Thank god, I have finally got a DP. The lovely Cris Mertens will be using Reid Nicewonder's equipment. This is a relief. I'm having trouble finding actors. I don't want to go with some random person on craigslist but it seems none of my friends can act, which sucks because they definitely look the part. Who would I cast if I could get anyone? I think Shannyn Sossamon and Jason Schwartzman or Gael Garcia Bernal. 

If anyone has a connection to them, just send it my way. In other news, I'm going to go location scouting some more and maybe try to find some places around here. Because for instance, I need a field with a tree and that could be found at even a park. Although I'd prefer a more wheat looking field then green grass. We'll see. I definitely want to use this place:

I've gotten permission to film in the photography room at UCF. It was actually a very easy process. It was all through e-mail. I had to get permission from 3 different people. I'm wondering, does Lisa need something in writing or can I just print the e-mails?

That's all for now.

Welcome to my Directing 3 film blog!

I will be tracking the typical process of identity crisis, loss of self-esteem, and downward spiral into madness, all of which usually accompany anyone making a film. Oh, and I'll sometimes update how the production is coming along too. 

  

Today I drove around Colonial near the town of Christmas to go location scouting. I need a lot of exteriors that look like the country, and I don't mean Florida's nasty palm fronds, I mean dirt roads, empty fields, junkyards, trailers, that sort of thing. Maybe even orange groves, which I found plenty.

  

It was a lot of fun and I found some good places so I'm not really sure how to go about the next step of locking those locations. I mean, some fields didn't have houses so how do I know who's it is? Oh no, I'm already getting boring. 

 

 I have no idea who I'm going to use for the male lead in my film. He'll be doing VO throughout so he has to not only look good but have a soothing voice haha. It's going to be tough.

I'm still fixing my script so if anyone wants to look at it and give me pointers before I do a 2nd draft, give me your e-mail so I can send it to you.