First Film!

Originally 2/23/07
So, my 2 oldest children are shooting their first film! In our living room. :) They have signed up to do this short film, over the book of Acts, for a church competition (I guess they have their Uncle Jacob's genes). We have to mail it on Monday, and things are nuts around here!
Here's what it looks like: bathrobes everywhere (Bible costumes), green sheet taped to the living room wall (for the green screen effect we're hoping to do in editing), looooonnnnggg crowd scene background that they drew, and brown paper stones in the school room (for the stoning of Stephen).
Here are some reasons why shooting a short film in your living room is not recommended:
1. Younger children who are not yet actors must be kept quiet in a far end of the house.
2. Pets who will not cooperate with the director must be kept quiet outside.
3. Living rooms built in the 1970's do not have the lighting required for a movie set.
4. Husbands who are drafted as cinematographers can become tempermental after many re-takes.
Hopefully, we will all survive this process. I'll let you know how it turns out.