I can’t tell you how much Susan I both felt a tremendous lifting of our spirits with the arrival this afternoon of Lila Javan (Director of Photorgaphy), Keith Coene (Line Producer), and Parker Lonbaugh (First Assistant Director) — honestly it felt like the cavalry coming over the hill. Susan and I have accomplished a lot [...]
Archive for June, 2008
The Cavalry Just Arrived!
June 30, 2008June 30–Two Weeks to Go
June 30, 2008Today is two weeks out from the first day of filming and the intensity just went up a notch…maybe two or three. Susan was up at 3:30 sending dozens of emails … I thought she was up early but evidently it was more a matter of being up late. She crashed for 4 to 7. [...]
June 28th: Eureka Moment at Last
June 28, 2008It finally happened. I figured out how to put together a shooting plan for the big water/dolphin days that is clear, not intimidating or confusing, and still lets me/us navigate our way around the problem of how to maximize the “dolphin time” without having it totally disrupt the rest of the shooting. I am going [...]
June 25 Log: Another Jittery Morning, Better Afternoon
June 27, 2008Lots of good accomplished during the afternoon. We settled a half dozen things with the art department that are going to streamline our production and save some money; we did, however, take a hit on our grip/electric package and I’m still trying to figure out how it happened. I thought we had it locked about [...]
“Our Bahamas”
June 27, 2008People are asking about where we are in the Bahamas. Here’s a screen grab of a page I wrote a while back about Grand Bahama Island and our areas here. Might be helpful to those who’ve been asking. Click to see it full size.
June 26 Log: A Very Weary Update at 7:43
June 26, 20087:41
Where…and I mean WHERE did the day go? This is frightening. It always gets like this in pre-production. I think I already said that yesterday but today was even worse. Up at 5:15AM with this huge day stretching ahead and this sense that you can move mountains … and then 14 hours later you’ve gotten [...]
25 June Log: Gnashing My Teeth (Updated 6:12 PM)
June 25, 20086:01 PM
This isn’t supposed to be just a cheery ‘life is wonderful’ account of the joy of making a movie. I’m trying to make it real. So I’m going to admit that this has been a day from absolute hell. Not because of things here … but rather because of things back in LA, where [...]
About The Opening Moments of the Movie
June 24, 2008In the first scene of the movie, we see Alyssa free diving to a substantial depth … but not quite able to make her goal. She’s accompanied by Rasca, her dolphin pal…..and the idea is that at the beginning, as we look up from deep below, we see two forms that both look like dolphins, [...]
June 24 Log: (Updated 4:15 PM)
June 24, 20084:15 PM
Terrific afternoon — three hours with only minimal interruptions. I’ve started taking the shooting plan and adding diagrams for the complicated multi-boat scenes. Got about 8 diagrams done. Here’s one, just as a sample. Click to see full size version.
12:50 PM
Success! The schedule meeting went well. We all are in agreement now on the [...]
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Navy Sonar Case
June 23, 2008Now this is interesting. It just came out that the Supreme Court has agreed to review a California Appellate Court ruling against the U.S. Navy regarding the use of mid-range active sonar in California coastal areas.
For us, this is quite fascinating because this is a story which plays a significant role in our film story [...]
