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Friends for Life, Michael Spence Film

Right after completing Animals and erotic horror thriller I worked on Friends for Life, which is PG rated. It’s a family feature with love an angel, wolves and bears. Starring Michael Flynn and Jimmy Chunga. It was quite the contrast of content and general vibe on set. On Animals there seemed to be a lot more pressure in the ranks of command, communication hiccups, every title & job was very defined, and the crew was generally in a less then optimistic mood. On Friends for Life the crew and cast were very mellow, very helpful, and in good spirits. The pressure arose with the Animals on set. The human society was there along with several trainers and at the beginning of the day they told us that there is a chance that you could be eaten. Outside of Heber UT, in the woods, the set had and electrical wire around the perimeter to protect the cast & crew from the beers and wolves. We were not allowed to have any food or drinks other then water on set. Any strong scents were highly discouraged. No sudden movements were allowed either. Which was difficult for me because I’m used to bouncing around grabbing different angles.
First out was Bart the Beer JR. Bart is a famous movie beer. His tricks were similar to tricks for a dog. Stand, sit, growl, & play. The trainers had such good rapport with Bart that it was easy to forget that Bart could take overtake the crew and cause some serious havoc. The wolves came out next. The wolves looked like dogs but their movement and eyes were wild. The way they looked at you made you feel like lunch. The wolves were sketched out when first coming onto set because of the smells of Bart, meat, and the crew. The trainers were a lot more on edge with the wolves. The wolves would get out of the electrical line perimeter a couple of times and no one was allowed to move until the wolves were ceased. The human society lady was on me like white on rice, instilling fear into me because I was the “smallest” and moved the most. She said I would be the likely candidate for lunch. On this particular take the wolves were running from point a to b and the cameraman was in the middle doing a scan within the electrical wire perimeter. I was originally right next to him but the human society lady moved me out. One of the wolves, Shadow, got out and went straight for me sniffing the ground. I stood there and pretended to be a tree. It was scary “I could be eaten” but it also an adrenaline rush. The trainers quickly recovered shadow. It was humbling being around the animals and exciting at the same time.
After reviewing the pictures the first day there were a few shots of the wolves where they looked like they were going to eat me. The next day I was much more still in my movements around the wolves.

It was a great experience working on crew with familiar faces McKay Daines, Ron Hill, Jimmy Chunga, & Michael Flynn. Good times. I had a conversation with the assistant director Bob Conder about the different vibes on the two sets Animals & Friends for Life. He said that what he found in his experience that the content of the script whether its happy or not passes the vibe onto the crew. Which makes perfect sense.

The website for Friends for life is:

http://flynn-daines.com/friends/story.html

I created a photo gallery for cast & crew at:

http://www.cassstudios.com/uploads/Friends%20For%20Life%20/Welcome.html

This is my digital art of me working in the woods. Its me laugh.

Animals The Movie

Plot Summary
Syd Jarrett (Marc Blucas) is an unsuspecting, down-and-out man in a washed-up hick town whose life is turned upside down when the drop-dead gorgeous Nora (Nicki Aycox) walks through the door of the local bar. Jarrett's passion for Nora leads him peripherally into a sub-culture of animals where he encounters Vic (Naveen Andrews), a renegade whose animal instincts are stronger than his human ones. As things begin to get even worse, Jarrett realizes that his best chance for happiness, and survival, lies in his true love for Jane (Eva Amurri).
Summary written by Matthew Temple

This was an interesting project to be apart of. To summarize it was full of Erotic Blood, Sex, Animals, & horror. This was my first experience on a Movie Stage, which was intriguing to watch how they get the shots and dose doe the locations around for shooting. The most memorable was when we were outside of Kennecott shooting nights. For rain scenes they used over 135,000 gallons of water. We got to blow up cars at 5:30 am. We were also at this abandoned cement factory in downtown Salt Lake, which was incredible miserable. It was 110 degrees outside and inside it was at least 115 degrees. Everyone was sweaty, stinky, dirty, grumpy and zapped by the heat.

I learned a lot, met great people and slept for a few weeks after it was over.

There was some controversy in the news about the filming of Animals in Utah. Its not your typical Utah film because of its Erotic Horror thriller blood and steamy sex. It was the first film to be turned down for funding by the Utah Motion Picture Incentive Fund.

Pictures from this adventure need to go through the approval chain of command before I post. So stay tuned.

The Official Website:
http://www.animals-movie.com

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com

Red Canyon the Movie...adventures in the Desert.

The Film was written by Laura Pratt and Giovanni Rodriguez. The producers include Laura Pratt, Nicole Abisinio, Mike Dungan, and Giovanni Rodriquez. The Director of Photography Sonnel Valezquez.

Red Canyon is a psychological horror thriller with actors Christine Lakin (Regina), Norman Reedus (Mac), Noah Fliess (Harley), Justin Hartely ( Tom), Tim Draxi(Devon), Ankhur Bhatt (Samir), Katie Maguire (Terra). The Director of Photography Sonnel Valezquez.

Natalie Cass Utah Movie Photographer goes on adventure in the Southern Utah in the desolate Desert. Natalie did the behind the scenes photography, Behind the scenes video, and Cast interviews for the production.

