March 3rd-ish

It's always interesting to see the film projects take shape. I've been through so many different iterations of ideas that I had begun to doubt the project I was writing. Then, after switching to the Burger Night idea, I felt freer to write.

As it currently stands, I have written the third draft and it is in fairly good shape. Another pass for grammar and continuity will happen at some point during spring break. 

When it comes to crew, I'm still figuring that out. A 1st year MA student who lives around the corner from me has agreed to produce, he has a history in theater and TV production so it seemed a logical choice. We have met a few times now to hammer out details of the project, such as locations and props.

Our next steps will involve making the budget and looking into funding methods. Spring break is proving to be a good time for me to look at this and get things further in motion. 

I have a few ideas for cast and crew, I plan to start reaching out to those people soon and if they're not available, I will begin looking at the pool of UNCW undergrads.

One last note, I am a few hours late writing this, as it slipped my mind during travel and being at home. That being said, it was the first thing I thought about when I woke up.

Well, that's pretty much all for now.

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