Introducing Grant Boyle – male model. Oh, and 3rd Assistant Director on Dark Matter. No doubt having grown tired of all the compliments I receive on my suits, Grant decided to go all out today – suit, tie AND cufflinks. Mighty suave, no? At one point, he flashed up on my monitor – standing in front of the camera, eating a burrito and, for a brief few seconds, I thought I was watching a cop show. Detective Grant Boyle: homicide! What do you think, ladies? Should he get his own show?
I left set in such a rush last night that I left my scarf behind. Fortunately, EP assistant Alison Hepburn was on the ball and returned it to me this morning. I rewarded her by not forcing her to stay late just in case I forgot my scarf again. BUT, if I do forget it again, there’ll be hell to pay!
How awesome is my girlfriend? Yesterday morning, she sent me off with a platter of brown butter bourbon cookies for the crew. They were a huge hit. Self-described full-time cookie aficionado (and occasional actor) Anthony Lemke hailed them as the best cookies he’s ever eaten!
The sugar and bourbon gave the crew the energy they needed to rock the gimballed shuttle set for those inflight scenes. Perhaps a little too much sugar and bourbon as director T.J. Scott had to keep telling them to ease up. Had I brought seconds, they probably would have rolled the damn thing.
I strolled in at 8:55 a.m. this morning to discover our infirmary set a hive of activity. Things being moved, assembled, fixed. It was downright heartening – if not for the fact that we were 5 minutes away from main unit call. BUT, in a flash, it was done. And we were finally ready to shoot in our infirmary set – for the very first time! Above: Rocky, part of the Art Department team, makes the magic happen.
We also shot in the mess hall for the first time. Check out the spice rack!
Meanwhile, prep continues on episode #103. We had our space suit helmet meeting today and reflected on reflections. The bad kind that screw up a shot because they show up in face shields.
The screen grab of the day:
And our sock of the day!
Went to dinner last night with our Commander Truffault, the lovely Torri Higginson. We talked dogs, food, cons, and scifi over wine, bourbon, and a crazy assortment of dishes. Tomorrow, she drops in to lower the boom on Ferrous Corp!
is that a louis vuitton scarf? snazzy.
@ Had I brought seconds, they probably would have rolled the damn thing.
The power of a sugar rush right there!
Those cookies do sound fascinating, but I’ll never wind up making them because I can’t see my self buying a whole thing of bourbon just to make them. And yes, Akemi is amazing! You’re a lucky guy.
The “spice rack” looks very cool, if a little space intensive. Love the lighting.
I hope you gave Torri our regards! I can’t wait to see her back on screen.
Hope to see photos of Torri tomorrow. Those cookies look yummy!
Cookies and Torri – good day!
Well…
Well… well…
Hello there Grant.
You come here often?
What’s your sign? 😉
So… well, Grant.
What do you do?
You’re a science fiction television assistant director?
Ha, ha, ha!
Me too!!!
Looking great Grant!
Awesome socks today and the pug socks the other day Natalie 😀
*waves at Torri* Good to see you 😀 *peers at screen* Well, maybe tomorrow 😀
Um… hey, Grant.
So… like, do you know Joseph Mallozzi?
You do??
You work for him?
Sure…. Sure you do…
Joe, who is sick or injured and in the infirmary? I bet Jodelle is going to be the surprise doctor genius little kid. Right? It will be so good to see Torri Higginson again! In the screen grab of the day, is that Alex back there? Wig-less Alex? Where is his wig? If Natalie has any beagle socks (as Mike A. wondered) I demand to see them as soon as possible. Please.
and now the prep begins for the men of dark matter calendar…Christmas is coming,,just sayin…
hmm.. an “LV” scarf, huh? “Cashmere” I hope? [otherwise, you’re just over-paying for “the Label”] – A good thing IT was “found”…
BTW, hope you *also* remembered to bring home Akemi’s Heart-TRAY!?!
Yes the Lovely Alison finds her way to enchant us with her presents. Oh See all the furnishings are not lost. Someone has finally found a use for the cabinet.
@ Grant – Mmmmm! Lookin’ good! Have you ever considered painting yourself green, slapping on a long white wig, and donning a black leather trench coat?
Ya know…just askin’…
😉
(Joe will explain all.)
@ Ponytail – I TOTALLY thought you said ‘It will be so good to see Tom Hiddleston again’, and I thought you were gonna like…meet him, or something. For a sec there I was really, really jealous. 😉
das
What are you doing with Lord Voldemort’s scarf?
Wow! Dinner with Torri! Very cool! And moose socks! Those cookies sound amazing. And Grant definitely could get his own show. I can’t wait for Dark Matter. I’m loving the spice rack.
All of these screen grabs of the day highten the intrigue and mystery. So dark (or blurry), and ominous… hm-m-m… Can’t wait to see the end results!
Since we will have Torri on set soon, is there hope for David Hewlett dropping by as well?
Back to work!
2cats =^-^= =^-^=
Nice suit indeed. I’d watch that.
Nice rack, too.
Oh, waitaminute, now I’m just confused.
Oh I get it now. They were full of energy. I thought for a moment that after over binging on the bourbon cookies the effect of excess bourbon was taking its toll.
😆 @ maggiemayday!!
das
Do you guys use any kind of anti-reflective film for those kinds of surfaces(face shields, computer screens, etc.)? 3M makes a pretty wide variety of anti-reflective films that actually work pretty well. Here’s one type of of anti-reflective material they make that seems more suited to what you guys might need:
http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/electronics_mfg/vikuiti/node_RW0ZMH842Pbe/root_GST1T4S9TCgv/vroot_S6Q2FD9X0Jge/gvel_0H01CMQK62gl/theme_us_vikuiti_3_0/command_AbcPageHandler/output_html
We use them in the pinball hobby to cover the dot matrix displays to keep them from reflecting off the glass and obscuring the view of the playfield. They work pretty well, too. You might be able to call 3M and request a sample to try out on one of the many shiny surfaces I’m sure you guys have on set.
Might be a way to not have to sacrifice the shot you really want just because of a stupid reflection.
-Mike A.
Das: 😆
Ponytail: 😆
Maggiemayday: 😆
Akemi: The cookies look AWESOME!
And just like that, without the dance of the day from Alex, Grant steps in and fills a need. What exactly does a 3rd AD do?
The cookies sound delicious but I’d have to pass (the alcohol part–allergy)
Nice rack…spices I mean.
I can’t wait to see Torri again on screen. Do you have pictures you can post?
Hope everyone in the northeast made out okay with the blizzard. Nantucket Island looks like a mess between the tidal flooding and blizzard.
What do you think, ladies? Should he get his own show? – Why yes, yes I would.
Hey Joe. What did Grant do today? What was he wearing? 😛