Posts Tagged Eric Stevenson
Shopping!
Posted by in Journal on May 16, 2009
When Devan showed me, I had to get a picture of this shirt.
I FINALLY went shopping for new clothes today. I don’t shop, in fact I haven’t really gotten a lot of new clothes besides maybe a pair of shoes and a shirt…for at least 3 years. I have old High School shirts lying around that I’ve dumped and in the past month I’ve been rotating my clothing. I simply don’t have enough and needed a new wardrobe pretty much. I had some help from some female friends of mine (thanks Devan and Mallorie!), and they did a good job 
I got some awesome stuff and I’m really happy with the quantity. I needed jeans, shorts, shirts, some nicer buttoned shirts, flip flops, a belt or two, etc. I got a nice pile of threads now…pretty cool. They also forced me to get some color so I now own shirts in colors I never wore before like green, yellow, lighter blue, etc. They look great though. I was exhausted by the time we were done, and these stupid bags I had from the first store we went too had given me blisters and raw fingers lol. The handles were like cheap twisted paper and they were eating away my skin.
New Stuff...woo!
I also cleaned out my car today. I had a garbage bag worth of junk to throw out. I had bottles, reciepts, odd papers and stuff, and a bunch of other odd things. I vacuumed it out and got all the rocks and junk that had accumulated since winter. I can’t believe how many rocks were in my drivers seat. All over the floor, little pebbles from our driveway from each time I got into my car. There was probably a hundred of them or more piled in there haha.
After shopping I went to a going away party for a friend. I only stayed for maybe a half hour because I was so tired. It was sorta a hi and bye type of thing. Not going wasn’t an option so I popped in to say hello and scoot. I’m glad to be home and relaxing. Since the ADR with Eric didn’t go over into today, next week should be a little easier since one days stuff has been written off today! That makes me feel better, perhaps the week wont seem as nuts…it’ll still be nuts but yea you get my point.
9 Days folks….9 Days.
Move to CA To-Do List:
- Shoot Tomorrow then come home to do ADR with Eric till night (Eric wrapped)
- Do ADR with Eric all day Saturday if we don’t finish tomorrow
- Sunday is church, then a going away potluck for me with friends and family, then hanging with friends later in the day who I probably won’t see again unless I visit (sadness…)
- Last day of shooting with Rob at church
- Go to my last Vintage night at Tuesday and cry as I say goodbye to friends.
- Shoot Pastor’s interview for the film as well as my Gaffer’s and my moms.
- Finish ADR recording with Katy and Maggie, and anything left with Aaron.
- Work on all the ADR recorded to make sure I’m not missing anything and all takes are good and fit.
- Get any shots that might be left for the film like establishing shots while I have the chance.
- Begin packing.
- Shop for a new wardrobe all day one of the days.
- Somehow work in a 40hr work week at the church (my last)
- Complete training of volunteers for the taping at church and anything needed to be worked out with the guy taking my job in ministry.
- Finalize trip details
- Visit with any other friends and family while I have the chance.
- Finish planning my Bday/Going Away party and have it!
A Great Day, A Sad Day
Posted by in Journal on May 16, 2009
Buddies for LIFE
I woke up this morning feeling pretty tired but ready to get things done. I had lucky charms for breakfast (woo!) and packed up my car to head to Kevin’s. Today was our last day at Kevin’s home to shoot, and it was bittersweet at best. We had two small things to do but they were very important to the story. The last scene Eric and Rob did together was up in the bedroom and it went off without a hitch. They work so well together now. Eric is a talented guy, and he shows it more everyday. Today he did something he’d done in the past but because it was a harder scene it surprised me a little. He didn’t have Rob to look at for his lines. Rob was preparing for one of the hardest scenes he has downstairs while Eric did his side of their first scene upstairs alone with nobody to play off of. That really shows Eric’s talent as an actor, able to do scenes without someone to bounce off of, he just creates the moment himself. It’s great to watch. When we got downstairs we had some trouble as the speech Rob had to give was serious in tone and rich in meaning. We eventually got through it and wrapped the day. It was odd as we started packing up. I felt very strange, I couldn’t believe we were done at the house. So many days spent there busy, angry at times, upset, happy, overwhelmed by the power of God, etc. So much had happened in that home in the past year. On our way out we got some pictures of myself, Shaun Smith (Gaffer), Rob Reisman (Dave Corwin), and Eric Stevenson (Steven Corwin). I’m glad we got those photos, I’ll cherish them forever. Even when I went to lock the door, Shaun and Eric were talking in the parking lot and I walked into the house to stand in the kitchen one last time just to soak in the moment. I won’t shoot here again, it’s over. We have one more day left, and it ends at the church.
When I got home I immediately cooked a few hotdogs to eat because Eric followed me home to finish his ADR. We did really well and burned through things like mad. As soon as we got a process going things moved quickly, and we got everything we needed in 5 hours. That isn’t half bad considering the amount there was to do. Not much by Hollywood standards but in this case some scenes had difficult lines that were needed…not just “yea” or “yes” or “no.” One of the scenes is a COMPLETE dub which means the entire production track will be replaced. That means not just the lines need to be perfect, but the background noise, clothes rustling, footsteps (synced obviously), etc. all need to be placed and mixed properly to sound coherent and real. Eric did a fine job and when it was over we had a nice hug, haha. I’m excited but sad to see him go…it’s bittersweet at best. He is going to Korea for a year to teach English so regardless of him being done with the film, odds are he’ll miss any premiere or anything of the sort. I pray the Lord keeps him safe as he travels and works there. When he pulled out I walked to the window to catch a glimpse of him one last time. I’ll miss him.
