The scenes shot at the Grayson house were shot at director, Brandon Allen Powell's grandmother's house, where the director lived during the production. The director's grandmother also prepared all of the meals for the cast and crew.
A lot of footage was lost and a lot of the movie was re-shot over the next several years as actors became available again. Some actors were unable to re-shoot their scenes and in some instances, scenes had to be quickly re-written and a few smaller roles even had to be re-cast. The re-shot scenes were shot even more quickly than the original scenes had been and with an even smaller crew and less equipment.
Actors chose and supplied their character's outfits from their own wardrobes. They also used and applied their own make-up. All male actors wore no make-up at all.
Although the movie was scripted, the scenes were often changed a great deal on the day of shooting to accommodate the location and actors that were available. Also, dialogue was changed to better fit the actor's natural speech patterns.
All scenes taking place in the Fisher's home were set up and shot in under four hours. This was a rule set by the owners of the house because they were living there at the time of the shoot. Another interesting thing about this location is that the house belonged to the director's parents and was one of the houses that he grew up in.