Pre-Productionnnnn

Hey everyone,

Just so ya'll know, my last post was a pathetic attempt at an April Fool's Joke... I am tattoo free (for now).

So some of you may be wondering, "Adam... Why haven't you been enlightening us with your adventures and travels? Why have you only blogged once in the last month?"

Well... Because I have been extremely stressed out. Here's an update:

Our pre-production is this week and part of last week. Although my group was the last group to finalize our idea for our movie, we will be the first group to shoot. Why? Because, according to what our Production Manager told us, "You all seem the most prepared."

Well, that's what being a perfectionist gets you... It may result in people thinking that you are actually prepared (when you're really not).

Anyway, this week we have run into some problems:

1) Our producer is OUT OF THE COUNTRY. Yes, she is in Washington D.C.
2) We have a mandatory field trip from Friday to Sunday. Yes, we have a MANDATORY field trip just a few days before our actual shoot.
3) We also have a camera seminar on Monday and Tuesday. Yes, we only get to look at the camera we're using THE DAY BEFORE OUR ACTUAL SHOOT. And while we do need to look at the camera, they could not have scheduled this at a more inconvenient time.

With everything that is going on, this means that today is the only day that we actually get to work with our producer to cover up some last minute details. Today's agenda:

Go to Barandov studios at noon. We will spend 3-4 hours looking around one of the biggest film studios in Europe for props, costumes, and set decor. This is probably one of the most important aspects of all of our pre-production... we are shooting in a pretty boring apartment and really need to make it look like an old 50 year old woman lives in it.

Meet with our sound prof a little after 4. Then at 5 we are meeting with our editing prof.

After prop search and meetings, we will be working pretty late tonight to finalize EVERYTHING before we have to leave for our trip tomorrow morning.

Wish me luck. And here are some pictures of our set: