Caught in the Rain (aka Silent Scream)

Yesterday we started with more simple Dolly stuff. We've found a groove where we never seem to go any longer than 4 takes, if that. I've seen a surprising amount of setups that only rolled for one take before moving on. I think part of that is that the cast and crew rarely make mistakes. And the other part is the creeping panic of falling behind schedule. In the middle of Dolly opening doors and looking under couches, Priscilla had to do a very intense scene by herself. She seemed to pull it off like it was no big deal. Right on.

We had some down time before we switched to night scenes. Marco tried to take a nap, but only slept for about 15 minutes. That sounds really awful. I'm sure that, after the 15-minute nap, when he realized he had to get up and keep doing stuff, he experienced true unadulterated dissatisfaction with life. Where nothing makes sense and you just need to escape. Just start fresh. At one point, I played some Real McCoy and En Vogue on YouTube. Phoebe, who was not in the best mood, came over and danced. She had some killer moves, especially considering "Don't Let Go (Love)" has such a slow tempo. Priscilla also rocked it out. The art of the music video peaked in the 90's and has ever since been on a decline that's produced some interesting but ultimately pointless material. Don't get mad at me for telling you the truth.

Then we shot a scene where something is lit on fire, then stomped out on a porch where lit embers can fall between the wooden slats of the floor. Mike and I watched as countless gnats flew into the lights to their deaths, creating a sort of smoke show for our observation.

Some of Anne's family members drove in throughout the day in preparation for the big dinner scene tomorrow. At the end of the day, Ben and Jen arrived from D.C. with Carl, who will start his week-long portrayal of Jim tomorrow. While Anne was making fake blood for one of the scenes, Carl volunteered that he's had experience making both fake blood and fake diarrhea for the awesome show he works on. That will actually come in handy for the scene where a character has literally shit himself. I showed him where the snacks and beer are. He should be okay.

The last setup of the night was the scene that Chris and I were discussing the night before (see earlier blog). A mere 24 hours later, we were shooting it, and Brett had Chris help direct it. Brett is pleased with this scene. He thinks it's the rug that ties the room together. I heard him remark to Priscilla that he's so happy with the footage he's getting, he just wants to blow his brains out. Tonight I will be performing one of the brief exchanges in the dinner scene. I hope it goes well, although, if you are reading this in the future, you know that something ended up going horribly wrong tonight. But more on that in tomorrow's blog.

-Diego