It isn’t always mom’s cooking.
Sometimes it’s Nigel’s mist machine that he is practicing with for an upcoming movie.
Butlerfilms
Sometimes we don’t ask questions
With creative sons, I don’t always ask too much when I see them in costume. I just pray that they honor God in their art, and look forward to their YouTube releases.
A Monster Among Us
I can’t remember when my kids weren’t performing. As youngsters they would retell their favorite movies, much as all kids do.
Then it was reenacting favorite stories with stuffed animals.
Somewhere in the mix they got involved with Music Makers at Webster Bible Church.
And then it was using video cameras to make sweet stories.
And acquiring better cameras.
Then writing scripts.
And getting better software.
And now – it is entering independent projects into Film Festivals.
And tonight we got a sneak preview of their movie.
I’m exceedingly proud of them. This final movie represents at least (at LEAST) 200 hours. There are a few things that ended up on the cutting room floor. And a few things that I wish had gone differently. But, mostly, I am over the moon.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him
A Monster Among Us
ButlerFilms wrote a new script over the winter. Casting is almost complete and filming started today.
VERY full day
Just as day was dawning I headed out to a special doughnut shop for a birthday gift for a friend… I decided to bless my crew, as well. It was a pretty unusual treat.
They all approved.
Then…. as soon as church ended, I encouraged John to hurry out the door and go see the newest Star Wars movie so that we didn’t have to be worried about spoiling anything.
So he headed out.
In the little van.
Leaving me the big van.
I only had keys to the little van…
Nan came by and drove Stewart to our house. She grabbed our keys and came back to me at church.
Meanwhile, Nigel encouraged us to maintain a positive attitude. “We’re in a warm, safe place we like. We’ve had a great weekend. We have food and water. We have a fun afternoon planned. This isn’t so bad.”
Johanna walked into the room, “We’re going to DIE here!”
Marie entertained by leaving this note on a dry erase board:
We finally got home, had lunch, and got ready for the boys’ cast party.
It was a full day.
A Monster Among Us
The boys worked on new script over the winter/spring. I was SUPPOSED to proofread it as we drove to Oregon, but I hadn’t not yet (and still have not) loaded Microsoft Office onto the laptop. (Oops.) I quickly read it after we got home and they went about with casting and costumes.
On August 20th they managed to do most of the filming, with a small bit left for the 22nd.
Within a week they had it edited.
And I must say, I am quite tickled by their production.
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