Since
I didn't have everyone else available this weekend, I guess
it was a good time to shoot the two scenes where the two main
characters establish that they are going out. (i.e. IN BED)
I was initially worried a few months back that Johnny
would be having a big problem with this scene, since he seemed
so squeamish just grabbing at Laurens leg in an earlier office
scene. (Lauren seems much
more of a trooper, her attitude was more like, "ah fuck it,
let's just do it and get it over with.") Since that time,
we've all hung out with each other and have become better
friends.
Lauren made an
offer a while ago that if I needed a house to shoot in, hers
was available. I called her bluff and drove the film equipment
up her place. She was able to clear her husband and kids out
of the house for a few hours, so we had a nice window of opportunity
to get the "deed" done. While she was attempting to lug my
tripod up her stairs, she threw her back out and it started
to spasm. She walked around with an ice pack perched on her
back for the next hour. When we started to rehearse the two
scenes on her couch, Johnny noticed a wet spot forming from
the ice pack on the couch next to him. Laurens comment was,
"great...now I have to explain to my husband why there's a
wet spot on my couch, my back is thrown out and two men with
indie film equipment are in our house."
I kept telling
Lauren that this is about as indie are you can get. The entire
cast and crew equaled three people. Those two guys as cast
and me as crew. I had put the microphone on a boom on a C-stand,
started the DAT, started the VHS video tap machine, started
the camera, slated the take and jumped on floor to get out
of the way. (How much would a union crew charge to shoot these
two scenes?) :-)
We got another
funny line worked in for Lauren. In scene 107, where Johnny
is seen in bed with Irene/Lauren after everyone in scene 106
told Johnny not to do it (sleep with Irene), Johnny asks Irene
if they're now going out again. (Since they just had sex.)
The scene seemed rather abrupt, so we added a bit where Irene
says, "The SMACKING was interesting..." And Johnny mentions
that he thought she might like it. (A reference to her e-mail
that Geoff and Johny had read a few scenes back.) She then
asks if his hand is OK, and her replies that it feels better.
(We were cracking up on the suggestion that Irene is such
a hard-ass, poor Johnny would hurt his hand spanking her.)
I kinda happy that (hopefully) Laurens character will at least
get a few laughs because she's pretty fucking funny in person.
(And obviously on stage.)
Bedroom LS |
"I DID IT!" |
Lets play "pup tent!" |