Witness the madness!
Afterwards I quickly got ready for C.O.R.E. which is a college age+ group ran by some friends from church. We had some fun times while I was there. Some of the guys decided to goof around afterwards, I naturally stood by and just watched laughing at their goofiness. I can be goofy but the last thing I wanted to do was roll on the floor and get all sweaty before going to a movie. I went to see Star Trek again with my friend Sam. It was great the second time around. Very few movies get two tickets out of me, this one was worth it. Sam liked it so I’m glad, it’s probably the last movie we’ll see together before I split.
On the way home I decided to text Devan and see if she was up for the shopping tomorrow since I had ruled it out due to Eric’s ADR (we thought we wouldn’t finish and he would spend the night). But it looks like the shopping is on for tomorrow! Woo! Finally! I can get some snazzy new clothes before I move. I’ve been waiting to go shopping for REAL for a long time. Not just like a new shirt or jeans but a wardrobe of sorts. Clothing I like to wear and I enjoy wearing. I don’t own a lot of clothes like that, almost nothing now that I’ve gotten rid of so many that don’t fit or are just plain ugly.
Today was great, tomorrow looks to be even better. I gotta clean out my car though before I leave, it’s a DISASTER.
The next 9 Days are gonna be INSANE
Posted by in Journal on May 14, 2009
Ok so tomorrow starts one long stream of insanity starting with the second to the last day of shooting tomorrow. Here is what is on my list for the next 9 days starting tomorrow and ending on the 23rd of May:
- Shoot Tomorrow then come home to do ADR with Eric till night (Eric wrapped)
- Do ADR with Eric all day Saturday if we don’t finish tomorrow
- Sunday is church, then a going away potluck for me with friends and family, then hanging with friends later in the day who I probably won’t see again unless I visit (sadness…)
- Last day of shooting with Rob at church
- Go to my last Vintage night at Tuesday and cry as I say goodbye to friends.
- Shoot Pastor’s interview for the film as well as my Gaffer’s and my moms.
- Finish ADR recording with Katy and Maggie, and anything left with Aaron.
- Work on all the ADR recorded to make sure I’m not missing anything and all takes are good and fit.
- Get any shots that might be left for the film like establishing shots while I have the chance.
- Begin packing.
- Shop for a new wardrobe all day one of the days.
- Somehow work in a 40hr work week at the church (my last)
- Complete training of volunteers for the taping at church and anything needed to be worked out with the guy taking my job in ministry.
- Finalize trip details
- Visit with any other friends and family while I have the chance.
- Finish planning my Bday/Going Away party and have it!
There is probably something missing but yea you get the point. It’s going to be INSANE.
I worked on ADR with Rob today in the morning. It went pretty well and the takes seem to work good. It’s moving along a lot faster than I thought, thank goodness. After that I relaxed for a bit then headed to work with a headache. I talked to someone on Facebook for a while that really gave me a pounding headache. It was driving me nuts. Luckily it went away at work and I finished up some stuff. Some guy had his daughter on the playground at the church and he just kept letting her scream like a raving lunatic. I wanted to go give him an earful but restrained myself. It sounded like she was being murdered.
Afterwards I went home and continued to work on the post sound stuff and ADR from today to try and clean it up and get some of it actually in place and mixed. It looks like things will work well. The next week is going to have me doing a lot of sound work to make sure I don’t miss anything….should be busy.
After that I got invited to go to the gym to work out so I went. It was fun. I did some biking, some basic arm exercises, and spent most of my time on the leg press. I probably did about 50 presses working my way up from 110lbs up to the limit on the machine which was about 390. My legs are pretty big, one thing that I think is just genetic LOL. I hate what I look like in shorts…I look like a retard. I’ll sweat like crazy in CA in jeans all the time but honestly I just can’t stand the shape of my body. Maybe I’m just not a big fan of big legs, no matter how much muscle is/isn’t on them. Maybe shorts that actually fit would make that less embarrassing for me haha. I had old High School shorts on that needed to be tightened with a belt by like 4inches or so.
After that on my way out I got a call from a friend who got ripped off by someone I can’t stand. He ripped me and our film off in the past and is a big joke. I told my friend what he was, what he did, and NEVER to return his calls again. I can’t believe this guy. I’ll keep his name silent although he does deserve to be brought out into the light. I went home very upset because my buddy works hard and absolutely doesn’t deserve to be treated like that. I hope I don’t run into him in CA or I’ll give him an earful, I don’t care how old the man is. I saw right through him a few months ago when that whole nightmare happened during our trip to California…I’m just bummed my friend wasn’t so discerning. We paid him what we “owed” him out of principle and nothing more. In no way did we owe him a dime. Enough grilling of him, I’m done. I just hope someone really calls him out on how he treats people one day, I don’t have enough breath in my lungs to say what I would want to. All those who know him and work with him that know me (or know who I’m talking about)…if your reading this and you keep silent the way you do while that slim-ball rips off more people, shame on you.
I’m tired, got some prep to do before tomorrows shoot. G’night, keep me in prayer. I got a lot of crap to do in a short amount of time. *vroom vroom*
