12/16/09
HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!!

We are currently Filming another Short "White Elephant". Stay tuned for an upcomming podcast and more info on what we are doing now.

8/8/09
We are nearing completion of principle photography and are ready to enter the next stage of this journey.  Check out the website: http://www.lifeatgrandpas.com   Also a big thank you to everyone who has helped us make this film work.

6/2/09
The time is nearly upon us.

Follow the production at: http://www.twitter.com/lifeatgrandpas/. There will be live updates from the set as we embark on this amazing journey.

Friday, June 5th is the first day of principle photography. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce our principle cast:

NIKOLAS = Matthew Dillon
MADDIE = Olivia Sather
KATHERINE = Corie Grant-Leanna
BENNY = Michael Lawson
TOMMY = Brandon Henderson

GRANDPA = Tim Duggan
GRANDMA = Jane Beckman
MICOLE = Betsy Wallace
RICK = Bernie McCoy
ALEXANDRIA = Melissa Holder
UNCLE LOU = Dale Clymens

We are excited to get working on the project and look forward to a memorable adventure.

12/20/08
It's about that time.

Auditions for Life at Grandpa's will be taking place on Saturday January 3rd, 2009. The location is at the Nebraska Film Group's studio, located at 1904 Farnam St. Suite 320, Omaha, NE.

There will be an open call from 10-5 that day, so show up at the time that works best for you. Members of NFG will be given a Members Only time slot from 9-10, just before the general call.

Sides will be located on the Nebraska Film Group website (located here), and there will be forms for you to fill out at the audition site.

--A REMINDER ABOUT THE FILM AND PARTS --

Life at Grandpa's is the story of Nikolas McClatchy, who returns home to find that the life he had is gone, but in trying to regain the life he once knew, he finds, through betrayal by his friends and the help of his quirky family, that if you live your life holding onto the past, you miss the life you could be living now.

The four main audition groups have been broken down into Nikolas, Maddie, Grandpa, and Grandma.

NIKOLAS - This is the main character. Nik is a college graduate who is struggling to escape the memory of what his life used to be. He is hung up on a girl, and embarrassed by his family. His friends just don't seem to care as much as they used to, and he is generally pretty depressed. Think Charlie Brown from the Peanuts if he were 25 years old.

MADDIE - Madeline is the new love interest for Nikolas. She is the ideal woman for Nikolas: beautiful, smart, funny. She fully stands behind Nik and what he wants to do with life. She has dreams of her own, but is scared to act on them, because she is insecure about her success. She is the kind of girl that could have fun sitting around the house watching movies, going out for walks, or going out drinking.

GRANDPA - Grandpa is one of the central figures in the story. He is young at heart, but is burdened with a life of having to take care of his sick, ailing wife. He has a very sound grip of reality, and is able to give hope in the darkest of hours. He is a trickster, and a cookie enthusiast, but also has his moments of seriousness.

GRANDMA - Grandma is a vital figure, though less of a major character. She is ill, and the reason Nikolas is at his Grandparents' house in the first place. She is a character much like Grandpa, and when she isn't sleeping or babbling, we really get a good look at this aspect of her personality. She is like a child inside, but outside, her MS has taken control of her life rather rapidly.

There are several other supporting characters that will need to be filled, so we may ask you to do a short scene, or cold read, in order to get an idea of where you would be best suited. Anyone that would like to be considered for the middle age characters (younger than Grandpa and Grandma), please audition with the Maddie/Nikolas sides.

There is, as a reminder, unfortunately, no pay for this film, but you will receive a screen credit, as well as food and drinks on set.

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Sides are available on the NFG website, as stated above. Please bring with you a completed survey (click here) and a signed Talent Release Form (click here). We will have limited copies on the location, so please, bring your copy with you.

Best,

Joe Harris
Director, "Life at Grandpa's"

Also, look for the unveiling of our Life at Grandpa's webpage in the near future.