Happy Easter!

We've been shooting all through the night both Friday and Saturday for Obituary Notice. Last night was Ally's big Ghost Girl scenes. She was such a trooper and sat through two rounds of makeup. Then she endured wearing the makeup for hours and hours. What dedication! It was really a pleasure having Ally and her mom, Nancy join the cast and crew last night. We had a super fun evening with a really great group of people.

We still haven't quite finished shooting night scenes, so we're looking at another long night tonight. It's so much fun, though, we're actually looking forward to much more!

The Easter Bunny dropped by this morning even though we were shooting until 3:30am. He left some goodies in Michael's dinosaur easter basket! Then we had a nice little breakfast and just lounged around the house before getting ready for another long night.

Easter Eggs and Fake Blood

I love to color easter eggs! Each year as it gets close to easter I see the Paas egg coloring kits and I remember that I get to color eggs! I always add vinegar and leave the eggs in the dye for a long time because I like them to be as vibrant as possible. I saved my egg-shaped coloring cups from last year and I got a "vehEGGles" coloring kit for this year. I wasn't really interested in the fire, ambulance and police stickers for the eggs, I just put them right on the little egg-shaped chasis. They look like multi-colored VW's.

I also just like to see a bunch of brightly colored easter eggs. :)

I also made some "Spaghetti Western Arterial Red" this afternoon. (I love that name) Thanks to Kimbra I found a great homemade blood recipe that's supposed to be washable. It's a really simple concoction of dishsoap, cornstarch, and food color. It looks like a fresh arterial spray, but it smells clean and crisp like an apple orchard.

I made up a small batch and I put some on the wall and in the bathtub to make sure we'll be able to wash it out. I'll check on it Friday morning and see how it does. With the remaining blood, I started to bloody-up the ghost girl's nightgown. It looks pretty authentic, but I think it needs lots more. I can't wait to really get into all the SFX for the shoot this weekend!

Maybe She's Dead

No, I'm not really dead!!

I've just been practicing my FX makeup for our upcoming short horror film, Obituary Notice. (more info on Michael's Blog) Michael and I have been in pre-production for a couple weeks now, and we did screen tests yesterday. We already found our ghost girl and we're set to start some lighting tests Tuesday or Wednesday evening. What a fun project! I'm so lucky that Michael has given me the opportunity to be involved in such a fun experience! As my good friend, Anar, said "it's a dream come true"!

I have been sewing too. I finished all kinds of cool baby stuff for little Elliott Larsen. I've made myself a black long-sleeve dress for Kristen's wedding. And today, I finished the top of a Halloween quilt for Michael and I.

But, pretty much everything has taken a back seat to Obituary Notice. We have tripods in the living room and a green screen in the garage. I love it!