I had this moment where I was looking at pop up changing tents so I could change from my Arrow costume into my Captain America costume while waiting in the hall H line. Instead I'm just going to wear long underwear. #likeaboss

Before this thing was just about my film projects, but to be honest, I'm usually too busy when I'm working on them to actually post about them. Now it's about me. If you care. Which you might, cause you're here. Today involves: Getting ready for SDCC, and then going to work (Disneyland, selling portraits from 3:30-midnight. Say hi if you're around.) I don't think I've ever had such a holistic convention preparing experience ever. The thing about SDCC; it is so big and wonderful and epic and ohgod it only happens once a year and GEEK MECCA for serious- anyway, it's big and full of amazing things so I want to get the most out of it. Thus I have been planning, packing, researching, making lists, finding zen, etc. I will attack this con with a ferocity I have never before possessed. Hopefully the actual convention schedule will comply. Costumes that are going with me as of now are: *Kate Bishop (HAWKEYE "Girls" scooter outfit) *Lady Captain America *Slade Wilson (CW's Arrow) Arcade Gannon (Fallout: New Vegas- voiced by Zachary Levi) Shatterstar (Current run of X-Factor) Laruel Lance (CW's Arrow) Tommy Merlyn (CW's Arrow) Ianto Jones (Torchwood) I am for sure wearing the top three with the *. Slade will be Saturday for the Arrow panel, and I think Kate will be Friday for the SHIELD panel. If you are excited for SDCC and want to know how I'm obsessively keeping up to date, I follow: SDCC Blog: http://sdccblog.com/ These guys are awesome. Outside Comic Con: http://www.outsidecomiccon.com/ One of the SDCC blog people runs this. Nerd Machine: http://www.thenerdmachine.com/ They do Nerd HQ. And this is my epic twitter list full of all the people who may tweet something valuable during the comic con weekend. https://twitter.com/scifichicx/comic-con I'll post some of my lists and research as I work on them. :)

Lots of projects in the air. School demands some things, like the kick off of a feature-length script, a 30 min version of that script and a 3-5 minute short script to be filmed (on film) next semester. I'm positive about the whole process.

Fan projects are always going. I have a couple epic Torchwood stories I want to go back to and a Girl Number 9 casefile that is just waiting to be proofread before I post it. I'm also kicking off an experimental comic strip as a present for Gareth. Ianto Jones: Hidden Depths. A cracked, sci-fi soap/action drama about the rebirth and adventures of a post Children of Earth Ianto.

A Gamble with Time casino night is coming up at Gallifrey One in Feb. Planning for that begins amongst the Torchwood3 kids on Dec. 20th. Anyone involved in that will get info on it shortly thereafter. (I like that word, "thereafter" I've been shy about using it in the past, but I've gone with it twice today.)

Doctor Who and the Agency of Time

All things going to plan, Doctor Who and the Agency of Time will be airing on my YouTube channel at 7:00 pm. PST this Friday evening. Link to come soon.

It's done!!!

Kinda. There is still editing that needs to occur. The scheduling was intense all week but we made it through and I even managed to get my school work in. Overall I'm very happy with the project. There were plenty of things that could have gone better but it was a huge, difficult project and the fact that we pulled it off is an accomplishment in itself. I haven't gotten a chance to see it back yet and I really can't wait. :) Now I clean up, relax, recover, and edit the first scene.

My Weekend

Thursday: (Evening) start editing opening title sequence and write/send digital call sheet.

Friday: (Morning) : send out copies of the finalized digital production book. (Afternoon) : Shopping trip to Home Depot, Dollar Store, and craft store. Make Cygni Cancerii and Time Agency signs. (Evening) Build Agent Harris' office set.

Saturday: (Morning) Me, Matt, Beate, Johnny + production assistants meet at my house (7am) pile into a truck and couple of cars and leave to Burbank. We have to have the TARDIS out of it's current location by 12:00pm So at worst, we end up back here at 2:00.
Lunch?
2:00 - All available actors show up and run lines until off book.
4:00 - Focus with actors shifts to specific notes and finalizing costumes.
6:00 - Dinner
6:30 - Head to office and film 1st scene
9:00 - S.C. Upload office footage into computer

Sunday: Be at Dana Point tide pools by 9am for my freaking Biology Lab
Afternoon: Edit office footage, final home set construction. M.H. & J.L. Go over and finalize audio.

Monday:
10:00 am - Arriving at school to assemble some set pieces.
1:00 pm - We're let into the studio:
- Hang and set lights
- Assemble set
- Finalize graphics as much as possible
- Go over audio (1-2pm)
- Set up and roll part one of special effect (4:00)
- Bring in TARDIS & assemble (4:30)
- Roll part 2 special effect (5:30)
- Get out at 6:00
6:30pm - American Studies quiz and class.

Tuesday:
7:15am - Crew call (ALL crew)/production meeting
7:30am - Let in studio, check lighting, start setting up audio.
8:00am - Actors arrive, directly into wardrobe and makeup, when done go to set and run lines. All lighting is finalized.
8:30am - No camera run through.
9:00am - Studio gets set up.
9:30am - Camera run through.
10:00am - Get rolling.

Theoretical early wrap:
11:00am - swap to Time General office set.
11:30am - roll
12:00pm - wrap!!!


And then I have class on Wednesday and a post production report due on Thursday. And then I will sleep the great sleep of freedom.

It was only a matter of time

I blame the bad influence of certain writers for the existence of this blog. I have my livejournal for personal stuff and this blog for the projects that like to go pouring out my ears. Speaking of, I have a producer to drop of and a space ship to build.

Cheers.