Project #2- the Beginnings

So project two seems to have potential. I am looking forward to auditions this week; being able to cast our own characters will be a new challenge. I don't have much to say about this week's blog so I will end saying this. The purpose of this blog forum is to benefit the rest of us as readers and to trouble shoot our technical and time problems. If someone has an issue with a group member or a professor, be professional, and contact them in person and do not use this resource as a bitch-session. This class is about collaboration, and preparing us as directors and producers. Directing is about leadership and teamwork. If you are only in it for self-benefit, and not willing to take the time to help others, then you need to step down. Be professional, or get out.

Capt'n "Time" Crunch

So ADR went very smoothly, I overbooked time, and only took about 45 minutes. I am still worried about the FOLEY work. I haven't been able to contact my 330 group members, and haven't heard of their progress yet. I am hoping to wrap things up Friday since I have a wedding this weekend. I hope everything works out.

Crap

I feel horribly behind. I need to get into contact with my group and get this ADR under control. They both have similar schedules, so this is nice. After calling Swingly about 30+ times, I finally gave up, and worked upstairs in via two. I think it's interesting that he encourages us to be professional, yet he can't control his e-mail or phone calls. I understand people are busy, but frankly, you're a professor, and should be professional enough to know what you can and cannot handle. PS- I'm tired to tutoring your beginning audio students. 

fuggit

Not sure what the deal is with ADR...had a meeting with the audio guys on thursday, and they had a pretty good list of foley sounds to get.  however, i did learn that they planned on using canned sounds.  canned sounds sound like canned sounds, and therefore sound like unoriginal shit.  they didn't seem to be willing to go foley their own sounds, so i'll probably have to do that myself this week.  i had drill this weekend so i left muncie early on friday and heard back via txt message what my actors' schedules were for me to schedule ADR, so i called in to one of the audio guys to sign us up, but apparently the slots were taken.  worked it out to record one actor at 10 tonight, not sure when we're gonna get to record our actress...probably gonna have to do that myself.  just got back to muncie a couple hours ago from (drill, meeting, and interview w/ federal agent) so i'm abso*******lutely exhausted and not knowing what the current status of everything is.  gonna try to piece it together in the next couple minutes.  in my current state i have more in common with bruce banner than anyone else (read: hulk) and my patience well is dry going into the day; here's hoping i can get a sitrep/figure things out/work everything out without turning green.   (disclaimer: if i should happen to 'hulk smash!' and rip your limbs from your body or break you in half and/or eat you, i apologize.)

Ready to be Done

Once again I can't get word from anybody about scheduling ADR for the movie. I'm not talking about the audio crew but the people in my movie. I've just had the worst time on this damn project. I wish I had a time machine so I could go into the future and be done with this God damned project. I can't wait to get my grade and delete from my hard drive so I never have to look at it again. I have a horrible feeling in my gut that I'll end up having to do the ADR in Letterman or Clone to get it finished. I've never felt so helpless in getting a project done.

As far as the other script goes, I've already rewritten it and picked out the part for the acting student to do. The easiest, shortest part in the movie. I think the movie will turn out pretty good. The only difficult part will be getting permission to use a funeral home. I'm confident I can do it though.

Catch Up

Okay, so I think I'm almost caught up...almost.  I don't think scheduling ADR will be that bad for Tara now that her show is over. I don't know what LA is looking like, though. We'll see about that.  I'm excited to get this audio at the end corrected since you can hear the traffic so badly.  

I went to re-film the beginning this weekend (because it's too bright), but there was some confusion and my friend wasn't home and I couldn't get into her apartment.  On top of that, it snowed again, so I took all that as a sign that I didn't need to be filming.  Maybe I would have gotten sick or something.  Who knows.  

ADR/New Script

Like everyone else, scheduling ADR has been difficult. Although, with the quality of sound we are getting from these sessions it is very tempting to skip a couple nights of sleep and re-dub the entire film. With our next script taking place both outside and in a car I will definitely keep that as a consideration. Speaking of the next script, Kelly and I are anxious to get started. Looks like there will be a few challenges in terms of production, but should be fun. We are in the process of looking for an older actor from Cornerstone Center for the Arts possibly. Auditions for the other three guys will obviously come out of the Theatre department.