Stephen & I are both coping with terrible colds right now -- but we're gradually (read 'too slowly') getting over them.Please ignore the dates on the photos. They are wrong -- Stephen forgot to delete his messed up dating on his small camera that he lent to me for the trip.
Stephen & I began our week of March 24th by contacting as many friends and family as possible about where we going to be from March 25th to April 1st. I gave them my parents' phone number should anyone wish to call Stephen as my parents are "computer deprived".
Stephen would stay mainly in Nanaimo and will be busy painting the interior of my parents' house. God bless that kind-hearted man's soul!
However Stephen had the strength to paint only one large room in my parents' house as a result of the blasted sickness and his back gave out from moving the heavy furniture that was in that room. Poor guy. However as usual, Stephen enjoyed my Mum's cooking. Stephen also took on the duty of gently putting my Dad in his place when he was getting too demanding of my Mum. ;-) 
And the Gulf Islands Film & Television School? By ferry, I arrived at the intensive hands-on film course on Galiano Island to learn the ropes of pre-production, production & post-production for 6 days, 10 to 12 hours per day, rain, hail or shine!
There were 3 Documentary teams, 2 YouTube teams, 1 Drama Film team, etc. Throughout the 6 days, it RAINED, RAINED, and RAINED with a mere six hours of sunshine during the whole ordeal -- not enough to dry the 4 inch deep muddy roads! We also had a power outage during a fierce storm that lasted several hours and our little Drama Film team of 3 persevered through our preproduction work by candlelight. Even the school's cook, Tim, still did his best in the kitchen by candlelight! Also, our little Drama Film team thanked the powers-that-be for the 3 of those six hours of sunshine on the day of our shoot! What a miracle! O_O BTW, our Drama Film team was comprised of A.W. (18 yr old), K.B. (28 yr old) and yours truly (50 yr old).
There were 3 Documentary teams, 2 YouTube teams, 1 Drama Film team, etc. Throughout the 6 days, it RAINED, RAINED, and RAINED with a mere six hours of sunshine during the whole ordeal -- not enough to dry the 4 inch deep muddy roads! We also had a power outage during a fierce storm that lasted several hours and our little Drama Film team of 3 persevered through our preproduction work by candlelight. Even the school's cook, Tim, still did his best in the kitchen by candlelight! Also, our little Drama Film team thanked the powers-that-be for the 3 of those six hours of sunshine on the day of our shoot! What a miracle! O_O BTW, our Drama Film team was comprised of A.W. (18 yr old), K.B. (28 yr old) and yours truly (50 yr old).
Typical of the Film Industry, there are wacky names given to various trailers and rooms at G.I.F.T.S. that forced smiles on our faces: the Nerd Room, the Hobbit Hole, the Blue Trailer, the Geek Sound Room, the Black Hole, etc.
Needless to say, our Mentors were extremely impressed with our little team's efforts and our 6 minute film. G.H., the Director of the school, shook hands with me after seeing our film and said: "You had a very strong plot for such a short film. That is hard to do and is quite the accomplishment." Due to the fact I had a horrible bout of laryngitis that day, all I could do was smile in deepest appreciation and whisper: "Thank you."
I want to go back in the late summer/early fall -- this time possibly with my beloved hubby, Stephen, in tow. Whether we can do this or not is a matter of budget. Of course, we'll both be over our blasted colds by then.
Needless to say, our Mentors were extremely impressed with our little team's efforts and our 6 minute film. G.H., the Director of the school, shook hands with me after seeing our film and said: "You had a very strong plot for such a short film. That is hard to do and is quite the accomplishment." Due to the fact I had a horrible bout of laryngitis that day, all I could do was smile in deepest appreciation and whisper: "Thank you."
I want to go back in the late summer/early fall -- this time possibly with my beloved hubby, Stephen, in tow. Whether we can do this or not is a matter of budget. Of course, we'll both be over our blasted colds by then.
