01-18-07

core / life master / 2007 / january / 1/18/07 (1/18/07) if I had gone to film school i am sweating and quietly boiling here in the tub, and am able to think no thoughts if i so desired. this is my year coming, i can’t wait to finish dog and do my taxes. (later…

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01-05-07

core / life master / 2007 / january / 1/5/07 1/5/07) competency and directorial acumen the degrees of competency. I think one thing that is demoralizing is when we take on too many new things, lacking competency in all we loose our sense of competency in general. i was thinking about how reassuring it feels…

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12-01-06

core / life master / 2006 / december / dec 1 (12/01/06) progress – unrealistic predictions ladies and gentlemen, this is the last month of 2006. I wrote this script in october of 2005, and so it’s over a year since the inception, now it’s about keeping it within 2006. certainly i can do this.…

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09-29-06

core / life master / 2006 / september 9/29/06 (9/29/06) plans, mostly post and some B UNIT. picture lock, changing scene, mix picture lock, that’s what i’d like to achieve. thus the trips upstate. what we must do is decide to finish now. that means today, this weekend and next week. what’s left? ok this…

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dog debrief

dog notes 1. what went right 1. good cast and crew 2. what went wrong 1. not enough crew 2. cut my job into more chunks 3. more time on lighting 4. more time on set dressing and props 5. ann and melonie – two different ideas of the story when prop shopping 6. who…

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