My account of the Experience: A month in the Desert
“ It was a full crazy experience working on Red Canyon. Being out in the Desert in extreme heat, 12-17 hr days/nights, 6 day weeks, taxing terrain, isolation, intense and vile locations, along with the well written warped script made it challenging on all levels. The landscape is truly breathtakingly beautiful and changes frequently. The natural lighting along with the landscape was the best part. The crew came up with a name for this place The Republic of Caineville. There is a behind the scenes skit about how the Republic of Caineville came to be. The paper plates found on the Pratt Farm near the old school house. In the Republic of Caineville there is no god, no santa clause, no law, no gas station, no traffic, no contact with the outside world, no plumbing(two days without water), no caption over time, no labor day, no food, no safety, no laundry mat, no reason. There is alot of bugs, extreme heat, solitude, alcohol, drugs, one girl (me!) bats at the pool, coyotes, suicidal bunnies, humming birds, moths the size of my hand, the landscape is extremely beautiful and unforgiving resembles life on the Moon. At the end the cast and crew got t-shirts that said The Republic of Caineville.
The crew & cast really bonded being down there together. We were all at the same hotels and spent all day and night together. I got to know almost everyone on the crew, which rarely happens on Films. The crew was extremely talented in every department. These are the people to be stuck in the desert working on a film with. We all made lifetime friendships.
The most vile place I have ever worked in was this house in the middle of nowhere desert that production bought for the bad guys house(MAC). It has been uninhabited for 15-20 years and was rotting. When the art department got there they found a dead goat in one of the bedrooms with rats and miscellaneous animal feces all over the house. The goat and rats were cleared out by the time we were filming there. The dead goat head was left in the kitchen as a prop. We had face masks for breathing and I was still dry heaving. The grounds were weird. There was at least 15 upside down cars & trucks that had been stripped with pieces everywhere. It was an eerie dump yard on the moon lite with. This was the last night of shooting and I was relieved not to have to go to that place again.
Getting back to society was a shift. It was weird being around mass’s of people again and being in the city. I went to the spa two days in a row and slept for 2 weeks.
You may leave the desert but the desert will never leave you. The experience changed my life. Things that used to be crazy are no longer crazy. If I completed that job I can do anything! I am grateful for the experience and for the friendships I made.“

For additional information on Red Canyon please visit the official website http://www.redcanyonthemovie.com

Cass Studios Commercial

In her element, Photographer Natalie Cass is out on the Salt Flats UT, with musicians Lootchiano, Redd Green and Trumpet player Nick Romer creating a music video Soulhouette "I love What I do". Theme song for Cass Studios, I love what I do.
Video Production done by Strillogy films.

How Natalie Cass holds a Pigeon

I posted this on youtube.com just to show maybe two people the video clip from a Pigeon Racing job I did in TX with Raychel Deppe. On youtube, The video has received international attention from Pigeon Racing Fanciers.

The purpose of photographing the Pigeon Eye is so one can see the details of the Eye. Formally it is call the Eye Sign Like a tree trunk with year rings of history so is the Pigeon Eye. It is the key to see the heritage of the racier and any key performance data characteristics. Pigeon raciers will purchase birds anywhere from $100- $150,000. The photos I provide are profile shots of the bird and a photo of the Eye Sign. Raciers use the photos for publicity and to sale the birds.

The Premise:
Pigeon Racing International Feather Foto photographers Natalie Cass & Raychel Deppe at Quest Syndicate lofts in Austin Texas.

Cover of Pigeon Racing Digest Nov 2006


Pigeon Racing Card

Daines Wedding

Yes I do wedding photography! Here are some samples from a wedding I did in March for McKay Daines & Gina Gay. I worked on McKay's movie Heber Holiday and he was impressed enough with my photography that he asked me to cover his wedding.

This is a quote from McKay & Gina a few days after the wedding i got in my email.

"Everyone has mentioned this and it talking about how impressed we were of you. Thank you for being not only our friend, but such a cool artist. We really respect your talent. Your photographs have such a unique look -- you bring an individual aspect that is creative and fun and yet has a haunting black and white feel. And thank you for being so natural around our family and friends."
McKay & Gina Daines Director of The Dance & Heber Holiday.

This is the Bridal slide show for Gina and their engagement video. It was shown at the wedding along with the engagement video. The photos were done at two locations Red Butte Gardens and this staircase at the Desert News building. Original music is by Luke Poteroff.




McKay & Gina Daines engagement video is shot with a "Harry met Sally" premise for their story of how they met. The video is a mixture of Video of Gina & Mckay during their engagement photo shoot, photos and the couple on the couch telling us their story. Video & editing done by Strillogy Films, photography by Cass Studios.

