March 15th, 2008

The rebirth of "the death of cleopatra"
shooting went phenonmenally well of the recasting event! we had so many wonderful people around to help with casting and filming. this is a few minute segment of the most intense part of the process. mixing the polyurethane liquid foam parts for 30 seconds before it starts to rapidly expand 18 to 1 ! by the time we got the fourth bucket in... we were pushing the top of the mold to keep the material in, only to be splattered by this toxic polymer.... i think it was a fun event for all... something new no doubt. the 16mm we shot turned out beautifully.. with some minor fogging on some parts... which i still havent figured out why... mysterious... anyways, this film is coming together... ive got to start editing pretty soon here. today. here's to keeping my mind open, for the film to guide me to new places... i learned that sometimes accidents are what turn out the best, and control can be stifling to what the medium seeks to do....