The Tory Party

Poltergeist and Bert — the morning after

Hi, all,

Wow. Just wow. Together, in just two days, we shot a ten-minute movie with a ten-year-old, special effects, and a scene in magic hour.

Here’s a quick refresher of what we had working against us this weekend:

- Tiny, convoluted location
- Competing for resources with a school production and a PAYING production
- Pre-production restricted by, you know, academics, day jobs, and the dozen movies we made at school this fall!

And a reminder of what we accomplished:

- Preserving a peaceful, friendly atmosphere
- On Sunday, going from forty minutes behind to on time — AFTER ADDING FOUR SHOTS!!!
- At least ten setups that combined a child actor AND a special effect
- Damn beautiful shots
- Killer wild lines
- Getting every single aspect of our complex, multi-note setups FLAWLESS BY THE SECOND TAKE

This kind of success just does. Not. Happen. And every one on this crew contributed something that made this movie even
better than I had imagined — I hope you each know specifically what that was, and if I haven’t told you, I will soon.

A thousand million thanks. I’ll be telling stories about this weekend for a long time.

Gratefully yours,
Tory