Brains!

What a blast! We spent all night on the set of an independent film. We got full zombie make up, plenty of screen time and we met the lovely, talented and absolutely sweetheart; Troma Girl Missy Simmons Poteat. We are completely beat today, but it was worth it. Our performance can be seen in the up coming Terrorvision film, “Rabies”. My daughter got some fabulous unschooling instruction from this experience. First of all, her horizons were broadened simply by learning that there were careers available she never knew existed. There were AV pros, actors, a director, special effects artists, writers, and at least one full time scream queen on set. My dd (dear daughter) was fascinated with the make up artists and all the equipment used in making a movie. The artists and actors were very sweet and took time to talk to her about the movie and their jobs. She learned what a boom mike was. She learned that sometimes grown ups have slightly unbecoming tantrums when they can’t figure out how to make a shot work within the time and budget they have to work with. She learned that hurry up and wait is a constant theme in any production. She learned that being a zombie extra is super cool, but it can also be dull and tiring. She learned that any back stage chat becomes hilarious when it is between people in zombie make up. It is funnier if they break into a few Yoga poses in order to stay awake, as one of our zombie sisters decided to do. We all learned that sometime when you are pretending to devour a pretty blonde girl in a short skirt, as zombies inevitably do, you tickle her and she hoses you in the face with fake blood. You won’t learn that in any book, but it is true and vital information to have if you happen to become a zombie.