Mmmmm. Quesadillas!

I'm about to eat a quesadilla, and I'm sitting here thinking to myself: SHIT!

There's a whole lot of stuff that needs to be accomplished between now and when this thing is done. Not the least of which is adding the finishing touches to this script.

Mike sent me the latest version of the script....And I'm pretty pleased with the things he did. The problem that he's facing, which I don't think he mentioned in his last post, is that he's almost to the point of noodling. That is, making subtle changes that really don't add or detract from the story. Things which will likely not even make it into the final product, when we find that any of the four ways he wrote it just don't play out on screen, and, God willing, our actors are able to improv a bit to make something that works well.

The character he mentioned that he's been working on has been an issue for a while. I won't sugar coat it, his story has been far more dramatic the main character's. That's a problem. So, the idea has been to keep the contrast. It's like using sliders on an equalizer, as you move one side up and the other side down you have to be delicate in finding the perfect balance. You need a light touch, like a safe cracker.

Otherwise only other thing that's left for the scrip is to fill in a few pieces of a third story, one that's meant to be visual humor interspersed throughout. I've got a few thoughts on this, but this is another difficult one, because we have a limited few places to add these 8-12 second cuts, and much of this will be first in line to die should the whole thing run over.

In news of what I do... although I'm not sure what that is for sure, I've been trying to do my part, I think. I've been networking. I'm seeking out people who are in a position to work on this project, and willing to do so for recognition alone. I know a few people in school who are willing, as well as a few who have some background in doing this exact type of thing. We're about to reach a one year countdown for shooting, so, we need to tie this thing up soon and start getting everyone on board.

And I'm relying on Mike to get the shooting script done, and I'm planning soon to start making a comprehensive list of what we're going to need. Everything from props to equipment to locations. For example: grapefruits play a pretty major role in this movie, almost as a supporting cast member. We're going to need a pretty healthy supply of them, and of course, we need to make sure they're in the right season as well. If we buy grapefruits in the summer, we may need to use special make-up to make them appear that they are actually from late fall early winter. It may also require changing stickers, because we would be buying Florida grapefruits, but when the movie takes place, they would be from South America. You see now how the logistics of this are going to be monumental. It's a massive undertaking.