After spending the last two and a half weeks in LA (that’s Louisiana of course) hanging out while my husband worked on the set of Pitch Perfect 2, I learned that directing a film is a bit like writing a novel.

You film (write) something once and then film (rewrite) it over and over again. The big difference of course is that on a film set the director is surrounded by hundreds of people, and a writer sits alone at their desk. Though I think that both jobs require a strong vision of what the director (author) wants the whole piece to look like. How they want their characters to act and live and appear, and it’s up to the director (author) to make sure that their vision is fulfilled. Not an easy task in either role. I still think my Sped series would make a great kids’ movie, and perhaps Hollywood (or LA) is in Jack’s future!

I got the chance to be an extra (lagniappe for sure!) in the movie, and I learned quickly that making a movie is very hard work. I think I’ll stick to writing for now…mostly because I can do it in pajamas instead of outfits like this one! :)