We budgeted 12 hours to get an ambitious number of scenes done, including indoor and outdoor scenes, a pesky video conference, and a rogue shot on the sidewalk.
We finished just in time, though we might have wrapped early, were it not for a series of helicopters and the loudest duck in New York City crashing our final scene. Was AFLAC shooting an Apocalypse Now remake on the Upper West Side that same day?
Regardless, everyone was on their A-game:
Ivory Aquino and Katie Ceniza-Levine were up first:
Costars Ivory Aquino and Katie Ceniza-Levine
When they wrapped, I was able to sneak in this Filipina girl power shot:
Costars Katie Ceniza-Levine and Ivory Aquino with Writer and Producer Caroline Ceniza-Levine
Sky Smith and Lilli Hokama took to the roof just as the temperature was dropping. What you won’t see in these still shots are Sky putting on and off his jacket in-between takes:
Costars Sky Smith and Lilli Hokama
Costars Lilli Hokama and Sky Smith joke around between shots
Starring alongside our actors were some yummy Filipino treats:
San Miguel and yummy Filipino snacks get a star turn
Of course, the crew was never far away. I don’t have a shot of Actor Bruce but he was mostly Director Bruce that day:
Director Bruce Faulk puzzles over how to get the best shot
DP Steven Gladstone went from napping….
DP Steven Gladstone naps in between takes
…to risking it all on the roof:
DP Steven Gladston takes risk to get the best shot
Assistant Director Jane West kept us in check and always with a smile:
Assistant Director Jane West is non-stop energy
Sound Director Henry French kept us audible:
Henry French doing Sound
And that’s a wrap!
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