My second film

So I shot my second film today, with Gabe and my crew, at Postal Connections of America. I'm waaaaaaayyy too tired to type up a long post, or think of anything meaningful, but I felt that Gabe did a really good job. Especially since we were filming on cue, with very little rehearsal in between shots. We did do many takes of various shots however, especially complex ones, so I hope I sated Gabe's acting desire. Either way, he did a great job, and so did the store's manager. Yeah, the store's manager, Fred, was in the film. It's an inside joke within an inside joke, but for a guy who had never read the script and only knew the basic outline, he played the part very well. It was an honor to shoot in his store, especially since so many other mailbox rental stores turned me away.

So the film will either be called The Other Side, or, perhaps the more dynamic, Outside In. You kind of have to understand the story to understand the titles...but I'll explain it later.

Anyhoo, like I said, Gabe did a bang-up job. He took the day off from work, and I owe him money for stamps. But he was great. I knew he would be perfect for the part. My first film, Pantomiming, had a very happy-go-lucky character. So I knew right off the bat that I wanted my next character to be a little darker, a little more disturbed. Gabe was the first actor that popped into my head for the role. He's edgier then previous actors I've worked with. It seems like there's something going on inside his head in every scene, and we're only privy to little glimpses of it. So, he turned around a fantastic performance. Visually, I'm happy with the film as well. We pulled off a few technical/experimental exposures and shots that I was a little too timid to try on my first film. I hope it paid off for this story.

So that's that.