Filming has been going well so far. We've shot 17 pages in five days. I shot my first make-out scene on Thursday. Mere seconds before rolling, I realized I had never directed two people who barely know each other to make out on camera before. I felt vaguely perverse, but I'm happy with how the scene turned out.

Day One:


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I started shooting my first feature film, Carte Blanche, last night. It was a great first day. Everyone has great working chemistry. We shot the scene as scripted, but Roscoe and Coryn threw in a lot of improvisation. It came out very naturally. Take two was more than twice the length of the scripted scene, at 13 minutes (from a 6 page scene). ( Read more... )

I think I'm finally over her. I saw a photograph of her and her boyfriend, and unexpectedly, I didn't feel anything. I didn't feel sadness or longing. I didn't feel any resentment or jealousy. I didn't really feel anything. And when I think of all the reasons I liked her, I still find them endearing, but they don't make me feel romantic for her. I ( Read more... )

I get it. She needs stability and structure in her life, which has been chaotic up until she met him. She's an artist, and he's an average guy--a working stuff. He's the counter-balance. He's always going to have a normal job with normal hours and consistent pay. I'm an artist, who's attempting to break into one of the most competitive (and ( Read more... )

Dear Harmony,

I miss your comics.

I was at a bar last night (something I don't normally do) to see my friend's band, The Silence Club, perform. I ended up meeting this ridiculously extroverted girl named Sav, who has really obscure music tastes. We kissed. It was a strange night. Those kind of random things never happen to me. I know it didn't mean anything, but the attention was ( Read more... )

I'm going to start writing a script about my experiences making films as a teenager. I've seen a lot of cool films about filmmaking, from Living in Oblivion, to Ed Wood, and there are some great, honest teen films, like Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Dazed and Confused, but I've seen a melding of the two. I've always wanted to write a film about ( Read more... )

So she calls me today and invites me over to carve pumpkins with her and her friend. Then she goes on to tell me she has a boyfriend. I tell her I'm aware. Then she goes on to tell me about how her boyfriend reminds her of me, and that he acts like me, and that he might show up to this pumpkin-carving get-together. What a way to add insult to ( Read more... )

I met a girl at a party last night. I was sitting alone, not socializing, when this pretty blond girl approaches me and says "hi". She asked me to go outside with her. She offered me a cigarette, but I told her I don't smoke. She very enthusiastically asked me to sit with her. So we sat down and talked for a while. I actually managed to keep a ( Read more... )

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