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“Love and War” – trench digging [updated with more pictures]
“Love and War” speakeasy location
Our speakeasy scenes will be shot on location at Bathtub Gin & Co. in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.
It has a great old-fashioned, underground-yet-classy ambiance. It’ll work perfectly for the film and is also a great place to get a drink. Pictures below:
“Love and War” casting: Additional Roles
Ginger: Anna Giles
Noor: Janette Armand
Laura: Jenny Eish
Lauren: Alyssa Kay
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“Love and War” Casting: Rafe
Rafe is the protagonist of “Love and War”. He’s a lover and a fighter, damaged but determined. He will be played by the handsome and charismatic Bjorn Whitney.
“Love and War” casting: Ophelia
Ophelia is a WWI nurse, a tender spirit, caring yet somewhat exasperated by the violent games boys play, wounded but not completely hardened by the atrocities of war. She will be brought to life by the lovely and talented Rachel Smart.
“Love and War” casting: John
John is a major supporting player in “Love and War”. He is the friend of Rafe, the lead, and fights alongside him and offers mostly sympathetic, but somewhat aloof advice. He will be played by the dashing Aaron Heinzen 
The Things I Use
Pre-production is one of the mysterious things about filmmaking that few people outside the industry understand. It’s not really covered in “behind the scenes” clips and “making of” documentaries. We’re currently in full pre-production mode on “Love and War” so I thought I’d take a picture of some of the things I use. Hope this helps clear it up.
“Love and War” trench location
I’m talking to the owners of a farm near Olympia about letting us dig a trench and shoot there. It’s nice and flat with Oak trees for that European look.
“Love and War” a new short film
Pre-production has begun for my next short film “Love and War”. The war part is WWI, and the love takes place in the roaring, jazzy 1920s. Or are they happening at the same time? There’s going to be lots of cool juxtaposition in this one because, essentially, aren’t love and war the same?
If you’ll permit me to share a bit of personal info, I’ll explain my inspiration in writing this story. Early this year I turned 30, and being suddenly an old man, I began to reflect on my misspent youth. It seems most of my twenties were spent in long-term relationships. And when I found myself in my late twenties, burned yet again, I wondered how it could possible. Shouldn’t I have figured it all out by then? This is what made me think of World War One. It was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Don’t relationships work the same way? This time, it’s for real. The love to end all loves. If you’re lucky, eventually it’ll be true, but damn if it isn’t a lot of war until that happens.
It seems true wisdom is knowing that you’ll never know.
Anyway, that’s what the story of this movie is about. It’s a pretty ambitious project, requiring some funding. To that end, I’ve launched a page on kickstarter.com. “Crowdfunding” seems to be more and more a viable option for indie film these days. Have a look at the page and please consider supporting the project. You can contribute as little as $1 and there are lots of rewards available, including Executive Producer credit, and a cameo appearance in the film. If you do back the project at a producer level, the credit will go into IMDb.com. Then you can have fun linking yourself to Kevin Bacon.
Here’s a design book we whipped up to give you an idea of what it’ll look like.