Musings & more….
This is the sixth episode of my web series SiftingRealities. At the end of episode 4, Belinda seems to think she’s got this whole “sifting” thing under control, but does she?
Oh, those are shortbread cookies she is making and eating in the final scene… I’ll post the recipe later on today.
This episode was my favourite on the page, a worry in the casting (boy, was I silly, because the cast additions: Eliza Faria, who plays Annie and Sebastian Kroon, who plays Courier/Zombie Stan totally rock), and took the longest to cut/tweak/colour but, through all that, I STILL think it is my all round favourite episode. I have written a number of feature films that are based in the zombie or creature genre, but this was my first time shooting/directing a zombie piece and, I must reflect, the actors did all the great work and I just directed the camera and cut it all together.
Synopsis: Belinda (CARMEN BENNETT) is disturbed to find someone other than Lise at her back door to pick up cookies. After a confrontation with this new courier (SEBASTIAN KROON), Belinda discovers a zombie in the backyard. Issue: the child Annie (ELIZA FARIA) is hiding in a playhouse. Also featured is JESSE SCARF as D.
Cookies: (ZOMBIE) GINGERBREAD. Recipe & pictures to come!
In lieu of the 2nd Baking with the Director episode (which we decided to not shoot so we could launch episode 2 of SiftingRealities) here is the recipe for the cookies that are featured in episode one: MAN IN MY BED (more details in previous post). Of ALL the cookies I bake these are my absolute favourite. This is my go to recipe, for every occasion (except maybe Christmas):
The finished cookies look something like this:
And the taste? Like sex for your taste buds… at least according to Lise in SiftingRealities.
Belinda wakes to find a man (DAVE), who really shouldn’t be in her bed. Issue: Dave really believes he belongs in Belinda’s (or is that Linda’s?) bed. Cookies: CHOCOLATE CHIP PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
So… what has been occupying practically ALL my time these days??
SiftingRealities: web site, youtube, twitter & facebook fan page
SiftingRealities is a webseries… my first foray into online distribution and, as soon as it finishes compressing, I will be posting the pilot episode. Please check it out! Reviews, comments and referrals are gratefully (& hopefully) graciously appreciated.
We have 6 more in the post-production pipeline and 7 more to film to complete the first season. I’ll post more extensively on the process of creating, shooting & releasing this series when I am further into the experience.
I am shooting the first of the Baking with the Director segments this week and #1 will go live on Monday, March 22, 2010. In it I will chat about my oatmeal butterscotch chip cookies (featured in SiftingRealities: Pilot). I’ll be sure to post a link here as soon as it is up.
In other news… more seeds planted this week: basil, 3 types of tomatoes & acorn squash (will attempt to get photos through the week). Strawberries and oregano (now 3 weeks old?) still seem to be struggling but, oddly enough, the melons all seem very happy.
Testing a new cookie recipe, currently called cowboy cookies, got some solid reviews during the SiftingRealities cast and crew screening yesterday, so they might be a keeper… oatmeal, coconut, chocolate chunk – yum!
Okay… back to work.