A meeting of the minds

To my door came a rather focused, talented crew of creative minds today. First there was the Director of Photography, PJ, with two surprise friends in tow. The director/creator of “The Mercury Men” (an out of this world sci-fi web series) and the star of said show were at my house! I nearly geeked out. All I’ve seen is the trailers and natural build up for the upcoming release of the series. I seriously thought about laying down my own show because there is no way I can compete with Chris’s show. But there is more than enough room on the internet for everyone. And that is cool.

So, Chris & Curt (“The Mercury Men”) and PJ (who was the DP for MM, as well) all went for a little tour of the set of “SOLO”. I felt like I had to explain my choices for doing this or that, but in hindsight I realize that everyone was pleased and impressed with the work I’ve done so far on the set. By the time that Chris (who is visiting from Pittsburgh) and Kurt (who lives in L.A.) had to leave, my producer, Allison, and composer, Rob, showed up. We all had a pow-wow while waiting for Michael, the potential Production Designer I desperately need. Michael arrived and we ventured out to the set, once again.

Michael is a great guy, full of fantastically fun ideas. PJ, Michael and myself were all throwing ideas out on how to improve the set. It was quickly decided that more needs to be done to dramatically light the set, add some color and depth with the addition of color and some more set pieces. If we can fit it all in under $500, it’s a deal. We also realized that we need the input from our director, Jorge (you keeping these names straight?) before we may continue further.

I’m waiting to hear back from Allison regarding Michael and his level of commitment. I’m really hoping for a savior, in a way, because I’m burnt out on working on the set. I need to focus on the scripts and the other bits of minutiae. Oh, and I have to start focusing on my character, Scott, as well.

So, today’s meeting was full of excitement and new ideas. Can’t wait to see what happens next.