At home, our UPS fellas rarely knock once before depositing the package on the doorstep and charging off. Here, they are oh, so polite - and cautious - about leaving things. Three knocks, three rings...and they asked for a signature. I have never signed for anything at home. Our brown guys drop and run! Go figure.
Not only that, but the driver laughed when my bed-head answered the door and my half-opened eyes tried to focus. I'll get you, UPS. [LOL]
Anyhow, the sleep was short, but harder than yesterday, so even though I would like another 2 hours before heading back to GR tonight, I am not going to get it. I'm up.
Deep down, in our little, twisted production hearts, we all knew that at some point we would have to go out and do more exteriors. The question was really "what sort of weather conditions would we be working in when it happened?"
Uncle Tom told me that the weather had shown a storm heading directly for GR, with a few inches predicted for overnight. Holland typically will get the white stuff by the buckets full, and GR will remain unscathed - but not last night! Nope, when I arrived, the sky had already deposited just under an inch on the ground, and the winds were making set-up a nightmare - and there was still so much more to come. Those poor grips and gaffers.
Because it was a Thursday evening (and due to the weather), we managed to make it through the night with nary an onlooker to worry over or admonish. There were an awful lot of trucks, though - more than we have dealt with (noise-wise) thus far - and the salt trucks seemed to make more than their necessary two passes to get the small two lane street a dose. Last night was a sound man's horror story. Happily, however, we did only inconvenience one resident trying to park at the condo next to "the House" - our home for the last week. Ah, well.
Of course, when we fired off rounds at 2AM - several times over - that may have been a bit of an inconvenience as well. Cheeky buggers.
Day 9 of 15 -- We are more than halfway through with our shoot schedule (hallelujah), and the film is due out in April, at least that is what one of the producers told me last night. Tonight we are back to interiors (yeah!), good thing, too. I checked my boots, and they are still quite wet, so I am wearing sneakers tonight. We are filming not far from an earlier location or two, and just 'down the street' from Taps (the defunct bar we've been using as one of two locations to pose as "the House"). It's all very surreal and cool. We will be in an apartment complex, annoying residents all around for 12 overnight hours. This is sure to be an experience for the uninitiated.
The House of the Rising Sun is taking it on the road, breaking set in the heart of downtown GR and bunking down for Jenny's apartment scene with Ray, Tony's late night visit, and Jenny's side of a phone call with Ray. Oh, yeah, it's gonna be fun.
Lion's Gate is going to love the finished product, I think. For the small budget, this is looking truly amazing. There's just a little too much of the f-bomb for my liking, but it is what it is.
Last night we even had those real squad and unmarked police cars again, and real cops for the finale shoot out! I think they enjoyed the experience, even if the guns and our use of their cars made them a bit nervous. They were a great help in making the scene believable, giving pointers to the actors on how to approach the suspect and during the take down as to how to handle the firearms with a professional look, and how to drive a squad car onto the scene to make a great entrance. Holy cow, no geriatric cops in that bunch.
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