The girls.

NYFA is done and slowly everyone's leaving the city. Yesterday was the last night for Fran and Sofie, tomorrow Inigo leaves and then Thursday Ana. Not to mention all the people that already left! Brianne and Rebecca escaped from the Hurricane that fast that I didn't even have a change to say goodbye. But we'll all meet again. The world is small and hey - I'm in NY!

goodbye Irene

What? Huh? Over? But I slept like a baby? Das war ich hheut morgen. Keinen Stromausfall nichts. Sofie und ich blieben wach bis 2 Uhr - the peak of the stom. Es sah wunderschoen aus um ehrlich zu sein. Dann wind regen wind regen, das wars. Zumindest in der Upper East side. Na dann, by Irene

Oh Irene

Irene oh Irene. I've been evacuated for now more then 24 houres, staying on the upper east side, a room filled ith funny people, nexfix on instant watch, Titanic playing on TV and the News sounding from the background. Upto now there was nothing more then heavy wind and rain, but 2 AM should be the time when it's gonna hit the hardest, but we'll be fine. We have water, wine, beer and coffee and of course us. Well I'm in love with Leonardo DiCaprio right now. For eveyone in NY stay save tonight. Love

6 AM in Central Park

Today I lost my rhythm. I went to sleep at around 9/10 last night so that I would be okay with getting up today at 3.30 AM. I was more then okay with that, I've never felt so much energy and after the first coffee, my world was more then just okay. Unfortunately not everyone was as happy and awake as I was. But I wouldn't let that ruin my morning mood. I saw the sunrise over Manhattan from the Central Park, and I have to admit that it was more then just a wonderful picture.
Then we started shooting, all day long and after we were done, I still didn't feel tired. Well I thought. But as soon as I went home and closed my eyes on a pillow I was gone. Three hours of sleep in the middle of the day - that's what I call a fucked up rhythm.






pictures by Yana Davydova

Connecticut.

pictures by Yana Davydova



and me

Setting up tomorrows shoot.

This looks good, doesn't it? Well at least I have the props together...

The impossibility of making coffee.

1 AM: Awake (half at least) and in need to work.
Now people who know me also know that I am usually not a nice person when I have a lot on my hands and noone gives me coffee. Well, this situation just got worse. I really really need to work - I have a coffee machine, but it just blew up on me. The kitchen is a mess. Of course that would happen to me! Gosh!
Well thanks to Rashelle I do now have coffee.
I don't want to get further into it. Just thought you should know.
Drink some real coffee for me.

J.M. is in town!

Seems like everything comes together in NY.
After Shooting with Nina and me missing Julie, because we somehow couldn't manage to meet up (yea, i know - girls) J.M. now is in Town. I missed him I really really did. It's so weird to suddenly meet people in NY that actually belong somewhere else - but wonderful at the same time.
On the 28th or something Natalie is coming and of course Corinne's still here - I just love this town. Everything seems to happen here - (including the thunderstorm that just got me soaked)
I'll keep you posted, and the pictures will follow as soon as I'm back in LA.
xoxo

The Black and White experience.

Hach, New York.
Today was our bad day. But even in true love not everything can be bright an shiny all the time. Anyways. Besides that a lot went wrong (a lot!) there were also some bright moments. Like: I edited my Second Short, shore, it needs to be reedited again, but at least I have like the rough cut done. And it looks awesome. Nina was the perfect actress and Corinne, I cannot thank you enough for that location.
Well just look for yourself:



Pictures: Nina Britschgi

And Happy Birthday Leo! <3

The Girl that fell in love with Baseball (and Rooftops of course)

This week has been crazy.
And I loved it. After Editing and screening my Mise-en-scéne on Monday there was a whole bunch of other stuff to do. We shot the last Mis-en-scéne I went to a Yankees game and we started with the continuity Pictures (one scene shot from different camara prospectives)



