Here's the crew in action. We are always very serious and do not allow any jokes on the "set". WE HATE FUN!

Production NOTES, PICS and FACTS about ASH WEDNESDAY: CAPITULO UNUS:

• This is Digital Work Studios second movie

• The script is 67 pages long. However we have added much more to the story throughout production.

• Principal photography began July 1, 2006

• Capítulo Unus signifies Chapter One. Unus is Latin, I couldn't find the word for Chapter in Latin so we kept it in Spanish.

• It is unknown how many chapters of Ash Wednesday there will be.

• The movie will be 50% in English and 50% in Spanish (with subtitles) approximately.

• The story spans through San Antonio, TX., Piedras Negras, COAH., and Los Troncos (which is a fictitious city in Quintana Roo near Cancun)

• Even though the name suggests to be a religious film, it is not.

• The scenes that appear in the trailer were all shot in Eagle Pass, TX (except the shot of Ash Wednesday. He was shot in Piedras Negras)

• For many of the actors/actresses that appear in the movie, did not go through the process of a formal casting (except for Jessica, played by Kristy Gomez), we just went with our gut feeling.

• Many of the people who worked on El Escape De Los Santos is back for Ash. We always make a lot of new friends when filming.

• The music appearing in the trailer was made with a metal desk, a can of starbucks double shot espresso, a chair, a wooden door, a digital recorder, and audio software.

• Even though we used an extensive amount of makeup, none of us knew how to use it. At the end we made incredibly realistic scars, bruises, cuts, bullet holes, etc. with a small makeup kit. Paco Flores did most of Ash's scars, Brittani Harmeyer did most of the bruises and we all pitched in for cuts and blood.

• We are shooting with digital film, with a panasonic camera called HVX-200 shooting at 24P at 720 HD.

• The movie is being edited in a PC with AVID XPRESS PRO HD

• 90% of the film was shot in Eagle Pass, TX, the rest was shot in Piedras Negras, Coah. and in San Antonio, TX.

• Many of the actors reside in Eagle Pass, San Antonio and Piedras Negras.

• The crew normally consists of Ricardo "close-up" Mendoza W., Paco (Leo) Flores, Roger (Barco) De Los Santos, Alonso "flaco" Wheeler and Robert Rdz Palafox. We all take care of the gripping and groping :-D

• We produce our own films as well as marketing materials, such as trailers, websites, photos, etc...

• The only thing we contract out is the production of the music. We contract with Valhalla Studios in Monterrey, MX.

• We like beer.

• a lot

• The film is violent. All of the cast and crew come from dysfunctional families. I don't know what that means. :-D

• If you saw the trailer and thought that maybe this film is NOT for you, then it probably isn't. The scenes are very crude and we didn't hold back on anything.

Production Pics

Production design was made here by Paco, Ricky, Alonso and Royer.
Translation: Shelter for drug and alcohol addicts. "Jovenes" refers to young people.

Ash Flashback scene. Roger, Brenda Vasquez (as ASH's gal), Meme Torres, Toño...
and the rest of the DWS crew getting ready.

Paco Flores putting Makeup on Ash Wednesday (Ramiro Briones). Mario and Pepe de Anda in the back.

This is it. The HVX-200 HD camera. We shoot with 4GB cards that hold 10 min. ea.

The crew behind the meanest mother** on earth... enough said...

Director Ricardo Mendoza and Ash Wednesday (Ramiro Briones).

Wii will have a digital photo album as soon as the movie is assembled and we get our heads back to earth.
Thanks for your support!

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