Granville, Ohio shooting location
My name is Christian Ambrose. I'm a cinema major at Denison University and in pre-production for my final senior film, tentatively titled "Playing House." The film will be screened in the Denison Film Festival this April, and I plan to submit it various film festivals. As this is a student film, it's a non-paid project.
The shooting schedule is still being set. Currently, principal photography will take place February 22-28 and March 29 - April 4. There may be some pick-ups and retakes in mid-April as well. Overall, there will be roughly six days of shooting spread out over those weeks, running 6 - 8 hours each day, with a couple of short days as well. Exact shooting dates and times will depend on and accommodate cast's availability. Most locations will be in and around Granville, Ohio.
Synopsis: On a whim, two grad students (Lucas and his girlfriend, Madison) go into an open house, where they pose as newlyweds looking to buy their first home. As they look at the house they argue with each other, and we see flashbacks to key moments in their relationship and the unresolved fight they had that morning. Ultimately, they must confront their differing hopes for and fears about the future, and reevaluate their relationship.
Characters:
- Lucas - Mid to late 20s. An intelligent and outgoing MBA student, Lucas is intuitive, sensitive, and a "big picture thinker." He is a gourmand, talented cook, and generally enjoys life as it is.
- Madison - Mid to late 20s. A second year law student, Madison is smart, ambitious, and highly motivated. Although detail-minded and results-oriented, she has a spontaneous and fun-loving streak that she frequently indulges.
- Jane Longfellow - Mid 40s - 50s. A knowledgeable and determined realtor, she has a strong sense of her market and its clientele. As a result, she's succeeded in the housing business, despite that fact that she's not a natural salesperson.
- Julia - Mid to late 20s. One of Madison's best friends from college.
- William Jones - Late 40s - 50s. A local man who's taken the open house as an opportunity to satisfy his curiosity about his neighbor's home.
- Elizabeth Jones - Late 40s - 50s. William's wife.
- Husband - Mid 30s - 40s. He and his wife are looking at the open house.
- Wife - Mid 30s - 40s. She and her husband are looking at the open house.
- Children of various ages to appear in Madison's and Lucas's dream sequences
