Had an impromptu tech scout the other day and it's made a world of difference. To have the producer, the AD, the DP and myself together to look at all the locations and discuss the shot list has taken a huge load off of my mind. It was like downloading a hard drive that was too full and now I'm running smoothly again. It was getting so bad that the night before said tech scout, I slept for about three hours and the rest of the time I spent wondering where I was going to get the LTD (or whatever the hero car ends up being) and are we going to get enough crew members together and where are we going to get a motorhome that won't drain the budget and on and on and on...
Anyway, having the brain trust out to see the locations is a big step forward in the process. Now we are all getting on the same page and can work together to solve the problems that will arise as we hit the street. Every time I hear a story about some producer-writer-director-actor-editor-musician-etc. making a film all on their own I am immediately filled with both awe and skepticism. I really don't know how somebody can do all of this alone. More power to them if they can, but I can't.
There are still a few obstacles ahead but this train is starting to roll and more cars are hooking up every day.
Joe
I get so happy reading your blog Joe because I get to re-live a little LTB. People are AMAZING once they have the on-the-ground information and tools they need to take the ball and run. And run they will. Proud of you!
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