Got to Think Positively

Just reread the last two posts (by Neil and myself). We're beginning to sound too depressing. Let's look at things positively:

1) At least we know about the problems beforehand and can maybe think of ways to work around them.

2) We shouldn't feel bad asking people to come... afterall, they all wanted to be in the film, and you've got to have at least a little dedication for it to be good. If they have important work, I fully understand, as what happened last week with Neil, and this weekend with Aaron.

3) Yep things are looking tough from where we are, but things always have a funny way of turning out OK in the end.

Update: A bit more good news. Franny and Chris can also make the meeting scene on that day.

It's All About The Long Term

It's been one hectic week for me and a whole lot of problems for the studio seem to be getting ready to dump themselves on us weeks in adavance! It's ok, I can take it ... I can take it.

Well, I won't offload the details of the problems, I'll leave that luxery to James. But the hill looks very steep from where I'm standing. What with school and a few dozen assignments, personal projects and life in general. I can only imagine how busy the other actors are right now. Most of them attend University, all are in some kind of school. Since the start of the film the team has lost touch. I always end up feeling awkward asking an actor if they can film or not on some date because a) They are doing it for free and b) I'm not thier closest friend, I don't have much right (read none) asking them to film. But, we will all benefit from this, and hopefully, if this studio works out, the benefit will be long term for all of us.

I was wondering if any other Independent film makers or actors read this blog the other day, if you are one, drop us a comment, we'd love to discuss any aspect of independent film making and acting. Even if your not a film maker or actor really.

Coming Soon... Problems and Uncertainties

We've got a lot of filming up ahead... really nervous about it. This weekend nothing is really planned , but we're going to try and do the "Beggar scene". But next week... well, Saturday, we're filming at Ann's grandma's house. Sunday we should be filming meeting scene (It is our ONLY chance before Charlotte goes abroad because the next weekend Tasha has a horseriding competition). Now, not counting those two, which are going to be stressful enough to do if we even do manage to pull them off, there is another scene which we MUST do of Charlotte before the 17th or 18th and another scene of hers which we really want to do...

Oh yeah, another problem. You starting to notice how many of these we have? Just found out yesterday that the garden at Ann's grandma's house in Melliaha is under reconstruction or something! And it's got "cranes and dust and bricks everywhere". BUT the house is ok she said. I just hope there won't be a lot of noise. I had written a scene that takes place in the garden, but if when we arrive I see it's too... well... under construction to be able to film, we'll have to shift the scene to inside the house.

Scary thing is we're already having problems and we're still over a week from the actual filming day.... Oh yeah, and I still have to confirm if we can film the "Meeting scene" at Chris' house on Sunday morning. IF we can't... I have no clue what we're going to do. We'll have to do it somewhere else then because that is our only available filming day. I don't even know if Franny can make it yet...

Will fill you in when I know more.

James

It Went Well

Have just finished going through today's footage, and it came good. Suprisingly, we didn't have that many problems. Okay, the beanie we had for Chris had no holes for the eyes and mouth, and the room did change slightly, and the dogs below did bark all the time, and there was barely any furniture downstairs in the hall, but that was nothing next to what I was expecting...

So I'm happy.

For now.

Unfortunately, filming will probably have to be cancelled this coming Sunday because Neil has a lot of work to do. Win some, lose some.

Sigh Of Relief.....

Hey,

Just got back from Alan's house....phew, seems like we managed to film everything we had planned.
My lesson finished at 6.30pm, it was in Sliema by the way, I rushed to Swieqi in 7 minutes and we filmed mine and Neil's part. Hope it came good!

So....Trying to arrange whats happenin tonight. Have no idea yet.

Regarding this weekend, so far we dont have anythin really planned, most probably we gonna try to do the Begger scene if Aaron can.

Anyways I gotta go, I'll post again soon...

News Flash

Alan just spoke to me. Tomorrow afternoon is our last chance to film the scene at his uncle's house! Weekend we cannot, plus on Sunday he is removing the furniture from upstairs.


Adam has a lesson at 4:30.
Neil finishes from Mcast at 4:30.
We have till 7 o'clock latest there.
We cannot go earlier, as Alan and Chris would be at Univerisity.

If it was at all possible, we would do it on another day. But it isn't. So, this is what we're going to have to do:

Chris and I will go at 4:30 and do his part of the scene, which should take the majority of our time. Now the question is till what time Adam has his lesson. If it is till 6; no problem - he'll have to come straight to Alan and we do his and Neil's bit. If it is till 6:30... we're going to have to hurry.

Still have to discuss this with Neil and Adam, but it's our only choice, literally...


UPDATE:

Found out Ann's grandparents aren't living in their mellieha home at the moment, so filming next Saturday is going to have to be postponed till the Saturday after. But I think Ian said that that is the only Saturday he won't make it, so....

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