“Hello? World? You still there?”

Four straight days I have been tangled in an apartment full of stingers, c-stands, arris, apple boxes and one shiny 7D. Production on The Dead Inside began Friday (January 15th) at 10:00am and wrapped weekend number one on Monday (January 18th) at 10:00pm. To say I was excited going into this project is fair. To say I’m excited after the first weekend of shooting is completely false. Excited is to lame of a word to describe my enthusiasm for it.

I learned a valuable lesson while shooting my short-lived web series, Bartokular. I learned that the most important element on a movie set is the people who surround you. I’ve always preferred working on sets with as few crew members as possible, but instead use a handful of talented, hard working individuals who I love and trust. Sure, with fewer people we all must wear many hats, but the joy of working is intensified. For the scope of this movie I am amazed at what we are producing with so very few people. I’ve been in love with every shot so far, including inserts of coffee mugs and keyboard buttons.

The entire experience seems like a blur that happened years ago, and yet I just dropped off the rental equipment an hour ago. We still have around 15 more days to shoot, but judging from the first four, this is going to be a very unique and incredible film.  I hope anyone who reads this blog will continue to keep tabs on this project, as I think it will excite you as much as it does me. I will keep you posted!

Much love

Travis

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