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Day 2

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Today started out as hectic as possible.  Many issues came into play and I was worried about the shoot.  I didn’t know if we’d get everything we needed/wanted.  I didn’t know what to expect.

We got it.  It was a blast.  Ed came in and killed it as McNutt.  He was a last-minute addition to our cast, and he was phenomenal!  He brought a lot of character to it and we all had a lot of fun.  Young Caleb and Mary continue to impress me wit their performances and I’m looking forward to working with them some more tomorrow and Sunday!

Today moved pretty well.  We got everything we wanted.  We were flexible and got a quality job done!  I live for this.  I love being on set, working with the actors, the DP, production designer.  Everyone!  I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t make films for a living.  Filmmaking gives me a high like no other.

Thank you to everyone on the cast and crew who made today possible!

Day 1

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

It’s rare for a film director to be able to say they didn’t have to make any sacrifices on set.  Today was one of those days.  Due to the generosity of Dr. Saca and his staff, we were able to use one of his practices as a location for the first two scenes of the film.  We shot two scenes and they came out even better than I’ve been planning and storyboarding for the past few months!  I have an incredible crew that made the day run smoothly and efficiently.  We were able to get a sweet 1966 Mustang lent to us through the generous donation of our new friend Phil!  Our character Art looked rad driving that baby.

I am pretty tired from shooting then running around all day.  My production designer Bill came over to my house tonight to prepare Caleb’s Room, which we’re shooting here at my condo.  With everything we got from Universal Props the room is looking sweet.  My DP Dustin is doing a bang-up job and we prepared some more this evening.

I am truly blessed to be working with such a fine crew!  I cannot wait to continue shooting tomorrow!