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.