2 days until production.
The past few days have definitely picked up steam.
(4/2) - I had a full cast read-through and rehearsal with my wonderful actors Alex, Akasha, Kenneth, and Brian. It was the only extended rehearsal I was able to get with all of my actors together, as they're all busy thespians and also from out of town (San Antonio, Pflugerville, Elgin). But we were able to work out some amazing scenes from the time we had together. My co-writer Evan sat in with me and transcribed a lot of the improv so that we could rewrite the draft for the actors as they would naturally speak. Pictures to come!
(4/3) - Production Meeting: I met up with Micah (AD), Mindy (producer), Jeff (cinematographer), Alex (2nd AD), and Beth (addit. producer) so we could get everyone on the same page. We went over the script, the locations, actors' availability, and pretty much every single logistical detail we could hash out that pertained to the management and scheduling of the project. These guys will essentially be running the set - each with their own small department - and how well we plan now determines the efficiency and effectiveness of the shoot. I'd say it went pretty well.
(4/4) - I've never sent so many emails out in my life. This day alone, the count had to have been over 100.
We secured the perfect gym location today! (Thanks to my producers Tim and Mindy). It's in exchange for some videos that they had wanted to do for their business, so it's a win-win I'd say. We don't have to break the bank and they get a little production team to shoot their ideas in return. Jeff and I scouted it out , took some photos, and planned out some shots.
I met up with Evan afterwards to write the final version of our script. Writing with two minds can get tedious at times, but it's always nice to have someone to bounce ideas off of. But today, for the most part, we were simply translating what we had seen in rehearsal a few days earlier down on paper. Twas' a long night.
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