One week away from filming and we’re getting close to our target, only £776 short at the 8 day mark. We have a few things left in auction which will help greatly, however we are hoping that we can get some of you who haven’t donated yet to dig deep and help us get to the end. Remember any donation greater than £10 will get your name immortalised in the films credits, and you will get a warm fuzzy feeling from helping an independent film get made.

Also remember the e-store is also a good way to support the film, we have a lot of stock items and we need to sell them. Also you will find the Casimir Effect theme song there, buy a copy and get your friends to buy one too. Remember all sales of more than £10 will also get your name in the credits.

£9,224.26 GBP / £10,000 GBP

15th March 2010

Once our goal is reached we are far from the end, anything can happen during filming and the last thing we want to do is feed the cast and crew 9p noodles. Though this is an option on some films it would be nice to give them a warm meal once in a while as they are all giving their time for free. The Anti Noodle Fund is our contingency fund should anything go wrong, then we know we have some money at hand to get those last minute things. As many of our readers know things never go to plan no matter how good your plan is and with the recent change to how were getting out lighting we have had to shuffle some funds around to get enough to cover the cost of lighting hire. This is a prime example of an eleventh hour disaster that happens all to often to films. So the Anti Noodle fund is designed to make sure any disasters don’t have us running to Lidl for a case of cheap noodles.

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It’s been a busy week on the farm, in the office. The schedule is close to perfect, were still tweaking it, our First AD looks at me funny when I say we need to move things around. Had a few more revisions to the script moving characters from the background of scenes to make the actors day a lot smoother.

Our insurance is just about sorted now I’m waiting for paper work so I can sign it and pay, however the chap at the brokers is on holiday this week. We have final arrangements to make for our locations mostly risk assessments, recces and get in / out times.

A lot of this week was getting a few more crew on board, trying to find catering and somewhere for our out of town crew to stay. So if you’re in Cardiff and have a big house and lots of space we would love to keep it warm for you. Also if you have a van and don’t mind driving we will also love you.

The wish list is closing down this weekend, were buying the remainder of the items so if you’re lucky you may get a chance to help out with it. And our final set visit is up, I know a few people have been hovering over it but who will win?

I still have a list the length of my arm to go through, before I hand over to the production team. Once this is all done I’ll be able to focus in directing with Lydia. However I don’t want to hand them a heap of problems, so I still have a few ends to tie up.

The two week countdown goodies will be posted on the site soon. These include our previous film ‘Mr. Abershaw’s Happening Day,’ and the third wallpaper.

I’ll try to post a bit more often in the next few weeks, to keep you up to speed, but mostly it’s finding a few minutes to sit down and type up my thoughts.

Also

Don’t forget to get your copy of the theme song.

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Universal Blackness (S. J. Tucker) – 4:26 (D/L) £1.00 Music by S. J. Tucker Lyrics by Nina Barnfather and S. J. Tucker Format: MP3 320kb/s, DRM free Universal Blackness is the theme song for Casimir Effect, this is the first song finished as part of the soundtrack. It is a wonderfully evocative and timeless track with plays with the themes and ideas of Casimir Effect core story. If you like this song we highly recommend you visit S. J. Tucker’s site an grab one of her albums, you won’t be disappointed. Also if she is gigging in your area go see her have a natter and buy her a drink. This track is DRM free as we know you understand all money goes into the making and marketing of Casimir Effect and anything beyond that will go to the cast and crew. (You should be redirected to a download link on completion of the purchase if not contact us via e-mail casimirfilm [at] googlemail [dot] com)

Well it’s been another hectic week in the Casimir Effect production hole, and this week is shaping up to be nonstop. I have insurance to get sorted, eBay auctions and locations and crew to start finalising.

Cromwell Jackson suit has arrived, the much awaited Valentino Milan suit, all I can say it it’s very nice all of the costume department were there to open it and see. It was like a birthday. All I can say is Cromwell Jackson will look damn good, and hopefully in the next week or so we will have some pictures of Neil in costume.

The meeting with the Cinematographer went well we got through most of the script and rough out some shots and scenes. Visited some of the locations again and got some more shots of the Coal Exchange.

More pictures in the galleries…

It’s all coming together now, we have our schedule it’s still a work in progress but we have a week to get everything firmed up more before I let it loose for the crew to tear to bits. Most of it is location dependant, followed by makeup needs. Because we don’t have a massive budget we need to priorities the schedule to low cost and minimise lighting setups, so we may have to suffer some grumpy crew one day to shave an hour off filming, I’m sure they won’t mind as they can get to bed earlier (I’ll provide good ketchup for them).

The Senedd in Cardiff might be Cromwell Jackson office, if we can arrange it for the day we need. However as it is a public place we will need to ensure people are safe and we don’t cause a hindrance.

The Save Ianto Jones community has raised £435 in the Valentines campaign, we would like to thank them for their help and anyone who has donated. This money will help greatly in reaching our goals. It looking like we will hit our budget, however it would be fantastic if we went over it as this would make our lives a bit easier during filming.

Interviews

We have two interviews we are working on at the moment, these should be out soon and I will let everyone know which magazines and journals we are in. It’s good to see that there is some international and industry based interest in what we are doing and as We always say were open for any interviews or questions.

