Welcome! The official The Night Before website has finally launched!
This page will become your connection to the most up-to-date information on the film, scheduled screenings, awards and miscellaneous information.
Archive of press releases
- June 18, 2007
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- March 21, 2004
- The Night Before is an official selection of the Riverrun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The festival runs April 22-25, 2004. The Night Before will screen Friday, April 23, 2004 at 10:30am in the Gold Theater at the North Carolina School of the Arts 1533 S. Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. For more information, visit the official Riverrun International Film Festival website.
- October 23, 2003
- The Night Before will make its film festival debut in Marco Island, Florida at the Marco Island Film Festival on November 8th with a second screening on November 9th. For more information, see the official Marco Island website.
THE NIGHT BEFORE TIMELINE
- December 1, 2001
- Director Jay Holben meets with writer James Cole to discuss adaptation of Cole's short story Hot Shots into short screenplay
- Early January, 2002
- First draft of short screenplay is delivered. Rewrites begin.
- January 21, 2002
- First official script meeting with Jay Holben, James Cole and producers Jacqueline Cruz and Mark Russell . Rewrites continue.
- February 6-8, 2002
- Casting sessions for The Night Before take place at the offices of Hollywood Shorts/Griffith Place Films in Hollywood.
- February 15, 2002
- Final callback casting session.
- February 20, 2002
- First rehearsal with the main cast.
- February 21, 2002
- Final location scout.
- February 23, 2002
- First meeting with director Jay Holben and composer Buck Sanders.
- February 28, 2002
- Production designer Marny Nahrwold, art director Seth Reed and crew move into location in Camarillo and begin to construct set.
- That evening, director Jay Holben makes a first walk-through of the work-in-progress hospital set.
- March 1-4, 2002
- Principal photography for The Night Before.
- April 8, 2002
- Producer Mark Russell and Jay Holben begin organizing and logging footage for editing.
- April 17, 2002
- First meeting with Jay Holben and editor Dan O'Brien.
- April 21, 2002
- First editing session.
- Late April - early June, 2002
- Editing sessions.
- May 20, 2002
- First test screening of work-in-progress film.
- June 4, 2002
- Second test screening.
- June 10, 2002
- Editorial picture lock.
- June 19, 2002
- First spotting session with Jay Holben and composer Buck Sanders.
- July 12, 2002
- Trailer is completed and released on 1,000 promotional DVDs with the Filmmaker's Alliance annual screening at the Director's Guild of America in Hollywood.
- October 31, 2002
- Score completed.
- January 16, 2003
- Sound Mix session with designer Josh Eichenbaum at Thunder Audio in Santa Monica.
- January 21, 2002
- Final sound mix session. ADR with Lucas Riney and April Adamson.
- March, 2003
- The Night Before is notified that it has received the International Cinematographer's Guild Film Showcase award. 35mm print must be delivered by April 21.
- April 1-2, 2003
- HD-online sessions at The Post Group in Hollywood.
- April 7, 2003
- First test screening of HD to 35mm transfer at Cinesite in Hollywood.
- April 15, 2003
- First full screening of silent 35mm output at Cinesite.
- April 17, 2003
- First full screening of composite 35mm print with sound at Deluxe laboratories in Hollywood.
- April 27, 2003
- First public screening at the Director's Guild of America in Hollywood for the International Cinematographer's Guild Film Showcase 2003. Cinematographer Christopher Probst is honored for his achievement on the film.
- June 18, 2003
- The Night Before official premiere screening for cast, crew and invited industry representatives at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank.
- September 8, 2003
- The official website launches at www.adakin.com/thenightbefore