Day Two of Filming: News and Notes

So day 2 is in the can, though we had to cut it short for a bit. We had two scenes to shoot in one location, then one more at another. The scene at the second location we had to postpone til a later shoot date due to other engagements, though we should be able to fit it into another day already scheduled.

The two scenes that were scheduled for the first location were set in a community college classroom. We were not able to get an actual classroom for the scene but were able to make a meeting room in the downtown Seattle library look just like a classroom. A lot of the success there was due to Erin filling the room with the right props, and Heather utilizing the lighting of the room to give it a great feel.

We worked with a great group of extras; Madison, Jordan, Mia, Virginia, Marie, Samuel, Michael, and Marshall. We didn't have quite as many as we'd intentioned, but we did a great job making what extras we did have look like there was a full classroom. Most of the extras came from Seattle U, and they were very upbeat and cooperative. They really help make the whole shoot go smoothly.

We had four principles this day, and they did a great job of really getting into their characters. For Kate and Jessica, this was their only shoot day and they were really locked in and brought what they needed to their roles. For Calvin, this was his first shoot day and was meant to be his last, but he'll be back with us another day to make up for the scene that we lost out on shooting later in the day. The dynamic between the four of them was great and well-balanced. Each brought something different to the group and made the whole shoot go faster than we'd scheduled for.

Back with us again was Gerald, our lead and he did a great job. With the story on the whole in mind, he's done great hitting the tones that we've needed him to hit. As the character "Lamarr" is based on a real person that we know very well, its been very interesting to see him both really embody the real person and still be able to bring his own take on the character. I look forward to future shoots as we delve even further into the story and the character.

And a special thank you goes out to Erin who continued to take on her duties as producer but also had to step in as an actor when the actress who was set to play the teacher was a no-show. She really helped out again and did whatever needed to be done. That's it for now. We're back at it again next weekend, on Saturday and possibly Sunday. We look forward to the introduction of both Brittany and Holly with our scenes next week. Should be fun.

Here's a few more random pictures from the shoot to close out the post: