A Dreaded Day

I woke up this morning thinking this was going to be one of the toughest days of my life. On the books today: I had to meet with my tutor to discuss the script, then I had a meeting with actors I'd never met before to talk them through the schedule and story and then I had to go out and buy costumes and props. All three of these things I was dreading.

First up, my tutor meeting. It went great. He really enjoyed the script, it made him chuckle in all the right places, he even offered up an alternate ending which I am now trying to write in as I prefer it over what I've got currently.

Second, actors. They were fantastic. Meeting them for coffee was really colloquial and a great way to break the ice. We did a whole script read through which had us all in stitches. On top of that, I was blown away by how well they automatically suited their roles, they were pitch perfect and I am already itching to work with them.

Finally, prop shopping was no biggie. After a quick mooch around several shops we got more or less everything we need. After a big day out in town, we all reckoned we deserved a McDonalds to celebrate.

Once I got home I begun constructing a wrist gadget for the time traveler character.

 

At present, this is what I've got sorted as the 2256 equivalent of a smart-phone. An old alarm clock and some toothpaste caps epoxy mounted onto a horse-riding guard. I'm letting the epoxy cure overnight before applying a coat of chrome spray paint so it will hide the blemishes and look something like this.

Never really designed my own sci-fi prop before, but so far I think it will come out rather well!