No Blood was a one-dayer. Though the shooting schedule was light, director Nicholas Carlson had assembled a fairly large crew and locked an exquisite location down on Bleeker street. The story centered around Luke who appears to be taking care of daily chores while carrying on a conversation with a visiting friend named Adrian. A bit of intrigue materializes when Luke's bloody hands come into view while scrubbing away at the dishes. The film begins with Luke calling out to his son, Kyle, who never once appears or responds. Actor Matt Gaetano-Levin played the nettling Adrian, exhibiting the right amount of cool and suspicion while providing Luke with contrast and enough provocation to trip him back into the reality he's been cloaking.

This role required me to go into hysterics. It's hard to determine what makes this easy or difficult for an actor day to day. Fortunately, it flowed well when it came time to shoot. I recall shortening my sleep the night before enough to stay loose. I did experience something on No Blood that I never had to this extent before in a role. My body had a physical reaction to the emotions. This was different than just being in the moment and came on after I left the set. I experienced some considerable fatigue and dragged myself over to NYU Tisch, where I still held an ID, and actually "konked" out in the basement for a bit.

No Blood was written and directed by Nicholas Carlson. It was shot entirely in New York City by Tim Toda by on a Sony FS100 with Zeiss lenses.

Running Time: 6 minutes