Shelly Lanciani's Page

MTL Casting (as of 9/2 casting is completed for the 9/12 shoot.)



Hi everyone. Just wanted to let you know I'm working on a new project called "Minutes to Live." It is a series of web videos filmed in different locations with different actors and different cameras.



The concept is that an announcer has just come over TV/radio and explained that the world is ending (we don't actually hear the reason why) and the video begins with the titles/credits and the voice saying "You… Continue

Sunday 6/28 at 7pm ET we'll be holding a small fundraising auction online for my short film "Polly and the Murderers." There are 20 items up for auction in this event. If all goes well we'll be holding a larger auction later this summer. You can watch the auction live via video on DealitLive - just like a real auction (but done from my home...). If you have any questions about the auction, how to bid, the site or setting up something like this for your project, feel free to let me… Continue

This week we completed most of the interior filming. We only have one more "murderer" to film and then a few outside scenes. It went pretty well. Windows and shiny paneling seemed to give us the most difficulty, and of course working with a baby can slow things down a little (but we love you Molly). We also captured all the raw footage and when I get a chance I'll throw some screen grabs up.

I'm meeting with the last of the actors on Tuesday and then all roles will have been cast. Thank you to everyone who sent along interest in the project. I'm excited that I ended up casting 4 people from OurFilmSpace. What a great resource for all of us in the area.



What did I learn from casting? Well first, if an actor isn't willing to travel to meet you for an audition then I'm less able to trust that they'll be able to show up for shooting on time. All the folks that were willing… Continue

Hi everyone, Shelly here. I'm blogging today about a short film that I wrote and will be directing in a few weeks called "Polly and the Murderers." It's the story of a lonely, agoraphobic woman that corresponds with men in prison, hoping to make friends. She ends up learning how to tackle some of her fears and takes a step towards living her life more fully as a result.



I've just about finished up the casting, though I am still… Continue