Time for your close up...

So today is a big day. We are shooting the photos we want to use as publicity for "Clowning Around" to entice investors and also show people the tone and visual nature of the film.

The idea of this came about from an image actress Kiki Kendrick sent me from her website (left). It just seemed like a more visual and interesting way to show the project with the actors as the characters they play, and rather than as I usually do, making the stills and poster an after thought after the film is shot, to use it partly for us to test out costumes and makeup, partly to raise funding and partly for the cast and crew to start working with each other so that there would be more understanding when it came to shooting the film.

The reason its such a big day is that the initial idea for this film was in 2004, the first script I wrote for it was in 2007, the first auditions in 2009 and now we are finally getting something past all the discussion and feels like we will be ready to start the campaign after this.

What we are trying to get out of the shoot are a number of things. Firstly, we want artwork we can use for our poster. Secondly, individual profile shots of the four actors. We then want 3 individual videos to work as teaser/promo material for the campaign, making of videos for makeup and the overall shoot plus some action custard pie shots (you have to with clowns don't you!) to really sell the film. I also have to do a presentation vid for IndieGoGo, so need to get my thoughts right for that as well.

So, a lot to do. The call-sheets have gone out and am in the middle of replying to a flury of "Yes, we got it" texts from cast and crew, our gaffer was secured at approximately 11pm last night and Leilani and Bianca have picked up all remaining props, I just need to remember the props and make-up I have to bring, meet Kirsty at 12.30 to pickup the wigs, head to Sainsburys to get some food for crew and then head to Katerinas to pick up costume and go to the studio for 4pm...

Wish us luck :-)