Shot on location and in a sound stage, Donnie’s Tree wrapped production in a seven-day shooting schedule in Victorville, Los Angeles, and the city of Orange. The first day of principal photography was underway in Victorville, the location for all of the exterior scenes. While we originally planned and anticipated a hot dry day, we were greeted with storm clouds and cold, wet weather. Rather than fretting the clouds, we embraced them as visual cues for what lay ahead in the stormy relationship between Donnie and Carmen. This 27-page script was shot with 19,800 feet of film using 35mm Kodak SO-080, 500 Tungsten film, which was originally custom ordered by a well known Cinematographer. A significant portion was donated by Eastman Kodak Company.® Panavision® had granted Donnie’s Tree with a complete 35mm package through the New Filmmaker Program for a significantly reduced cost.

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