Preproduction - Day 3

Some stuff needed to be done at Universal this morning so I went straight over there instead of to the hospital, though I heard APH is going to be very accommodating and will let us use an entire new floor to shoot before they move their own employees up there. They're also willing to close off certain sections and are very excited to be part of our project.

I continued unpacking those 'My Family's Got Guts' jerseys this morning. Apparently the show's been cancelled. We walked across the park to Moe's for lunch (I think the burritos were smaller than usual...) and then unlocked the downstairs area so we could start cleaning it out. There's a few dressing rooms, a makeup room, several editing rooms and two control rooms for the soundstage. Two house sets are still left on the stage from filming for 'Final Destination 4.' I moved some furniture around so casting would have a room in which to meet with potential actors tomorrow. The producers also wanted to have some nicer rooms in which to meet with investors since the offices upstairs are pretty messy.

I had some free time this afternoon and read over a draft of the script. The story sounds very promising. I have no doubt it will strongly portray the intended message.

I'd also like to thank everyone who's following and commenting. It's nice to see that people are reading and getting interested in the film.

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Preproduction - Day 2

Today was pretty slow. Some people were out of town and the rest are still getting settled in. I spent the morning researching various rental situations and getting quotes on trucks and porta-potties for our location shots. I spent a couple hours in the afternoon taking 'My Family's Got Guts' (a Nickelodeon game show shot on soundstages 23 and 24) jerseys off racks so we could take the hangars for wardrobe.

I should have more interesting news tomorrow. We're going to the Arnold Palmer Hospital in the morning to scout a location for hospital shots. There should be another production meeting later this week as well.

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First post

Hey people!


I've started this blog to chronicle my life as a production intern on Letters to God. Some people wanted updates and I figured this would be the easiest way.

Letters to God is being produced by Possibility Pictures and will be shot on location around Orlando and on set at Universal Studios Florida (soundstage 25). It's a Christian film centered around a 9-year-old boy's struggles with cancer and how it affects his family and friends. I'll post a more detailed synopsis when I get a copy of the treatment or final script, which should be soon.

Like I said, I'll be working as a production intern. Preproduction has officially started and is starting to rev up in preparation for shooting, which will begin at the end of May. Today we had a production meeting with all the department heads together for the first time. We went over plans for the film's production and I ran around making production passes for everyone (these passes allow us into the Universal backlot and the employee cafeteria--cheaply priced, ironically--as well as the theme park on the weekends, for free).

David Nixon, the director, has assembled what he called "category leaders leading a category." All the department heads are experienced professionals with a strong interest in reinventing the "Christian film" category. Everyone is excited to be here and create a high quality product that will hopefully set a precedent for many future Christian films.

Lots of various production tasks (permits, contracts, etc.) need to be done this week. Callbacks for actors will be soon and an open casting call will take place this Friday. Possibility has leased out soundstage 25 on Universal's backlot and all the office work will be based out of here. We're trying to organize the various office office spaces this week.


I'll try and update every day. We're pretty busy, so there should be tons of interesting stuff to post.

Check back tomorrow!