P2 getting going --

I don't really have too much to say, except that I slightly behind on my production for project two. This project has come at rough time, being that most of the people involved in the production were gone for spring break. I have spent the time planning and preparing for the week to the come. The script has had several revisions and is near perfection. The biggest problem I am worried about is finding a child actor. I have a couple of different ways I can go, but neither of them are 100& definite. Hopefully I will have this problem resolved within the next couple of days. Despite these hardships, I am very excited about this movie. I've never made a horror flick before and I think I'm up for the challenge. This will be a hectic week for me, but you can expect the rough cut on Monday as assigned.

Project 2 is under way

Well, project one is now totally finished and it is on to project two. We got some supplies that we need for the video, but with all the actors being in NY over most of spring break, that was about all we managed to get accomplished. I think we are still looking fairly strong and should have a good rough cut. Our goal is to get every single shot that we need before the rough cut, that way we don't have to try and reschedule the actors. We'll see how that goes. For now, it is work hard to get a schedule together and start shooting.

...Time....Time

Things are getting pretty impossible to schedule with Project 2 on the line here. Looks like we will be shooting only next Friday and Sunday, with the cut due Monday... So long long days of editing and shooting. I really hope this all works out. I'm interested to see what others are feeling like on this subject - it seems like maybe we need another week to make things perfect, but maybe the stress is good.

ADR...still

Still haven't done ADR. This is messy. Apparently something broke in the audio lab and it's been delayed until after break. That's okay, I guess. I'll get everything else done. The music fit in there nicely and I'm excited about getting the ADR done so I can see how everything else fits.  

I'm having some trouble finding a location for P2. I think I'm going to go with that criagslist idea, maybe. Can't hurt to give it a try. I'm also hoping we get some days with rain and not this crappy snow. Or if it doesn't rain, I'm hoping we at least get some uncharacteristically warm days so that we can wet our lead girl's hair and she won't be freezing. I'm just kind of thinking out loud here.

Were we supposed to post for mon?

Looks like half did and half didn't.  I'll throw something in since I'm awake.  P1 is done....the audio team did a good job on the mix.  Wasn't as ideal as I wanted (some sound effects I specifically called for weren't even recorded) but it's pretty good.  One thing that is frustrating is that the audio mix is just an assignment for the audio team...while they did put in many long hours (that's part of the job for every aspect of filmmaking) I would consistently hear how there wasn't time, or it was too late now to fix/change/record what I asked for.  There are quite a few audio things that I will rectify if I ever revisit this film, but overall, they did a good job and were pretty good to work with.

P2 is exciting as hell.  I managed to clean up at the Casting Draft, and we got an amazing cast.  Laub's script is of course top-notch.  Have already discussed characters with actors, and have a creative meeting tomorrow with the full cast.  Me and Kathleen have discussed locations and are seeking permission for shooting after SB.  We have gone through the characters and I have sketched, then re-sketched digitally in Photoshop the Wardrobe Designs for each character and have posted JPEGS in File Exchange in our Group site on Blackboard.  Oh....and we're shooting this one in HD.

snag

So my audio team ran into a snag late last night while trying to bounce their files. They were unable to reopen the files in ProTools, and couldn't post them on the server. I am still waiting on a word of hope from Swingley. I hope to wrap project 1 up as soon as possible.

P1 is 99% done

I couldn't be more pleased with audio group that was assigned to my film. Because I am in the TCOM 333 class that is doing the mixes for class and the CEC, I've had a unique experience to see both sides of the audio work. My audio team stayed in constant communication and was very responsive to my criticisms and suggestions to complete my "vision" for the film. They were consistently on time and in the studios. I'm going to do some touch up work using FCP for my red effect, then run it through color to put the "film look" on it. I'm hoping the black, white, and red will become smoother after putting it through the "film look." As usual, I'm cutting it close to the due time, but that seems to help me focus. Looking forward to project 2 and Spring Break.