Acercando a la Meta

Today's shoot is in a decidedly different physical location.  Instead of outdoor shots or using real people's homes as we did yesterday, we are now building our scene's in a  loft-like studio filled with various rooms and spaces that can be outfitted for many different purposes.

As we arrive, the creative direction team is finishing up the look and feel of the kitchen that will be used for the most important, and most technical, shot of our short film.  Again using a split screen technique, we are going to merge our 'two worlds' into one world.  To do this, we need a kitchen that can both look like two different kitchens and the same kitchen at the same time.

The additional challenge with this shot is the use of child actors, a two year old girl and a 7 year old boy.  The boy is less of a challenge, this isn't his first rodeo, but as you can imagine a two year old can be tough to corral.  Fortunately, we cast her mother as well, and with Diego's direction we get the shot we need in only a few takes with the little girl adding some action that took the shot to another level. I won't ruin the reveal of the shot, but Diego nailed it and so did the onsite Visual Effects team from Beast who pulled together a seamless series of images that tie the entire story together.

It's now 7pm and we're on to dinner.  The catering team has once again crushed it, serving up grilled fish, chicken, steak, a seafood stew, and green drink - pureed celery, cucumber, and water - a nice cleanse from the junk we've been eating and drinking the past 48 hours.

During dinner, Paul regales the table with the tale of his massage.  I have a two minute video that captures the moment, but the Mexican Internet gods won't let me upload it right now. To summarize what you'll probably hear later: Either the masseuse was a masochist or Paul has revealed his low level of pain tolerance.  Use your imagination!

We now are setting up for the final series of shots - a house party featuring a woman in an upscale black dress that transitions into an office scene where she is wearing a smart, fashionable outfit.  (note: I've been hanging around the casting team hoping for a call as an extra, No dice, but somehow our driver Leo made it in. Ballacks!).  This is another tough one to choreograph and mix, but after what these guys did with the kitchen scene, we're in great shape.  Only 3-4 more hours to go until we hit final wrap.