Who is Bruce Campbell, and why you should care WWBCD?

Hey, all. We, at Blaming George Romero, are in another break period. We resume filming on Friday.

And here I am, again, in the position to explain who someone is. The other night, I gave a friend of mine who donated $25 a "WWBCD?" Bracelet as her perk. As explained in the video, WWBCD? means "What Would Bruce Campbell Do?" Now, for me and my group of friends, that is enough. Not to sound blasphemous (but I do it so well), when we hear "What Would Bruce Campbell Do?" we don't hesitate any more than we would when we hear "What Would Jesus Do?" I am not saying that Bruce Campbell is any sort of religious figure, or messiah... If you feel that way, that's cool. I salute you. I am just saying that we take for granted that everyone should know Bruce Campbell much like everyone knows who Jesus is.

But, you know what? Not everyone knows who Bruce Campbell is. And that's cool too. The thing is, if you think you don't know Bruce Campbell, you probably know who he is but you don't know his name. He has been in many many movies and TV shows including: The Spiderman series, The Evil Dead Trilogy, Burn Notice, Xena, and many more.

Now, why is he any part of this movie, and why should you care WWBCD? Well, the protagonists of this movie are pop culture junkies, as previously mentioned... Their genre of choice is the horror genre, and there isn't really a bigger star than he is in this genre. For this type of film, he is as big if not bigger than your ordinary action star. So, when they find themselves in the position that they are in... Well, asking yourself "What Would Bruce Campbell Would Do?" isn't the worst thing in the world.

Now, the only way to get your very own "WWBCD?" bracelet is to donate $25 or more to www.indiegogo.com/Blame_Romero. It is a really cool perk among other great gifts, and as always we could use whatever help we can get.

That is all for now.

Stay tuned!

Sam Platizky
Actor, Writer, Producer
"Blaming George Romero"

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6/28/10 Production Journal/Photos: 1st Zombie Day

Today just may have been the longest day of shooting yet... But we had a lot to do... and we finished everything. We wrapped the lovely and uber talented Christina Garced and Adria Firestone. And it also just happened to be the 1st zombie shoot. Below you will see some great shots, but we are not quite ready to show you our zombies yet. Don't worry we will, and they will look great, thanks to the talents of Mandyjo Reinier. She really did an awesome job today, and I can't wait to see what she does for the rest of the shoot.

Doug once again came through on so many levels, but excelled when we got to our zombie scene. Bobby & Raul came up with and executed one of the best shots so far involving Christina. It was a case where they took what I wrote, and just came up with an idea that I did not even imagine. It was a great idea when they told me, and even better when they shot it. (Don't tell Bob I am complimenting him... I have a reputation to uphold.)

That's all for today. It wasn't an easy shoot... It was stressful at times, but we got what we needed and thensome! Once again, I was able to go home happy that I am able to work with all of these fantastic people... and even happier to call them friends.

Awwwwe.... I'm sorry, that was too sweet. I am tired. Anyways, we have a few days off. Filming resumes on Friday, with what is sure to be one of our more difficult shoots... in the woods.

Stay tuned!

Sam Platizky

Actor, Writer, Producer

"Blaming George Romero"

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6/27/10 Production Blog/Photos: I Love Blairstown

About a year ago, some friends and I took a drive out to a place in Western, NJ called "Blairstown." I'd never heard of it before, but it was where the first Friday the 13th was filmed. It was a dark and foggy night and the mood was perfect. Cut to location scouting for this movie. I was looking for a very specific location... Almost too specific... and my friend, Devin, says "What about Blairstown?" Beautiful location... may be a bit difficult because of the waterfall, but it was a great location. So, we decided we would go for it.

Enter today. June 27th... The one day our godsend sound guy, Joey Mosca said he couldn't come to. He said he would get a replacement, but the replacement fell through... So what happened? Joey, not wanting to leave us hanging, stepped up and came in on his one day off! His only condition... he had to leave by 4... or maybe 5... I honestly don't know which. So, I said (not knowing if we could pull it off at all) we will be done by 4pm. Oh, and the weather reports called for possible thunderstorms. Oh, and we were in a town that none of us knew all that well (where nobody knew us) on a Sunday morning shooting one of the most important scenes of the movie! Well, through some mix of sheer skill and dumb luck we did it. We didn't finish by 4pm though. We finished at 3:30pm... No rain... No problem from locals. I Love Blairstown.

Also, today we were able to welcome Ramy Shedid to set for the first time.

All in all, I was both amazed and pleased by what we did today. Very happy with everyone's hard work. If and when things get hard down the road, I will remember this day and smile.

Great pictures below... I have even more, but for some reason blogger is being a pain in the ass and not letting me upload them all. I'll post the rest on Facebook.

Tomorrow is another day of shooting... The first zombie day of shooting... Oooo...

Stay tuned!

Sam

Actor, Writer, Producer

"Blaming George Romero"

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Day 7 is a Wrap: Pictures & a Quick Word

Howdy, y'all!

We have officially wrapped 7 days of shooting! Woo hoo! Today we were lucky enough to film in Digiorgios Bar ((990 Broadway Bayonne, NJ 07002). So a huge thanks to Glen Digiorgio and his family for the use of the bar this morning. And a special thanks to Glen, for his cameo in the film.

Speaking of cameos, we got the one and only Michael "Spanky" McCord to play the bartender in the scene. So, thank you, Spanky for coming in today. I have never acted opposite someone who received a single vote in a mayoral election before, so it was quite the thrill. You can see a few photos below. We were a bit understaffed today, so we didn't get as many as we usually do, but we still got some good ones.

I am not going to write a full on production journal today, because there's not too much to write. Here are a few things about today, though:

*The website is officially up and running. Check us out at www.BlameRomero.com, and thanks to Brad Resnick and Jason Goldstein for all their terrific work. There are a few cool sections. Make sure you check out the video section, where you will see a "Behind the scenes of BGR Week 1" Video, which I am a fan of. We will update the website with more photos and videos periodically. There's also a button marked "donate," which I am partial to... ;)

*The posters are in, and they look great. You may start seeing them around the area, and if you have a business in the area that is willing to put up the poster, be sure to contact us, and we will get you one.

That is all for now. Sunday is our 8th day of shooting, and it is going to be a doozy. One of the more dramatic scenes of the movie, in one of my favorite locations. Whatever happens, I am sure I will have something to write about the events of Sunday.

Stay Tuned!

Sam

Actor, Writer, Producer

"Blaming George Romero"

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