Fresh Garbage

Five years ago I wrote a sketch. It was slightly altered, and then nearly produced in LA…then Covid hit.

Two years ago, I said fuck it. I’m cocky and delusionally ambitious. I’ve never done anything like this, but it should be easy to do on my own. And without any AI.

Figuring out what kind of gear to rent and how to use it? Location scouting? Tough as fuck. Shooting and directing it, in two days, with one of my best friends as the actor - who turned out to be a brilliant performer, but certainly is no actor himself - was challenging enough. Editing? Visual effects? Sound design? I’d rather never do any of that again.

After dusting off an unfinished version from an old hard drive, I can sincerely say this is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, and I’m not even satisfied with it. The “punchline” especially didn’t pan out the way I had hoped.

It’s no wonder productions take so much collaboration from so many professionals. I’m a writer, maybe a decent director, but I’m no cameraman, sound engineer, production designer, art director, location manager, makeup artist, costumer designer, grip, gaffer, editor…I could go on.

I need to be done with it, so here it is. Mad respect to film production crews, above and below the line.

And special thanks to Emilie Hagen for being the most convincing and sexy Russian car ever.

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