See You Later, See You Soon

I guess that is it! It is funny how shooting days can feel so long but the summer can happen so fast. It is also funny how I can remember each day specifically because we did something new and cool each day. Being one of the younger kids in the crowd- I knew about 1 person coming into this summer. Now I feel like I have 16 crew members and friends who would be willing to help me out in the future. I was very intimidated coming in but I knew that I would be able to hold my own.

Being a producer- once filming started I thought my role would be less and less each day- and while that may have happend- I was always eger to be a part of filming. I'm sure there were countless times that Shawn and Jon, and Tara (although her sentiment was much stronger) were thinking "how can we keep Sam out of our way". I wanted to do anything that kept me involved, holding a lightstand (Or in Jeff and I's case sitting in my wonderful chairs for about 3 hours with the silk), running the slate, or keeping Jeff's timecode- I just wanted to be involved. And this project gave me the opportunity to do all of those things.

This production has been crazy so far- and I'm so proud of it. We were able to come together in the pinch moments to get that final take- and to not kill each other while doing it. We literatly were running equiptment from location to location- or in from the rain. By the 3rd day we were working so well together it was just second nature. And I'm so proud of all of us for that. (Except Tara- who did little to no work in this entire production)

And lastly I'll comment about my "boss" Heather. Nobody really understands how much work she did- and without her it would have been difficult. Heather was always 3 days ahead and had the solution for just about every problem that came up. As Ms. Producer as she was most often refered to- she did her job and more- and I want to thank her for being a mentor to me- and how I hope to do my job someday.

Well guys- thats it! To those of you who are leaving, or in Adrian's case- already left- I'll miss you! Good luck with whatever you're doing- and thanks to our Green Phone Cards- you have my number. For the rest of us stuck in Muncie for a bit longer- see you in the fall! Don't be strangers- I feel that wrap parties can exted well past the wrap date.