I’ll be fulfilling the role of director for our master shot scene. We talked about ideas and one that my producer had that I think we’ll go with is to shoot the dialogue as if it was between an accused witch and the executioner during the Salem witch trials. I’ve seen a lot of short films use this script, and the delivery always came off as inevitably awkward to me, no matter how the actors tried to say the lines, so I think setting it in an already awkward and slightly humorous interaction might suit the tone better. I found an actress to play our witch (Bran), my friend Mack - she has really large and wide eyes, so I think the likability and innocence of her face will work well on screen as the accused witch. I’ve scouted the location of the Carolina Beach State Park twice - once with my producer - and we’ve decided to shoot there to work with the creepy, swampy, feel of the trees and river.
I was really interested in seeing a lot of the films playing at Cucalorus - particularly ones like Princess Cyd, Mr. Roosevelt, Porcupine Lake , and Life as Zucchini . Unfortunately I found the process of attending them very difficult. While being significantly outside of the price range I have to spare every month, when I did indeed hand over the amount required to buy tickets on the first floor of Thalian - as soon as I made it to the second floor I was told that the theater was filled to its fire safety capacity and I wouldn’t be allowed in. I understand that fire codes must be respected and they’re doing their job to ensure the safety of everyone in the theater, but I have to admit it was disappointing to have to walk back downstairs and drive all the way home, having lost the gas to get there and back, and having to miss out on the plans I refused in order to go to the festival without actually getting to see the film. The first time this happened I just resolved to go the next d...
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