Day 87
Last Day of the 28 Days Countdown.
I know it lasted more than 28 days, but so what? It took longer than we thought.
A lot longer.
Anyway, just because the Countdown is over, doesn't mean NYZ is done. Not by a long shot. There's still plenty to do, editing and such. But for now, we're gonna take a little break, with Commencement fast-approaching and apartment hunting and such.
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A student short film written & directed by George Westberg about zombies invading the streets of New York City...But nobody really notices.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Day 85
The Sixth (and Final) Day of Filming.
Today we shot at Todman, and it was just me, Richard, Sam, Eric, Monica, and Kristy filming the scenes with the Police Storyline.
And now, we are officially wrapped with principal photography!!!!!!!!!
We'll have to re-shoot some scenes that we lost to rain on Wednesday, but other than that, we're pretty much done! Tomorrow is the big return day!
The Sixth (and Final) Day of Filming.
Today we shot at Todman, and it was just me, Richard, Sam, Eric, Monica, and Kristy filming the scenes with the Police Storyline.
And now, we are officially wrapped with principal photography!!!!!!!!!We'll have to re-shoot some scenes that we lost to rain on Wednesday, but other than that, we're pretty much done! Tomorrow is the big return day!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Day 84
The Fifth Day of Filming.
Today was by far our busiest day, with so many set-ups and scenes to cover with dialogue. I'm so grateful Richard came aboard to shoot this project so late in the game, considering how he hadn't seen the locations or any rehearsals, so he's been operating kind of on the fly, and he's been doing a fantastic job. I just wish I had more time to prepare to give him more to work with.
We wrapped up most of the characters today in the Hipster Story Arc, and tomorrow is just a few short scenes at Todman for the Zombie/Cop Story Arc. I'm really excited to have a relaxed flow as opposed to today's incredibly tight schedule.
Our reluctant heroes:
Tomorrow's our last official day of principal photography! We may have to re-shoot a bit of a scene we lost to rain last Wednesday, but other than that, "NYZ" will be officially wrapped!
Have a good night!
The Fifth Day of Filming.
Today was by far our busiest day, with so many set-ups and scenes to cover with dialogue. I'm so grateful Richard came aboard to shoot this project so late in the game, considering how he hadn't seen the locations or any rehearsals, so he's been operating kind of on the fly, and he's been doing a fantastic job. I just wish I had more time to prepare to give him more to work with.
We wrapped up most of the characters today in the Hipster Story Arc, and tomorrow is just a few short scenes at Todman for the Zombie/Cop Story Arc. I'm really excited to have a relaxed flow as opposed to today's incredibly tight schedule.
Our reluctant heroes:
Tomorrow's our last official day of principal photography! We may have to re-shoot a bit of a scene we lost to rain last Wednesday, but other than that, "NYZ" will be officially wrapped!
Have a good night!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Day 83
The Fourth Day of Filming.
Today was a good day. After the long, audacious shoot last night, it was good to have a shorter day, actually during the day. We shot in Sam's apartment, where we filmed pretty much all the heavy-duty stunts today, coordinated by the legendary Drew Leary with me as a zombie.
Early start tomorrow, since it's our biggest day. Till then!
The Fourth Day of Filming.
Today was a good day. After the long, audacious shoot last night, it was good to have a shorter day, actually during the day. We shot in Sam's apartment, where we filmed pretty much all the heavy-duty stunts today, coordinated by the legendary Drew Leary with me as a zombie.
Early start tomorrow, since it's our biggest day. Till then!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Day 82
The Third Day of Filming.
Rough start to the day. Everything was going fine up until we couldn't find a space to park out in front of Palladium on 14th Street, so we pulled around to the 13th Street entrance. However, in doing so, we ran over a few potholes and popped the front tire.
