Holdup was shot as a senior thesis project
by students at Ohio University. O.U. students also wrote, directed,
starred in, and were responsible for every aspect of production.
General information is below, while specific info can be found using the
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for information are always welcomed.
Locations
Holdup was shot in three locations:Glouster Community Bank, Nelsonville, OH
For those of you that don't know, you never shoot a movie in a bank. It simply isn't done. Security is too much of an issue, yet we felt we needed a real bank to accomplish an authentic look for the piece. After calling every bank in a fifty mile radius, the good people of Glouster Community Bank in Nelsonville, OH agreed to have a meeting with me. Ted Swallow, the Vice President of the bank was enthusiatic and cooperative about our project, and agreed to work with us to get the job done. The bank was beautiful, having been built only a couple of years ago, and looked great in our final cut. We would like to thank all of the bank employees who helped us in the making of our project:
High Plains Ostrich Ranch, Patriot, OH
When I needed to find an ostrich farm to shoot footage at, who knew there would be one in our backyard? A short hour southwest of Athens, High Plains Ostrich Ranch is run by Katie Marshall, who was happy to accomadate us with tours of the facility, ostrich steaks, ostrich sausage, and even ostrich jerky (For those of you that haven't tried it, it really is quite good!) Katie was invaluable in giving our piece an authentic look, and many thanks go out to her. You can visit her webpage by clicking here: www.highplainsostrich.com.The Home of our Executive Producer
When we started our production and approached June, our professor and executive producer, about shooting at her house, she said, "For the next 12 weeks, my home is yours to use". Big mistake! Guess she didn't figure on us rolling cars down her driveway with no one driving, setting her kitchen on fire, covering her yard in trash, and every other thing we did for the sake of our "art". Seriously, June was incredibly patient with us, and we can't thank her enough. Although the house is up for sale now. (Really!) Production Notes
Approx. 15 min., Distributed to national and international film and video festivals.Production format: Hi-8
Distribution format: SVHS/VHS
Special Thanks
Production of Holdup wouldn't have been possible without the following people and businesses, who donated time, equipment, costumes, props, money, food, and everthing else us poor college students can't afford:Roger Good
Henry & Mary Bruno
The Zinn Family
Andrew Marconi Greg
Bruno
Virgil & Linda Brandenburg
Ben Schneider
Galen Bruno
Datera Co.
Susan Pollex
Glenna Bruno
Domino's Pizza
James Dye
Shirley Zahuranec
Bob Evans
Terry Zahuranec Renata
Zahuranec
KFC
Ponderosa
Big Bear
The Great Steak & Fry Co.
The Spaghetti Shop Bob's Supermarket
A very special thanks to Glouster Community Bank and its employees:
A very special thanks to Katie Marshall of High Plains Ostrich Ranch,
Gallia, OH.
