Things have been picking up rather well on the Minus 1 front as we prepare to start shooting at the end of the week. As a matter of fact the time now is 13.08 on Monday afternoon and at 4pm Eric, Michael and I have a meeting with the top production team which in the past few days has evolved from just being Kar Wai Ng to art director Sonia Hong, production manager MyLy Pham, as well as 1st AD Jason McLeod.

MyLy's been fantastic at organising the shoot schedules and call sheets and her contacts with the related parties, and it's definitely made my faith in the production stronger still. Apart from contacting The Metropolitan United Church and the Regent Park Council for us, MyLy's been great at getting our priorities set with the permits from the City of Toronto so as to keep the work running smoothly.

Sonia came in a few days later by reccommendation from Michael and I liked the fact that she was in tune with the production's visual aspects from the start. Sonia is now attempting to buy more props and additions for set decoration based on our limited budget from flea markets and discount shops. I find that rather a fun concept actually since it's just a reflection of how dedicated people are to finding the few bits and bobs the production needs to secure the authenticity of its look and how bare-bones the production is. Hehehe...

We had a bit of a kerfuffle with the Regent Park Council a few days ago when they refused to let us shoot on their grounds without paying an exorbitant sum of money per day for the production (for the sake of not embarrassing both them and us, no numbers will be given here). However I believe Eric and Michael have come up with a solution that would probably satisfy everyone and keep us on the go for the time being until it is necessary to find a contingency plan and shoot elsewhere in the City, which I hope won't be necessary at all.

Apart from that everything is hunky-dory. I'm hoping that Humber College excuse me if I become a bit pre-occupied with the film over the next fortnight or so as classes commence again and I find myself trying to balance between the two facets of my life. Once everything clears up I'm hoping we can start to send out letters to film festivals worldwide in hopes of attracting enough attention to the film and possibly get our names out there as writers and directors and established filmmakers. This should be a good opportunity for all.

And now I have to take the family car out for an oil change. I'll see you all at the next update! :-)