Day 3 - August 21, 2008

Becky Morrison,
Unit Production Manager
three down. fifteen to go. wow. it's been a blast!
it's been wonderfully hectic in that crazed, adrenaline way that only production can be. after a few narrowly avoided catastrophes (you don't even want to know about), a disgruntled store owner, lost keys, a farmer's tan, a fender-bender or two, a bucket of parking tickets, a belated caterer, and a kick ass team of interns . . . we're well on our way to making a movie!
that's why working on features is fun. the universe selects a handful of random individuals through choice and circumstance, tosses them onto a set, hands them equipment and calls them a crew. then for the next several weeks that crew is a family. you get to know each other in ways that you don't even know your own family. you see them bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 1st thing the morning, and exhausted and sweaty late at night. you see them laugh out loud and you see them pull their hair out. if a couple of crew members happen to actually BE your family, then the experience is truly magnificent. you are given the opportunity to interact in ways you never have before. you learn about each other as people, in a way you don't get to over thanksgiving dinner. then together you create something magical; something meaningful. it doesn't get any better than that . . .