Read You Like a Book Day Twelve: Mouth Full of leafs.
Call Time: 8:30pm
Another late night shoot. After being so out of it the last couple of days...I could not remember exactly when I was supposed to show up. And, I was just plain dumb not to call the production office. All I knew...it was a late shoot. I arrive at 7pm. The Production staff is there and is setting up Andronico's (the place where the view of the French Hotel Room is their parking lot). They look busy, so I grab an éclair and an ice tea and head over to the hotel. I still have the keys and Lorenzo has not taken residence there for almost a week. I lay down and nap a bit and watch television for about an hour.
Back over into costume and makeup. The Foundation that I bought is almost gone. Before I started working on that movie...my liquid and powder foundation was barely used. time for a new supply.
First shot is all of the principals after Benny (Joe Bellan's) Heart Attack sitting down looking stunned and sad. Tony is pacing in the background on the phone talking with the hospital. I call it a "That 70's Show" shot. A shot of all of our reactions going around finally stopping at me.
I have decided to take one shoe off and message my feet looking sad. My line is "Well, That was certainly "A Night To Remember"...and I shoot a glance at Ricardo seeing if he gets the reference, which of course, he does.
The Bookstore floor is made of brick tile...so after laying down a carpet...then planks to get a smooth roll of the dolly...they did a few takes. And an insert take of Ricardo's reaction to me.
Next was Dante's announcement of Benny being in intensive care and another reaction spin ending at Lorenzo explaining he did not want to get the store or anybody in trouble. that was also a few takes.
Then there was the odd scene of Dr. Ortiz being introduced to Gina by Kate (Lorenzo, Catalina and Karen Black). It just was an odd scene. All of us were "What odd lines for people after a person just had a heart attack" It was kind of weird pick up esque lines.
They do the first take and after Bob yelled cut Tony says "WHORE" It made us all laugh.
Cat goes: "The Dr. and I have so much in common"
Lorenzo: I have the wedding band of my dead wife!
Cat: Yeah! I have the locket of my dead mother!
Black: I got a dead scab on my leg!
Me: Shit. I got a Dead Kennedy's CD.
After some misc walking towards the door shots they set up outside for the wind machine...and we head to lunch. lunch is at midnight. I make a phone call to Hans and wake him up. Today is his birthday.
Really cool talk of all these wonderful places these actors have been to. Rome. Tuscany, Milan. Just these wonderful places and talk of food. At one point Karen says "You know, we are so blessed. Some people have never been to these places" There is a pause. I smile and say "I've been to New Jersey Once."
Then covered with England, Scotland and Amsterdam. Three places with notoriously crappy food.
Back to set. Shot of me and Ricardo struggling with the door. The wind machine is smaller than what I thought it would be in my mind. But it makes one hella amount of noise. And the little sucker knows how to blow leafs around.
We do a few MOS (without sound) shots of us peering out of the door at the wind and the dead leaves blowing in our face. At one point (I guess) there was a great shot of us peering out...until I got a shit load of friggin foliage in my mouth. I ended up spitting them out.
Bob tells me it was a great shot until I spit out the leaves. I said "Would you have preferred I just ate the things?" Yes sir. Eating dead plants. That will be extra.
They get shots of the gang leaving also. Poor Tony ended up getting AN EYEFUL of leaves. Cat got the stuff out and thank god visine was on set.
Final shot of Ricardo and I walking back in and saying our major final lines of the movie:
Me: The Perfect Storm
Him: Twister
Me: Written on the Wind
Him: Gone with the Wind.
I tried to get in The Mighty Wind at the end...but they basically did not want that...bucking the rule of 3-5-7 in comedy. But that is fine by me not my movie. Cover shot of these lines. CU shots of both of us saying the lines. Six takes of the entire thing. Two a piece.
And we are released. Time? 3:30. The rest of the cast is still there shooting...and poor Tony and Barbara is in for a long night. She arrived at lunch. (midnight) and has a morning shoot for a romantic comedy shooting in town.
I sign out...grab a soda and some milk and head over to the French Hotel. After washing my face for a retarded amount of time...I hope into bed. I awake around 11:30 and head back to San Francisco. Because we have finished so much stuff earlier (possibly due to us really bearing down and getting scenes that fell behind) I do not have to be back on set until Thursday. The rest of the shoots for today and Wednesday are night time stuff with Dante and being beat up in the store.
Our wrap party is Thursday Afternoon. even though I have to be on set on Friday...super early to do some final scenes...then carted off to Santa Cruz to do a show.
