Running with Scissors: Principal Photography Complete

Running with Scissors ended production Friday, the 26th after pickup shots (Super finished in Balboa Park. Studio scene (16mm) shot last Tuesday.

Well, production finally came and went. My first short on film was a total nightmare of mistakes and sticky (literally) situations. Nonetheless, after 7 and 1/2 grueling hours, we got our 11 minutes of footage on 16mm last Tuesday. Valerie, the woman playing the teacher was incredibly patient. Raul (Billy) was cast last minute when my other actor couldn’t make it due to sickness. Being on a very very tight schedule, I didn’t have time to wait for my actor to get better. Alas, show biz.

Despite being more tired than I ever remembered being in my entire life (except for after a few long protest marches), I think I learned alot from the process. My experience with the San Diego Film Commission was not so great. It wasn’t really their fault though, I pretty much blame the bureaucratic, anal retentive nit-pickers over at Balboa Park Administration for all my form-filling woes.

Anyway, the film is being shipped tomorrow to be processed. I had alot of confusion about the Super 8 with Longs Drugs. I think they don’t process it anymore. All the attendants at two of the stores did not know anything about it. One woman tried to argue with me that my cartdridge was K40 Kodachrome movie film and not Super 8 film (oy). It was very confusing so I am just resigning to ship my Kodachrome to Kansas (K14 Movies).

Right now, I just have to package my film and send it off. I am currently checking out festival entry deadlines. Oh, did I mention I got a man named Robert Gross to do my original score? He’s currently doing post-grad work in music over in England. Cool eh?

Hopefully, I will have more time later this week to add production stills to the site, as well as the original script in pdf format. Gotta go. Astronomy exam at 9am, and it’s already 1 in the morning…

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