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 …
Category: Treasure Hunt
Four college students, worried about paying for their last year, go on a hunt for buried Civil War gold.
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 …
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 …
Got me a DP
Last Thursday I met with young Nathan Airey, to see if we clicked in person like we’d been clicking via email. We’d been swapping emails ever since I posted to Reddit asking for places to look for Directors of Photography …
TreasHu Principal Roles
As I’ve asked for help on Reddit to find a place to ask for actors, I figured I’d list the descriptions I’ve worked up for the principal roles. My budget for “Treasure Hunt” now allows me to pay …
Editing Myself
This is really an extension of an earlier post on editing.
I’ve been rereading what I feel is becoming my bible on directing, “Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics” by Michael Rabiger and Mick Hurbis-Cherrier, and this morning started …