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Update: Weekend Filming Successful

A cold weekend, but warm spirits

PLOTCEBO HQ, Mo. (Nov. 18, 2002)--Spirits are high after another weekend of successful filming. Quantity-wise, it was not exactly our best shooting experience. However, everyone left Sunday with a grin on their face, and that's all that matters. We had a great time and shot some good stuff.

Saturday morning started low. Depressed about our lack of actors available, we resorted to scouting locations and shooting filler shots. Despite the fact that temperatures were barely above freezing, we ran around neighborhoods, decrepit bridges, golf courses, and even office buildings. At one point Thaddeus sat on top of John's moving car in order to get a fluid shot of the bridge. Everyone left in one piece, and the only things that were hurt were our feelings after being kicked off the greens.

What truly topped the weekend was the support from friends who were new to our Plotcebo-thang [sic]. We abducted a friend from out-of-town who helped us wrangle up a few more friends. Enough actors showed up on Sunday to help shoot some crowd shots and just have a great time. Several passerbyers honked and shouted their support as we filmed on location in Cosmo Park. The sky was cloudless which allowed for incredibly bright and colorful shots that are just beautiful. Even a day later, we still bask in its glow.

Then John got pulled over by the authorities for expired plates. Go us.