Had a great table read with the actors on Monday. We were able to go through the script twice and get a good feeling for how things should feel as we move from scene to scene. This was the first time for all of us to be in the same room and to let all of the characters play off of each other a bit. The best part of the reading was witnessing each of the cast members bring something of their own to the characters and it was very gratifying to watch it unfold. There should be some great moments to catch on film.
As you can see in the picture below, a big piece of the puzzle fell into place yesterday...we found the car. I am now the proud owner of a perfectly trashed 1984 Mercury Grand Marquis, essentially the same car as the Ford LTD that I was picturing when I wrote the script. And she still runs like a dream, which is important because we found it in Schaumburg and I had to drive it all the way back into the city where the shoot will take place. It was a smooth, comfortable ride - even though the AC has long since died.
Today was packed full. Pat (the producer) and I started at the the insurance company to drop off the money and get our policy in place for the shoot. No turning back now because it is a non-refundable, short term policy. If we did have to pull out for any reason, it will be without the cash we just dropped. Therefore, it's full steam ahead. That was followed by a few hours of schedule/shot list refining, then wardrobe fittings and finally another rehearsal session with the cast (and the Mercury). We were able to add in a little blocking session as we rehearsed because we had Rick (the DP) with us. Hopefully this will give us a leg up on things when we get to the locations to shoot.
Next stop...production.
Joe
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