Insomniac
I meant to update my journal Sunday night after a long weekend of shooting. I swear that this weekend of work kicked my ass. I felt really shitty on Monday after not eating all weekend. I think it was the fact that I didn't drink any water that really did me in.
Friday Brian came up and we watched footage from our previous session of shooting. It all looked pretty good. I can't put into words how pleased I am with two things from that weekend-the performances of both Mickey and Chris were brilliant. After that we sat down and planned the following day of shooting while listening to Jesu and getting to' up on Whiskey. That was nice. I love sitting on the porch at night with the radio playing. I wish I had enough friends around constantly to do that more often. The end of the night was kind of a big blur. I drank too much and I definitely got on the phone and talked like a sausage to everyone in the universe.
Saturday morning we woke up really early and made smoothies because we are gay. Actually, it was a smart thing to do because other than that neither Brian or I ate again until late that evening. We shot some scenes with LA Eddie Gunz and it went swimmingly. After we got some other crucial scenes done--mainly things from Episode 3, where Rob quits. I was pleased to see that the "In-movie" scene that I wrote worked out. I basically stole a line from a Smiths song and had Lincoln write his name on Elizabeth's arm with a big heart around it as a surprise gift. The scene turned out great because in the script, the male lead doesn't show up so Brian fake-Shemp's the scene. Basically, Brian is sitting there with a hideous wig pretending to fill in for a missing actor and delivering some great improv. I almost laughed out loud right here: (it might not seem funny in text)
Brian: Baby, I've got a surprise for you.
Elizabeth: What is it?
BRIAN pulls out a marker and begins to scrawl on ELIZABETH'S arm.
Brian: My name with a fucking heart around it.
Then he basically tries to fuck her brains out.
Saturday night was nice. We were able to make it down for Chris' show in Orland Park. The ride up and back was a lot of fun. The show itself was small, but seeign Chris is all that mattered. Between You and Me's new stuff is fantastic. Seriously. After the show Mickey and Brian came back to my place. We drank a few beers and watched the footage from earlier in the day. Chris came by for a while and we talked for a bit before he and Mick left. Brian and I stayed up way too late watching wrestling.
Sunday was a very good day. We went up to David's house bright and early. Everyone basically showed up on time except Will, but that was ok. We didn't need him right away anyway. It was our first and only time shooting with Bella. We were able to knock out all of her scenes with the exception of one on Sunday. I think that last scene will need to get changed due to some issues we had this past Tuesday trying to get ahold of Will and transportation and all kinds of shit. I think we will re-write that scene. I have an idea that should work out pretty well, but I am not going to reveal it just yet.
David did an excellent job as Dr. Sugardale Greenberg. I don't know how he wore that fat guy suit for so long. Brian and I just had to wear blazers for an hour and I was the sweatiest thing ever. We kept fucking up the takes because we'd laugh at David entering the room. He wouldn't even have to say anything...we just saw a fat ass dude with cupcakes and a beard run into a room hootin' and hollerin' and we lost it.
The longest scene of the day was the best by far: Lloyd Kaufman as played by Eli!!!!
Will did a great job with the camera and basically tolerating everyone breaking character so much. It was hard to be serious when Eli had cum all over his face and a huge sandwich in his hands. We wrote a couple of new bits on the spot that are probably going to make it into the final cut. Eli did an incredibly job just remembering that dialogue. Honestly kids, that scene is about 8 pages long. It's nuts.
We also filmed a couple of "In-movie" scenes. The fireplace breakdance scene went well. Sam and Bella did an excellent job. Sam's breakdancing was better than I had expected. The send scene was written that morning by Brian and I before we left the house. It was shitty and unprofessional. We got a piece of scrap paper, wrote some awful lines, storyboarded it out with my horrible drawings, and ended it with a great blowjob.
The scene might actually be the best "In-movie" scene of the Land of Lincoln. It really turned out great.
Editing has proved to be a big faggot. Episode one is running a little over what we had expected. Deciding was gets cut and what stays really sucks. It's like having a bunch of kids and you are trying to squeeze your whole family into a lift. The lift operator says, "Oy! There is too much weight on this lift. We must lighten the load!" So there you are! At first you don't want to toss out a whole child because it's your baby! It's your seed! You pumped your sperm and made that shit a thing with feelings and life. It's an extention of you! So naturally, you do the most humane thing...you cut it's limbs off. One by one. That way the child can remain with you, albeit a bloody stump-bearing shell of its former self, but at least he is by your side! The lift operator says, "Oy! Still too heavy! More more more!" Next thing you know, you are throwing entire children away...in the rubbish bin. Gone forever. It’s quite sad, really.
