After what seemed like a thousand set-backs, and many, many rehearsals and auditions at Northbrooke house, Josh finally got his actors and crew ready for the shoot yesterday.
And what a shoot it was. Arriving at 2pm, after hauling what felt like a neverending conga line of lights, cables, bags, stands, tripods and a very expensive camera into the car, we straight away got into unpacking and assembling the items we had so painstakingly stacked in the little Civic.
The shoot was at a place called the Chaise Lounge (which Josh consistently and incorrectly pronounces the 'chase lounge') which when I arrived was quiet, peaceful, warm and reminded me very much of Moulin Rouge. The bar is in a basement, decadently furnished with red velour chaise longues, regal looking armchairs, red walls adorned with baroque-style paintings and even slight early-twentieth-century-chinoisie-esque curtains and drapes. Textures, textures, textures... it was indeed an ideal setting for Josh's bizarre underworld film.
Time flew and before we knew it, it was 4.00pm and the actors were arriving. I was completely amazed and inspired by the way the whole thing ran - actors were completely focused (as I mentioned to Adam, very few boo-boos - nothing for the bloopers reel), our make-up artist (the beautiful and talented Liz) was so versatile, so sure of what she was doing and created a very creepy scar for Dale.
But most amazing of all were the two directors, Josh and Chris, who withstood 8 hours of holding boom mics, cameras, arranging lights, sets, directing and focusing... just for one scene.
Josh's fearless determination constantly amazes me, his undying creative vision is a force to be reckoned with. He wrote the screenplay, he auditioned the actors, he was the set director, director of photography, gaffer, boom holder and motivational speaker, all at the tender age of 22.
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