“From Boots to Broadway: How Army Veteran Ryan Smith Transformed His Life Into a Captivating Musical Journey”
Ashley
Gotcha. So, then, okay, so then once you had your money, you got your production into place. What were those next steps? How do you find, you know, quality, experienced cast and crew in your small-town America?
Ryan Smith
So, we knew it was going to be a low budget film. We did put out a wide casting call. And we were very pleased with the people who came in. We made sure that everyone who came on set with the exception of the extras were paid. There was always food available. We had regular meal breaks and everything like that. All the cast, all the crew was paid. I think the only person who wasn’t paid besides the extras was me. But yeah, we consistently had, as far as our regular actors, I felt like they did a great job. Probably as you watch the film and see some of the extras in the background, they do a pretty good job. You can tell in a couple of scenes that they’re not necessarily dancers. And you know, we had a choreographer who came on from Branson. I don’t know if you’re familiar with Branson, Missouri. That’s where all country singers go to die. But she worked down in Silver Dollar City. She was one of the main dancers they had down there. So, she came on and would occasionally bring other dancers with her. But a lot of times she would just have to work with whatever extras we had on hand. So, she would she would show them that the moves for an hour or two. And then we just jump in and film it. And we had some mixed results with that.
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