DAY 18 VS THE WIND

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INT. WILLIAMSTOWN DESK. NIGHT

On Friday the 29th October, cast crew got together for the first time over a month for the last day of outdoor shooting. We were located in the beautiful seaside town of Williamstown, the first exit over the Westgate Bridge, and only ten minutes from the CBD. The forecast was predicted as hot throughout the day, but the wind was something that we could have done without.

Cast and Crew shooting at the ice cream shop

Producer and DOP Joel Mielle framing a shot

We decided to shoot the 'ice cream' scene with Adam Turnbull, in the role of Walter, and Ken Osborne, in the role of Tom, at a take-away place along the Esplanade, not far from the Williamstown Botanical Gardens. The location was perfect because we had access to tables sheltered undercover and food and drinks if required.

Sound Recordist BEN BOMITALI with AHMED

The staff at the take-away place (thank you, Ahmed) were extremely helpful and allowed us to film from the inside of the shop looking outdoors. This of course provided us with a more interesting opportunity than just shooting the scene from the back or the side of the actors.

Actors MUSHU and KEN OSBORNE getting intimate

After lunch, we moved to the Williamstown Botanical Gardens, only a few minutes walk from where we were located, to shoot a scene with Alex Kadamani, in the role of Lorenzo, walking by himself, puzzling over his affair with nearly-married woman Lucia, played by Maria Fernandez. The hot weather meant that we had to deal with melting ice-cream and fast setting and shooting.

Actors KEN OSBORNE and ADAM TURNBULL
discussing a shot with
Writer-Director LAURENT BOULANGER

The highlight of the day was having Mushu, the pug, courtesy of his owner Jacqui. The script calls for a dog to come and eat some of the ice-cream from the ground. This worked, and we did a few takes, but after a few seconds of licking the ice-cream, Mushu decided that he was better off grabbing it and making a run for it.

Actor ADAM TURNBULL and
Make-Up Artist TERESSA BORJESSON

We wrapped up on schedule with a scene involving Ken Osborne, in the role of Tom, entering a cafe bar. The day ended with drinks at the local water whole with a gorgeous view of the sand and the sea.

Our make-up artist for the day was the charming Teressa Borjesson. Ben Bomitali drove all the way from Ballarat in the morning to provide sound recording for the day -- thank you, buddy. Leanne Campbell was camera assistant and provided help with other duties as required,including still photograph, and of course Production Manager Georgie Smibert insured that we were all doing some work instead of socialising all day!


The Shade Team (L to R): actor ALEX KADAMANI, make-up artist TERESSA BORJESSON, writer-director LAURENT BOULANGER, and actor KEN OSBORNE

The next scheduled shoot and final day of filming is on Thursday the 4th November at the Melbourne Actor's Lab in St Kilda, once again courtesy of Peter Kalos.

Actor ALEX KADAMANI strikes a pose

Until then, keep sheltered from this crazy rain we're having.

Laurent Boulanger
Director/Scriptwriter
of Six Lovers

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