PRODUCTION BEGINS

DAY 1 (Leslie's Office, Art Gallery, Exterior Street Night)

Things that happened yesterday, as Yumi in Love entered production.

-Our Co-Producer, Tyler, was attacked by bees (serious medical attention type attacked) while moving gear in my back yard. He's doing much better now, and I have sworn revenge upon the bees.

-Had to rent a Van, found out some other gear I rented belonged to a different camera.

-Lost one of our locations two hours before we were supposed to arrive and begin shooting. Made something up on the spot. Hope it works.

-Film folk have an AMAZING fortitude. Like Tibetan Mountain people, they have the strength and constitution to soldier on through long crazy days, function without sleep, and inspire at every turn. The same can be said about the cast. Such a funny, strong and talented bunch of actors make the days feel easier and dare I say...a bit shorter?

-Discovered one secret of filmmaking...at production time, pinching pennies flies right out the window. Yumi in Love has me hemmoraging money at an alarming rate. This no budget production has already come in over 5 digits...the only end in sight is the final day of production...it's day one...but we're making a movie here! No complaints, just looking forwad to sitting down to watch this thing!

-I'm sure there's more...ironing out the bugs...bring on day two (it started an hour ago)