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Support our #filmmakers: Jolie East-Miji’s “B-City” Second Season: All About the Casting Call (Updated)

June 13, 2017

Introduction On June 11, 2017, there was a casting call for the second season of Jolie East-Miji’s webseries “B-City”. The purpose was to audition actors that were not part of the first season. A casting call is one element of pre-production. According to Production for TV and New Media, there are two major ways to … More Support our #filmmakers: Jolie East-Miji’s “B-City” Second Season: All About the Casting Call (Updated)

Support our #filmmakers: My Weekend on Set of Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage”: What I have Learned (Updated)

March 14, 2017

This past weekend (March 11 and 12, 2017) marked the conclusion of the phase of filmmaking known as Principal Photography, for “Collision Envisage”. Principal photography is when cameras roll to record the actors and make the movie or TV show or web series, etc. The preceding phase, called pre-production, should encompass all the planning leading … More Support our #filmmakers: My Weekend on Set of Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage”: What I have Learned (Updated)

Support our #filmmakers: My Weekend On Set of Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage”: All About the Script Supervisor (Updated)

March 6, 2017

Another busy weekend (March 4 and 5, 2017) on set as filming continued on Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage”. Once again, I was a Production Assistant, helping to set up the scenes; and operating the slate. I learned new term: the reset. The Director yelling “reset” means the part of the script just shot will be … More Support our #filmmakers: My Weekend On Set of Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage”: All About the Script Supervisor (Updated)

Support our #filmmakers: My Day On Set of Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage”: All About Set Dressing (Updated)

February 20, 2017

As filming of Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage” resumes (2/18/17), this time we are indoors. This was the first indoor scene filmed. The room being used was converted into a classroom at the Police Academy. This is an example of “set dressing”. The room already has a mounted whiteboard. Tables and chairs had to be put … More Support our #filmmakers: My Day On Set of Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage”: All About Set Dressing (Updated)

Support our #filmmakers. Day 2 of shooting of Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage” (Updated)

November 19, 2016

So I was back on set today (11/19/16) of #filmmaker Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage”.  Once again I operated the clapperboard.  But I also did something totally new for me: I was a stand-in.  A stand-in substitutes for an actor under certain circumstances.  In this case, I was one of a few stand-ins used while the director and director … More Support our #filmmakers. Day 2 of shooting of Sharrie Mccain’s “Collision Envisage” (Updated)