For the past year, an enthusiastic group of Laguna Woods Village filmmakers from the Video Club and The Old Pros has been conducting a unique experiment in filmmaking. What if we took the same script and filmed it five different ways? "That's exactly what we did," reports Gila Zalon (left), who heads the project. A... Continue Reading →
SEE "TWILIGHT TIME" ON VILLAGE TELEVISIONThe 28-minute film will air on Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. from October through November, 2025 on Village Television, Channel 406. GUEST PORTRAITSClick here to view or download guest portraits and other photos from the "Twilight Time" Premiere. If your portrait was taken and you have not yet... Continue Reading →
UPDATE (April, 2026) - All but one of the "5 short movies" in the Film Scenes Project was shot during March and April, 2026 with 5 different casts and production teams and are now in the editing phase. One short movie remains in production. Plans call for a Film Scenes Project premiere in June. A... Continue Reading →
Click here to view coverage of the September 25, 2025 "Twilight Time" Premiere. "TWILIGHT TIME" PRODUCTION STILLSClick here to view 56 "Twilight Time" production still and publicity photos -- most taken during the shooting of the film in November, 2024. All Village residents and their guests are invited to attend the Premiere showing of the... Continue Reading →
Casting is complete, a new director is in place, and shooting began on November 8 for “Twilight Time,” the sixth production in the Video Club's Short Dramatic Film series. The romantic comedy, written by internationally-known film/TV actor and Village resident Brett Halsey, won the club's 2024 Short Dramatic Script Contest. It follows the budding (and... Continue Reading →
Internationally-known film and TV actor Brett Halsey (left), a 16-year Laguna Woods Village resident, is the winner of the Video Club's 2024 Short Dramatic Film Script Contest, according to Tom Nash, contest chair. Halsey's 20-minute script, “Twilight Time,” a romantic comedy, will be the sixth produced in the club's Short Dramatic Film series. Nash said... Continue Reading →
John Kelly, who served as the Video Club's External Video Coordinator for many years and was deeply involved in producing our Short Dramatic Films series, passed away from natural causes on June 14, 2024 at age 72. A “Celebration of Life” will be held for family only, according to his wife, Alexandra Scott-Kelly, who is... Continue Reading →
Click here to view “Seeking Online Adventures” on the club's YouTube channel. Watch for a video of the Premiere (which was our March, 2024 General Meeting} shot by Jim Rohrs (thank you, Jim!!), to be posted on our YouTube channel soon under “Playlists>General Meetings.” PHOTOS BY MARK RABINOWITCHAbove left, "Seeking Online Adventures" cast members (from... Continue Reading →
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