Saturday, September 22, 2007

"September Push" Index posting...

The past few days down at Rancho Sordo Mudo were NON-STOP ...

DAY 1

DAY 2


DAY 3


DAY 4


DAY 5


DAY 6

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Day 6

The race cars!

Pro drivers & stuntmen from Hollywood showing up and rally car action on a private closed course ... what more could you want?













First up was scouting the track & picking the angles.





Then, checking out the cars...






Liz & Eddie got prepped...





Then the cameras started rolling!










Close quarters to the action...





Day 5

Day 5 was all about water. From making rain to trying to drench dogs & the inside of Surburbans, day 5 was all wet.















First up was the rainmaking truck:





Fire-chief Eddie would be our rainmaker for the day.








Josefina's hiking scene was next up.
Director & D.P. indicating things are going well:









T.C. setting up the next water shot.








Luke & Eddie demoed proper water filling technique:







Day 4

Day four would be spent nearly 100% of the time at Rancho Sordo Mudo. Shots included filming of classrooms, dorms, and the property itself.





The day started with meeting a group of three cyclists from England who happened to ride by RSM. They were in the midst of a ride from Canada to Argentina!



Then it was off to start filming in the first of the classrooms.









Much of the process involves adjustments to the lighting, setting up dolly tracks, and then coordinating the action itself.








Filming in the boy's & girl's dorms:












One of the more difficult tasks was getting the talent to not look at the camera. Certain cast members came up with some inventive ways to bend the rules...






The end of another good day.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Day 3

Day 3: Traffic Control


From herding cows to shutting down a Mexican highway, day three of the September Push went as smoothy as one could hope for ... at least as smoothly as herding cows and shutting down major highways can go...

T.C. & Dave were scoping out the shots...



The talent was getting warmed up...





Set was ready...





The cows, while late, performed admirably.






THEN IT WAS OFF TO CLOSE MEXICO HIGHWAY 3!






Our highwaymen were at the ready...




Camera truck (courtesy of Steve Sundown) was loaded & ready.





The bus hits the highway...









TIME FOR THE HIGHWAY CRANE SHOT
















Highly successful day of filming.