Weddings- Salt Lake Wedding Photography

It's interesting to me the beginning of coverage of any event. The people all look at the photographer like we're the enemy or the poperazzi. Sometimes I feel awkward because of this stigma. However I know that by the end of the event that the people often view the photographer like the janitor, just there doing their job. A lot of times I don't know people before covering such events and am exposed to their inner personal lives and most precious moments. I'm right there as an observer anticipating those moments that are priceless. The emotion in the room is so thick you could slice with a knife.
This particular wedding, the ceremony took place on some stairs that faced the reception room. I was behind the action between the Bishop, the couple and the audience. This moment the couple was listening to their song being played. I wanted to get a picture of them kissing. So I quietly asked them to kiss. I didn't get the image I wanted so I asked them to do it again. The whole audience laughed as he took his new wife in his arms. It was silly.


I also like playing with kids. They are always so excited to do "cool" things for photographs. We did a few different series of them throwing rose petals up in the air.


I am teaming up with a video-grapher Strillogy films , makeup artist and Dave Tate (original music) to create wedding packages for couples in the SLC Valley. The website should be up here in a few weeks.

Ring of Fire! Ultimate Fighting

My good friend Chad Klingensmith is a professional fighter. When I lived in CO last year I did a series of fighting images for his public fighter image.

http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=15103

This boy does some serious training. Its a around the clock commitment for your body and mind. He went to Thailand to train with the best of his sport.
He was injured in the last few months fighter and was unable to fight in this particular adventure. He invited me to be a spectator. Naturally I get bored as an artist and want to be front in center with the sweat and the punches.
I wasn't technically suppose to be up there. There was another photographer that didn't see eye to eye with me. He told on me so I had to go.
I contacted ROF and they actually enjoyed the images and published them.



This one is my favorite because of audience dude's expression.

Midnight Mirage " Belly Dancing with a Twist"

Since September I have been attending Belly Dancing classes at the Midnight Mirage in Bountiful. Belly dancing is something I do as a stress reliever. For a few months you learn a dance then you perform with your Dance squad. I didn't do dance growing up so it was very exciting for me. My teacher is the 2004 Belly Dancer of the Universe.
I remember the first time I attended class and I was in full bewilderment of how they move their bodies.
Learning dance has actually helped with my photography. I understand body movement more and know how to direct it better. I recommend any photographer, painter, observer of movement to take dance. Incorporating any dance movement into your exercise routine is fun and will increase your energy level.




For more information visit:
http://www.midnightmirage.com

Adventures in Park City

It was the last Saturday night of the Sundance Film Festival. My good friend Cori had a house party right off of Main Street. Whats fun about parties in park city is the international audience that attends the activities. He had a band ViG jamming in his front room. I was impressed with their music and ended up doing stand up with their guitarist Justin.
Outside there was a full moon and a clear sky, ad it was wicked cold. It was beautiful. There was a bomb fire that was 10 feet wide. The was even a Fire guy.

This is Justin

http://www.myspace.com/vigaholics

Dave Tate & Colin Robinson Local Music Legends

Local musicians Dave Tate & Colin Robinson get their jam on during the Sundance Film Festival. Their music touches the artists soul. Its a acoustic guitar jamming mix. His style kinda reminds me of Jack Johnson.
I was having a stressful day when I was listening to them live and it put me at ease. Dave is collaborating with Colin and most recently Victoria Lagerstrom on a few different albums. I will join them on collaborating with photography and events.
I recommend their music live any day!






My favorite songs so far are: Alchemy & Beauty of You

To check out their music visit:
www.davetatemusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/davetateandcolinrobison

Road Trip to LA from SLC with Lisa Smith

It takes a lot of bananas to stop your current life, the job, the relationship, the friends, the city, whats familiar and move across the country. My good friend Lisa Smith was located in Manhattan, NYC and relocated to L.A. She had all the commodities of comfort and the drag of routine. She is currently producing a documentary about Rodeo Groupies. Across the country she has traveled with a team including myself to find the people that make the story. She ventures to L.A to get funding for the project.
Lisa asked me to join in on the road trip adventure from SLC to LA. My friends know you don't have to twist my arm to do an adventure. Our lives have always had a strange parallel. We both go through dramatic changes within days of each other. Shed the old skin and embrace the new chapter. It's going to be great!
Being on the road felt like Thema & Louis with a chihuahua. Except we didn't kill anyone and there was no cops involved.
Driving through death valley I decided that we should stop on this abandoned road to do a photo shoot. Lisa needed head shots- why not in the middle of the desert? We get off the exit and the remains of a gas station from the 30's was desolate and alone. On the other side of the road was this old truck with at least 30 crows. The place felt like death and like walking in a horror movie. We drive on to past this place up a desert road and stopped. The place felt like at any moment a redneck was going to bust out with a shot gun.

Cass Studios News

Cass Studios is Featured at The Sundance Film Festival January 18-28.
Natalie Cass photographer partners with McKay Daines productions for Heber Holiday. Cast members include Torrey Devito, KC Clyde, Erin Chambers, Jimmy Chunga, Michael Birkeland, and Thurl Bailey. Directed & writen by McKay Daines, Director of Photography Ron Hill; produced by Michael Flynn & Brent Geisler.

Music written & produced by Soulhouette; Lootchiano & Redd Green.
http://www.myspace.com/soulhouette

To view trailer visit: http://heberholiday.com/trailer.html
For other McKay Daines productions visit www.McKayDaines.com