Nosferat-who?

Aaaaalrighty then!
What's so great about being in Nosferatu, you ask? Pah. Where do I begin?
First of all, you have lots of time to do stuff. Really awesome, non-homework stuff. Perhaps, you'd like to see how we occupy ourselves while waiting--that is when we're not talking about how psycho Chris is. Oh, hi Chris... didn't see you there... ehe...
Erik Crossette and I made this lovely drawing Tuesday night. I am accepting commissions.
Tonight, we played the scribble game. These were some of the best things we came up with.


Pretty impressive, I know. (By the way, don't play the dot game with Erik. He cheats, and when you call him on it, he bites.)

I took note of some of the highlights--for me--of tonight's rehearsal.

• Heather Murdock lint-rolling Jason Sullivan as she mouthed, "The flowers... you killed them..."
• Tom Ferlund's horrifying make-up.
• Ashley Grant letting Tom kiss her in said horrifying make-up.
• Chris' Knock voice.
• Chris' maniacal, "We're already on page three! Ah ha ha!"
• Joel Petrie: "Would the angry old biddies be in their spot?"
• Bryn Dalton's man-hands.
• Carpathian women.
• Jason Jensen showing Chris his stomach.
• Definitely not the word "suckle." Add it to the banned list.
  
• Chris' zoo impressions.
• Jason Sullivan's dance.
• Joe Spear: "Scary eyes 2: the sequel."
• Mark Oram's monkey clap. Okay, just Knock in general.
  
• Bekah Wilbur crossing herself when Hutter says he's going to Orlok's castle.
• Tom Ferlund mimicking the love scene.
• Joel Petrie: "The carriage is a bat out of hell..."
• Hearing Bjork randomly sing during intense moments. Also that one song from Donnie Darko.
• Seeing a vampire use a laptop.
  

So there you have it. If you make me laugh, you'll probably end up on my next list. It's isn't hard to do.

Really though, I think that this project is super interesting. I haven't done film before, so it's kind of fun to see that side of things. I'm a little nervous to see how much more complicated it all becomes when we add another two cameras and a much more spread-out space, but it's a good nervous--not the kind having Tom as a blood-sucking neighbor would inspire. I love that the whole project is an ensemble experience. You step in, do your thing and then move the block you were on. It's awesome.
Another great thing about this project is how melodramatic it is. It kind of feels like a turn-of-the-century soap opera to me. How does that not sound like fun? I'm stoked to see it finished.

More later.
Love, Meg Rush

PS--Everyone really should listen to the song "Buildings & Mountains" by the Republic Tigers.