Lunar B 200816080524

B n G,

"Lunar B" is underway. I sent a 512mb SD memory card to Grant and someone decided that they needed it more than we did and lifted it via the U.S. Mail delivery system. I wrote to them and they will log the report. Big B started the "Lunar B Production Blog" at http://lunarb.blogspot.com. The username is and the password is . These are administrative privelages. The purpose of the blog is to provide a central workstation for us while we are apart. Naturally, communiques about finances, matters in need of deconfliction, and such other data as deemed irrelevant to the production and public consumption will be conducted via personal communications. I want to post the emails we send each other because they are classic and integral building blocks. Annotate each email with a disclosure memo as to whether you want the email posted. The second purpose behind the blog is to develop a point of contact for the film's fanbase and to build upon it as we do the same with our own efforts. I know my mention of the production of a t-shirt and poster would seem a bit ahead of schedule, but I believe it to be good "tangible" set of items to reach for immediately and give initial constitution to one's mental stretches. Review the initial lay of credit that I have established and get back to me if you have a discrepancy. Some of the ideas that have been flowing forth:

1. The overwhelming charisma of Big B will overcome all (That and Jesus).

2. I will steer away from computer graphics and stick as much to possible to models and motion-control.

3. Big B in his spacecraft: When he takes off, all his crap falls off the shelves (shelves on a spaceship... that's funny stuff).

4. The humour won't even have to be a stretch... it will unfold perfectly so long as we stick to the outline.

5. Stick to the outline, build within it. Infantry packing rule of thumb: You can add to- but not take away from.

6. Use Wikipedia.

7. If you have a camera on you and you see something that strikes your fancy "Lunar B" style, take a photo or footage no matter how obscure and label it. Then file it on the weblog or at our account at Photobucket:

7a. Photobucket Username is : Password: .

7b. Photobucket is extremely useful as a database and can be used to link images to the Lunar B Production Blog and whatever other computer-based media is derived. The links can be done just like links from www.youtube.com, but I recommend we stay away from using youtube material.

8. No cursing in the film. Everywhere else is free fucking game, including the documentaries. But, not in the feature itself.

9. Sex scenes are cool too: But, I'm not sure I'm ready to film Big B fucking anyone. So, we'll leave this one on the table.

10. Make a log and a folder to collect scraps and ideas. Like being a prisoner of war, pick up everything relative and secure it. Your production journal may very well be worth more than the film..... but, let's hope the film is still a box office smoker.

11. The goal is Sundance. Hollywood will be derived from that. Should Hollywood intervene with millions of dollars before hand, we'll reconsider.

12. I know everyone hates a rigorous demand, but- if you aren't in this to win, speak up at any point and that will be that. No harm, no foul.

13. I watched "2001: A Space Odyssey" today and the moment where Bowman goes through the whole transcendent trip I had a funny that Big B on his way to the Moon (or, on his way home) could have one of those moments and then we wake him up. What do you think, B?

14. The tasks at hand, Big B is all Spacecraft Oriented.... How many components, what type, launch vehicle, rover, etc.

14a. Next, the decision of Big B going to the Moon to do a Lunar X type mission, where we outdo the competition by sending you instead of a robot.

14b. The 'Cannonball Run' idea can be on a droid level where the competition sees that we are sending a man instead of a robot and they incorporate killer droids into their own programs to take you out and you of course, fend them off and so forth.... The Hero and some good ol' action sequences.

15. Most of all, keep having fun. There will be moments where this might suck, but if we make that the base enemy... we'll do fine.

16. Last note on the production journals.... when you spend money on the project, document it with receipts and staple it into your journals. This allows for analysis of overall spending, the individuals monetary efforts, and the recouping percentages when we divy up the #1 box office smash "Lunar B".


Seth