Hey guys,

Meeting Thursday clearly!!

A couple things we will be discussing!!

—SICK, if anyone has any questions or concerns..mainly for those not done shooting, but for those who have, we will talk about editing the pieces.
—QUICK N DIRTY–where, when, and submissions! BRING anything you want to submit to thursday’s meeting!
—Pro-choice psuedo project for next semester…just discussing the possibility!

Yey, see y’all Thursday!!

Alana

Hey all.

Meeting tomorrow. Yey. Please come so we can see where everyone is at in terms of scenes.

To members who are also in the MCTV class bring any DVD’s with projects that you want to submit to the quick n dirty this year!!!

Alana

Hey y’all,

Anyway, we have lots to do guys. I set up a budget request with student council, and Scott will be representing us since I have to film an Obama event in the Miller Forum.
The amount is for $500, and should cover your special effects needs. But I’m not sure since no one gave me a budget.

I need to know when you guys are filming!! Send me the dates if you have them set! Let me know if you want me on set!!!

Filming needs to happen as soon as possible. And then editing will follow.

It seems like a lot, and it is a lot of work, but shoots are pretty fun! Also most of your scenes are pretty short…tell me what you need so I can help!

I should be filming this weekend also, but in the evening.

Keep in touch with me everyone!!!
Alana

Hey guys,

Hope everyone had a super relaxing break!

Meeting this Thursday, same place and time…I’m currently corresponding with Student council about additional funding…so we’ll see how that goes. KEEP YOUR RECIEPTS SO THAT YOU CAN BE REIMBURSED FOR ANYTHING YOU HAVE PURCHASED THUS FAR.

Is anyone planning on filming before Thursday? Let me know!! And even if not, let me know if you need help with your shoot, whenever it occurs, in any way shape or form.

One last thing–I recieved an email about having some club members represent the MFA at the “Through the Red Doors” Event…I can’t attend because it’s on a Saturday and I have a scheduled shoot at the Allentown Women’s Center…would anyone be willing to represent the MFA? The event is Sat. April 12, from 12-2:30 in the field house.

Let me know!! And I’ll see you Thursday!

Hey guys,

just wanted to throw a few things out there that i didn’t cover in the meeting last night…

When filming, get some “transition shots” that we can use to connect all the scenes through spiffy editing.

for example, in the haas scene, do a close up of one guy pushing the elevator button.

for the drug scene, do a close up of a hand turning on the stove and turning a knob. When we edit, we can go between these scenes with a visual flow that will make the entire piece much more visually interesting.

I’ll be assisting Erika’s shoot on Saturday at 3pm in the village, and hannah and nicole’s Haas scene on Sunday at 9:30am. So if you guys have confusion as to what i mean by transition shots, i’ll be there to clarify.

i’ll be filming my scene sometime in the middle of next week…

Those of you filming after Easter break, no worries. Just reply to this message and remind me who those of you are.

peter kleinberger, will you be filming before or after break?

Again, i just want to reiterate that I don’t want you to be afraid of telling me what i’m doing wrong, if any of you see anything that should be done differently. i can’t change anything if i am not aware of what has to be changed. We’re all very busy, and this is not the only extracurricular project i’m working on so i need your help to run this smoothly. I’m glad my absence in the beginning of yesterday’s meeting allowed you to vent and figure out how to deal with some of your concerns.

Lastly i;m going to call coppa and find out about department funding. Until then, keep any receipts for anything you purchase that is shoot related.

talk to Scott Rod about any special effects material you need!!!!

Hey guys,

I can’t make it to the meeting thrusday if it is at 4:30, so would anyone object to meeting at 5pm? REPLY ASAP if that is an issue.

I reviewed the script in its entirety this weekend, and jotted down a few notes.

Nicole and Hannah–
As I reviewed your scene, I totally loved the zombie killing the random student in front of the elevator, but I almost want the couple to not even get attacked at all–it is typical in horror films for the sexual couple to get killed off, and that sends a message about sexuality in general. like, don’t be promiscuous because you’ll get an STD and die!!@! Ahh! Changing it would serve to make all the scenes a little more diverse, since other scenes depict students getting attacked a lot. However, your scene is very well written, and THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR SCENE AT ALL. I’m no nazi. This is a student project, and you have worked hard on your scene. Just somethign to think about. Let me know on Thursday if you decide to change your scene. Again, don’t feel like you need to!!

Taylor-
Since most of your scene is blocking, and you only gave me the part with dialogue, I don’t know how your scene ends! Just give me a quick synopsis of what happens to your characters.

Otherwise I think everything is cool.

FOR THURSDAY! If you have not already made a shooting schedule, talk to your actors and get their conflicts and try to have a schedule made up by Thursday.

We will also be discussing makeup.

See y’all soon,
Alana

Hey guys,

OK so meeting tomorrow! I’m very excited because we are making great progress. Thank you to everyone who sat in on casting and attened the casting meeting, and covering for me hardcore. Thanks a million. I will repay you by making sure this project turns out to be amazing!!! With your help of course..

Anyway, meeting tomorrow to see where we all stand. We’ll do lighting. If anyone has figured out when they can begin shooting, we’ll talk about that too, and let me know if you want me/melinda/taylor to help out!!! we’ll figure it out.

Remember to plan out ur shots. it will make life so much easier!!

k, I’ll see y’all tomorrow!! woohoo!!

Alana

Hey guys,

just a reminder that you should be getting permission for your filming locations!! I’d LOVE it if you guys had a plan as far as when you’d like to complete filming and all that jazz. That means that you need to:

–get permission to film/find out if there is certain protocol that needs following (like having a professor or officer present)
–set a date(s) to film PREFERRABLY before spring break!!! that gives you two weeks.

Certain locations such as the photo lab won’t require permission as long as you do it at an hour where no one would be working in there.
GR needs to be filmed on off hours…probably should check in with them.

BRING ALL SUCH INFORMATION ON THURSDAY!!

We can go over lighting Thursday also.

Email me for any questions or concerns or specific things that you think need to be discussed thursday. CHEERIO, DON’T GET SICK!!or feel better….

Alana

Hey guys,

Tomorrow Melinda would like to meet with y’all very quickly to discuss the procedure for casting!! It’s important, so if you can be there, please attend, and bring ur calendars to check conflicts!!!

I myself will not be at the meeting, but please go it will make life easier for you. Also, you should be getting permission to film in your specific areas…keep in mind that it would be ideal if you completed filming before spring break!

Until next time,
Alana

Hey Y’all.

Just a reminder…

You should aim to have your projects filmed by Spring break, so we can come back and edit hardcore.

That means in the next couple weeks you need to:
–fine tune your scripts
–get permission to film if your location requires it
–cast your scene…if you’re not going to rely on MTA actors, hold your own audition or recruit friends. Just keep in mind the quality of the actors will make a huge difference!!

Melinda we need a date for MTA casting! LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHAT THIS DATE WILL BE.

Until we know the date, work on your script and get permission to film..get as much info about your location as possible (permission, and what you need to do before you film there/what props you need to get) before thursday so that thursday we can assess where we are!!

Taylor, mail me your script!

Much love and stuff,

Alana