Monday 20 July 2009

And yet, you can't plan for everything.

Hopefully, we'll be doing some more filming on Sunday.

I say hopefully, because of the following factors;

(I) The 'Leading Actor' - such as he is - will probably still be drunk from the night before. This is not a slight upon his character, or an indication of dipsomania; it's just very likely.

(II) The 'Supporting Actor' may either have to drop out, or may suffer some sort of stress-related cardimyopathy on set, because of outside factors.

(III) The 'Director' - again, such as he is - will be trying to corral everyone into a location that we may only have for a very short period of time, without (I) throwing up somewhere. Again.

Don't get us started on the lighting, the sound issues, or the organising of the beautiful extras, because once started, it may never stop, and we're sure you all have buses or trains to catch.

Here's the thing - as was laid out to (II), earlier. Filming is something our director finds very important, but he has a valid perspective on it; film is a personal thing for him, but 'personal isn't the same as important'. Put simply, if it all went vertical tomorrow, and nobody could make it to the filming date because of personal issues, then we walk and replan, reschedule and redo.

The funny thing, of course, is that being drunk - or hungover - will actually be perfectly in character for (I) on the day, and that's some lateral symmetry you don't see every day...

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