Though days 5 through 10 are somewhat blurred together, I will try to comment on each day individually, albeit a bit later than I had hoped. My goal is to have a trailer cut together by the middle of July so editing is a major priority right now. And the neverending paperwork. It's a sad day when I have to make paperwork a priority. But it's a happy day when I use the word 'neverending' because it prompts me to break into a chorus of Limahl's "Neverending Story." Look it up on YouTube.
Day 5 went very well. I was thrilled to have more than three lines of dialog in a scene! We spent the entire day in one of the second story bedrooms. Thank goodness for Heidi's fan! With all those lights pointed down on us in the scene it got awfully hot in that room. Troopers that we are, we got through everything and even wrapped a little early. At least I think we did. After going nearly 14 hours 3 out of the first 4 days it was a nice break to wrap early. With a bigger budget it would have been great to be able to spend 8 hours a day and spread the shoot over a couple months. Future projects, right?
We were able to leave all our equipment at the LeDuc overnight which saved us a great amount of time. Most of the crew spent the night at the Country Inn and Suites where Mark Larson took care of them, and a few of us stayed at the Classic Rosewood Bed and Breakfast where Pam Thorsen cared for us. Without lodging in Hastings this shoot would not have been a reality, so I am thankful we were able to make arrangements that worked.
The cast and crew worked hard on Day 5 and we got some great footage. All the scenes shot today were tame. No blood or scares today, unless you count my look in glasses a scare. Speaking of those glasses... they are actually prescription glasses and they would really hurt my eyes if I looked through them at distant objects. Ironically, they were fine for reading the magazine I was holding in the scene. It probably would have been healthier to buy fake glasses, but for $2.00 at Goodwill I'll take what I can get. :)
~ Justen
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