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The film is under editing now. The editor says it looks very good. The more he watches it the more he likes it. We just can't wait to see it.

We're going to submit to Sundance. Just to see what would happen.

Thank you again! Best of luck to all of you!

SHOOTING MORE FOOTAGE TOMORROW

We have been getting test clips from the editor Robert Ferretti the past few days. Things are shaping up nice. Of course there are shots we wish we had had the time but we are equally confident that we have done our absolute best given the time and budget constraints of the project. The edits Robert's sent us look quite good.

Cathy and I are meeting with him tomorrow to discuss some of his ideas and we will also go over the script with him to detail our ideas and vision.

We rented a car mount and intervolometer at Samy's Camera in Playa Vista; they have a rental house there. Francisco will use the intervolometer to film a timelapse of the sunset tomorrow. Earlier in the day we will use the car mount to shoot more downtown LA buildings. The mount configuration that we have does not have the rod mounts that we had used before but it has been rigged with three suction sups and a stabilizing bar that will make it far more stable than what we had before. Francisco will take a break then return for the sunset shoot as well as some night time shots of Los Angeles.

AFTERTHOUGHTS

Cathy and I sat eating breakfast the morning after we wrapped production. One of the first things we asked each other, literally, was "so, what do you want to do next?"

Can you believe that? As exhausted and emotionally spent as we were, the first thought that came to us was doing it all over again!

And we intend to do just that! There are a few feature length scripts that we are working on developing. One is an adaptation of a short story that I had read and loved over 25 years ago(!). Cathy and I have talked about this story and how we would adapt it numerous times. I recently emailed every source I could locate to get in touch with the again author to ask about acquiring the rights to her story. And she replied to my email!

The next step is Cathy and I finishing out outline for the adaptation and having that ready to pitch the author. Hopefully the rights will be available and affordable. It's a story we both love and would love to turn into a movie.

As I said, we have a few more feature length projects we are developing also. And I would personally like to continue shooting more short films in the meantime. Much shorter in length than "The Last Supper," in the 5 minute range I think. This way we can continue to work on writing, the mechanics of film making and defining the "look" of the movies we will make.

In retrospect, there were some shots that I had clearly in my mind while shooting "The Last Super." But, alas, was not able to get some of these shots due to time, logistical or budgetary constraints. Moving forward we will use what we learned from our first production and continue to improve our film making and storytelling skills.

A COMPANY NAME!

Toward our commitment to film making and collaboration, Cathy and I have established an LLC. So it's official; we're partners in crime!

We've completed shooting "The Last Supper!" The first shots were captured midday on July 31st with the Canon 5D Mark II mounted onto the hood of my car. Later, we met at the location we call "Michael's Alley" and shot through the night. The acting, the crew and the experience were all fantastic!

The next day we started shooting early in the morning and continued at a second location into the evening until we started losing sunlight.

The following weekend was where things got really, really challenging. We hired out a restaurant for the finale and main obstacle our main character Michael was to face and overcome. The crew grew in size as did the number of extras. It was an organizational challenge to say the least. We shot from 7PM to 7AM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And we had a LOT of pages to get through.

It was quite a challenge but even more exhilarating! I learned so much and always felt lucky to be working with such an incredible cast and crew. At the end I knew that we would not have succeeded in completing all that we had without the input, experience and dedication of everyone we worked with.

From the cast of incredible actors to the awesome crew to the tireless extras... we cannot thank you enough.

Now that we have all this footage it's time to dive into post-production. That means editing and color timing. Slipping in the time to cut a trailer. We also need to add some finishing touches to the music once we have the rough cut and final edit.

Our work is far from done but we've passed a major milestone by shooting twenty-five pages of images, emotions and dialogue in five fun-filled days and nights. And once again we are still looking for your help in funding what is going to be a great short film.

MEETING WITH FRANCISCO

We met Francisco tonight to go over the footage from this past weekend. The three of us agreed that things had turned out well and that we should have enough for the editing later on. The night time shots from Saturday look great. I'm pleased with what we were able to accomplish in those two days.

After reviewing the footage we talked through the schedule for next weekend. Most of the shots will take place inside the restaurant that we've hired out. Nevertheless, we have a lot of scenes to cover and a lot of work will need to get done. We've brought on a First AD to help keep things on track throughout the weekend. This will be a big help given how much we have to get done.

FINALLY, A TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF MURPHY'S LAW
It's just before 12:30AM and we are going to call it a night and get some sleep soon. This will be the earliest we've been able to go to bed during the last couple of weeks as a matter of fact. We both need to be rested for the first weekend of shooting on "The Last Supper."

We've been making several arrangements in preparation for the shoot this weekend. And, of course, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong! But the silver lining was that no one completely lost their wits or temper and we were always able to make things work out someway, somehow.

We had a final production meeting last night at Literati Cafe on Wilshire Blvd. The crew got together and asked questions, voiced their concerns and worked out solutions. It was a productive meeting I think and I feel even more confident that things will work out well over the next couple of weekends. During the meeting Francisco mentioned that I pick up eight 50-foot stingers when I dropped by to rent the 3000 watt generator. He was kind enough to call ahead and during this call learned that the rental house did NOT in fact have the generator. So all of a sudden we were without the genny we needed for the first night of shooting.

But not to panic! I would simply call another rental house and take care of it the next morning. Right?

Well, the next morning (today) turned out to be insanely busy at work! As a matter of fact, the entire week was pretty crazy at work. One day I'll get my act together and either take a long period of time off from visual effects or quit altogether if I want to make a feature film. No way on earth it would work trying to work on a project that size and hold down a fulltime job. I can barely keep it together with this short.

Anyway, I called Wooden Nickel and confirmed that they had the generator and cables that Francisco needed. But the catch was that I was not able to get away from work until 3PM and I had to somehow make it to North Hollywood before 4:30PM.

I jumped in the car (I had skipped lunch so that I could run this errand and not feel too guilty), got onto the congested highway 10 east then transitioned onto the 405 north. It was at this point that I realized there was a snowballs chance in hell that I was going to make it to North Hollywood by 4:30PM. As a matter of fact, I had pretty much resolved myself to not making it there at all before they closed at 5PM so I would not even have a chance to beg them to let me rent the equipment.

But I drove on. And miraculously made it there a few minutes before they closed. They had the equipment waiting for me, I filled out the paperwork, handed over a copy of the insurance we have for the production then loaded the genny and stingers into the car. Of course the entire journey took two hours but I stay late at work to make up the extra hour I was away from the office.

Nevertheless, I came away with the generator and cables that we needed for tomorrow night's outdoor shoot.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Oh, don't think for one second it stops there.

After the production meeting I had to put out a pretty serious fire with one of the actors. It all worked out in the end but it was a bit worrisome for Cathy. I believed, as I always do, that things would work out and they have.

While I was on the phone with Wooden Nickel trying to find a replacement generator I got a call from Cathy. The permits had suddenly gotten a lot more expensive due to circumstances we had not been aware of despite trying our best as newbie filmmakers to perform our due diligence and research everything. But what else would we expect than last minute monkey wrenches to try to throw us off? ;)

LOOKING FORWARD TO A BUSY MORNING & PRODUCTIVE DAY
We meet Francisco and Kyle downtown at 2PM tomorrow to shoot some b-roll footage for the opening credits. I imagine we will also shoot additional b-roll throughout the production as time permits to have the extra footage for editing. But before then we have quite a few little errands to complete. Small things but necessary for what needs to get done this weekend.

It's now a little past 1:10AM. Time for an early night's sleep!