Moving and Shaking

I’m almost set up in my new apartment. Waiting on AT&T so I can stop stealing my neighbor’s wireless*, and I have some furniture to get rid of. But it’s coming together!

Got an email from Matt Kubinski, and he’s confirmed Mother’s Bar for a location to shoot! Sweet. Matt runs the Indie Incubator film fest here in Chicago, and has been very good to me and my film making career. This is the fest that got us on WTTW’s Image Union. Good guy, glad to know him.

Steve at CANTV is skeptical that we could come in and shoot on his time, but mentioned that I could pursue doing it myself. Steve had previously gone out of his way to let us shoot a music video there. He’s another good guy looking out for the lil’ guys (like me).

I believe I can take a training course at CANTV, then I can sign up for hours. If it falls through, it’s not a big deal because the CANTV set is meant to be used for infomercial type shots, and I could always cheat and shoot somewhere else. So no worries.

Tonight I start pounding the keys to spit out a first draft. All the cards and notes have been organized. I’m going for speed at this point because:
a) time is of the essence and
b) no one gets it perfect the first time.

I also feel under the gun because 2 of my very talented actor/comedians will be taken away from me, possibly forever, and I want them in this film.

I’m writing a scene a night, with 2-3 on a Saturday and Sunday. That’s 9-11 scenes a week. No doubt it will be a first draft mess, but that’s OK. There will be ample time to revise and rewrite.

I’m also compiling a list of writers/film makers/actors/overall people who’s opinion I respect**, to send a draft for review/critique. It’s important to have a group like this (size of group isn’t important. Steven King writes for his wife Tabby) to share works in progress with. More on this later.

OK, I’m off to Target, then writing the first scene!

*some one in this building named their wireless signal ‘Milf Island’. Classy!
**is that the proper use of ‘who’s'?