2nd round of auditions

C's movie, Sisu (pronounced SEE-soo), is really starting to take shape. Today she held auditions from 9 am until 6:15. Whew! I got to stand in and read with some of the actors which was a lot of fun but also gruelling. A few of the actors were 'call backs' from our first round of auditions in February. And after auditioning about 30 people today (5 of which were 10-year old boys), C thinks she's got pretty much all the roles cast.

C's new line producer and our dear friend, Dauminique, was there along with her daughter, Kristine, who looks like she'll be helping out as a PA (production assistant) on set. And the art director, Brette, stopped by and got to see some of the auditions as well. We were all excited about the actors C picked.

We'll have one more round of just call backs for some of the main roles this Sunday. C wants to see how they'll work reading lines together, rather than with stand-ins.

Tomorrow the production crew is taking a road trip to do some location scouting. Brette, who grew up around Regina, set up some trips to her farm in Abernethy and a friend's farm in the Qu'Appelle Valley. Should be fun.

Be sure to check out C's production journal. It talks about her research trip to Finland and she'll probably have more info on the auditions too.

Until next time... adventure!
R-