Filming begins next week!

Wow. It feels like I'm crossing a finishing line, and yet, it also feels like I haven't even started the race.

The first day of filming is slated for Monday, August 24th. It's going to be a short first week. The plan is to shoot episode 3, "Toilet", on Monday. And then we move into episode 6, "Headshots", on Tuesday. The reason for the short week is so I can test the waters. Because this is all new to me, I can only make an educated guess on how smoothly everything will go. This way, I give myself some time to figure out what I did right, what I did wrong, and what I need to do to fix it. Plus, I can edit in the off time.

The plan was always to shoot Toilet first. That episode, more than any other, is our "fun" episode. I knew it when I was writing the episode, and that belief was reinforced by the cast reactions when we did a read through of the scripts. I'll edit it together, get the cast and crew laughing, and hopefully this will put them in good spirits for the rest of the shoot.

I decided on "Headshots" as the second episode for a few reasons. For one thing, it's outside, which means that lighting will be provided by nature. That saves a lot of setup time. Two, that's the only episode that involves specific sound design. I have someone lined up for that task, and I want to give her footage and time to work with, in order to make her job easier. Also, this is our most heated episode. So, while Toilet will get the fun started, Headshots will appeal to the acting side of Jay, Mick, and Nicole. I feel this is the other half of the motivational whole.

Next Monday.... Can't wait.

- Chris