But before that, just some updates. I was not a finalist for the Capstone Grant, but I am very glad my friends and classmates Jamie, Alex, and Chris. Everyone who knows who I am talking about should give them a big high-five. I wish them all the best of luck.
I wasn't as disappointed as I thought I would be when I found out the news that I wasn't a finalist. In fact, it was a bit of a relief, because it meant one less thing to worry about. On top of casting, other classes, and worrying if my financial aid is going to come through, I just did not need the added stress of having to do another pitch. And my production is minimal anyway, so I'd probably end up just wasting most of what would be given to me. I know why I wasn't a finalist - my pitch just was not that good. But I really have to thank Christina, my producer, for being there. Christina did the best she could on short notice. I feel bad for dragging her through that when it probably wasn't necessary for her to be there.
Anyway, I actually animated some of the storyboards for the pitch, but not all of them were used since I there was only so much time and I didn't want to bore them with a strange video:
The video illustrates some of the camera motions and actor blocking I am going for. Hopefully this is doable because the end result will look pretty cool in real life. At least in my mind.
Stark white backgrounds, minimalist set design with some camera movement. A campy, cartoon-ish tone.
Thanks again to Beth for drawing a lot of these up.
Next post will be about casting. We had our first one over the weekend, and I am currently waiting on the audition video to make an overall assessment.
Till next time!
