Yesterday was spent working more on the mask. Laying hair on the mask was a nice experience. I had been using these hair extensions for hair work lately with mixed results. It looked good, was reasonably priced but was just horrid to work with and glue.
I decide to use crape wool that I have used for years in my career. It costs more but it’s so much easier to work with! I ironed the wool and mixed with the hackle shades of brown and gray. What a difference. Mixing a bit of yak hair works well too.
I got more video of the Little Joe 2 being built also. I got pretty far on the model. I really like this kit. It goes together well and looks like a plastic kit model as so much is injected styrene. This will look good on display or flying high in the sky. The best of both worlds.
We had our first production meeting yesterday for the 2nd episode production of “But Something is There”. This episode called, “I know you are There” is a radical departure from the first film. It has that old time Twilight Zone feel to it. It is a story about how dreams can appear so real they can effect the real world and change it.
It was an extremely creative and productive meeting. It is such an honor to work once more with such a creative crew. In an hour and a half meeting on Zoom the film went from my script into an evolution of ideas from everyone that has transformed my idea and story into so much more. This is how the creative process of collaborating with great artists works.
We are officially in production. I’ll never stop being a film maker. More on this later as we progress.
The Art of Steve Neill 