Principal
photography for Home of the Giants began September 6, 2005. Last
principal photography was on October 9, 2005 . The
Official Runtime for Home of the Giants is 104 minutes , confirmed by director
Rusty Gorman and editor Dan Schalk. ASPECT
RATIO : Director Rusty Gorman chose to film Home of the Giants in an
aspect ratio of 1.85:1 ( instead of 2.33 :1 which is also called wide-screen )
because basketball is a vertical game and he did not want to stretch the frame
too far horizontally. A
rough cut TRAILER for Home of the Giants made its debut in 11th
February 2006 in theatres in Greensboro , shown in conjunction with screenings
of SymPics International's film , " National Lampoon's Pucked" , which premiered
on Friday night 10th February 2006 at The Grande in Greensboro. This rough cut
trailer was meant to be shown in Greensboro only , where filming of the movie
took place. It has since found its way to the internet. Post
production on Home of the Giants officially completed on 4th May 2007 The
FIRST prerelease screening of Home of the Giants was held on 9th May 2007
in Los Angeles for a full house of 300 VIPs and fans, the first time that the
completed film was shown to a test audience. The response to it was overwhelmingly
positive. The
SECOND prerelease screening of Home of the Giants was held in Chicago last
Thursday 12th July 2007 before a private audience, the occasion graced by director
Rusty Gorman, Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Merriman and his mother Nona Merriman. FESTIVAL
ROUNDS : Home of the Giants was screened 3 times at the Chicago International
Film Festival 2007 and 6 times at the Heartland Film Festival 2007, both held
in October 2007 More
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