USC Week 4

Hey everyone, I seriously am terrible at updating so I apologize for that. This week has been fairly stressful, not only for me but for my entire group. We've been currently finalizing our script for our film, Purgatory, auditioning actors/actresses, storyboarding, creating shot lists, buying food for our cast & crew, and much, much more. I have to say, a collaborative group project has added more pressure on my part because for our group to be successful, we all have to do our jobs. So here's a day by day update on what we've done so far:

Monday- We auditioned around 12 people for 5 hours for 4 parts in our movie. It was one of the most fun and most tedious things I've ever done. We had one of the best auditions to ever be recorded on video and hopefully the rest of the class agrees once we show it to them. : )

Tuesday- We spent almost 5 hours together finalizing the script. We threw out ideas as well as put forth the comments that our classmate's had to improve upon our movie.

Wednesday- We all went to Universal Studios, a weekly ritual and we were introduced to the writer of Rent as well as the show Jericho. He was probably one of the best people to come to lecture our class. Besides telling us his upbringing, he gave us some of the most sage advice that I will definitely take to heart. In the afternoon, we spent about 2-3 hours scouting our locations. We were assigned Mexican street and we took loads of photos at different angles trying to pinpoint where we shall place the camera once we begin shooting on Saturday.

Today- We went to Universal Studios getting props for our movie and then we went to Goodwill to pick up some clothes for our actors to wear. After we were all done, Aaron and I went to Denny's where we both gorged a burger and steak respectively. One of the most taxing days I've had thus so far.