That’s a wrap. I was thrilled to say those time-honored words on Saturday afternoon in a parking lot in the neighborhood of Valley Village after we completed our last shot of principle photography for the film.

Serving as the producer on an indie feature has its ups and downs as Dylan has experienced on a daily basis since we started filming. I captured him in his office this past week on set, above.

Last week we were out on a ranch at Allied Studios in Simi Valley for two days filming sequences the main character experiences in his head, either as dream or as memory of his experience of death.

We survived the rain deluge. Filming is underway. Our crew of 40 hard-working grips, electrics, PAs, ADs, producers, DP, production design, costume, makeup, plus a studio teacher, a blacksmithing team, 8 featured actors and 30 back ground actors (including one baby!) pulled long days at three different locations, covering 11 scenes and 81 shots to complete our first week of principle photography.

The Pineapple Express is here. Our first day of the shoot was scheduled for today, on an exterior location. The last 24 hours saw the most rainfall in one day in Los Angeles County in the last 20 years.

We ended Week 3 of production prep with some exciting drama. One of our lead actors, who all but signed on the dotted line, and whose agent had been dragging their heels for weeks on closing the deal, took a job on a bigger film, leaving us scrambling to re-cast the part.

I’m writing at the end of our second week of prep from the production office on Yucca and Vine, around the corner from the famous Capitol Records Building, in the heart of Hollywood.