Showing posts with label Filming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Filming. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

And it begins! Life on the Future Weather set

Day 1

There's something funny about a guy in a John Deere hat and an undershirt talking into one of those fancy secret service earbuds. Walkie-talkies are everywhere, funky lingo's coming out of everyone's mouth, and there's an empty trailer in the middle of nowhere that couldn't be more alive. The excitement of making this film is finally realized. It's day 1 on the Future Weather set and production is in full swing. Who would've thought that 50 people running around wearing cargo pants and bug spray could be so professional? The first day went off without a hitch; things are looking great.

Day 2

Running errands this morning, I didn't get much chance to spend on-set until the afternoon. Turns out, they work okay without me (shh, don't tell my boss); but seriously, this crew is operating like a well-redbulled machine. Of course, we'd all be a bunch of zombies in this heat if it weren't for the incredible help of Cosmic Catering, Betty's Speakeasy, and some black magic. And, as always, our green efforts are rolling every time the camera does. While helping us reduce our impact on location, Golden Valley Farms is also keeping us energized, Klean Kanteens are keeping us hydrated, and the Philly Compost bin is on-set and...well, composting (but more on that later). Anyway, time to go, I need to get more ice.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Pleasantville for Real



Tucked in the indigo foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville, North Carolina has a unique flavor of Southern hospitality, hippie charm and artsy sophistication that felt like the magic ingredient in making our short for Netflix. Not only was the area gorgeous and temperate, the people we met instantly warmed to our project, whether they were volunteering their homes for a location or assisting with the shoot itself. Plus they were all attractive without being annoying, had well-behaved children and baked well. They even had a Philly Hoagie Shop! Was it all a figment of our imaginations...??


Check out our album, Asheville Shoot: Behind the Scenes