A lot of filmmaking, especially independent filmmaking, is “hurry up and wait.”
We’ve been waiting for a while, but this past weekend the time came to hurry up. Saturday was devoted to casting and Sunday was devoted to location scouting.
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Before I worked in The Industry™ or adjacent to it, I was just a regular person who would watch movies and think, “aw man, props and stuff, that can’t be that hard.”
I’m still a regular person, but you know what I’m not anymore? The movie watching thinking that props/wardrobe/hair/makeup/etc is easy. Because it’s not. It’s actually really difficult. And it takes a lot of time and planning and literally watching paint dry.
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Exactly two weeks from now, I (Megan), will be on my way back from Michigan after doing a photoshoot with my cousin who happens to be a BAMF.
The girl would literally lift me up and throw me across a room, which is the point. We need someone strong and bold to play the part of a female Olympic wrestler.
Read MoreI met Katie about a year ago at a Columbia College Chicago alumni film event. I felt like a fish out of water there because I was neither an alumnus of CCC, nor was I an alumnus of any film or film-adjacent program. However, despite both of those shortcomings, Katie made me feel welcome and appreciated. I respect that about a person. And despite me not having a single piece of creative writing to my name, she welcomed me into the fold of writer’s group.
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