UNLV Coffee Bean, one of two casting locations on You Are What You Eat
Finally, I am finished with the casting process. Auditions took place at the Usr/Lib above The Beat Coffeehouse and at the UNLV Coffee Bean.
Today was the start of pre-production on my comedy short “You Are What You Eat.” It’s a corny comedy about GMOs or Genetically Modified Organisms. I met with our make-up artist, Amanda Martinez, at Star Costume & Theatrical Supply store. I purchased some yellow make-up and looked at some wigs. Then I went to check out some additional wig shops.
Yellow Make-Up on Hand
It feels so good to be collecting all the elements for a new short film. My last short, “The Octo Circus” was in 2009. The film was a spoof on the Octo Mom and the pregnant man. What a strange society we live in.
I’m very excited about “You Are What You Eat.” It’s not just a comedy. It shares a message and a warning about the foods we eat. If corporations are going to continue lying to American consumers, we need to take a stand. Foods are not labeled GMO and need to be. We should know what’s in our food. Genetically modified vegetables such as corn are being re-created with pesticide and being sprayed on top of that. These poisonous large monoculture fields are disrupting bees natural ability to pollinate and survive. Bees are dying off by the millions. People are getting sicker. Cancer is not going away. It seems to be getting worse. Diseases we didn’t hear about growing up like Autism are in the mainstream. GMOs are being banned in numerous countries around the world, but not America. And the bill to protect corporation Monsanto slipped in when no one in congress was looking. Distractions divert our attention in the news away from the truth or bigger more important news items. Why aren’t there new stories about GMOs in the news? Think about who owns the news. People need to get together whether by sharing posts on social media, marching during protests or make the news. Even boycotting corn! I’m directing a short film.
Today also happens to be the day MAM, March Against Monsanto, orgs around the world posted videos representing the May 25th, 2013 march and announcing the next worldwide march October 12th, 2013. Here’s the MAM Las Vegas video from GMO-Free Vegas.
All aboard! Former Stone Temple Pilots singer, Scott Weiland, stepped on stage, sporting aviator sunglasses, looking dapper in a sharp suit about 30 minutes late with his band, the Wildabouts. The 90-minute concert showcased mostly STP hits from albums, “Core” and “Purple.” After Weiland rambled about hearing Elvis whispering on stage, he shouted into his characteristic megaphone and launched into “Crackerman.” The 75 percent full crowd in their 30’s and 40’s stood up and cheered as Weiland performed “Wicked Garden.” Some fans enduring seats on the floor eventually snuck up to the stage.
The second half of the show suffered due to their late arrival and Weiland’s weakening vocals. The Wildabouts seemed to tolerate Weiland’s antics, musings and ramblings. Some fans encouraged Weiland during some hiccups. Because of lost time, Weiland skipped some damn good STP classics; “Interstate Love Song” and “Sex Type Thing.” Weiland seems to too often reach a point when the train is leaving and he must be on it. A loud siren rang before the band’s encore. It was warning fans to lower expectations. Feeling uninspired, “Unglued” and Doors cover, “L.A. Woman” prolonged this train wreck. Weiland missed an opportunity to pay tribute to legendary Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek whom passed away earlier in the week. After all his strange babble, Weiland was first to exit the stage with nothing further to say. I guess he had a train to catch.
Scott Ross informed the crowd of a meeting to take place in May in Los Angeles with as many of the top VFX companies as he can to discuss the possibilities of a trade association. The industry needs to set regulations and assist the individual VFX artists with better working situations including perhaps points in the films they work on. It was a very serious note and very appropriate to take place at Supermeet. Scott Ross and Scott Squires received a standing ovation from the very empathetic audience.
Supermeet always satisfies editors’ exciting curiosity of what’s next in digital post-production and the knowledge of where the industry stands. Things happen and change so often now in this business that one needs to stay informed to survive. If that’s not enough there’s always the giant raffle of amazing prizes at the end of the evening. Grown men with busting guts shout at the top of their lungs, run the entire length of the ballroom when their ticket is called after winning something cool. Supermeet brings out the child in all of us.
Imagine how many Twitter followers Tommy would have today? A fan from the audience tried to speak with Roger Daltrey towards the end of the show at The Joint in Las Vegas. Roger, or should I say Tommy, could not hear them. He could hear the spirited older crowd in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s Saturday night, October 22, cheering, singing and dancing the night away.
Visual effects accompanied Roger and enhanced the story of Tommy, ‘a classic’ Roger said after getting through the entire album. Assuming there’s no teenagers in the audience, Roger wondered about the music and lyrics lasting the test of time. It’s a salute to Pete Townsend and his bandmates of the past; bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. Pete Townsend continues to struggle with ear problems.
The Beauty Bar in Las Vegas has the old-fashioned seats that women sit in when getting their hair done, manicure, etc. The one in Vegas feels more like a bar then a nightclub if that makes sense. On Wednesday, August 17th, along with a bunch of local filmmakers, we screened our short films from a projector outdoors onto a screen. I hope the Beauty Bar acquires a newer screen as it had some sort of yellow stain all over. The films all had a unique 70’s look to them especially “The Turnaround,” the only film of the night shot entirely on film. The group of filmmakers praised me for that alone. My film screened last and I was very thankful there were still people in the audience. We had to compete a little with the loud music playing inside the bar as there were bands playing, but you could hear the dialogue fine until the door swung open.
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