'lights, camera, action' (come on, i just had to!)
Less than twelve hours off the plane and I'm on set for the first day of filming.
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LOCATION: Greenslopes
CAST: Imogen Hopper and Kate Logan
SCENES: 35, 75
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The Greenslopes location is a house where one of our main characters lives. It's called a Queenslander; a style of house built on struts, with wooden wall panels and high ceilings. It is exactly what I picture when I think of an Australian house.
I met Kate Logan (hereafter referred to as Logan) in the middle of the road, literally. I'd just about got out of the car when she wandered over to introduce herself. They say you can tell everything you need to know about a person within seven seconds of meeting them. I looked straight into a pair of incredible eyes that were full of mischief... oh, she is going to be a handful.
I found Imogen Hopper inside the house. I've been looking forward to meeting this young woman since the day we put out the casting call and waited for her to apply; we knew we wanted her for our film and I'm glad she felt the same way. She greets me with an amazing smile, it's happy and excited and very infectious.
The decision was made that we needed to shoot a 'regular' scene before trying to tackle the Derby Bout filming next weekend. Though I'm not entirely sure that two actresses in their underwear, laying in bed together can be considered completely 'regular', but I guess it's just another day at the office in the film world.
The chemistry between Imogen and Logan is wonderful; electric and intense, playful and cute, sexy and sensual. They're totally comfortable with each other and the relationship they are portraying; so comfortable that between takes they didn't always step out of character, constantly snuggling and 'noming' each other (noming to practice kissing without kissing, repeating the phrase 'nom, nom, nom' while snuggling into your fake partners shoulder, neck, stomach etc, verb to nom). It's actually a shame and a heartbreak that they are both straight!
So at the end of today I can say that I am happy with what we got on film. I'm already enamoured with our leading ladies. And I can finally, officially call myself a film writer and director... I may not be a good one, but everybody has to start somewhere, right?
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LOCATION: Greenslopes
CAST: Imogen Hopper and Kate Logan
SCENES: 35, 75
>>>>>
The Greenslopes location is a house where one of our main characters lives. It's called a Queenslander; a style of house built on struts, with wooden wall panels and high ceilings. It is exactly what I picture when I think of an Australian house.
I met Kate Logan (hereafter referred to as Logan) in the middle of the road, literally. I'd just about got out of the car when she wandered over to introduce herself. They say you can tell everything you need to know about a person within seven seconds of meeting them. I looked straight into a pair of incredible eyes that were full of mischief... oh, she is going to be a handful.
I found Imogen Hopper inside the house. I've been looking forward to meeting this young woman since the day we put out the casting call and waited for her to apply; we knew we wanted her for our film and I'm glad she felt the same way. She greets me with an amazing smile, it's happy and excited and very infectious.
The decision was made that we needed to shoot a 'regular' scene before trying to tackle the Derby Bout filming next weekend. Though I'm not entirely sure that two actresses in their underwear, laying in bed together can be considered completely 'regular', but I guess it's just another day at the office in the film world.
The chemistry between Imogen and Logan is wonderful; electric and intense, playful and cute, sexy and sensual. They're totally comfortable with each other and the relationship they are portraying; so comfortable that between takes they didn't always step out of character, constantly snuggling and 'noming' each other (noming to practice kissing without kissing, repeating the phrase 'nom, nom, nom' while snuggling into your fake partners shoulder, neck, stomach etc, verb to nom). It's actually a shame and a heartbreak that they are both straight!
So at the end of today I can say that I am happy with what we got on film. I'm already enamoured with our leading ladies. And I can finally, officially call myself a film writer and director... I may not be a good one, but everybody has to start somewhere, right?
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