Pity Kiss Productions

Today has been rather rainy, though spring seems to be right around the corner (who would have thought? It's February!). The temperature was more than bearable. Were it not raining, I would be working on the script outside, unfortunately... It's raining.

I've been trying to visualize how this film is going to look in the long run. It's going to be difficult filming some of these scenes as they require buildings that 1.) Are not located in Iowa 2.) Would never let a bunch of amateur filmmakers use in a million years. 3.) Even if they did, it would be for a considerable amount of money, that we do not have.

I'm sensing a lot of close ups in the movie, buuuuut, it would not be the first time a director did such a thing. I personally (and I know I'm not alone in this) just want everything to look as professional as possible.

Also looking into possibly purchasing a high-def camera, though my priorities about what I'm saving money for will have to be sorted out. I had a camera that was perfectly acceptable, had wonderful definition for what it was and somehow I spilled something on the battery port and now it won't connect with the battery. I don't know if this is something I did, or something someone did while visiting me, as I had it in a stupid spot. Doesn't really matter, the point is, now the camera won't turn on with the battery, it has to be plugged in, which kind of defeats the purpose of a camcorder anyway.

Despite feeling stupid for my idiocy, I need to find something of equal or better value for a price that I won't choke on. Which at this very moment, is everything. I'll have to see what I can save up before May (hardyhar) as I've had a few setbacks this month financially. I've had to restart saving a few times and as I'm traveling to Greece in April, I don't know what I'll have to put towards the buying of pretties for people. *shrugs*

Not really anyone's problem but my own. But, I thought I'd throw that out there, as we'll be looking for something to film with (kind of important).

We had access to a beautiful HDX but alas... That friend disappeared and I don't know how it's going to work out. If at all.

In brighter, happier news, despite all of the confusion and sudden decsions on waiting to work on the film till this summer, we've gotten our art director back-- he's also an "acting monkey" as he likes to call himself as he will be playing one of our leads this summer. He will be working on our storyboards and will hopefully in the next few weeks or sooner, have a poster done up for us that we can post to get some interest ;0) I'm looking forward to seeing it.

So, that's all for now. Bemoanings of needing equipment and the like-- I think we'll be able to make any physical equipment (dollys, mounts and the like) on our own for under $30 each, hopefully. We still need lighting equipment and a camera, but on the bright side we have all of the editing equipment we need as I have Final Cut and so on from my cinema days at Iowa.

Oh, how I've longed to use them! I wish I were a cinema major still, some days and then I remember why it didn't work out.

Well, until the next "update"

~Jaina