Gameshelf gears turning

[prog]

Joe the Director has agreed to direct some more, though I haven't connected with the legacy kamera krew yet. I bumped into one at the stah mahket only a month or two ago so I know they're still around. You cannot hide.

I have grabbed the studio for a couple of future evenings, with this schedule in mind:

Wednesday, Sept. 27:
6:00: crew call
6:30: talent call (i.e. when you should show up, if you're playing)
7:00: Werewolf
9:00: Opening skit
9:45: strike
10:00: beer

Wednesday, Oct. 4:
6:00: crew call
6:30: talent call
6:45: Citadels [PDF link]
8:15: Basari
9:45: strike
10:00: beer

I kind of want to do the board games first, but am starting off with the Werewolf shoot anyway because its more relaxed schedule will be a better re-introduction to the project for me and the crew after some 10 months off. The opening skit will be a scripted bit of fluff involving some of the Werewolf players, and will ultimately serve as the episode's opening kicker. It will be simple and punchy and easy to film with little preparation, so no worries.

I'd prefer that the folks playing the board games have played them at least once. I'll schedule an intro/refresher game-play session at Volity HQ later if needed, so don't not volunteer if you haven't played them before. They're both fairly lightweight games that you can pick up quickly. (This isn't necessary for Werewolf, everything about which can be taught to a newbie in literally a couple of minutes.)

If you'd like to be a player in one or both shoots, let me know which evenings you can make. Feel free to pass this invitation along to people who don't read this blog; I'll be using email, too, when I get around to it.

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Prop help needed: Does anyone have anything I could use as a severed arm? Bonus points if it has (or if we can modify it to have) a bloody end.

Comments

[cnoocy]

I think we have a severed arm prop around the house somewhere. (Yes.) When do you need it?

[prog.livejournal.com]

Excellent. How gory is it? Gore++.

I need it for the shoot happening three weeks from now, so if you could arrange for its transport via next week's game night maybe?

talk to hauntmeister

[cthulhia]

I'm sure he has a severed arm or two just hanging around the house.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I have a severed arm. It's wrapped in plastic and sitting in my freezer, but I could dig it out to lend you.

It's really more of a severed hand, cut off mid-forearm with bloody bone stumps sticking out the end. Let me know.

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

You were the first one I thought of when severed arm got mentioned.

Why is it in the freezer?

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

To keep it fresh. Where do you keep YOUR parts?

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

I am not surprised that you got _an_ answer to the severed arm question, but I am fairly surprised/appalled/amused that you got three.

[prog.livejournal.com]

If you're not pulling my leg, this may trump cnoocy's offering. :)

I'll be in touch about it later in the month.

[prog.livejournal.com]

OK, cnoocy can't find his arm, so you win.

Would you be able to loan this to me for next Wednesday evening?

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

No problem. I just took it out of the freezer to thaw.

Hm.. I was thinking I'd leave it in the mailbox for you, but that might freak the mail carrier. If it's for a week from Wednesday, (as opposed to tomorrow), I'm sure we can figure something out.

[prog.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the 27th. Excellent! Catch me online or something.

[prog.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, I totally forgot about this afternoon. :( Also I don't think I have a valid email for you which is why I keep posting here.

Maybe I can swing by where you are sometime before Wednesday night? Or you here?