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Local filmmaker strike platinum on tiny budget By Jeff Potts of The Northwestern Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, George Lucas, Ron Bullock. Which one of these is not quite like the others? If you guessed Oshkosh’s Ron Bullock, you’re right. He hasn’t made a million-dollar blockbuster or won countless Academy Awards — not yet — but after 25 years in the business, Bullock has left the same footprint in the film industry that once propelled Spielberg, Stone, and Lucas to greatness. “Really, it does nothing for us, but at least people can’t say we’ve been wasting our time anymore,” chuckled Bullock from the Washington Street offices of Video Trend Associates, the film company he founded in 1980. Truthfully, what Bullock refers to so casually is actually one of the biggest honors in the independent film industry — a platinum Remi award, for Best Short Film, from WorldFest-Houston.

"Wienerfest - The Movie"

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Meter Started: Jun 24, 2007

"Wienerfest - The Movie" includes scenes shot during Wienerfest 2008 in Whitelaw, as well as at 7 Lakes Golf Course in Cato. Rex Piano is the director of the film, to be completed by December 2008. One of its main characters is Rudy Beaga, played by Robert Shafer, who is a Chicago hitman hired to kill the owner of special wiener recipes. Other Wienerfest events will include a donkey baseball game, outdoor movie, live music by the Happy Schnapps Combo, and a parade featuring 100 citizen-"extra" dressed as wieners.

Director Rex Piano hopes for a large public turnout at various Wienerfest 2008 events Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.

"It's a labor of love," Piano said of his low-budget film with principal shooting in Whitelaw, featuring "bad guys from a mean corporation in Chicago that want to get the famous Whitelaw wiener recipes."

The veteran film and TV director said "Wienerfest — The Movie" might be thought of in the same vein as "Spinal Tap," "A Mighty Wind," and "Best in Show," with ensemble actors engaged in a spoof comedy.

"There are a lot of good actors coming in (to Whitelaw), and we've all been doing scripted TV and movies," Piano said. "The nature of this event allows for improvisation."

Piano will have five, high-definition video cameras shooting during the weekend, including at donkey baseball, a golf tournament, movie in the park, crowning of Miss Wienerfest, "and 100 people dressed in wiener costumes walking in Sunday's parade."

The director said he envisions the finished video feature lasting 80 to 90 minutes. "This holiday season, people can come into Whitelaw Sausage and pick up some wieners, some cheese and the DVD," Piano said.

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