Well Saturday morning and here we are again, our sixth day on the trot in the boarding house at Point Erin. We’re all a little bleary eyed after a 10.00pm wrap last night. But on the other hand this has been a wonderful time – all of us working together in the one location, and building a sense of family among cast, crew and of course the residents who live here.
Archive for November, 2009
But Never on a Sunday
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Ten Days of Glory
Posted in Uncategorized on November 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Just back from watching assemblies over at the edit suite, and we’re all stoked with what we’re getting. It’s very much the raw material – ungraded, unmixed etc – but the story is unfolding before our eyes. Even with our most critical hats on, we know we’re getting the material we need.
Day Nine
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Later start today which is a welcome relief. We get to film the party scene in the boarding house which I’m really looking forward to. Looks like we’ll be working through to nearly midnight. But it never feels like work – more like play.
Day Eight
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The sun is shining, and the film is too. Yesterday we had one of the most satisfying days so far on set. It’s great to be settled in one location for an extended period of time. The actors are brilliant and having a lot of fun, and there’s a good atmosphere all round.
Arthur Does Twitter
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Today Arthur, second son of God, began his very own tweeting. He has much wisdom to impart. His first tweet was ‘I see things other people don’t. It doesn’t mean they’re not real.’ Look out for him on Twitter – you can find him here
From My Computer
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »
A quick shot from my computer on set at the boarding house. We just started down here this morning and are in the midst of what will be a six day run. The boarding house scenes occupy around 30% of the script or more.
Day Five
Posted in A on November 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
And so we come to the end of week one – and what a satisfying week it has been! Very hard work, with filming on the busy streets of Ponsonby and a huge number of setups and relocations. The value of a smallish crew has been proved, as has the decision to shoot with minimal equipment. It’s meant that we are a very light and mobile operation.
Day Four
Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
What’s with this cold weather? Back to wearing winter clothes. Just as well we’re fortified with fine food from Les Yule who’s doing the catering out of her home.
Day Three
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
And the rain came down. And the wind blew, and it was bloody freezing. But the filming continued. We contemplated calling it off at one stage when it was hosing down in Point Erin reserve, but persevered and eventually a bit of sun came out.
Day Two
Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Another day in the foundry of filmmaking. Coping with lost locations, massive traffic noise, trying not to constrict the footpaths in Ponsonby etc etc. The usual jostling as people sort themselves out on crew.