Long days indeed.
Another late night shoot. After being so out of it the last couple of days...I could not remember exactly when I was supposed to show up. And, I was just plain dumb not to call the production office. All I knew...it was a late shoot. I arrive at 7pm. The Production staff is there and is setting up Andronico's (the place where the view of the French Hotel Room is their parking lot). They look busy, so I grab an éclair and an ice tea and head over to the hotel. I still have the keys and Lorenzo has not taken residence there for almost a week. I lay down and nap a bit and watch television for about an hour.
Back over into costume and makeup. The Foundation that I bought is almost gone. Before I started working on that movie...my liquid and powder foundation was barely used. time for a new supply.
First shot is all of the principals after Benny (Joe Bellan's) Heart Attack sitting down looking stunned and sad. Tony is pacing in the background on the phone talking with the hospital. I call it a "That 70's Show" shot. A shot of all of our reactions going around finally stopping at me.
I have decided to take one shoe off and message my feet looking sad. My line is "Well, That was certainly "A Night To Remember"...and I shoot a glance at Ricardo seeing if he gets the reference, which of course, he does.
The Bookstore floor is made of brick tile...so after laying down a carpet...then planks to get a smooth roll of the dolly...they did a few takes. And an insert take of Ricardo's reaction to me.
Next was Dante's announcement of Benny being in intensive care and another reaction spin ending at Lorenzo explaining he did not want to get the store or anybody in trouble. that was also a few takes.
Then there was the odd scene of Dr. Ortiz being introduced to Gina by Kate (Lorenzo, Catalina and Karen Black). It just was an odd scene. All of us were "What odd lines for people after a person just had a heart attack" It was kind of weird pick up esque lines.
They do the first take and after Bob yelled cut Tony says "WHORE" It made us all laugh.
Cat goes: "The Dr. and I have so much in common"
Lorenzo: I have the wedding band of my dead wife!
Cat: Yeah! I have the locket of my dead mother!
Black: I got a dead scab on my leg!
Me: Shit. I got a Dead Kennedy's CD.
After some misc walking towards the door shots they set up outside for the wind machine...and we head to lunch. lunch is at midnight. I make a phone call to Hans and wake him up. Today is his birthday.
Really cool talk of all these wonderful places these actors have been to. Rome. Tuscany, Milan. Just these wonderful places and talk of food. At one point Karen says "You know, we are so blessed. Some people have never been to these places" There is a pause. I smile and say "I've been to New Jersey Once."
Then covered with England, Scotland and Amsterdam. Three places with notoriously crappy food.
Back to set. Shot of me and Ricardo struggling with the door. The wind machine is smaller than what I thought it would be in my mind. But it makes one hella amount of noise. And the little sucker knows how to blow leafs around.
We do a few MOS (without sound) shots of us peering out of the door at the wind and the dead leaves blowing in our face. At one point (I guess) there was a great shot of us peering out...until I got a shit load of friggin foliage in my mouth. I ended up spitting them out.
Bob tells me it was a great shot until I spit out the leaves. I said "Would you have preferred I just ate the things?" Yes sir. Eating dead plants. That will be extra.
They get shots of the gang leaving also. Poor Tony ended up getting AN EYEFUL of leaves. Cat got the stuff out and thank god visine was on set.
Final shot of Ricardo and I walking back in and saying our major final lines of the movie:
Me: The Perfect Storm
Him: Twister
Me: Written on the Wind
Him: Gone with the Wind.
I tried to get in The Mighty Wind at the end...but they basically did not want that...bucking the rule of 3-5-7 in comedy. But that is fine by me not my movie. Cover shot of these lines. CU shots of both of us saying the lines. Six takes of the entire thing. Two a piece.
And we are released. Time? 3:30. The rest of the cast is still there shooting...and poor Tony and Barbara is in for a long night. She arrived at lunch. (midnight) and has a morning shoot for a romantic comedy shooting in town.
I sign out...grab a soda and some milk and head over to the French Hotel. After washing my face for a retarded amount of time...I hope into bed. I awake around 11:30 and head back to San Francisco. Because we have finished so much stuff earlier (possibly due to us really bearing down and getting scenes that fell behind) I do not have to be back on set until Thursday. The rest of the shoots for today and Wednesday are night time stuff with Dante and being beat up in the store.
Our wrap party is Thursday Afternoon. even though I have to be on set on Friday...super early to do some final scenes...then carted off to Santa Cruz to do a show.
Long days indeed.
posted by Shaun at 7:51 AM
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