DAY 13 VS THE BIRD

LEANNE CAMPBELL, CONSTANCE WASHINGTON and JOEL MIELLE

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INT. WILLIAMSTOWN STUDY. NIGHT

On Sunday the 27th June, we began by filming a scene with Constance Washington in the role of Marilyn -- it was quite a intense scene to shot because the part calls for the character to commit suicide with a gun.

CONSTANCE WASHINGTON in the role of Marilyn

Next, we filmed a breakfast scene with Alex Kadamani, in the role of Lorenzo, and Kendall Osborne, in the role of Tom. Location was arranged courtesy of the ever-hard-working Production Manager Georgie Smibert, and our make-up artist for the day was the charming Teressa Borjesson.

Actor ALEX KADAMANI and DOP / Producer JOEL MIELLE framing a shot

We didn't have any problems shooting the 'table' scene, where Lorenzo and Tom are having a discussion about Lorenzo's affair with Lucia, played by Maria Fernandez. We began with an establishing shot and continued with close-ups and reverse shots.

Production Manager, GEORGIE SMIBERT with Actor ALEX KADAMANI and Director LAURENT BOULANGER planning a shot

A final table shot of Kendall (Tom) standing up and walking past the camera resulted in Georgie Smibert falling harmlessly to the floor when she tried to get out of the framing after using the clapper board.

We then moved to the kitchen, which was quite small, and as a result, we decided to shot this 'hand-held'. Teressa Borjesson provided 'fake blood' for Lorenzo's cut hand, and the result was quite believable.

During some of the takes, we had to put up with a bird outside that decided to provide us with an impromptu soundtrack for the film.

Sound Recordist BEN BOMITALI practicing his weightlifting

We wrapped up the day by taking a shot from the outside of the kitchen, through the window -- originally we had the windows opened, but our sound recordist Ben Bomitali informed us that the outside traffic noise was too much, so we re-took the shot with the window closed and the sound recording taped from the inside of the kitchen

We finished one hour behind schedule, but overall the day's shoot generated some great performances from Alex and Kendall, and the reliable camera work of our DOP and Producer Joel Mielle.

Leanne Campbell, our camera assistant, was also around helping on the set. Photos in today's blog are courtesy of Leanne.

The apartment for the day's shoot was provide courtesy of Olivia and Grace Smibert, who welcomed us with open arms and were very excited about being a part of the project.

OLIVIA SMIBERT, GRACE SMIBERT with
Director LAURENT BOULANGER

Next shooting day will be outdoor scenes, if all goes according to plan.

Laurent Boulanger

Director/Scriptwriter
of Six Lovers

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