6:45 AM
110 South
Traffic. Really? THIS early!?
7:00 AM
LA Center Studios
Today and Wednesday I'm producing a short for Strike TV (yeah, even though the strike ended the day before...). It's a short of the series LAW AND ORDER. Potentially, the show could be picked up to run on the internet. It should be ready to view in a few weeks. We shot on a Panasonic Vericam. Small crew.
8:02 AM
Hollywood - on Highland Ave.
"Someone" left all the tape stock for our Panasonic Vericam at their home in Santa Monica. I had to go find an buy stock. Fortunately there was a place open in Hollywood. Even more fortunate was finding a store open.
9:03 AM
LA Center
Back with the tape stock. Along the way, I got several phone calls that we had some "challenges" to overcome. At this point, we are already two hours behind. We have 12 hours at the location and 8 pages to shoot.
10:20 AM
Coffey Sound
So. We have tape. But. "Someone" didn't confirm our sound guy. That's right. We don't have sound. I had to go to Coffey Sound and they had to build a sound package for us. They were great. However, it is a timely thing, building a sound package and three people dropped everything to build it.
By the time cameras are rolling, we are four and a half hours behind.
1:57 PM
LA Center
We're onto the second scene.
3:00 PM
LA Center
With no fires to put out, I sat in the corner and did a final round of notes on THE TELLING. (Had to add "the father" - earlier in the script.)
3:40 PM
FLIX Cafe
I attempted to use the Wifi in the commissary, but to no avail.
This pic is on Coke machines. The guy in the photo is Peter Siaggas. Peter and I went to college together and he is directing the new series on VH-1, FREE RADIO (which is hysterical.) Lance Krall, who is the lead, also went to college with us.
My favorite part of this photo: It was taken in 1991. And I was the back-up. And I think if I remember correctly, it was a $300 buy out. I've seen this picture for 17 years.
6:00 PM
LA Center
Under the gun. Literally. We have to be wrapped in an hour. The thugs go over the "kill shot" with the camera guys (behind the wall.)
7:05 PM
LA Center
We're wrapped. It got bloody. (Our actor gets "shot" and I attempted to help him get off the ground without bleeding all over his clothes.)
By an act of God, we caught up and only went five minutes over.
9:55 PM
My House
So happy to be home. I didn't think I was going to like this whole couples thing - but my God... this show has got the drama.
10:30 PM
My House
It's Coffee Ice Cream Tuesday.
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