By Bill Petzold
Editor
CARO — With the advent of inexpensive, high-quality digital recording equipment, it’s become easier for would-be auteurs to watch their visions come to life.
And now a group of filmmakers from Caro are reaching out to those who’ve been bitten with the acting bug to try out for their Web series, Cog Work Slums. Heather Edginton of Caro, an executive assistant with both Big Daddy Productions and 10 MS Sound recording, is working with a local storyteller to bring his vision to life.
“We ended up meeting this brilliant writer — Leon Kratz from Caro — and he will also be directing,” Edginton said. “This is his dream, and we’re working together to make it happen.”
Edginton described the storyline behind Cog Work Slums as an American western tale with steampunk elements.
“We’re looking for men and women from age 17 — with parents’ permission — all the way up to age 60,” she said. “We’re (also) looking for locations and buildings with victorian-style storefronts. We’ve found a couple that are prefect, and those are in the works.”
Edginton said that casting calls well be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the TACA building, 102 Joy St. in Caro. The call is open to actors who will be asked to read from the script, as well as for people who have done camera work, lighting, makeup, props and other jobs associated with filmmaking.
“Leon has a script, and we’ve basically blocked it out and we’re ready to go,” Edginton said. “We have some people that we’ve signed on as cast members, but we have a lot of leading roles and revolving roles. We have some people, but you can always use more.
“As soon as we get the main roles cast we are doing music videos for the main characters, and then we start filming in June. We want to do a kickstarter to help with the financing of the movie, so that’s what we’re getting ready for. We post weekly director’s notes — what’s been going on during the week, what we’re doing — on our facebook right now.”
For information on the project visit Cog Work Slums on Facebook.