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February 19, 2008
St. Nick: On The Ranch
On Sunday, we shot a lot of exteriors. We had three cameras and two units rolling the whole time. Boats were stolen, hands were frozen and our two young stars narrowly escaped being trampled by horses. It almost felt like we were making a real movie! And in spite of all the lighting and fake rainstorms and steadicam chases, I think the best material was when we snuck up on the kids in the last few minutes of twilight as they huddled up together and lit candles and tried to keep warm. The light dwindled and they forgot there were cameras around. I wish I could make that the whole movie.
Yesterday was another luxury: we spent the whole day on a single scene. After the first take, Tucker said he hated this scene more than anything else in the movie; I sat down with him and asked him why, and he said it was because it was just too depressing. I guess we're doing something right.
Tonight we move into two days of night shooting. It's prosthetic effects night!
Posted by David Lowery at February 19, 2008 11:47 AM
Comments
the stills look great. they really make me want to get back on a movie set. i'm also very much looking forward to seeing the finished product sometime.
hope you've been well.
Posted by: bryan oldaker at February 20, 2008 2:16 AM