November 2008

[Note that future posts will be titled simply as the month and year, and should have updates for that entire month.]

1: Took in a midnight performance at South Bend Civic Theatre of Dracula by Steven Dietz.  Not as good as I hoped it might be -- the script struck me as overly narrative, especially near the climax.
2: Filmed a scene (6) for Prologue with Mark Weber.  Screeching tires, fake blood and simulated violence attracted a lot of attention from the parking lot adjacent, so we dealt with cops.  Cops.  And more cops.  Apparently even when they know what's the deal they still have to check out each call.
6: More scenes (3, 4) for Prologue, with Charlie Buhler and Mark Weber.
8: Shot a car chase and fight scene (58) for TOW, with Adam Newell, Emily Wood & Christopher Hunt.
13: Watched Back to the Future with Justin, Jon, Emily, both Sarahs, David, Allesha, maybe more?
15: In the morning, shot the final scene (7) of Prologue, with Charlie Buhler.  That evening, watched Quantum of Solace with Sarah, Liz, Kyle, Ricky and Allesha.  Since it starts briefly after Casino Royale, wished I had rewatched that recently.  Nowhere near as good, but solid overall.
16: Finished shooting my scenes (28, 30, 32) in TOW with Adam Newell, Emily Wood, Christopher Hunt, Michelle Shea Walker, Marcy Shwegman and Marti Rams.  A fight scene, drama, some intentional and some unplanned comedy.  The bits I liked the best were the accidental straw bit (a close watch on the finished scene reveals each actor losing it a little there), and a non-verbal bit I asked to add (and had to remind to include, as I cleared the frame just before (to allow for a cut if needed)).
19: A photo shoot with Lucy Lavely to include in the credits of Through the Window (added per a suggestion from the class after an initial viewing), then caught Burn after Reading with Ricky.
20: In the morning, shot some of Nice to Meet You with Nicola Menchetti (this is a color version/further development of Thanks, I Owe You One).  Then Back to the Future Part II for Jon's birthday that night, with also Justin, Ricky, Liz, Dan, Allesha, Sarah & Sheila.
21: Waited half the day to audition for Illinois Shakespeare Festival - glad they remembered me.
22: A voiceover & ADR session for Prologue, which I also utilized to do ten takes of a line for Quantum Leap: A Leap to Di for.
24: Shot the end of another student short, The Thrifty Gentleman, with Lauren Bergstrand.
25: In the morning, shot more of Nice To Meet You; then in the afternoon, The Thrifty Gentleman, scenes with Laura Mooreshay (although mostly alternating scenes with her, as we didn't share the screen much).
26: Watched Batman Begins at Mike's with Justin, as I was hoping to rewatch The Dark Knight soon at the dollar theatre.