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.
