Life in Production

          Filming in one word... STRESSFUL. It seems like we just cannot find the right look that we are looking for. Don't get me wrong, I love my group. We just haven't been as productive as I hoped we'd be. For the longest time, we did not have an actress for our character, Raven. It was only today that we finally casted her. However, we won't be able to film with her until Monday. 

          I hoped to get everything filmed by this Friday. That idea seems so far-fetched now. My new goal is to be finished by Tuesday of next week. I want to give my editors and sound designers as much time as they need to edit. I do not want to be the group that is struggling to get everything finished before the day the film is due. I have a good feeling about this film... now if we could only get it done... 

          It is also a pain to work with actors. This is by no means the first time we've used actors, but this is the first time we're making a film with dialogue-packed scenes. The actors continue to mess up and we cannot exactly do anything about it. I almost feel like our whole film lies on the hands, and it's not exactly a good feeling. I like our actors, I do. They're down-to-earth. However, as a director, I just cannot help but feel so unproductive.

          Tomorrow, we're filming a huge scene. Well, it's not exactly a HUGE scene, but it does involve our principal, Ms. Blake. And the pressure is on! We need to be more organized and prepared around her. I want her to see us as professional filmmakers. To do that, we need to act like we are. We do get a little too immature sometimes and I know that it needs to stop. If we're gonna get this film done, we need to be on our A game and we're not there quite yet.