I have this dream of making a tiny film: two actors and a five woman/femme/gender nonconforming crew. I’ve been working on a script for well over a year, but it’s so. fucking. stuck. There are all of these fragments rattling around in my head. Making these disjointed scenes fit together is proving an elusive process.
Film is still a newish medium for me. I used to paint and draw. Sketching – getting things out of my head and onto paper always gave me some clarity – but I don’t really know how to sketch in film yet. In March, a friend of mine hosted Vaginomicon (an annual femme horror performance raising money for Planned Parenthood https://m.facebook.com/events/479808483039121) It felt like a good opportunity to attempt a sketch in film.
My partner helped behind the camera. My friend Bryce Beamish gave me access to his horror music sketchbook. Youtube’s finest, Lara’s Horror Sounds (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCejRwWhTN76XWgNVNU_ZExA) supplied the ambient humming. Natalie Portman voice reviews and breakdown videos served as my voice coaches.