It's a Joke - Done Shooting

This morning we wrapped for the shoot of It's a Joke. Yesterday's shoot went really well and everyone applauded the team for being very professional. The catering service by Lisa was extraordinary and everyone raved about the chili. Overall, it was a great shoot and I'm happy to finally call it a day on It's a Joke - time to go to post! 

The day started off with hanging the paintings my friend put together for the film. Once it was set, actors slowly began to show up and we were allowed to begin the first shoot of the gallery. We moved at a good pace and kept on schedule. The actors were fantastic and everyone took direction well, especially our main lead playing Piers, James Smith. 

Most of all, we all had a good time working together and we cranked out a great end to this film. I cannot wait to see the finished product, and I know you cannot too! 

 

It's a Joke - Paintings

An awesome friend of mine, Crystal Lyon, a production design graduate student at the Academy of Art is the creator behind the paintings for It's a Joke. Going for the modern abstract feel, these are the ones she created. 

Then there were two I asked her to create that were very specific to the script. One of them was as simple as a canvas painted two shade of blue with a black line down the middle dividing it. In the film, this is one of the pieces Piers scoffs at insulting another art-goer at the gallery. 

The second one that is also very important to the script is one where Piers sarcastically interprets the art saying, "It's an angry bull charging into the forest of dementia" and that it reminds us of our human, volatile nature. That is the painting below. This one is probably my favorite because it's exactly as I pictured it in my mind. A director's vision come true thanks to the talents of Crystal.