{"id":2151,"date":"2010-01-11T01:00:19","date_gmt":"2010-01-11T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2010-01-10T22:08:55","modified_gmt":"2010-01-11T05:08:55","slug":"a-star-is-born-bsm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=2151","title":{"rendered":"A Star Is Born ~ BSM"},"content":{"rendered":"

My friend Brandi just raised the bar for birthday parties everywhere. She and her husband are film editors, so for E.J.’s birthday party this weekend they made a mini-movie. During the birthday party.<\/p>\n

E.J. came up with the idea for the movie,\u00a0 The Princesses, The Baby Wizard and the Toy, <\/em>Brandi wrote the script and planned the movie down to every shot and then attempted to shoot the movie with eight children. Oh, and a baby – the “Baby Wizard,” of course. It was truly a colossal undertaking, I’m still amazed it worked out as well as it did! The actors were completely on their marks and it was heart-breakingly sweet to watch them all listening, taking direction and then doing their thing.<\/p>\n

This was one of Addie’s closeups. She was a princess, I can’t remember if she is swooning<\/em> or gasping<\/em> here. She did both equally well, though.<\/p>\n

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I was the set photographer and paparazzi for the evening. It was totally fun, but I didn’t get releases from all of the actors and agents, so I can’t put up many of the photos.<\/p>\n

While the film was being edited, (Yes, Brandi managed to edit a bit of the film so that we could have a premiere for the movie, too!) the stars all got their star and handprints on the Walk of Fame. Addie channeling Marilyn Monroe a little bit here…<\/p>\n

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There were even awards and Addie won for Best Twirler! I know that Brandi is still (rightfully so!) recovering from this huge event, but it was just so much fun.<\/p>\n

And I think my Best Shot Monday probably made all of that chaos worth it. Just look at the glee on E.J.’s face.<\/p>\n

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We wish you that much joy and excitement all year long, E.J! Thanks for letting us share in your birthday, and for the glimpse into the filmmaking world. Although I don’t think I’ll be becoming a stage mom any time soon!<\/p>\n

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