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Holy crap, what a busy time, where was I?

Last Sunday I had the best shoot of my life. Working with Sean Jordan (the Wordburglar) again and Tanya, Jenn on Make-up, Alex (from Saveslot) on Boom, Jeremy (Sean’s friend) with his HD camera, and Kelci as the third actress. Best shoot ever. Wow, what a day.

SJ, Tanya and Kelci were absolutely brilliant with improv, so a lot of the day consisted of capturing what they were creating on camera and trying not to burst out laughing.

We shot “reality” interview style, with 3 locations- SJ’s apartment (with a greenscreen), a local Church’s practice hall for dancing (for our audition/rehearsal section), and a local bar’s mini stage for the end performance. We shot interviews at SJ’s before cabbing it to the church and filming there quickly for an hour. Then we went back to SJ’s, did our “makeover”, shot another interview and then rushed off to the bar to shoot the final scene and wrap. The cast and crew both just had a great time and enjoyed the day, often spouting about how other sets are miserable times compared to our no-budget romp in the park… WHAT!?!? Who are these Directors that make shitty shooting atmospheres? But thankfully, everyone had fun on the shoot, and that’s what counts at the end of the day in my school of philosophy.

Oh yeah, it’s called “4th Cousin Makeover Plus Become Rock Stars”. I’ll be working on the edit over the next two weeks before sending it off for an audio job with Alex. I’m going to make a “web cut”, “festival cut” and “live cut” for multi-platform amazingness.

But a word to all the directors out there- keep your people happy and relaxed and pro and you’ll have a great time. Don’t fucking stresspot the shit out of the crew. Cast and crew yourself wisely. Plan. Execute. Film.

Out.