new short film titled “Breathe In”, which was filmed entirely on location in San Pedro. The short was shot on HDV, with Jon Bickford as DP. Robert Olding starred in this futuristic drama.
May 19, 2007 - Private screening of “The Urge” at Long Beach City College for students, faculty and friends. Jeffery A. Baker (Lead Actor), Victor Patron (Writer and Music Supervisor), and Ena Herfkens (Co-Producer), and many of the crew that worked on the film were among the attendees. The screening also featured “My Bus Stop” another film by George L. Heredia and a music video.
May 18, 2007 - Second trailer for “The Urge” completed. As of today over 1000 actors submitted headshots for the film “Chemistry”.
May 14, 2007 - Casting notices submitted online to Breakdown Services for the film “Chemistry”.
May 3, 2007 - The screenplay “The Dead Sea” is completed.
April 29, 2007 - George is interviewed via live internet radio on The Movies On Air, an internet radio talk show about movies, filmmaking and gaming. Visit www.tmoaradio.com (a link to the entire 1 hour show coming soon).
April 29, 2007 - George begins collaboration with Richard Hansberry for a short film titled “Chemistry” which is slated to go into production in early July, 2007. Richard wrote the screenplay for an online competition, and was subsequently read by George, who agreed to produce and direct.
April 1, 2007 - A RomCom screenplay is being polished in what is being called a very tight lip project. The screenplay was written specifically with Adam Sandler in mind for the lead role. Stay tuned as this news develops.
March 24, 2007 - George films “Big Papa & the TCB” at the world famous Fender Guitar Museum Lounge. This 1-1/2 hour concert was captured with multiple cameras and will be part of a feature length documentary George is filming about the band.
March 18, 2007 - George’s birthday. And principle photography for “The Urge” shot in Long Beach. Editing, sound design and music will take another 4-6 weeks.
March 17, 2007 - “My Bus Stop” premieres at the San Fernando Valley International Film Festival to an excited crowd. Brad C. Light and James “B-Tip” Brown from the cast attend.
March 16, 2007 - San Fernando Valley International Film Festival holds a filmmakers cocktail party in North Hollywood. The film “My Bus Stop” is among the dozens selected for the upcoming festival.
January 6, 2007 - George shoots live concert of “Big Papa & the TCB” in Riverside, CA.
January 4, 2007 - Editing on “My Bus Stop” is completed and the first 10 festivals are entered
September 2006 - January 2007 - Editing for “My Bus Stop”, 2 short screenplays and 2 feature length screenplays completed. 3 Additional screenplay outline completed.
September 15 - 18, 2006 - Principle production for “My Bus Stop” started.
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