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Filming Begins on New Project

Will they never learn?

PLOTCEBO HQ, Mo. (Nov. 15, 2002)--So, we're shooting a new movie.

"Well, it's about friggin' time," you say. Or perhaps you're mumbling, "What the hell's wrong with you, you freaks!" We can't help it; we're horny for making stupid movies. It beats sitting at home watching the latest rerun of 'Friends', and the nearest Laser-Tag facilities are two hours away and they suck. It's just that filming movies the way other people consume popcorn makes for difficult times.

Pre-production concept of Greg, the mustard-eating protagonist of the new film.

But, we stole a camera from school and are out to defeat the odds. It's fairly exciting for us; shooting on a Sony TRV-900 opens up a few new doors to us. It's small and compact, with a bonus 8-hour battery that's taken the worry out of long shoots. Of course, there's the 16:9 aspect ratio that makes everything look that much cooler. Combine that with the Steady-Cam that we got our mitts on and we're talking good footage.

The plan is to continue to shoot until the first week of December. In the past, we've utilized summer vacation as our shooting cycle, but that was too easy. To make sure we have everything against us, we're attempting to shoot during small windows on the weekends, with occasional weekday shots (classes permitting). I suppose if we were organized and had management skills, things would flow smoothly. Instead, it flows like lumpy oatmeal.

Luckily, we have plenty of excuses up our sleeves. For starters, it's a pretty ambitious project. We're estimating the final film will be about thirty minutes long. That way people will have something to watch between 'Friends' and 'ER'. What's hurting the most is that we lack the same resources we had in the past. The last few years have seen most of our friends move on to follow their personal endeavors. We're proud of them, too, but obviously we're not good at making friends. This has lead to a rather low actor-base for us and makes for troublesome occasions.

Out of desperation, we might as well put out a call to volunteers. Keep in mind that we have no budget, we're really bad at what we're doing, and the project is most likely going to fail. But misery loves company, so for all two of you who visit this site, drop us an email at plothelp@petunia.atc.missouri.edu. Come, be part of the excitement! The glory! The utter-madness!

Er, anyway, updates should be apparent as the next few weeks unfold. Screenshots, stories, arrest reports, etc. If nothing else, it will be a good forum to release our angst. You wouldn't want to miss that, would you?

Didn't think so.