Preproduction - Day 7

Last night was long. Justin and I waited for Kim to draft a final copy of the script and he didn't finish until close to 9. We then attempted to make (on our donated copiers that lack all functions except copy and print--that's right, no collate...) 15 copies of the script. I managed to get two copies done by before my copier died at around 10:30. Justin stayed and finished making the copies, one at a time...

We started off this morning with a script meeting at 9. The meeting was essentially a place for all the department heads to gather and nitpick through the script. They'd go through and say, "What equipment do we need for this scene? Can we place a brand in this scene? Do we need rain towers or can we use a fire hose for this scene?", etc... We have a guy specifically doing the product placement for the film since we have a limited budget and could benefit from added publicity. All that lasted well into the afternoon.

I left the meeting around 1 to go run camera for casting again. They had a couple dozen callbacks come in from the open call this past Saturday. There were several great reads* and one guy who's most likely a definite for one role. Offers for the main roles have gone out and should be set by the end of the week, but the minor roles still haven't been cast. They'll continue reading people tomorrow morning.

Check back tomorrow for more updates!

-Cole


*A 'read' or 'reading' is just another way to say 'audition'. They use 'read' because the casting director sits there and reads lines to the talent from a side (a small section of the script).