Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Guts on My Pants
My pants are encrusted with dried fake guts. I didn't even know they were there at first because the stuff is red, my pants are black and you don't see it really. But you feel it once it dries.
The guts were sprayed on my pants by a small explosive charge called a squib. They are only on my pants because I was hiding behind a piece of expensive plastic with the camera when this charge went off. The plastic was there to protect the camera and the camera crew. I was back there to brace the plastic with my hands because no one could tell us exactly what the force of the charge would be. And really, how would you go about describing the force of a charge to someone.
It would blow a butterfly off course, a robin, seagull, eagle. It would knock over a small child. Uttlerly destroy an orange.
So we put up the plastic, put in some earplugs and see what happens.
Not a whole lot, as it turns out. But guts on my pants.
The guts were sprayed on my pants by a small explosive charge called a squib. They are only on my pants because I was hiding behind a piece of expensive plastic with the camera when this charge went off. The plastic was there to protect the camera and the camera crew. I was back there to brace the plastic with my hands because no one could tell us exactly what the force of the charge would be. And really, how would you go about describing the force of a charge to someone.
It would blow a butterfly off course, a robin, seagull, eagle. It would knock over a small child. Uttlerly destroy an orange.
So we put up the plastic, put in some earplugs and see what happens.
Not a whole lot, as it turns out. But guts on my pants.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Another Opening Another Show
So many ways you could take that title.
Today's filming was in the rain and the snow. The temperature was hovering around freezing. One of the P.A.'s who was new to the game was wearing 3 hoodies and was soaked through to the skin. He had on plastic bags inside his runners. He looked miserable. Not hard to spot the new guys. Still when we wrapped he gave out a war whoop that was, I think, genuine excitement at being involved in the making of this film. Again, not hard to spot the new guys. And girls. Deer in the headlights. Cute when they're small.
Should be fun. It's a gore-fest that's being produced and directed by lovers of the genre.
The challenge seems to be to invent new and exciting ways to take people apart. Some people will be offended by this. Which is the greatest publicity of all. Nobody likes to be told what they can and can't do.
I can wait 'til something heavy slips out of my hands because it's covered in fake blood.
Today's filming was in the rain and the snow. The temperature was hovering around freezing. One of the P.A.'s who was new to the game was wearing 3 hoodies and was soaked through to the skin. He had on plastic bags inside his runners. He looked miserable. Not hard to spot the new guys. Still when we wrapped he gave out a war whoop that was, I think, genuine excitement at being involved in the making of this film. Again, not hard to spot the new guys. And girls. Deer in the headlights. Cute when they're small.
Should be fun. It's a gore-fest that's being produced and directed by lovers of the genre.
The challenge seems to be to invent new and exciting ways to take people apart. Some people will be offended by this. Which is the greatest publicity of all. Nobody likes to be told what they can and can't do.
I can wait 'til something heavy slips out of my hands because it's covered in fake blood.
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