Started by Amanda Rogers, an up-and-coming fan-turned-producer, Shoom Zone Productions seeks to make a feature film with the cast of The Invisible Man (2000), a.k.a. I-Man, a series that originally ran on the SciFi Channel.  Actors Vincent Ventresca, Paul Ben-Victor, Eddie Jones, and Mike McCafferty have all expressed interest in the project.   Rogers details the ups and downs of learning and practicing her trade in the Shoom Zone Productions Blog, and is starting to attract the attention of some important people in the industry. 

Recently, Rogers attended the California Independent Film Festival, and blogged about what she learned there:  “Most notably, I learned about the importance… of a music supervisor in a film.  Besides finding the music for a film, a big and very important part of a music supervisor’s job is to get… music rights.  Without the proper clearance, lots of legal problems can crop up… that could have been avoided simply by… due diligence” (21 Apr 2008).  But behind-the-scenes tips and legal issues aren’t all she writes about; her blog also keeps readers up-to-date on former I-Man actors’ and crew members’ other projects, often giving fans a timely heads-up about films, television shows, or live productions.

I met Amanda several months ago in California; a director friend of hers took us to lunch at the famous Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.  (I think I offended the headwaiter there, but that’s another story.  In fact, he probably wasn’t even a headwaiter; he probably had a French title.)  While there, the director tried to convince us a man at the table next to us was John Travolta.  He was sitting with his back to her, and she was going by his voice, which did, indeed, have a certain low raspiness similar to Travolta’s.  However, I had a near perfect view of his profile, and while he did look like an actor I’ve seen before, trust me, Travolta he was not. 

It was a good lunch.  I think I had the duck.

Shoom Zone Productions has come a long way since its inception, and shows great promise of achieving its goals.  I’ve spoken to Amanda off-the-record about her work—she doesn’t write all the nitty-gritty details of the daily grind on her blog—and believe me, she is making great progress.  I’m looking forward to that film.