Pocki Sticks, Mehron, and Vegetarianism.

Saturday was our first experimental filming day. Let's take it from the top:

Morning
Who: H.D., Erin, me
Scheduled meet-up time: 12
Actual meet-up time: 12:30 (my fault; I picked up H.D. late, and Erin was already there.)
What we found Erin doing when we got there: reading Harry Potter
Where we went: a costume shop
Saleswoman: amazing!
Bought: Mehron palette, Colorset powder, plastic masquerade mask
What I wanted: Teletubbie suit
Would I have worn it: No.
Would I have politely requested that H.D. wear it? Yes.
What we did with the hour we had left: Lingered outside; trekked through the 90 degree weather; wanted streetside stir-fry and Italian desserts we couldn't afford; bought Pocki Sticks and Pepsi; encountered a salesboy who looks like both of the Sprouse twins.

On the way to the location
Piled into the car: H.D., Erin, Kelsi, myself
Person in control of the Sirius radio: H.D.
H.D.'s selections: electronica, obscure funk, punk, rock, '90s rap
Number of times H.D. looked back at us to analyze our degree of approval: a few dozen
Anticipated arrival time: 2
Actual arrival time: 2:30
Time Jordana arrived: 2

During the shoot
Amount of time spent talking about H.D.'s pets: 20 minutes
Number of prop and costume bags I brought: 4
Number of times H.D. played piano for us: 1
What we ate: Cici's pizza, powdered sugar brownies
What we sipped: Coca-Cola, Sprite

First experimental scene: Mel (Kelsi) growling and crawling menacingly toward the camera
Number of takes: 3 or 4
Number of takes stopped due to laughter: 2
Kelsi's growling coach: Erin

Second experimental scene: Becky (Jordana) rants about vegetarianism
Number of takes: 3
How much was ad-libbed: 100%
Whose idea? Jordana's.
What we learned from the lecture: Humans are not mammals.

Third experimental scene: Megan (Emily) gets an experimental makeover.
Time Emily was able to spend filming before she caught her bus: 30 minutes
How fast she got down a piece of pizza, a brownie, and a soda in order to have enough time to film: 3-5 minutes.
Length of time spent doing Emily's makeup (courtesy of Mehron): 3-5 minutes
Length of time outside filming: 5-7 minutes
Where Emily sat: on a bench under a tree
What Emily wore: the plastic masquerade mask
What we threw at her to simulate a makeover: scarves, petals, grass, clothing items
How fast we were able to get Emily in makeup, through two takes, out of makeup, and out the door: approx. 28 minutes

Fourth experimental scene: chocolate-dipped musician
Length of time it took to choose the photo from the web: 10 minutes
Musician of choice: Kurt Cobain
Taste of microwaved chocolate: yummy
Hands used to dip the photo: H.D.'s
Amount of chocolate consumed after coming into contact with computer ink: 99%

Success? Sure.

Update

Due to scheduling conflicts, Marsha is stepping down from the role of Megan. We're sad that we're not able to work with her on this film, but we wish her the best with her current project!

Emily has agreed to take on the part, and we're confident she'll do a great job!