Well, ./shutdown episode 3 production is wrapped and booooy are my arms tired! Wakka wakka wakka! 
We had a full schedule Saturday and Sunday. Saturday consisted of wardrobe shopping with Timothy/Chaz. Then I went location scouting with production manager Cris and actor Mattzog in Zog’s neighborhood. It was pretty hectic, so I’m thankful for having Twitter to update the blog. I also sent snapshots to my Facebook Mobile Uploads Album. Technology is so sweet. It amazes me that the next generation will not remember a time when regular people did not have Internet! Zoiks! Gone are my days of chatting on Compuserve and heated debates on Yahoo Star Wars chat. Though I do stop in to say hi to “the regs” once in awhile. But, I digress, homeslices.
Saturday concluded with a shoot at Morbotech for a brief scene with Ben, as pictured here. It was a very small shoot with only Cris and myself serving as crew. Despite our human resource
deficiency, we finished ahead of schedule and even had time to have a nice dinner at P.F. Chang’s with Writer/Producer David Gonzalez. Oh man, you gotta have the Oolong Sea Bass at Chang’s. To die for! Seriously! Okay, well not seriously. I wouldn’t actually be willing to die in exchange for getting to eat Oolon Sea Bass one last time. What was I talking about? Oh yeah, Caturday! So, I went home and planned out the next day’s shooting schedule while David and Ben played Expert-level Guitar Hero II on our XBOX 360.
Who are the mystery men in ./shutdown episode 3? You’ll
have to watch late September to find out… Okay, well actually
it’s Chaz and Zedd… like you’ve never seen them before!
Sunday was all outdoor production. We had scouted a bus stop and some nice looking streets in Zog’s neighborhood the day before so transportation (walking/driving) went smoothly. Tim and Ben were dressed ridiculously (you’ll have watch to find out why)!The reaction of passersby was high-larious. One lady even came out of her house and started taking pictures of them like paparazzi. The boys handled it well. And by well, I mean they totally ignored her. Another guy came up behind us and said “hi” then proceeded to stand over our shoulders for 5 minutes. Finally he got bored and left.
The best part was that there was a church across the street (and it was a Sunday morning) at the bus stop location for a particularly rowdy shot. You can imagine the
stares we were getting as people were heading into the place. Ben, and especially Tim were good sports about it though. I am also really thankful for our wonderful background actors. It ain’t no hooey when I say their attentiveness, cooperation and pleasantness made what could have been a nightmare shoot actually really fun! I mean, we were outdoors on the street with sound issues up the wazoo, changing weather, multiple locations and yet we got all our shots ahead of schedule! High five to Brian, Jason, Aaron, Andrew, Buzz and Jon for being the raddest background actors ever. And Adam, if you’re reading this, I’m sorry you couldn’t find us, but I assure you that we have a big need for extras in ./shutdown episode 4.
Okay, I’m exhausted so I will talk to y’all laters! If you have questions/comments about the show, please remember to sign up and post at the ./shutdown forums!