We called Budget, to see how long it would take to get someone to replace the tire, and Roadside Assistance wasn't going to be there for an hour and a half. And, to add insult to injury, the van battery died on us, and the Roadside Assistants couldn't give us a jump. And the nearest guy Budget could send was in Jersey. Another hour and a half away!
So, that put us back three full hours, and what was supposed to begin at 5pm was now pushed back to closer to 8:30 or 9pm.
A lot of running around, going to Hand Held to check out extra equipment for the nighttime scenes we just shot involving extras to play the walking undead.
A bunch of wonderful people came out to join the zombie ranks for the night, and I want to thank them all!
And check out these awesome pictures of our zombie horde:
You guys rock!
The Third Day of Filming.
Rough start to the day. Everything was going fine up until we couldn't find a space to park out in front of Palladium on 14th Street, so we pulled around to the 13th Street entrance. However, in doing so, we ran over a few potholes and popped the front tire.
We called Budget, to see how long it would take to get someone to replace the tire, and Roadside Assistance wasn't going to be there for an hour and a half. And, to add insult to injury, the van battery died on us, and the Roadside Assistants couldn't give us a jump. And the nearest guy Budget could send was in Jersey. Another hour and a half away!
So, that put us back three full hours, and what was supposed to begin at 5pm was now pushed back to closer to 8:30 or 9pm.
A lot of running around, going to Hand Held to check out extra equipment for the nighttime scenes we just shot involving extras to play the walking undead.
A bunch of wonderful people came out to join the zombie ranks for the night, and I want to thank them all!And check out these awesome pictures of our zombie horde:
You guys rock!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Day 81
The Second Day of Filming.
The day began fairly well, despite being upstaged by Obama at Cooper Union Square just a few blocks away, awash in cops cars, sirens and news vans. It made navigating traffic a bit trickier than it should have been, but not too bad.
We shot in Washington Square Park today, where we shot the first two scenes of the movie as part of the Manhattan Storyline. We had a bit of a rain delay for about a half hour, but it cleared up and everything went pretty quick.
Despite the rain, and a loud obnoxious disruptive woman named Star Luna, we wrapped early and got all the shots I wanted! Overall, today was a pretty damn good day!
After downloading the footage at Tisch, I grabbed a quick bite to eat at Delion and then headed over to Montrose Ave in Brooklyn, where I met with my actors from the Hipster Storyline to go over some blocking at Sam's apartment. Everything went really well and I'm riding an endorphin rush at the moment.
Tomorrow is our big, most intense day of the whole shoot: the Zombie Walk, where we're hoping to get some people to be zombie extras starting at 7pm near the East River State Park on North 8th Street and Kent Ave.
Sorry, but I don't have any pictures to put up today, but rest assured, there will be plenty tomorrow documenting the whole Zombie Walk in its full glory!
The Second Day of Filming.
The day began fairly well, despite being upstaged by Obama at Cooper Union Square just a few blocks away, awash in cops cars, sirens and news vans. It made navigating traffic a bit trickier than it should have been, but not too bad.
We shot in Washington Square Park today, where we shot the first two scenes of the movie as part of the Manhattan Storyline. We had a bit of a rain delay for about a half hour, but it cleared up and everything went pretty quick.
Despite the rain, and a loud obnoxious disruptive woman named Star Luna, we wrapped early and got all the shots I wanted! Overall, today was a pretty damn good day!
After downloading the footage at Tisch, I grabbed a quick bite to eat at Delion and then headed over to Montrose Ave in Brooklyn, where I met with my actors from the Hipster Storyline to go over some blocking at Sam's apartment. Everything went really well and I'm riding an endorphin rush at the moment.
Tomorrow is our big, most intense day of the whole shoot: the Zombie Walk, where we're hoping to get some people to be zombie extras starting at 7pm near the East River State Park on North 8th Street and Kent Ave.
Sorry, but I don't have any pictures to put up today, but rest assured, there will be plenty tomorrow documenting the whole Zombie Walk in its full glory!
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