This weekend we filmed the trailer for Magic High. It was so much fun! I've never done anything like that before. I'm so glad that Marsha the Amazing was willing to do the film work. Since she had more experiance doing that kind of work, she was much better than me at thinking of cool shots and directing the two actresses. I am so grateful for all of the time and energy all three of the volunteers gave to the trailer. Thank you!
The filming was done in two locations. It took about five hours to do all the set up and filming. The afternoon went much quicker then the morning for a couple of reasons. For one, there were a lot of kinks to work out in the shot list. We had a vague idea of what we wanted from the actress for each line, but the afternoon was planned much more carefully. Another problem that took up a lot of time in the morning was figuring out the logistics of a special prop. I wont say too much since it's a huge part of the trailer and a little bit of a surprise. But as a small hint, this item is something most of my beta readers have said was their favourite part of the book.
I'm not sure when it will be finished and available to be viewed online because Marsha is getting married mid June so she's a little busy to be doing editing (I know, that's no excuse :P). But the filming went great and we had a lot of fun. I can't wait to see the final product.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
How did you do auditions for your trailer?
The auditions for my book trailer were this weekend. It was so much fun. We didn't have a huge crowd at the auditions, but the ones that did come were amazing. The talent on this island is ridiculous, and I'm so happy for Panache Models who have some amazingly talented and beautiful clients. That's where most of the people auditioning heard about the project.
Anyway, enough promoting their awesomeness, time to talk about the actual auditions. We really wanted this to be as professional as possible despite the fact that we had zero budget. First, we sent out the information on the internet, calling for people to audition. When they got back to us, I sent out the script and told people to arrive at the location between 12 and 3.
The location itself was an important part of the process. Since the people auditioning were potentionally very young (14-19), it would have been too awkward having the auditions in my house. So we talked to the university and held them there. We also requested that parents were present for anyone under 18. It worked out really well since there were seats available for people to wait in the hall while we did the auditions in another room. I couldn't have asked for a better location.
The auditions themselves we filmed. I mostly just watched while they read the script and answered any questions they had. I didn't do much directing since I was shy and really, they were mostly on the mark on their own. Marsha, my friend and videographer, both shot the videos and read the other part of the script so that the actors had cues to work with. After the time was up, we watched the videos, put our top two choices side by side on the screen to see how they looked together, and then we made our decision.
I won't say who we chose until after we film next weekend, and possibly not even until we do the reveal of the trailer. I'm really hoping the next stage will go well, though the editing is going to take a while due to jobs and weddings and such. I'm really excited about this project, and I can't wait to see my words come to life. I hope everyone enjoys it just as much.
Anyway, enough promoting their awesomeness, time to talk about the actual auditions. We really wanted this to be as professional as possible despite the fact that we had zero budget. First, we sent out the information on the internet, calling for people to audition. When they got back to us, I sent out the script and told people to arrive at the location between 12 and 3.
The location itself was an important part of the process. Since the people auditioning were potentionally very young (14-19), it would have been too awkward having the auditions in my house. So we talked to the university and held them there. We also requested that parents were present for anyone under 18. It worked out really well since there were seats available for people to wait in the hall while we did the auditions in another room. I couldn't have asked for a better location.
The auditions themselves we filmed. I mostly just watched while they read the script and answered any questions they had. I didn't do much directing since I was shy and really, they were mostly on the mark on their own. Marsha, my friend and videographer, both shot the videos and read the other part of the script so that the actors had cues to work with. After the time was up, we watched the videos, put our top two choices side by side on the screen to see how they looked together, and then we made our decision.
I won't say who we chose until after we film next weekend, and possibly not even until we do the reveal of the trailer. I'm really hoping the next stage will go well, though the editing is going to take a while due to jobs and weddings and such. I'm really excited about this project, and I can't wait to see my words come to life. I hope everyone enjoys it just as much.
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