Friday Brian came up and we watched footage from our previous session of shooting. It all looked pretty good. I can't put into words how pleased I am with two things from that weekend-the performances of both Mickey and Chris were brilliant. After that we sat down and planned the following day of shooting while listening to Jesu and getting to' up on Whiskey. That was nice. I love sitting on the porch at night with the radio playing. I wish I had enough friends around constantly to do that more often. The end of the night was kind of a big blur. I drank too much and I definitely got on the phone and talked like a sausage to everyone in the universe.
Saturday morning we woke up really early and made smoothies because we are gay. Actually, it was a smart thing to do because other than that neither Brian or I ate again until late that evening. We shot some scenes with LA Eddie Gunz and it went swimmingly. After we got some other crucial scenes done--mainly things from Episode 3, where Rob quits. I was pleased to see that the "In-movie" scene that I wrote worked out. I basically stole a line from a Smiths song and had Lincoln write his name on Elizabeth's arm with a big heart around it as a surprise gift. The scene turned out great because in the script, the male lead doesn't show up so Brian fake-Shemp's the scene. Basically, Brian is sitting there with a hideous wig pretending to fill in for a missing actor and delivering some great improv. I almost laughed out loud right here: (it might not seem funny in text)
Brian: Baby, I've got a surprise for you.
Elizabeth: What is it?
BRIAN pulls out a marker and begins to scrawl on ELIZABETH'S arm.
Brian: My name with a fucking heart around it.
Then he basically tries to fuck her brains out.
Saturday night was nice. We were able to make it down for Chris' show in Orland Park. The ride up and back was a lot of fun. The show itself was small, but seeign Chris is all that mattered. Between You and Me's new stuff is fantastic. Seriously. After the show Mickey and Brian came back to my place. We drank a few beers and watched the footage from earlier in the day. Chris came by for a while and we talked for a bit before he and Mick left. Brian and I stayed up way too late watching wrestling.
Sunday was a very good day. We went up to David's house bright and early. Everyone basically showed up on time except Will, but that was ok. We didn't need him right away anyway. It was our first and only time shooting with Bella. We were able to knock out all of her scenes with the exception of one on Sunday. I think that last scene will need to get changed due to some issues we had this past Tuesday trying to get ahold of Will and transportation and all kinds of shit. I think we will re-write that scene. I have an idea that should work out pretty well, but I am not going to reveal it just yet.
David did an excellent job as Dr. Sugardale Greenberg. I don't know how he wore that fat guy suit for so long. Brian and I just had to wear blazers for an hour and I was the sweatiest thing ever. We kept fucking up the takes because we'd laugh at David entering the room. He wouldn't even have to say anything...we just saw a fat ass dude with cupcakes and a beard run into a room hootin' and hollerin' and we lost it.
The longest scene of the day was the best by far: Lloyd Kaufman as played by Eli!!!!
Will did a great job with the camera and basically tolerating everyone breaking character so much. It was hard to be serious when Eli had cum all over his face and a huge sandwich in his hands. We wrote a couple of new bits on the spot that are probably going to make it into the final cut. Eli did an incredibly job just remembering that dialogue. Honestly kids, that scene is about 8 pages long. It's nuts.
We also filmed a couple of "In-movie" scenes. The fireplace breakdance scene went well. Sam and Bella did an excellent job. Sam's breakdancing was better than I had expected. The send scene was written that morning by Brian and I before we left the house. It was shitty and unprofessional. We got a piece of scrap paper, wrote some awful lines, storyboarded it out with my horrible drawings, and ended it with a great blowjob.
The scene might actually be the best "In-movie" scene of the Land of Lincoln. It really turned out great.
Editing has proved to be a big faggot. Episode one is running a little over what we had expected. Deciding was gets cut and what stays really sucks. It's like having a bunch of kids and you are trying to squeeze your whole family into a lift. The lift operator says, "Oy! There is too much weight on this lift. We must lighten the load!" So there you are! At first you don't want to toss out a whole child because it's your baby! It's your seed! You pumped your sperm and made that shit a thing with feelings and life. It's an extention of you! So naturally, you do the most humane thing...you cut it's limbs off. One by one. That way the child can remain with you, albeit a bloody stump-bearing shell of its former self, but at least he is by your side! The lift operator says, "Oy! Still too heavy! More more more!" Next thing you know, you are throwing entire children away...in the rubbish bin. Gone forever. It’s quite sad, really.