Golden Girls

Golden girls is an underwater short featuring none other than underwater models Mika and Marielle as they swim gracefully 'round the sunken airplane set of Bigfoot Entertainment's feature film Deep Gold. Enjoy :-)

Deep Gold 101

Here's some behind-the-scenes action on Deep Gold's 101st shooting day to keep you in the holiday spirit! This particular feature follows the creation of a pool set to match the open-ocean scenes. Production designer James Thompson gives the art department specs and First AD Ken Sui brings it to life with the help of camera operator Rick Robinson. There's even an exciting introduction to show where the shot fits in the context of the film. Kudos to the BTS editor, Sujay Duhake!

Deep Gold behind the scenes

As our new film "Tears from Afar" begins many of our behind the scenes sequences for the DVD release of "Deep Gold" are being edited together by Behind-the-scenes producer Sujay Duhake. In the sequence above, the crew discusses complexities involved with shooting actress Bebe Pham in an underwater air pocket and simulating a plane sunk deep beneath the sea.
Shooting underwater is a seemingly simple task in which Murphy's law is the only law. In an average scene where 2 talent are under the water, usually 2 safety divers and an underwater camera are hiding just out of frame. The Red camera has its own housing for shooting below the surface and the dive tank about Bigfoot Entertainment is equipped to enable (dry) shooting through its windows.

Music Video Action

As our feature film Deep Gold comes to a close, a few music videos and behind-the-scenes shorts are being shot for DVD features and as promotional items. Here is one recently directed by Matt Karam featuring Ben Patton on vocals and bass, Jaye Muller on keys, and James D'Lonsod on drums.




DIRECTOR: Matt Karam
PRODUCED BY: Sujay Dahake & Steve Aalam
SHOT BY: Torsten Schimmer
MUSIC BY: Muller & Patton
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Michael Gleissner

Keep posted for a second music video installment and more on Matt Karam

Soundstage 2

I took the liberty to indulge myself in investigative journalism and squeezed myself into Bigfoot’s jumbolicious (doesn’t sound right does it?) studio. Always wondered what’s going on the innards of that structure.

I was left impressed with the size and scale of ‘almost’ everything in it. The ‘Eye Sore Award’ had to go the green painted plane (troubling as it may seem, it clearly resembled a beheaded monolithic duck).

Deep Gold Production: Cam Blocked!

Filming of Deep Gold came to a screeching halt only after a day of resumed filming. According to Bec Piket, associate producer, production stopped due to some “set fine tunings” and issues regarding body doubles.

Guess the challenge of finishing and producing the film is a movie in itself – somebody’s got to capitalize the drama attached to these types of productions; the delays, conflicts and clashes, reality TV personified!

XOXO, you know you… oh s***, wrong blog! Darn it.

UPDATE: It seems production resumed, although on a minor scale as production awaits their maestro to return.

Deep Gold

The next entry to Bigfoot’s lineup of feature films, “Deep Gold”, is currently in the final phase of production according to the official press release.

(But get this: the last update was eons ago back in March.)

Directed and produced by the chief himself – a story about a Cebuana freediver named Amy who goes looking for her papi as he and a truckload of gold enigmatically goes missing en route to Central Bank in Manila.

(Deliver gold to Manila you say? Gold vanishing into thin air? Bet they reached stateside, perhaps a few steps short of Central Bank. It’s Manila after all -- ruled by warlords and kingpins. Government funds poof away here on a daily basis, nothing new, case closed. -- Next!)

But on a more serious note: so what caused the disappearance of such a valuable package, and the people delivering it? That’s where the Cebuana chick comes in – to unravel the mystery (say in a low, whispered voice) behind the strange disappearance of her boyfriend and the gazillion worth of gold. As she gets caught in a web of conspiracy and intrigue along the way, she uncovers a plot bigger than what she could’ve ever expected (pretty exciting stuff). Based on what I’ve seen, with regard to behind the scene footages, it’s promising on many fronts.

Included a sample vid for your viewing orgasmic pleasure.

To see the cast and production team in all its glory, you can visit Deep Gold’s official site right here.