It’s been quiet here on the blog lately, but (for once) for good reason.
We’re making a movie!
Back in October, a friend of mine asked if I’d be interested in casting his first feature film. I had briefly interned at a small casting agency where I quickly grasped the mechanics of it all, so I jumped at the opportunity to get my feet wet and get my first credit as casting director. It’s no secret that I love actors, so naturally I had a blast doing it.
Then a number of setbacks arose during pre-production, which postponed our start date from November to January. I stepped in to take on assistant directing/producing/anything-else-you-need duties for the project. Since I was about as uninvolved as I could be in film school, this is the first time I’m working directly in the field I want to pursue. And for free no less. Ah, independent film.
We just completed our first weekend of shooting with a couple cast members and a teeny-tiny crew. So far, it’s been chaotic, educational, exhilarating, only semi-stressful, and fun fun fun. We’re shooting on weekends for the next several weeks, so hopefully I’ll get a little better at posting in the between-times.
In other news
Tomorrow I’m off to the mystical land of Park City, Utah for the second half of Sundance. It’s just my mom, my sister, and me this year as my dad has decided to go back to school. He starts the Executive MBA program at USF this weekend.
As usual, I am beyond excited for these next few days. I’ll be posting my reviews of the 10+ movies we see here, plus any sightings I deem exciting.
Hoping to rub elbows with a bunch of indie film folk this year. Especially these guys.
Double woot!