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Monday, November 4, 2013

A lot of things, but not a lot of any one thing

It's been a busy weekend for me, though it may not look like I got a lot of any one thing done.  Despite that, I'm exhausted.  Physically and emotionally exhausted.

I'm helping a friend of mine produce a web-series that I'll link you all to when it debuts, but for now suffice to say it's a series of comedy-sketch vignettes.  This weekend was the first shoot day for episode 1.  I got a photo of the cast:
We met at a martial arts studio and mostly filmed in the parking lot.  The studio was nice enough to let us use their facilities for the day as a base station while we shot.  The emotionally draining part was sitting around for a couple hours worried that the police would roll up on us.  See, the cast members above in black were actually holding plastic toy guns during their scene... in the parking lot.  The last time I was part of a low budget film involving toy guns in a parking lot, I ended up face to face with a cop holding me at gunpoint... and me with a toy AK-47.  Scary shit, and thankfully no one got hurt at the time.  Even more thankfully, this shoot went without a hitch.  We were very careful about when and where those toys were, and got that shot done as quick as possible so they could go back in their bags.  Nevertheless, nerve-wracking up until we got through it.  Once the gun scene was done I was able to blow off a little steam using a knotted rope in the studio.

Not a lot done on the Gundam, only got partway through the left leg.  Above, you see all the parts that are visible in the leg, ready to be hit with primer.  Crazy how many there are.

And about here is where I got with it all.  Some blues on the foot done, before I just couldn't muster the energy anymore.  I needed something mindless to absorb myself in for the rest of Sunday night.  Painting required too much concentration and I was burnt out.

Ah yes.  Castle Crashers.  Excellent.

3 comments:

  1. Sounds like an exciting time! I fall into the trap of 'too exhausted to do anything so I play video games' too. Never too tired to play Minecraft.

    Glad to see you at least got a tiny amount done on the Gundam. I've got a Real Grade GP01fb that I need to work on. The Real Grades kits are very nice and molded completely in color. The last one I did I just sprayed Dulcote on it to take the plastic shine off and it looks amazing. This one I'm going a little further on with some decals from Samuel Decal and some panel lining. I'll have to post something up when I get back on it.

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  2. Yes, Minecraft! The Mrs. and I love that game... though the one I'm wary about is Civilization V. That game will steal hours I need for sleep if I'm not careful.

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  3. Yes, the 'one more turn' monster. There are some 4x space games that do that to me as well.

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