Weekend of Wonderment – Stills from “I’ll Call You”

One of the many things I love about being in LA is that there are a lot of fun, creative people here.  I’m so happy that several of my friends from Emerson live nearby and that they have introduced me to their wonderful friends in extension!  That said, my roommate, Jen, recently directed a short film entitled I’ll Call You for an art and video collective called This Is What We Imagine (TIWWI).  The collective has a “Weekend of Wonderment” (WoW) approximately once a month, which is “dedicated to the facilitation and encouragement of all people – friends, neighbors, and strangers (aka future friends) – to come together for two days and help one another make things.”

WoW had approximately six projects running this weekend, and I’ll Call You was one of them. We were at the first shoot location at 5:30am and finished by 3:30pm.  It amazed me how everyone came together so early and dedicated their Sunday to creating something just for fun.  It was a blast!

Here are some stills from the filming.  The scenario is set as the day(s) after a guy and girl meet and exchange numbers and the comedy/dilemma that comes when discussing with friends who should call who first.

John and Issac had to shave in between shoots:

Maggie, the awesome makeup artist, and Curt, the main lead male:

George doubled as Assistant Camera & Assistant Director:

Someone spotted this headline.  How appropriate!

Jen (the director), Ian (director of photography), and George (assistant directing here):

Issac had to eat numerous tacos before 10am.  He did not seem to mind.

The boys often made the crew laugh hysterically (Cricket seen here), but Jen and Ian remained focused:

Eureka!

George managed to crack a smile:

Reviewing footage at the girls’ apartment – Jen is pleased!

Amanda, Stef, and Meghan became fast friends:

Ian and Suzie had to come up creative ways to change the time of day:

Maggie and Amanda:

Stef and Maggie:

We all wore booties at the girls’ apartment to keep things clean!  George didn’t want to take his off.

Rebecca, my lovely roommate, and a producer:

Abby is an amazing chef! She had breakfast hot and ready for everyone at 5:30am, and she put together a barbecue to finish out the day.

I’ll Call You will be screening on March 13th in Echo Park along with all the other WoW creations!  For more info on TIWWI, check out their website here.