Final Day; The Mosquito Hunter Diaries

Well, here we are. It's been 5 days, with around 15 people, 50% of which almost complete strangers to each other, living in a small Ewok village on a farm in the middle of nowhere. You would be surprised at how few personality clashes we have had. Thoughts are already turning to a sequel so that this group of people can work together again.  Filming will be halted promptly this evening so we can enjoy our wrap party.

The weather and mosquitos have had their effect, but yesterday I think we realised how ridiculous it was to think we could get a full feature length movie with more effects, equipment and people than 5205 has ever worked with before, especialy since a 10 minute project took 2 days to flim and this one will be tickling 90 minutes when all is said and done. But if this project isn't anything, it is a learning experience; a chance to learn how, and how not to, make a full-length horror movie; a chance to learn how best to simulate some seriously catastophic damage on the human body, and also about ourselves, especially our limits to roughing it and being able to just stay dirty when you know getting dirty tomorrow is inevitable (Marion, Epic Fail).

So, time to get back on set now and, in the words of today's motto, Shoot the Shit!

Ashton 'Action' Cull

p.s. the nickname is not me being pretentious, i keep mishearing Brad and thinking he's calling me when he calls Action to actors far away.