I wanna start by saying we’re behind schedule… 30 seconds behind schedule. We got everything we needed to shoot today, with the exception of one short green screen shot, which we moved to tomorrow. Tomorrow we already have a green screen shot scheduled. It only makes sense to do them both at once. So, this is barely a dent in our schedule. We had a very productive day, albeit a very long day. This is probably the most productive day in KREJ history!
We had a great cast and a great crew. Like I said last time, we had Hakim Robinson and Regina Nicole from Eyes Entertainment return as D.P. and A.D. We also had Melissa Owens, our make-up artist from Tim and Katie return to make us look pretty, as well as getting in front of the camera. Brett “Da Gruuub” Grueber and Johnnie Holland also showed up to give a helping hand, and Brenda Breedon, an old friend from the days before there even was a KREJ, was our script supervisor. We also had some KREJ first-timers join in on the fun. Matt Levy is our newest addition to the crew, killing it today on sound. For someone that never worked on a film before, this kid didn’t miss a beat. Great job Matt!
As for the cast of this thing, holy shit everybody, this is not gonna be one to miss. We have an amazing cast, including people from three different comedy theatre around Atlanta (Relapse, Dad’s Garage, and Sketchworks for those wondering). Today we had the pleasure of working with Chris Parsons, who worked crew on Tim and Katie, and Kelley Roarke, a fellow improv student. They showed up when we asked them to, and waited patiently until it was their turn shoot, and then killed it. It was definitely one of the funniest scenes to shoot. But not to knock everyone else, because everyone brought their A-game today. We also shot the first of a couple scenes featuring Lake Roberts, a terrific actor who is currently appearing at Dad’s Garage in “The Change: Another Teenage Werewolf Musical,” (see it before it’s run ends in early July). After today, we’re really excited to shoot his other scenes, which unfortunately won’t be until the next shooting weekend.
We also got a lot of Steven’s (who is a trooper for standing outside all hot ass day in that rat suit) better scenes shot, including the introduction of Trent’s Billy Hutton character, which trust me world, you’re not ready for. We filmed all day in the blistering hot sun in Lawrenceville, and ended up wrapping for the day in Atlanta, with the first scene of the film, featuring Steven and myself. For the first time today, I realized that it’s been exactly a year since we wrapped production on Tim and Katie. This means that I haven’t acted on camera in an entire year. There were a few hiccups when, by the time we got to my scene, I was struggling a bit to remember my lines for the first few takes. I eventually pulled myself together, and we managed to get through it. I promise tomorrow I will try to step it up a notch. (I know “Do or do not, there is no try.” Yoda!!)
As the days go by, I realize more and more how much I love producing. It’s a lot of hours and a lot of work, but for me the payoff is totally worth it; I get to put my name on something that I’m proud of. In Tim and Katie, I was credited as a producer, but it didn’t really go much farther than hiring Trolle Selander (who will return on “Rats”) to do the Special Effects and help make a couple of creative decisions here and there. But this time it’s different. I’ve been handling everything single thing I could get my hands on, and I’ve been loving every second of it. Our biggest goal in “Rats” is to make the most professional project we’ve done yet. Everyone single person is pulling their weight, and it’s going to show in the final film.
I just wanna send out a huge thanks to everybody who helped out today, and day one is officially behind us guys. We’re all really excited for tomorrow, where we’ll be filming in two actual locations, and working with Carla Larson, Richard Hoard, and Craig Zeiss, who has a very good chance of stealing every scene he’s in, like a f-in criminal man. I know I’m gonna have a hard time not breaking with this guy. There’s gonna be some good times on the set tomorrow. Let’s hope tomorrow goes as well, and as problem-free as today.
Well, it’s way too late, I gotta get up way too early, and I still have way too much left of this quesadilla. I’m gonna shove this delicious Mexican treat down, and then pass out as if someone chloroformed me.
Dueces,
-Grantzy
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