Well let me start with the Yankees, or maybe the rooftop, well anyways: Wednesday we went to a Yankees game (Corinne, some of her Work mates and me) by that time I was still looking for a rooftop. It is insane getting one, even though New York has so many of them. I would shoot the next day and it slightly freaked me out. But I deserved some freedom from all the crazy workingness, the non sleeping and the dreaming in camaramovements. Definitely. So I went to the game. I've never watched Baseball before, because to me baseball just sounded boring, but it is a completely different thing when you see it live. The atmosphere is awesome, you're just in the moment, being surrounded by all these Yankees Fans and you just go with it. I have to admit, I did not see much of the game, I actually just saw the Yankees playing, when the Angels where on the focus seemed to fail haha. But yea it was awesome. (That's why I'm going again tomorrow!)
Well, by the end of the game I still had no rooftop (duh) but Corinne had one. Thank you sosososososo much again, you literally saved my life.
So we shot there the next morning. It was a wonderful shoot and the roof was just perfect (I really hope the whole thing turns out like I imagine it), the next day we shot on a rooftop again, then in West Village. Fran had found a friend with a rooftop, so we kind of literally became the rooftop Crew haha. Well during that shoot (Frans) we got locked out on the roof. It was crazy. A lot of crazy things are going on here. But anyways. I really really love everything right now.
Just had a shooting being "Black Swan", that was fun. I actually don't think write in a right order anymore, so I'm just gonna stop and take a nap. Yes, that sounds like a good idea.





Have a wonderful day.
All the love

New York City - Uh huh

Center of the Universe - sing it girl

Times are shitty

But I'm pretty sure that they can't get worse - I hear that

It's a comfort to know

When you're singing the hit the road blues

That anywhere else you could possibly go

after New York would be

A pleasure cruise - Now you're talking

RENT - Santa Fe

You know what your in for.

I'm slowly turning insane here. Don't get me wrong, I still love this city, but doing a four week filmmaking program is crazy! I mean: Twenty days to shoot 3 of your own short films assisting on 8 others?! Well at least you know what you're in for.

Remember me telling you about this rooftop thingy? THAT'S insane! NY has so many rooftops, but still, noone will allow you to shoot up there and try to get insurance for that! Haha I'm crazy! Well I'm now on a 50/50 Percent change on getting mine. Cross your fingers. It's ridiculous!

Anyways, breath angel breath.

It's gonna be fine. But I have to find a Plan B, just in case (I don't like Plan B's) And it's crazy, I've never in my life written so many e-Mails and texts and talked to so many people on the phone like I did in the last 48 hours. My BlackBerry is constantly blinking, and if it's not then I think it is.... Yea like I said, I'm going crazy haha

Enjoy your day you lovely people

xoxo

The search of a rooftop.

I have to admit - I'm crazy. Yesterday I realized that I'm shooting my second piece on Thursday, well, all of that would not be a problem, if I wouldn't have decided to place the whole thing on a rooftop. And not that the rooftop would be some kind of "extra feature", no the rooftop is the main thing, and you would mean to find a rooftop in NYC would be easy, but believe me - it's not. Well anyways. If you want something you will get it.

Anyways. I had dinner with some acting students today. It was nice to be surrounded by some actors again, but weird. It's true that directors and actors are two different pairs of shoes. But two awesome ones. I like it. I had some actors talk, ate some good food and then just realized what a good life I'm living. Being surrounded by amazing people doing the thing I love and so much support. I want to thank you all and especially Rashelle, who has been an angel! Whatever I needed she was there with some brilliant idea. I love that woman! And also to Maria, even though she's in LA she has been an awesome help. I could not do it without the two of you: Thank you soso much!

All my love

Living the good life.

