Happy Holidays Film

Directing Reel

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:02:57 +0000

Check out S.mohen's new directing reel featuring scenes from Happy Holidays!

S. Mohen's Reel 2009 from True Perfection on Vimeo.

True Perfection

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:57:07 +0000

Here it is! The next installment for SPIF Productions... the pilot of the new feature film 'True Perfection' for more information go to www.trueperfectionfilm.com
True Perfection from True Perfection on Vimeo.

Triple Martini, 3 Olives

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:56:31 +0000

Check out another interview from True Perfection! Starring Lisa Younger as Natalie Cooper.

More from True Perfection...

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:15:25 +0000

The number one fan of True Perfection!! www.trueperfectionfilm.com

Happy Holidays star in SPIF's next project!!!

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:52:19 +0000

Check out Jeff Whitlatch play Lucas Austin, in True Perfection!!!

Next for SPIF Productions..

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:51:43 +0000

In addition to On the Verge, SPIF Productions has been gearing up for its next feature "True perfection" They shot a small pilot to generate funding, here's a little bite of it

www.trueperfectionfilm.com

Official Trailer

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:51:56 +0000

Check out the official trailer for Happy Holidays!

DVDs!!!!

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:50:46 +0000

Want to finally see "Happy Holidays"? Step 1 Watch this:

All proceeds go to festival entries and SPIF Productions! www.spifproductions.com

This is a limited addition of the movie! Signed by the Cast & Crew! Get it now before it gets more expensive and less cool! Step 3 Check out our behind the scenes podcasts at www.youtube.com/happyholidaysfilm

When do I stop saying 'when I grow up'?

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:47:51 +0000

What this podcast means to me by S.Mohen Even though I might keep saying this over and over, this is one of my favorite podcasts that we did. I think it's really a testament to how we were growing as a production team and how the project itself was falling into place. We learned how to make a better more interesting podcast and also how we should look on camera. Simple things you'd think you'd know, but really there's no "how to make a podcast" class, we kind of just did everything. Something funny for me is having Brigitte and I together for the first time since we would later star in On the Verge together. When we shot the 'looking for a thomas' bit, Brigitte was wearing some sort of shirt that she hated, so she asked to borrow a plain one of mine...only problem is I hardly ever wore plain clothes, so she borrowed a shirt of mine that said "Barbie is a slut"...hence the blurring.... Something really cool for me, was for the first time I started to hear other people talk about my work, my script and really dedicate themself to it. Hearing Mary give such an indepth beautiful response to who Clarissa is made me love her more as an actress and a person! I knew then I had made the right choice casting. I remember when I found out that Chapman wasn't going to give us the greenlight to make Happy Holidays in terms of using equipment and school facilities. I was walking back to rehearsal from class and saw I had a missed call. It was the assistant to someone at the film school saying the request was denied on the grounds the project was "too ambitious." I still remember that phrase...."too ambitious" just playing over and over in my head. How can you tell a student they're being too ambitious? I went straight to rehearsal, told Mary and Jeff what had happened and said we were going to keep rehearsing because well...there was no other option. It was that moment I knew the project was for real and that it was time for me to stop saying "when I grow up I want to make movies." It was time to start saying "I am growing up and I am making movies as I go."

Looking Back: Podcast 1

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:27:04 +0000

What this Podcast means to me. By S.Mohen The first official podcast. Wow this was fun to make and who knew what crazy stuff would happen from when we started shooting it until the end. But it kills...KILLS me to watch this podcast. Why? Because of the freaking fish eye lens on Dillon's camera. Because of this podcast I learned exactly how NOT to do an interview. And the worst part is, this is where I'm giving the meat of the story, how it all happened! The stuff about my friends, about John, about everything and its so not interesting because I'm slouching, un-enthusiastic, Dillon who shot it got a terrible angle on me and I look 40 pounds heavier. No joke. Wes and I thought about pretending like I got so stressed out I lost a lot of weight due to the film in the next podcast. ha! Aside from my own vain thoughts on my interview. It really serves as a testimony to the friendship I had with Mallory, Niels, Nathan, Colin, Trevor, Dillon. Because that summer where we hashed out the script was so much fun! All of us would stay up till 4 am playing guitar hero, watching movies, drinking, biking, running around, going to the beach and occasionally working on Happy Holidays. And I think a lot of that spirit made it through into the script. It's sad, many may wonder what happened to the friendship. I wonder sometimes too. People change, and I know I did. But if you can learn to appreciate the times you have with people and truly cherish them...well they're just awesome. And I can never thank these people enough for giving me the strength to do this film. But maybe the best part of this podcast is the auditions! And of course our drunken filming the night before talking about the auditions. What's great about the auditions, is I barely knew the 5 actors I would get to know and love so dearly. Here you and I get to watch meeting them for the first time! As we list off the names, it's always funny looking at Brigitte (the blonde) as I say Michael Sasso, because they of course would go out and are still together 3 years later. See Robert actually take a swing at Russell in the auditions which is when I knew he was perfect for the part. And of course to top it all off, we also realized that I shouldn't act out traumatic things that happen. Ever. But if you can gather anything from this podcast, is that we were learning as we were going. Testing out stuff, and because of this podcast we learned a lot about what to do, what not to do. It was as shakey as we felt, but we were just a bunch of kids with a big idea about doing a movie. Somewhat committed, but mostly just thought it was fun. It wasn't until the next podcast that we realized just how much we wanted to make this, and how much we'd have to sacrifice to do it.

