THE TIMES - shreveporttimes.com
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2007 3D
ENTERTAINMENT
By Alexandyr Kent
akent@gannett.com
Shreveport
native
Jeffrey
Goodman soon will begin shooting
his first feature film after a year of
fundraising and years of planning.
“The Last Lullaby” begins a 22-day
shoot in Shreveport on Jan. 22. Its
production budget is $1.5 million.
Goodman remains tight-lipped
about the cast, but he has hired pro-
ducer David Koplan and a creative
team.
Koplan produced “Chrystal,” star-
ring Billy Bob Thornton, and “Winter
Passing,” starring Ed Harris, Zooey
Deschanel and Will Ferrell.
“Dave produced two movies at our
exact budget level, and two movies
in the South. He was able to attract
A-level talent to these very small
films and actually get them out
there,” Goodman said. “I can’t think
of a more perfect candidate.”
Other hires include cinematogra-
pher Richard Rutkowski, production
designer Elizabeth Mickle, costume
designer Erika Munro, first assistant
director Yann Sobezynski and line
producer Matt Leonetti Jr.
Goodman is confident the team
can create a film that measures up
to their hopes. Many have worked
together on other movies.
“I’m trying to create as much of a
team atmosphere as I can,” Goodman
said. He later added, “What my job
right now is is to get all of these
people into my head and let them
know what it is I’m seeing, what it is
I’m thinking. ...”
While Goodman looks forward
to focusing on the creative side of
making the feature, he still works
long days to make sure all the details
are in place.
“The process of selling never
ends,” he said. “You’re selling to
raise the money, you’re selling to get
people to let you use their locations,
you’re selling to crew members to
get them to work on your film, and
you’re selling to get actors to work
on the project. And, once again,
you’re selling it to a distributor to
get them to buy it.”
“The Last Lullaby” is co-written
and based on a short story by Max
Allan Collins. Collins wrote the
graphic novel, “Roa