The following is a Team Billy post
So Team Bj found a set and will begin shooting as soon as he can wrangle his actors. I'm both excited and a little nervous. It's cool that they are going to get to it, but wondering if the humor on the page will translate to the screen. Naturally I think it's funny, but I'm apparently a poor judge of my own work. (just ask my friend Kevin about my now infamous Charlie Brown drawing or my wife about pretty much everything I do)
I'm comforted by the fact that I've gotten to meet the major players involved. Bj knows me well enough to have a grasp for the rhythm and flow of the comedy. Both Mason and Robert came to our meeting back in July with some great ideas for their characters. Mason really seems to grasp the role of straight-man and looks like he has a few mannerisms that will give the character James a little more depth than was written. Robert came to the meeting with strong vision for the boss character. So strong, in fact, that it changed the way I wrote the character from there on out. His character went from almost part of the background to a scene-stealing beast.
Team Bj will be sending me either semi-edited or near-finished footage as he works on it. That will be the test. I'll either get a chuckle or start writing my manifesto on how Team Bj is molesting my artistic vision.