The Universe has Spoken

Sometimes the Universe just lines up against you. Production for Film 48 did not begin today. As we fought past one obstacle and another, the universe finally made itself clear, Film 48 is destined for production some other time. This morning our leading lady came down with the flu. And sickness hit our DP's family as well. So despite our intention to "go with whatever we have" we decided to postpone shooting. This gives us time to make the script stronger, and go in with a fully prepared cast and crew as we answer the question "Can you make a feature film in 48 hours?"

Remain Calm, All is Well!

On the eve of "Film 48" principle photography I have to remind myself to "remain calm" in the face of the onrushing crowd. Today has been a flurry of activity, with calls and texts and facebook messages and errands. Props to find, locations to re-secure, actors to line up for a few remaining roles, schedules to create and communicate. And we are nowhere near ready. Filming begins anyway, its been our motto all along - "we're going with what we got". The dedication of this cast and crew is amazing, and the newfound participants are surprising in their enthusiasm. Tonight as one of my main actors was painting plastic prop guns for us to use, I got some wonderful advice from his wife. I was expressing nervousness, and she reminded me that we are supposed to be having fun. Yeah, I get to spend a weekend with wonderful friends, trying to do something that shouldn't be possible, something we all want to accomplish anyway. Fun indeed.
So tomorrow the fun begins, I wouldn't change a thing about it.