Next up, I want to tell you about shooting in the suburbs of Sydney. The main house, which is the Mollison’s house (Thomas’s family), is located in Holsworthy. The big advantage of this place is, that the house will be demolished after the shoot, so the crew can whatever the want to make the place more shooting friendly. Eg. putting holes (camera ports) in walls for better camera movements. So in a way it’s like a studio set but without the sound proofing!
The other big plus is, that we also have the houses neighbouring the main house. One is used for the actors to chill in between takes and the other one is for the crew to store some of the equipment and for the split screen (see Tech-Fact).
An interesting little fact is Elissa (the director/co-writer) lived on the very street of the house when she was a little girl!
Because the Mollison house is so small (and therefore hot!) most of the time I can’t be in there. Therefore I spend a lot of my time in front of the split screen where I can follow the action in the main house. In between takes I then go over, check if Elissa needs anything or help out wherever I’m needed. But sometimes it’s the best to get out of the way of the crew carrying the heavy gear and have a chat with somebody who is not carrying equipment. Good chatting partners during bigger breaks are the actors. Luke Ford (who plays Charlie) is such a funny guy. He is always cracking me up. Because his character doesn’t talk, but just says ‘da’, it’s become a running joke on set that he answers questions with ‘da’. This behaviour has already spread across the crew who answer each other’s questions with ‘da’. Rhys Wakefield is such sweetheart, he is so nice to chat with even though he is nearly every scene and doesn’t get that much time off. I tease him about the 90’s parrot fringe he has to wear in some scenes but he takes it all in good humour!
An interesting little fact is Elissa (the director/co-writer) lived on the very street of the house when she was a little girl!
Because the Mollison house is so small (and therefore hot!) most of the time I can’t be in there. Therefore I spend a lot of my time in front of the split screen where I can follow the action in the main house. In between takes I then go over, check if Elissa needs anything or help out wherever I’m needed. But sometimes it’s the best to get out of the way of the crew carrying the heavy gear and have a chat with somebody who is not carrying equipment. Good chatting partners during bigger breaks are the actors. Luke Ford (who plays Charlie) is such a funny guy. He is always cracking me up. Because his character doesn’t talk, but just says ‘da’, it’s become a running joke on set that he answers questions with ‘da’. This behaviour has already spread across the crew who answer each other’s questions with ‘da’. Rhys Wakefield is such sweetheart, he is so nice to chat with even though he is nearly every scene and doesn’t get that much time off. I tease him about the 90’s parrot fringe he has to wear in some scenes but he takes it all in good humour!
As already mentioned above, the Tech-Fact today is the Split Screen. Something I spend lots of time in front of. It’s a box with a monitor and dvd-writer that is connected to the camera so you can see on a monitor what is actually been filmed. It is mainly used for the director to check the scene during it’s been shoot and afterwards. But also during rehearsals, so everybody can check back and see who was standing where in the scene. One other crew member who is relying on the split screen is Continuity, which is a big issue on set. This Wikipedia Article tells you a lot about it.
Cheers
BeeBee
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