April: During
a snowed-in weekend in a cabin in the middle of the woods with my high school best friends, I came up with the idea of what became the DYS- promo teaser
for the crowd funding campaign. I immediately wrote, shot, and edited the scene
and officially launched/announced DYS-! The wheels were turning and there was
no turning back at that point; I finally went from saying “I’ll be making my first
feature film” to “I am making my first feature film”. Let me tell you boys and
grrrls, it’s one of the best feelings in the world!
May: I was
reunited with my old lover, Academia, for a short but passionate weekend during
which I drove to Niagara Falls (Ontario) to present an overview of my thesis
project Horror Grrrls: Resistance and
Agency Within the Interpretive Communities of Women Horror Filmmakers as part of the Popular Culture Association of Canada conference.
Again, I was reminded how much of a nerd I proudly am and started shopping
around for programs where I could do my PhD as well as pitching my thesis to
various university presses for publication. Then, I launched the crowd funding
campaign for DYS- and rushed back home for the local auditions! It took two
weekends of auditions and the whole film was casted! I had taken one more step
toward making the film happen and could barely contain my excitement!
June: After
finishing the massive rewrite needed for DYS-, I shot a short gory
segment (kinda like B-roll footage) that will be used in the film. I was
starting to have serious withdrawal as the last time I had shot anything
(beside the DYS- promo) was in October 2011 when I made T is for Toothpick.
Thankfully this worked as a temporary fix that would tide me over until the beginning
of DYS- for which pre-production also began in June. This is when the
project started feeling like it was finally happening! I also had my
convocation ceremony and received my diploma! YAY, I’m a Master now! ;)
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