News

Date: 1/11/2014

LJR Productions has acquired a short comedy script it plans to produce in the coming months called “Karmatic”. Synopsis: A comedy about a troubled man who comes up with a clever way to manage his anger. Breakdowns will be posted on the LJRProductions.com website as well as LA Casting and Mandy.com. Principle photography will take place in Southern California.


Date: 3/19/2013

LJR Productions announces a new short horror film “Door of Fear” to begin shooting the first weekend in April. Now looking for cast and crew this project.


Date: 3/5/2013

“Second Chances” gets a review in Examiner.com along with other films that screened at the IFP Breakout Challenge, Phoenix Art Museum this past January. Click HERE to read more.


Date: 3/2/2013

LJR Production’s own Jon Ray was recently interviewed by Jump Ship Productions as their Filmmaker of the Week Article.


Date: 2/28/2013

It was a busy month for LJR Productions as they participated in the local A3F Almost Famous Film Festival in Phoenix, Arizona. Their short 5-minute Sci-Fi film “Ring of Time” was entered and given an Honorable Mention. The film how has its own IMDB page http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2733110.


Date: 2/9/2013

LJR Productions has finalized its 2013 – 2014 Film Festival submission list for “Second Chances”. We will be submitting to 15 film festivals covering both the US and Canada. Updates will be posted here if and when we are selected and where you can see the film.


Date: 2/8/2013

LJR Productions is looking for CAST/CREW who are available Feb. 15th 7pm – Feb. 17th 7pm, non-paid. We are an official entry into the Almost Famous Film Festival 2013 (A3F). Jon Ray will be writing / directing, Samantha Ray will be producing / editing. All other positions are up for grabs. Would really like to find a new cinematographer to work with. If they don’t have their own camera, will have a DSLR to use. Please send an email to the producer Samantha Ray if you’re interested in joining us. This should be a fun and quick event where we write, shoot, edit and turn-in a complete 1 – 5 minute short film, all within 48 hours.


Date: 1/28/2013

LJR Productions presents the trailer from our latest short film “Second Chances“.
Screening Feb. 7th at the Phoenix Art Museum @ 7:30pm – Tickets


Date: 1/22/2013

We wrapped production on “Second Chances” today, a short Urban Fantasy Drama. From initial concept to wrap in 6 days, starting without a cast, crew, or any locations, we and the Arizona Filmmaking community made it happen! In a few more days, we will have completed our edit of the short and turned into the IFP Phoenix Breakout Challenge – January 2013. Screen for this and other films involved in the Breakout Challenge with be February 7th, 2013 at the Phoenix Arts Museum. Tickets for this event can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets. Event is $10 and starts at 6pm.


Date: 1/18/2013

LJR Productions has entered the IFP Phoenix Breakout Challenge – January 2013. Currently, in late pre-production, the title of the short urban fantasy film is “Second Chances”. The contest kicked off January 3rd, 2013. However, LJR Productions upon hearing that there were still open slots, has entered and must complete this project by January 27th, 2013. Casting and Crew notices have been posted for this project, but the turn around time will be extremely quick. Production is schedule to start sometime next week and to wrap no later than Friday (1/25/2013). Having completed the project, it will screen February 7th, 2013 at the Phoenix Art Museum in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.