Halfway through filming, but barely started editing. Why? I’m not sure. My birthday is coming up, and they always depress me (another year older and deeper in debt no closer achieving any of my goals (beyond getting my trophy …
Category: My Writing
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Day 3 and 4, in the can
Saturday was a critical day in filming Treasure Hunt, as I had three locations with hard schedules (and a fourth, but that’s at a friend’s house, so could be moved, if necessary (the first weekend’s thoughts)). The …
First weekend, in the can
So this has been an interesting learning experience. We started filming Treasure Hunt Saturday morning, but not quite at nine, like I had hoped. Hopefully I can get people moving a bit faster in the morning, though John, the sound …
Filming starts tomorrow!
At long last, tomorrow at 9 AM I officially become a director. I figured I’d be excited or nervous, but mostly I’m tired. I expect I’ll be more tired still by Monday, but building a house and greenhouse/pool has prepared …
Chemistry Tests and Table Read
So I cast my four leads, then got some bad news. The actress I initially cast for the role of Velma was basically being forced to join SAG and could no longer work non-union projects. While the incremental cost/effort of …
Oh, the Horror!
I’ve been pursuing a next project, even though I haven’t even started filming Treasure Hunt, let alone had any sort of success with it (I’m just that sort of guy; can’t help myself). It’s a period biopic about the …
More on Auditions
I’m almost done with auditions, and about ready to start the agonizing process of selecting who to cast. There have been a number of surprises in this process, though. I was initially contacted by 66 people for one or more …
My First Audition!
Sunday I had my very first audition. Crystal Day lives in Charlottesville, which is much closer to the Shenandoah house than our Maryland house. We were scheduling an audition for Monday night when I discovered this, so suggested she visit …
A busy two weeks!
I’ve been a bit overwhelmed the last two weeks, so didn’t get the blog post last week. But so much has happened, most of it really great, that I need to do an update.
I created an ad that I …
Why so quiet?
I think it’s been nearly a month since I posted here (notwithstanding the flurry I just made). We had a 3 week vacation to the Philippines, for my ‘rents-in-law’s 60th wedding anniversary and my father-in-law’s 85th birthday. It was a …