I have continued to work with the actors in an attempt to develop their characters. Typically you want to have as much time as possible during pre-production to work with the actors - this way when rehearsals begin the actor/director dialogue will be that much further ahead of the curve. When I talk about dialogue between the actor and director I am referring to both being on the same page regarding choices and objectives of the character. The actor may have his or her ideas and the director, well most of the time he has a completely different opinion. It’s best to get on the same page and this is done through an open dialogue between the actor and director during pre-production. I met up with Matt Johnston (one of the lead actors) this weekend and read through a number of scenes with him. It was amazing just being able to talk through his scenes as he had ideas and opinions that opened up my mind even further regarding his character, ideas that would give his performance more depth.

I would say that we have 75% of the locations picked out. It should take one more trip and then we will have the locations locked and Mike Jennings (our UPM) can begin finalizing a schedule. This is going to be such a fun shoot and the film itself is going to be amazing. We have a great script, talented actors, and the locations are phenomenal. More to come.

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