Hot On The Line…

At Home Shoot Home we are proud to be a part of a new film that is being shot this summer starring Keira Knightley, Steve Carell and Adam Brody. The film is called “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” and was picked up by Focus Features. This film was written and is being directed by Lorene Scafaria who is perhaps most widely known for her film based off of Rachel Cohn and David Levithan’s book “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”. “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” will be utilizing two of Home Shoot Home’s houses in the Southern California area in June of 2011.

“Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” takes place in the not so distant future. In this film, Scafaria explores the inherent human instincts and brings to life what individuals are capable of when they fear their life’s end is near. This romantic comedy unfolds as a woman in a fit of panic leaves her husband. The man (Carell) suddenly finds himself alone amidst the worlds greatest tragedy and sets out to find his high school sweetheart. His neighbor (Knightley) decides to set out with him on his journey to find his true love.

"This story has been many years in the making and I couldn't ask for a better team of people to help bring it to life," said Scafaria. Focus Features CEO James Schamus stated, "Lorene has created a very funny story about the human condition, and about how love is the only thing that can save us all. We're excited to be partnering with Indian Paintbrush and Mandate, and working with Lorene on her directorial debut - she's an extraordinary talent who is particularly adept at drawing interesting and dynamic characters and their worlds." “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” is set to release in 2011.

Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorene_Scafaria

http://movies.about.com/b/2011/05/10/focus-acquires-seeking-a-friend-for-the-end-of-the-world-with-steve-carell.htm

It is where our heart is....

At Home Shoot Home it is incredibly important to us to use our resources to help others in need. Here we will talk about an organization that was founded by Russ Fega, the owner of Home Shoot Home. As you can well imagine, this project is near and dear to our hearts. This organization is known as the Altadena Community Chest.

Throughout the years, Altadena California has served as the filming site for film projects. From a director and scouts perspective, Altadena is an excellent location for filming due to the diversity it offers. Essentially, Altadena offers film producers a wide array of options in which to choose from, these options range from various architectural styles of homes and commercial building to the beautiful landscapes that it is surrounded by. However, unlike most cities, Altadena, because it is an unincorporated community, does not directly benefit from the filming that takes place. Aside from the home or business owners who directly rent out their property to the studio, the community has no financial gain.

In attempt to off set this problem, Russ Fega started the Altadena Community Chest in hopes of being able to give something back to the community that has been a host to so many filming projects. The Altadena Community Chest supports organizations such as Altadena Elementary School, Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy, Five Acres, Friends of the Library, Young & Healthy, Altadena Heritage, and the Altadena Library Foundation.

If you would like more information of the Altadena Community Chest, please visit their website at http://altadenacommunitychest.org/.

Contemporary Filming Locations

Anyone who understands the fine art of film making understands the need to have exactly the right room and setting to effectively carry out the feel and overall emotion of the project. Because of this, it can be daunting to work with multiple location companies in order to obtain that one perfect location. At Home Shoot Home, this is something that we have tried to eliminate. Amongst other architectural styles, Home Shoot Home offers to scouts, managers and agents dozens of contemporary homes that are available for filming in the Pasadena area.

What we believe is a valuable and time saving service for our clients is the ability to specify exactly what type of room you are looking for. For example, if you are in need of a contemporary home that has a office-then you can specify whether you wish the office to be part of the interior of the residence or detached. Furthermore, specific attributes can be selected such as dinning room that opens to a kitchen, large dinning room or formal dinning room. All of these are search options within the initial category of a “contemporary home”.  Our goal is to be able to provide you with a wide array of locations, features and architectural styles to choose from so that you can find the perfect fit and match for your project.

At Home Shoot Home we pride ourselves on making the entire process as painless as possible. Simply select the residence that suits your project and contact us, we will in turn contact the home owner and handle all negotiations from there. Our mission is to help you find the best location that fits your filming needs!