Cleveland-Based Short Film for CCR Indie Film Incubator Project 2024!

The House Has Good Bones by Simon Brubaker

Today we are spotlighting 2024 Cleveland Indie Film Incubator filmmaker, Simon Brubaker, and his film "The House Has Good Bones" which will be premiering this month along with last year's 4 Incubator participants! We asked Brubaker to talk about his experience on set and post-production process! Read more below.

Logline

An old farmhouse holds more than memories as it's new occupants are soon to discover...

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CCR: What was your favorite part about being on set and leading the production of "The House Has Good Bones?"

Brubaker: My favorite part of leading the production of "The House Has Good Bones" was seeing the positivity and creativity of my crew come to life. I felt like I was asking everyone a pretty big favor to work late into the night on a weekend but once everyone got there, we all had a great time and everyone was working toward one goal while bringing their own ideas and insight to the production. I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to accomplish but other people contributed things that I hadn't thought of that flushed out the ideas and made them more interesting and that collaboration was so fun.

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CCR: Were there any challenges you faced on set? How did you overcome them?

Brubaker: The first day of shooting was just myself and my actress, co writer, and fiance Elizabeth - the world's smallest production. And while it was fun to just run around with the camera and play with ideas we didn't get through as many set ups as I would have liked. Being a two-person crew was definitely a challenge. Once we had a small crew on set, we were much more efficient and I could delegate a bit which was great.

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CCR: Now that production is complete, what are you looking forward to most in the post-production process?

Brubaker: There is no dialogue in this short, so it relies heavily on sound design. I would say sound design and color grading are the two parts of post production I'm most excited about.

CCR: Anything else you'd like to share about the process or shooting weekend?

Brubaker: I had the best time on our shoot days and can't thank my crew enough for coming out and being a part of my little film. I also can't thank Don and CCR enough for giving us all this opportunity, it was such a blast and forced me to execute on an idea which otherwise might have stayed an idea.

Keep up to date with Simon's journey and the rest of the Cleveland Indie Film Incubator participants on our blog and socials! @clevelandcamerarental