Movie Set Photos (And Commentary!)
Needless to say, graphic intensive. Click at your own risk.
So this is me as my character, Sara Robinson, wife of the first governor of Kansas, and author of a pretty spiffy book on the state. The frumpy dress I could stand. The earings, I adored. But that BONNET!
It was dubbed by nearly everyone on set "the Lampshade". You can see why. Guh.
More fiddling with the Lampshade. This is the guy responsible for me being in this movie (aside from Jerry). If he says wear the bonnet, I wear the god damn fucking bonnet.
How I spent most of the day. That's the movie business for you. I HAD to be on set and ready at 6:15, and didn't get around to filming my bit til 12 hours later.
Jeans protected me from the mosquitos...but unfortunately, not the chiggers. I look like I have fucking chicken pox. At least no ticks got through...
More of our little lounging area.
Filming a camp scene.
Me, Rick, and the ever-lovable T.J., who took pity on me as an inexperianced rider. Good horsie.
Filming a runaway slave scene. I actually stuck around to watch them shoot this one.
Slaves in question, close-up.
Whups. Looks like he didn't make it. Amusingly enough, however, the gun did not fire during one of the takes, and the slave managed to run off into the grass. We clapped and hooted and cheered "You made it! You're free!" Too bad he had to go back and do it again. XD
Attempting to climb up into the wagon for my part of the movie. Not easy in a big frumpy dress.
I made it. Hoo-ray!
By the way, this guy? Is supposed to be my HUSBAND. And tried sweet-talking me. *shudder* So glad I didn't live in those times...
On the road again...just can't wait to be on the road again...
Check out the camera guy leaning in on us from inside the wagon itself. XD
One of those thoughtful, gazing off into the horizon shots. Again, felt extremely stupid during this take.
And lastly, the highlight of the shoot. See this? This is my happy panda face. ^____^
So this is me as my character, Sara Robinson, wife of the first governor of Kansas, and author of a pretty spiffy book on the state. The frumpy dress I could stand. The earings, I adored. But that BONNET!
It was dubbed by nearly everyone on set "the Lampshade". You can see why. Guh.
More fiddling with the Lampshade. This is the guy responsible for me being in this movie (aside from Jerry). If he says wear the bonnet, I wear the god damn fucking bonnet.
How I spent most of the day. That's the movie business for you. I HAD to be on set and ready at 6:15, and didn't get around to filming my bit til 12 hours later.
Jeans protected me from the mosquitos...but unfortunately, not the chiggers. I look like I have fucking chicken pox. At least no ticks got through...
More of our little lounging area.
Filming a camp scene.
Me, Rick, and the ever-lovable T.J., who took pity on me as an inexperianced rider. Good horsie.
Filming a runaway slave scene. I actually stuck around to watch them shoot this one.
Slaves in question, close-up.
Whups. Looks like he didn't make it. Amusingly enough, however, the gun did not fire during one of the takes, and the slave managed to run off into the grass. We clapped and hooted and cheered "You made it! You're free!" Too bad he had to go back and do it again. XD
Attempting to climb up into the wagon for my part of the movie. Not easy in a big frumpy dress.
I made it. Hoo-ray!
By the way, this guy? Is supposed to be my HUSBAND. And tried sweet-talking me. *shudder* So glad I didn't live in those times...
On the road again...just can't wait to be on the road again...
Check out the camera guy leaning in on us from inside the wagon itself. XD
One of those thoughtful, gazing off into the horizon shots. Again, felt extremely stupid during this take.
And lastly, the highlight of the shoot. See this? This is my happy panda face. ^____^