I'm afraid I might keep repeating myself but there's no other way to say it: New York is great. I finally managed to unpack my suitcase so now I definitely arrived. But it's not only about how I live, it's how I live. I feel filled with life since I arrived in this city and I feel like I've never accomplished and seen so much in such short time then I did since I am in New York.
I learned how to use an old film camera, went to student film screenings (the best and at the same moment the worst thing I've ever done. If you're going to a student film screening and you're an actor - bring a bottle of vodka. Some movies may be fabulously made but the acting just sucks - like it really really sucks! Not in all of them, some of them had the fortune to have some actors as their friends - good for them. But there were also some fabulous movies, same as some really painfully bad ones, well never mind. If you want to know what I'm talking about, go to a student film screening), I shot my first short film (that was exciting!) had dinner in little Italy, been to Time Square, in Central Park, went shopping at TopShop, was at the Metropolitan Museum and saw the Alexander McQueen exibithion (that was a fucking long line) and so on and so on. And next week is not gonna stop! I'm gonna edit my short movie, shoot another one, be in two other ones (hopefully I don't have to cover my head in embaressment as I did for the other student films when they're screening them) and I'm going to a Yankees game with Corinne. Haha! Can you imagine?! Well, it's a good life here in New York. It definitely is.

YeY - Topshop!

Subway

Infront of the Met (can you see ALL THOSE PEOPLE! - but yea, the fountain is great!)

Yea, unfortunately I forgot the thingy to transmit the photos from my big camera, but the BlackBerry Pictures will do it for now.

There are no small decisions in Filmmaking

Yes I'm still working, but I need a break.
Because, like Sidney Lumet likes to say (a lot): "There are no small decisions in Filmmaking" This leaves me a lot of work to do. I love the work, but it's still a lot and that's just for a 40 sec scene.
Get a neat heandwritting, write tones of loveletters, which newspaper would this person probably read, how would he write a love letter and what's in it, what kind of coffee would he drink ect.
Rashelle was an angel and wrote me three of my letters - her handwriting is incredible! It looks like a real love letter and like it could have been written by a very educated person in the Old England. This makes it easier. Tomorrow I have to go pick up the New York Post, by tones (and tones) of coffee and get everything ready.
It will be awesome.
Let me get back.
But just to close it off, a quote from the letter Napoleon wrote to Josephine: "I awake all filled with you. Your image and the intoxicating pleasures of last night, allow me not to rest"

Loveletter to Maria

We're shooting - TOMORROW!

And not only that: Out of the 4 people in my crew I gonna be the first one up to direct a piece, meaning that I had to figure out a story a setting and the whole technical stuff today. It is crazy!

I know it is just a simple one shot, but still, it is my first shot, my first short and I have to admit I'm getting slightly excited.

Well I gonna try to make some pictures and upload them. I bought a camera charger today since I left mine in Switzerland (I know...) so pictures are gonna come soon.

So let me get back to work, I have a lot of loveletters to write.

My love to you

Yea, Scratch Booking is not really my strong side as you can see, but what are cameras for ;P

I've come home.

Have you ever had that feeling that everything's right? That you're in the right place at the right time, for the right reason, doing the right thing? Well, that's what I have now. I don't want to over articulate it, because we all know that live has a tendency to turn on you when you think it's perfect, but I'm just not gonna think of that.

It's just the feeling that I've come home. This city makes me feel alive, I don't feel like a stranger to it, but more like as if I always was meant to be here and finally found my spot. I know that the city has his dark sides too, and some uncomfortable ones (Have you ever tried to get a cab when it rained? And don't dear swearing about the subway by the same weather haha) but that's life, isn't it?

It's just: I don't mind the subway, you can be anywhere within a certain amount of time, I love the craziness and the people, well there are a lot of them, some great other less, you get that, but most important of all: I'm finally doing film. I'm in this vibrating city able to live a dream, how much luckier can you possibly get?

We had our first shots today, just training shots, but they were shots, shot on actual film, ready to be developed, can you believe that? And this weekend we'll be shooting our first scenes. I'm writing, planing pictures, making storyboards, hardly sleep, and shoot, that's the life I would love to live for the rest of my life.

For anyone who didn't get it yet: I'm happy - very happy.

Yes I miss all my people, but I will always be missing people, that's the life I chose to have and for the one who it concerns, they will always be with me in my heart (that sounds so corny but it's true).

Lot's of love.

Enjoy life - it's worth living it!

PS: I own a Blackberry now - YEY