Another Instalment Behind the Camera – Are You Bullet Proof…
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009Hello folks! Yours truly again….
Boy oh boy did the Hotcakes New Media crew and cast members put in a lot of sweat equity last Sunday, August 16th when the temperatures hit 30+ and had us bathing in our own sweat for most of the evening. However, true to form, our crew was nonetheless back to work as the consummate professional bunch and we got done what we had to do on a quiet little avenue that evening…. yet another segment for the video “Are You Bullet Proof” for To The Rescue. Luckily, the rain was nowhere to be found in O-town that night and we were left alone to get down to business…..a real blessing considering the kind of summer that we have been having this year. And so with that, I will recap the evening to catch you all up to speed….
The evening began with Andy and Dave setting up the lighting for the outside scene….
As you can see here, our cast of characters were waiting in the wings before they were called on to the set… killing a little time with a little chit chat amongst themselves…
And admiring the bike that one of our actors brought on to the set to add authenticity…She is a beauty!
Andy and Dave had to meticulously check out every angle…..
…to ensure that there was enough lighting to capture the moving images…
And one by one, they added in their actors to the scene to see how their images appeared on camera…
Lucky for us, the cast members working on this film project are all real gems to work with – so easy to direct, so agreeable and willing to give us what we were looking for.
And since the scene inside had to be created to resemble a place where a drug deal was going down, the props used had to make the scene rather convincing….and it looked like Andy was quite pleased with the results….
However, the money was no fake – it was all real…..
And again, we did have to powder puff our actors to get rid of the sheen that a natural complexion gives off – and believe me, it was a challenge to get that glare off with the sweltering heat that would not let up that evening. Luckily for the cast, it was dark….
Here we have Jason, Dave and Reda going over their scene ….
And Dave is inside getting everyone engaged about what he was looking for…
The boys playing around…..time is a ticking away…..
And I can tell you that the poor front door met with many takes with Dave kicking it open, but no collateral damage was sustained as Andy and Dave expertly secured it with a pillow taped to the closet behind it…and Dave, our lead “cop” was also gentle enough not to jam his foot through it…
With this particular scene, Dave had to bring his camera around the table and shoot from many different angles….
There was one point where the heat just got to be too much and a much needed break was taken by all to rehydrate…
But our dear Andy and Dave kept on working, finalizing a few more details before the crew was refreshed and ready to resume work….
And so the camera rolled again and captured the much needed footage of the actual deal going down….
And of course, when some are working, there will be others looking to have a little amusement on the down times when there was a little time to kill…
Here we have our lovely ladies….uhh, I mean our lads…..doing their Charlie’s Angels rendition…or sort of…….okay…..nice try guys….didn’t the ladies face away from one another????
Dave, again, hamming it up for the camera….
And sure enough, before we knew it, Andy again called it a wrap at about midnight and everyone was free to go….
But not before my role call…
Here is Jason… the lead character in the video. We were glad to have you back Jason!
And the lovely Sam who played the little drugged up crack…… umm…. well, I don’t want to say it, but you get the picture, I’m sure…..
Marc also played another one addicted to the nose candy……
Eric was the dude who took the money and ran….
Danny played the biker in search of his next great buzz….but the fuzz in this video got a hold of him first!
And of course, we have Reda here…or is it his alter ego….I don’t know…..the heat was getting to all of us actually…..
And finally Dave….”Super Two-Gun Totting” Dave! Well, bee bee pistol totting anyways…. (is that how you spell bee bee for “bee bee guns”?)
Oh, and of course, I couldn’t let the night slip away without snapping at least one picture of the resident canine cutie in Da House!!! Lotus!
So again, we had another great evening where the spirits were high and the gang accomplished what they set out to do that night.
I think the picture here sums it all up rather nicely…. you could feel the sense of excitement, enthusiasm and comraderie on the set and other activities surrounding this project. And the nice thing about it is that everyone who has participated in the making of this video has done so because of their love of and respect for the craft of film making and because they believe in this project and the team making it come together. And it is through this sense of adventure that one will open doors to new and wonderful opportunities and experiences… and lucky for us, we are meeting new and interesting people along the way.
And with that, I feel my eyes getting very heavy and tired so it is here that I conclude this chronicle of the events that took place on Aug 16th and bid you all a very good night….
Love Tina oxoxox :)
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