What a great start to my day. I walked into the production offices this morning to discover THIS tasty-looking treat…
Another day of spinning. We’re hoping to send everyone off with one story before we break to write. We’re averaging about two to two and a half days an episode meaning we’ll be finishing up Alexander’s story late tomorrow – leaving me Friday to spin, break, and board my episode.
The action sequences in this series are going to be a lot bigger, a lot more colorful, and a lot more complicated than your average show. As a result, we’ve often found ourselves diagramming the choreography in order to explain who does what, where, and how. Paul suggested we start using props – specifically, some models cars: an Audi, a couple of SUVs, and some sedans (and a red Porsche and beat up Volvo for episode 2). Anyone know of a good model car shop in the Toronto area? Alexander took Paul’s suggestion to heart and brought in his own prop – one day late for the episode discussed – and proceeded to use it as a form of therapy throughout the breaking session…
I hadn’t seen him this happy since that time we ate lunch at a diner.
- Alexander, Executive Producer by day, fantasy chopper pilot by night.
In addition, to discussing stories, today’s highlights also included some discussion on the etymology of the word “skitters”. Carl Binder, an apparent expert on the term, traces its roots back to John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. To quote from the Nobel Prize Winner’s most critically acclaimed work: “They et green grapes. They all five got the howlin’ skitters.” And a late afternoon meeting with, oh, everyone in which we talked casting. I am REALLY looking forward to checking out those audition streams.
Finally, while Jelly and Maximus lazed about the apartment today, Bubba and Lulu attending their first day at doggy daycare. It wasn’t St. Roch’s School for Gifted Canines, but they seemed to enjoy themselves all the same as evidenced by the pics one of the owners sent my way…
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