Introductions and the Week to Come

Hi everyone!

My name is Martha Early. I will be serving as guest contributor and editor to the blog over the next week or so, and I have been working for director Andy Blubaugh on The Adults in the Room since January of 2009. However, Andy and I actually go back a lot further than this wild and crazy year of movie-making.

When I was sixteen years old, I enrolled in an experimental filmmaking and screenwriting class at the NW Film Center School of Film. The classes were both teen-oriented, but more importantly, were both instructed by Mr. Blubaugh. I immediately recognized Andy as a driven and creative person, and got my hands on his work as soon as possible. I was pleased to find Andy’s work cohesive, compelling and unique, and was very much stricken with admiration during the weeks he served as my teacher.

The position of instructor is a very powerful one, especially with underage students when the lines society draws between youth and being “of age” creep closer and closer. Andy addresses this in The Adults in the Room, and it has been my privelige to work for him as he reflects upon these boundaries which are still very apparent to me as my twentieth birthday approaches.

The big shoot for the narrative portion of The Adults in the Room draws closer and closer, and during this time I will be providing you with updates of all kinds: notes and photos from the set, updates about the progress of the film, and much much more. We start shooting this Saturday, so stay tuned for an exclusive week of coverage for The Adults in the Room, coming very very soon.