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

Introduction.

Hi everyone. For those of you who know me and those of you who don't, I'm Nelly. I decided to start another blog. I've always wanted to start one, but I never knew what to write about. Then I realized I live a pretty interesting life as a film student living in New York City. I'm a junior in New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. After a relatively less stressful semester abroad, I've come back to once again throw myself into the crazy world that is making student films.

I will be shooting a short film for my Intermediate Experimental Production Class in mid-April. Right now my producer Alexa and I have been meeting to discuss how we're going to get this film made, where we're going to shoot, who will be on crew, etc. The biggest issue is money. We've been trying to raise money through IndieGoGo, but so far we're not even close to our goal.

Time for some self-promotion.
If you can, please donate to my short film, Catharsis
Every dollar counts.

Anyway, I'm going home back to Long Island to take some location photos of Jones Beach. My film has two locations, the inside of a bedroom and a beach. The beach requires more effort to require because it's state property, which means we need to apply for permits.

Oh. My film is about a young woman going through the five stages of grief after her boyfriend dies in an accident. It's gonna be shot on the Canon 7D. This is the first time I'm making a film with a considerable budget and I really hope we can made it work.

-Nelly