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Int. The same old kitchen.  Damn, it’s time to redecorate this place or something…

Eric was away in LA this weekend, and we had planned on shooting the few scenes that just require bit parts and extras, but because of circumstances beyond our control, that didn’t happen. But no worries.  It’s the kind of stuff we can shoot at any time, and doesn’t involve any of the primary cast members.

So what to do when you can’t get out in the field? Well, just about anything you can. Summer editing picked up speed, and I’m about 30% done with the rough cut. It’s going much faster then Spring, or I’m more caffeinated. Don’t tell me which.  I don’t want to know. And after a 20 hour editing marathon, it was time to show off what had been done. I’m loving how it came together, and can’t wait for the Wednesday meeting with the whole crew to show them.

Last weekend was our first weekend with our recast Doc, Tim Lantz, and he is fun, and funny and really nailed the character. There are three things you want in an actor. Someone who has talent, patience, and takes direction. Tim does all three well. Eric and Rhonda where wonderful as ever, and we had a lot of fun shooting.

We have almost everything prepped and ready to roll for Winter. Props and wardrobe are all set, we just have some location cleaning and set up that needs to happen. That will be going on most likely this week. In the event that we get a big snow, the working plan is to shoot exterior shots for winter when we can, and split that weekend shooting with Fall. Meeting with Ted for lunch on Saturday, we discussed his character Marcus in depth; going through his back story, and his motivations, and more importantly how exactly he wound up where he is as the Winter segment starts.   It was a detail I kept from Ted until now. Great meeting!

Finished designing and animating the title sequence. It’s a combination of creativity and tedium. It’s got to be short and sweet and visually memorable. I think we hit the nail on the head on this one thematically, and personally I’m loving it. Just wish it didn’t have to take so damn long.

Reviewed the fall footage that’s been shot, and couldn’t be happier with the end results at this point. We have some pick up shots to do, but what we have is rock solid, and our trajectory for building dramatically as we go is looking pretty damn good.

So at 1:45 I sit here, writing on the blog, feeling a bit guilty about not getting this entry added last week.  Sorry about that.  Busy week doesn’t begin to describe it. I’m starting to feel a bit relieved.  So much got done.

And to top it all off, as we near the end of shooting on TYAI, we began to discuss what comes next. After a lot of thought, and getting a lot of opinions, it’s pretty much set in stone that my next project will be an adaptation from a short story that I wrote a few months back. Finally venturing into the science fiction realm. Sorry… but that’s all you’ll get from me.  At least for the moment.

Oh yeah, and don’t forget to buy a shirt.