My ID's in lockdown!

I should be working on my script pages for class, but I just don't feel like it. So there. Pfffft. :P It's already a week late, so what's a few more days. Luckily, the instructor is an understanding guy. I turned in my storyboards late last week and I'm not too hopefull for a great grade on those. Tried my best not to resort to drawing stick figures, even though I'm awful at drawing people. I'm just not sure I got all the camera directions right. Oh, well. When I handed them in I didn't even care anymore, I just wanted to get them out of my life.

I was trying to work on my other little movie script for my other class (the one we shot on video last weekend). I'm attempting to actually type it up in screenplay format. I need to try making some storyboards and maybe even a shot list. Because goodness knows we're going to need all of this when we shoot this thing on film. It's a whole new ballgame shooting on film. Now if I can get the guys in my group to realize this. *facepalm* I honestly don't think any of them have ever shot on film before, just video. Well, one guy possibly has, but I'm really not sure. I probably should ask him. He's trying to be the leader of our group, but it's my story, so I also have some control. It's like the two of us are in a little power struggle. It's odd to be in this position. For the first time, I seem to have more experience than the other people in my group. In the past it's always been the other way around.

Anyways, yesterday was kind of a sucky day. I went to the college to fix some things with our video and burn it onto DVD. First, I got a late start and arrived much later to the computer lab than I wanted to. Then, I ended up leaving there without my driver's license! See, they take your ID to use the small computer lab in the building. When it got to be 20 min. til the lab would close one of of lab assistants popped in to say they would be closing soon. I was still finishing up, of course. Now usually, the lab people will come back at closing time and actually make sure you're out of there. And lately they've also been giving back your ID at that time. Well, this time I got none of that. The lab closed at 6:00 and I was leaving that room at 6:02. And apparently I was too slow because they had all left! The doors were locked and the place was dark! I couldn't get to my ID! Long story short, I drove home without my license. So now I have to go in a little early before my first class to pick it up. Grrrrrrr! Granted, I was 2 min. late getting out. But the lab people also slacked off by not making sure I was out of that room. I could have easily just stayed there for who knows how long and nobody would've known. I honestly didn't think the place would clear out that quickly. Usually there's a few people they have to chase out. So now I have another drive ahead of me without my license. It's amazing how super careful you become when you know you're driving illegally. Not that I drive badly, I actually think I'm a very good driver. I was just being super cautious because if I get pulled over by a cop I am royally screwed. *hence the icon*

And on another note, my dialup connection's been really crappy this weekend. Stupid noisy phone lines. *kicks troll in the phone lines* I haven't seen it this bad since last year.

Okay, I'm done ranting. Hope you're still with me. I'm actually going to make another post that's more happy. This was my unhappy post. :[

Picspam status report and more...

Just to let you all know, I've just finished checking out the LJ's of everyone on my flist. Phew! You've all been busy. This is the first time I've actually looked at everyone's pages all at once. I left a few comments here and there when I felt I had something to say. If I didn't comment at your page this time, maybe next time. But I did read your most recent entries, so I know what's going on. *hugs flist*

Bought 2 new filmmaking books over the weekend. "Setting Up Your Shots" by Jeremy Vineyard and "What They Don't Teach You At Film School" by Camille Landau and Tiare White. I knew I had to buy the second book when I read this list in chapter 18 "Grace Under Pressure: Directing Under Fire":

#119. Good Reasons To Call "Cut"...

1. The boom is making a guest star appearance.
2. A bystander is making a guest star appearance, and is more interesting than anything else in the frame.
3. The sound tape ran out.

and here's the one that sealed it for me...

4. The actor isn't faking that scream.

Lol! Not that I want anyone hurt on a set, but that's just funny. Made me think immediately to a story I heard from my Scriptwriting instructor. He was telling us about the experience of the college shooting their first film around 11 years ago. An actress was supposed to break a glass by squeezing it in her hand. The glass was made out of some of that special breakable glass, but it wasn't the right kind and when she broke it the glass actually cut her hand. Ouch! They kept the shot though and he showed it to us. "That's her real blood", he told us. "I yelled cut and then we took her to the hospital for stitches...she never came back to work on the film after that." Heh. No wonder.

On the picspam front, I'm happy to say things are more under control than they were last week. I've actually got the next 2 DA episodes capped and this week's DA picspam for Gill Girl is all ready to be uploaded and then posted. For SPN, Tuesday's Picspam of Faith is all ready to go and I've got Thursday's Picspam of Hell House capped. I also capped the DVD set's Blooper Reel (and I'm in the process of fixing the caps) and I'm gonna make two picspams of that. One will be just of the slates for those of you who obsess over them like I do. ;D The other will just hit the main highlights of the Blooper Reel. So there's goodies on the way!

Oh, and I finally bought some postcards so I can participate in the Supernatural Postcard Campaign! Now I just gotta figure out what to write and send 'em off so the guys and the crew up north will know how much I appreciate their hard work. I bought 12 total, but sadly there's no humorous ones in the bunch. There is a cute one with some prairie dogs that says "Hugs & Kisses from Washington". I've gotta send that one! Most of the others are of Seattle or Mt. Rainier. When I send some, I'll be sure to scan them first and post them here, so you can see what I sent.