Spring Transformations, Lookbook, and Catharsis Updates.

Hello everyone.

I had a pretty good Spring Break. I did no work at all and instead I hung around with my boyfriend. I got some thing done since I was home, like getting my hair cut and new contacts.

I've been transitioning to natural hair since May of last year. I had braids in for most of the time until I came back from my semester in Dublin. From December to March I had weaves in to protect my hair from the cold. I decided spring would be a great time to cut my hair so I can wear it out naturally.

It didn't really come out how I wanted because my stylist straightened my hair to cut it. She didn't cut all my relaxed hair off, just the ends that were broken and damaged. she said she'll cut the rest when I come back. I hair does look pretty good short though. I can't wait to see how it looks once it gets wet. My kinky hair will come through!

Catharsis is doing well. We've raised $630 and we expect more donations to be sent through mail. unfortunately, if we don't raise $1,000 in 25 hours then IndieGoGo will take 9% of what we raised so far. It kind of sucks but at least we'll have most of the money we'll need. Alexa and I have been working on getting the production book done so we can submit to the production supervisors at Tisch. The shoot is less than a month away.

I returned to Manhattan today. Th weather has been so nice the past couple of days. I'm really into not wearing pants so the warm weather has been great for me. I can't wait for summer! I've been really into shopping for the spring and summer season. I bought some cute floral dresses from Forever 21 and I'm currently trying to find a nice pair of brown wedges.

I bought this dress from Forever 21. I can't wait to wear it!

When I came back to my room I found my House of Holland Super Suspender Tights came in the mail! I ordered them all the way from England on a website called Tightsplease (www.tightsplease.co.uk). I loved the suspender look of them and I had to do some internet searching to get them. I know Urban Oufitters has them for $28, but I bought them for $19.97! Plus shipping.

I took some pictures with my new tights on and posted one on Lookbook. I joined Lookbook awhile ago because I loved the outfits people posted. I've always been a little insecure to post my own looks, plus I don't have a super fancy digital SLR camera.

I had a grungy look going on today. I was wearing black jeans with my studded boots. Both the Led Zeppelin shit and the plaid shirt I got in Dublin. The plaid shirt is from H&M and my Led Zep shirt is from a small vintage store in Dublin. Led Zeppelin is one of my favorite bands.

I should be in bed right now. I have so much work to do for Catharsis and I haven't started writing my paper for my video game class.

Remember to donate to Catharsis!
http://www.indiegogo.com/Catharsis


~Nelly

Spring Break Is All I Ever Wanted

 Next week is spring break and I'm really looking forward to being home and taking a break. By break I mean trying to get my Thinking About Games midterm paper and my production book done. Tisch requires us to send them a production book so they can approve out films, and then we also have to submit the NYU Office of Risk Management. This needs to get done soon because they require at least 3 weeks in advance.

I've been revising my script. I'm on the second draft now. I'm pretty content with the changes.

This page kind of gives you an idea of what I'm going for in the story. I'm still trying to raise money for the film. Now there is 9 days left and it hasn't reached $500. I've resorted to posting the link directly on my friends' walls to get their attention and so far it kind of worked. Alexa and I are trying to find an apartment to throw a fundraising party to raise more money. Budgeting is so stressful.

I have shoot to sound mix tomorrow, and then I'm going back to Long Island. More updates about Catharsis soon.

Donate to Catharsis!
http://www.indiegogo.com/Catharsis

Locating Scouting, Casting, and Kevin Smith

Hello everyone. I've been pretty busy as well as lazy, so I haven't updated since my first post. I've done a lot in terms of pre-production for my film. We've raised $325 as of today, with 16 days left. I've been promoting IndieGogo almost twice a day on Facebook, but that doesn't seem to get me much attention.

Last weekend I went back home to Long Island to scout Jones Beach as a potential shooting location. It's only 20 minutes away from where I live. I knew Jones Beach was the perfect location, and scouting only confirmed it.

The wide open space of Jones Beach is perfect for the scenes we have to shoot there. My producer Alexa and I are going through the process of getting a permit to shoot there. It'll cost us $250, which is a reduced fee. It costs $2,500 to shoot in a state park.

This past week I held auditions for the parts of Narsha, Dante, and Grief. I held two two-and-a-half hour casting sessions. The first day I already had a favorite for each role. The second day I found some more. I think I know who I want to cast, but I want to go over the headshots with my casting director Erica before I make my decision. For me, casting is really nerve-racking. Partially cause I don't want to seem like an idiot in front of actors, who are just as nervous as I am. I have to get better at communicating with them if I ever want to be a director.