After Filming

It’s been pretty much decided we have 2 months post filming to sell off all the props, costumes and set dressing we can, these will come with a certificate of authenticity. This should cover expenses and any outstanding invoices, and start out marketing and festivals fund. So get ready for April and pick up a costume, prop or set piece.

Any wish list items bought for the film will be posted back to the buyer with a certificate of authenticity, unless the buyer wants us to auction off the items for the festivals fund. So if there is anything on the wishlist you want and don’t mind us using it a great chance to support the film.

Our Amazon Wishlist, for anyone who wants to get us some props or other things. However it seems to not work for market place items, so if there is something and it won’t ship to Casimir Productions. Feel free to paypal us the money with instruction of what you want to buy for Casimir Effect.

They say imitation is the ultimate form of flattery, though this may be the case we have has our first impersonator who I can only presume is trying to scam anyone who wishes to help the film. I won’t link to the scam account but I will say it is on twitter and it would be advisable to check who is following you and who you are following the only twitter accounts we use are @casimirfilm @gstrange42 @lydiainsane. If anyone is claiming to be Casimir Productions or Casimir Effect that isn’t using one of those twitter accounts please email us and we can file a formal complaint to have the account suspended and removed.

I have listed all out our current web pages, social media links and other links that we use so if in doubt you can verify that any link someone is sending you is valid and is part of Casimir Productions.

http://www.casimireffectfilm.com/

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=86128524900

http://www.youtube.com/casimirfilm

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/casimirfilm/m.html

http://www.bebo.com/Casimirfilm

http://www.myspace.com/casimirfilm

E-mail

At the moment we only have two e-mails address we use for main mail outs and contact. If you are in doubt about the authenticity of an e-mail don’t reply create a new e-mail using one of the following addresses. The first e-mail address is the only valid one for paypal and all donations unless people set up a fundraiser, then we will post such an event on here so you can be sure that they aren’t scamming you.

casimirfilm (at) googlemail (dot) com

g (dot) strange42 (at) googlemail (dot) com

Locations

We have been out an about in the last few days trying to secure a location for the opening scenes of the film. Mir Steelworks in Newport is more than likely going to be the one. It’s stunning and epic in scale and has everything we could possibly want at the right price. Being an abandoned factory gives the production flexibility to do more and create the visuals we want. Our Production designer has given me the deed to his soul after finding this location, I get the feeling he likes it.

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Marketing

We have put together a new flyer/handout for people to use, this has more information about the production and how the film is being put together. This is a double sided full sheet flyer designed to be folded in half. It will compliment the flyers and can be used at conventions and festivals for anyone who wants to know more.

Casimir Effect Simple leaflet US Letter (253.20KB) Added: 07/01/2010 Downloads: 259 A small easy to print leaflet that can be used to spread the word about Casimir Effect, it contains some basic info to entice the reader to visit the site and find out more.

Casimir Effect Simple leaflet A4 (253.48KB) Added: 07/01/2010 Downloads: 286 A small easy to print leaflet that can be used to spread the word about Casimir Effect, it contains some basic info to entice the reader to visit the site and find out more.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CASIMIR EFFECT REACHES THEIR FIRST BUDGET GOAL

Using a unique funding model Casimir Productions is on schedule to reach their budget.

Casimir Effect is a lo-to-no budget film originally developed as a student film; it rapidly developed into something larger and more ambitious. Now Casimir Effect is being developed as a short feature for festival consideration. The aim of the producer and director is to develop high quality science fiction with minimal budget.

Casimir Productions had reached their first funding goal on schedule and they are set to hit their final target ahead of time. This is the first milestone in the development of Casimir Effect, and from here development will go ahead according to plan. With a planned budget of £10,000 GBP the producer is looking at potential investors to push the budget higher to give each department more flexibility and freedom to experiment and produce something stunning.

Instead of using a limited number of high profile investors Casimir Productions are using a model that relies on donations, eBay auctions and special events for supporters. Using unique ideas and the support of Gareth David-Lloyd’s and Neil Rayment’s fan base; Casimir Effect has established a core following of loyal supporters who are helping market and spread the word about the film and everyone involved.

Redeveloping this model during post-production Casimir Productions aims to get sponsorship through their planned festival circuit. With each festival being coordinated and supported by their developing community. Casimir Productions will have a number of promoters ready and eager to give Casimir Effect a strong presence wherever they go.

At this point Casimir Productions would like to thank all those who have helped out fund-raising and promoting the film. Though it’s impossible to list everyone and their individual contributions, they know who they are and should give themselves a pat on the back. With the New Year we will dig in and reach a larger audience and drive forward to our final funding goal.

Casimir Effect: Is a high concept and ambitions film developed as an independent low-to-no budget production. A story of unrequited love set on the backdrop of a temporal paradox. The film will be developed with the assistance of Skillset Screen Academy Wales.

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Press Release No.4 (102.88KB) Added: 02/01/2010 Downloads: 297 CASIMIR EFFECT REACHES THEIR FIRST BUDGET GOAL: Using a unique funding model Casimir Productions is on schedule to reach their budget.