Bruce and Caroline welcome U of Michigan film alum, Kosta Stratigos, to talk which would he rather and deep dive on Yorgos Lanthimos and all things Greek.

Bruce and Caroline welcome actor and Blob devotee, Nicole Greevy, to talk the dangers of sinkholes oozing blob-like material and whether Predator is any match for Florida Man.

Fun fact: Nicole is the mom of Griffin Robert Faulkner, who plays Brayden Mills on Raising Dion.

Bruce and Caroline debate whether it’s better to be trapped on a train or an island when the flesh-eating apocalypse happens?

Bruce and Caroline debate big bugs v. small bugs.

Bruce and Caroline weigh death by murder hornets v. eels.

Bruce and Caroline debate the movie dangers found in New York City and Florida.

We budgeted 12 hours to get an ambitious number of scenes done, including indoor and outdoor scenes, a pesky video conference, and a rogue shot on the sidewalk.

We finished just in time, though we might have wrapped early, were it not for a series of helicopters and the loudest duck in New York City crashing our final scene. Was AFLAC shooting an Apocalypse Now remake on the Upper West Side that same day?

Regardless, everyone was on their A-game:

Ivory Aquino and Katie Ceniza-Levine were up first:

Costars Ivory Aquino and Katie Ceniza-Levine

When they wrapped, I was able to sneak in this Filipina girl power shot:

Costars Katie Ceniza-Levine and Ivory Aquino with Writer and Producer Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Sky Smith and Lilli Hokama took to the roof just as the temperature was dropping. What you won’t see in these still shots are Sky putting on and off his jacket in-between takes:

Costars Sky Smith and Lilli Hokama

Costars Lilli Hokama and Sky Smith joke around between shots

Starring alongside our actors were some yummy Filipino treats:

San Miguel and yummy Filipino snacks get a star turn

Of course, the crew was never far away. I don’t have a shot of Actor Bruce but he was mostly Director Bruce that day:

Director Bruce Faulk puzzles over how to get the best shot

DP Steven Gladstone went from napping….

DP Steven Gladstone naps in between takes

…to risking it all on the roof:

DP Steven Gladston takes risk to get the best shot

Assistant Director Jane West kept us in check and always with a smile:

Assistant Director Jane West is non-stop energy

Sound Director Henry French kept us audible:

Henry French doing Sound

And that’s a wrap!

Clapperboard for Legacy Breed

We are so excited to have new and old colleagues on the set for Legacy Breed.

Jane West – Assistant Director

Jane West is assisting Bruce on directing duties for this project, but she is primarily a film and theatre actor. Based in Brooklyn and a BFA graduate from New York University, Jane has worked for HBO’s “The Deuce,” Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and The Travel Channel. Off-broadway credits include 59E59 Theaters, The Duke on 42nd Street and The Hudson Guild. She has also worked in commercials and voiceover.

Learn more about Jane at http://janewestarts.com.

Fun fact: Jane has collaborated with Bruce before – as part of the cast for Education and as a student in Bruce’s audition class at NYU.

Director of Photography – Steven Gladstone

Steven Gladstone is a New York-based filmmaker, who has worked over 20 years in the industry, as an animation/motion control cameraman, gaffer, camera assistant, D.P., and Director. He spent a year and a half videotaping Holocaust Survivors for the “Survivors of the Shoah” project, and has a Masters degree in Communication Arts.

When he isn’t working at B&H Photo, he pursues personal filmmaking projects. Learn more Steven at http://www.gladstonefilms.com.

Fun fact:  Steven was been a DP for FBC Films before – on Memorable Minorities.

Sound Director – Henry French

Henry French is a New York City-based freelance location sound mixer/audio engineer, photographer, and producer. Prior to entering the film atmosphere, French was a longtime coordinator for the royalty distribution company, SoundExchange.

Nonetheless, now, French enjoys working on all types of sets in a variety of locations: from being part of a journalist docu-series shot in Elmina, Ghana, to covering a documentary in Baltimore centered on opioid addiction, to studio focused set shots, as well as film.

French has been fortunate to experience a ton and is always looking to add to his list of accomplishments. Learn more about Henry at http://www.henrynfrench.com.

Fun fact:  This is Henry’s first project with FBC Films. We hired Henry based on a referral, sight unseen, so he met me and Bruce for the first time ever on the shoot!

Bruce is acting, as well as writing, producing and directing for Legacy Breed. Bruce was last seen in Education at 59E59, which FBC co-produced.

A native New Yorker (Chelsea to be exact), Bruce graduated from the original High School of Performing Arts and Carnegie Mellon with a BFA in Acting. As a writer, Bruce has received grants from The Jerome Foundation and The NEA, and his play, Rhythm I was Sayin’, was a  finalist for the O’Neill festival. NY writing credits include Wally and the Chosen Few produced by The Drilling Company, and Scenes From a Newark Boogie (Village Voice Choice) produced for The Ice Factory Festival at the Ohio theater. He has been a member of Primary Stages New American Writers Group, and Playwrights Horizons Writers Group.

Some favorite acting roles include: Gus Garcia on The Unusuals, Marshal Rawley on The Sopranos and the very evil Proteus on All My Children for two seasons. Bruce starred in (as well as wrote, produced, and directed) Wally and the Chosen Few, which won Best Ensemble Cast at the Downtown NY Short Film festival.

Bruce has directed films for NYU and helped to produce the award winning short, Tai Tai, which was accepted to the Cannes Film Festival. Bruce also directed FBC Films’ first project, The Battle Below, which screened at the Anthology Film Archives in NYC, the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival, and the Shockerfest Film Festival.