Looking Back: Podcast 0

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:11:20 +0000

Thus starts the blog, "What this podcast means to me." By S.Mohen "This might be my favorite podcast out of the bunch. Well, they all are...but this one especially. Why? Because we had no idea what the hell we were doing. Behind our two sleepy faces were two kids totally clueless to what lay ahead, or quite frankly how to make a feature film. Also we had no concept about what putting something on the internet meant. It meant everyone would see it, meaning you should probably shower before stepping in front of the lens. And neither of us had considering we had stayed up until 5AM trying to finish the second part of the podcast. Note in later podcasts where we both look groomed and somewhat stylish. A funny thing about this, how Dillon asks what his position is since both of us were doing 10 jobs and were clueless as to any titles. I think it was the fact that we really didn't know what we were doing that gave us the ability to do it. I mean we knew how to make films, I new how to direct, but there's no prep for assembling a project this large without just doing it. Another part I like about the second half of this is when Colin says "That's really nice" I think our friend Adam was making vulgar hand gestures at him. And of course Nathan...shirtles... Here the way it was, two kids with some support standing in front of a huge mountain with no food, supplies or map. Both turn to each other being like, "You down to climb it?" the other, "Totally.""

Podcasts!

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:48:53 +0000

As the years go on it's hard to believe it's already been almost 3 years since Happy Holidays first began! On the eve of SPIF's next to big projects "True Perfection" and "On the Verge" be sure to check out our podcasts to get a glimpse at the immense struggle the team had to go through to pave the way for their careers!!! They can be viewed at either http://www.abstractmall.com/happyholidaysfilm/podcast/ or http://www.youtube.com/happyholidaysfilm

Happy Holidays on IMDB!!!

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:31:15 +0000

Just today "Happy Holidays" was granted an IMDB page! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340579/

True Perfection

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:21:04 +0000

It's official. SPIF has announced it's newest endeavour, a mockumentary "True Perfection." If you loved 'Happy Holidays' or are just plain interested, as you should be, check out: Http://www.TruePerfectionfilm.com The website is not yet complete, but as the coming weeks go on, it will be!

Next for "On the Verge" by SPIF PRODUCTIONS

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:12:50 +0000

Another Feature?!!! On the Verge is a new...well it doesn't really have a category. First conceived as a web series following four girls in their quest for success, it went through so many ups and downs, it verged itself silly. .. Well now, it's going to be turned into something. A webesodic-reality-docu-film. It will follow the successful, final three verge girls, Sarah, Ana & Katie; a film-maker, Actress and Chef in Los Angeles. This WRDF will show the girls struggle with their lives, their careers and also to make the web-series. How the crew struggled with no money, the harsh realities of life and worst of all...divas (an evidently rampant plague in LA). This WRDF will take the footage of auditions, partying, crying, drinking, working, car crashes, evictions, friendship, betrayal, hopes, failures and who knows what else and turn it into 10 episodes of a full feature. In the hopes of showing that even when something seems so bleak, the best can be made out of it. For this is the ultimate purpose of On the Verge. To deal with the messed up world we all live in. To show that through bills, debts, silly rules and the large majority of people who's main ambition in life is to keep everyone else down, you can overcome everything if you believe in not only yourself, but your dreams. Stay tuned as the film goes through pre-production with our monthly updates! Get ready for On the Verge 2.0 the best WRDF ever!