Home!

Well...I'm back home safe and sound in Maryland now, so I won't be doing any more updates. Thanks everyone for keeping up with me and all the craziness of the trip that I tried to communicate here :)

A Final Picture

This is me with Director Manny Edwards and Producers George Escobar and Mike Snyder

Leaving... :(

Well the day has come for me to leave...it's kind of bittersweet because I loved getting to meet all the people down here and work on the movie but I'm also glad to come home. Last night we had the wrap party, and we ate lots of good food and watched some behind-the-scenes footage which was hysterical. So there you have it! The last official post from Winston-Salem, NC.

It's a Wrap!

So there you have it, folks...all the principal photography for One Good Man is complete! We finished today with two scenes here at camp down by the lake and one scene driving along the road. It's crazy that such a significant experience is just about over now! It seems on the one hand that I've been here forever and on the other hand it feels like it's just begun and I can't believe that we filmed all the footage already!
So tomorrow I may work some at the PO in cleaning stuff up...I'm not sure. We're having a wrap party tomorrow night here at camp and then I'm leaving on Thursday to go to Wytheville, VA, and will return to Gaithersburg on Monday afternoon or evening.

Behind-the-Scenes Trailer

One Good Man BTS Trailer 2 Standard Definition from OneGoodMan on Vimeo.

Pictures

The interior of the little chapel we shot in
And the exterior
Joe Finn's awesome '65 Corvette Convertible!

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Video Update #21

Well I recorded this video yesterday but the internet was annoying and wouldn't let me upload it... so here it is a day late. Today's update should be coming shortly!

Pictures from Yesterday

Do you remember this room? This is the warden's office under construction......and this is it finished and dressed! Doesn't it look amazing?
The crowd watching the monitor
Keith Harris, who plays Winston Heller in the movie
...and his wife and daughter - the cutest kid in the world! Yeah, she even rivals Carter Boer... :)

A Day in the Warden's Office

It's kind of slow here right now so I figured I would give a little update on the day so far. We have been filming in the warden's office set which is in the warehouse right next to the PO (production office, in case you forgot :) There isn't a whole lot for me to do because we only have three actors and a couple of extras the whole day. They do have some costume changes, but I don't actually do much with that because I'm not picking their outfits. It is really cool though to see how realistic the set looks!
Today we'll be wrapping (ending) later than normal because we're not shooting at the ball field where we had to be out by a certain time. That's nice considering that we would have been out of there already if we were on the field today, and therefore we wouldn't have been able to fit everything in. As it is, though, we should have enough time.
It's crazy to think that after today we only have two more days of filming! It has been a blast and I will be sad to say goodbye to everyone :( but on the other hand it will be nice to have some time to rest and sleep in!
Video update will come later...probably once I get back to camp. Until then!

That's a Wrap!

So today we wrapped (finished) with all of the baseball scenes in the movie. We still have three more days of shooting but they aren't on the ball field. I had a ton of fun with all of the little boys on the team and here are pictures of some of my favorites...

Sam "Pudge" and Blaine "Mark"
Kenny "Juice"
Jake "Cobb"
Nick "Sammy"
And Mark Joy, who plays one of the coaches. He's my favorite!

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Pictures from Site

Video villageNate the boom op wearing a helmet because he's right behind a batter
Setting up the dolly track for a sweet slowmo shot

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More Pics

Our new tent for costume changes: the outside...

and the inside...

Pics

Video Update #16

Sorry I haven't done any updates over the weekend...I was hangin out with Josh and his family!

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It's 5 am...

...and I'm up and waiting for the shuttle to the ball field! I didn't do a video update yesterday, but basically we wrapped (finished at) the field that we've been on for the last week or so, and now we are going to another one. Yesterday there weren't as many planes, trains, and other noise-making devices to worry about, but we did have another problem: the sun. I know this may not sound very problematic, but when you've filmed 80% of a scene in overcast weather and the other 20% in direct sunlight... Let's just suffice to say that the post-production people will have a hard time making the lighting look continuous. But that's in the past now so I'll stop worrying about it and start thinking about today's stuff...I haven't gotten a call sheet so I don't know what we'll be shooting but I know it will be good!

Video Update #13

Sorry this video is a day late...there were technical difficulties with the internet. Grrr.

It's a Bird, It's a Plane...

...IT'S RUINING OUR SHOT!!!! GAH! (ahem.) Sorry about that...we had major audio problems today as every airplane in the state decided to fly directly overhead at perfect 1-minute intervals! And no, that's not really an exaggeration. We were still able to progress fine but there was a lot of cutting due to background noise of various types (planes, trains, noisy trucks, dogs, birds...you name it). Other than that, the day was great! It didn't rain at all, and remained more or less bright but overcast, which is some of the best lighting you can have for photography/film. There wasn't a whole lot going on in the wardrobe department because everyone kept the same costumes on the whole day, so I pretty much just hung around on set and watched. It was fun. Aaaand...that's about it for now!

Pictures

The camera is there under its little shield and that square thing is to diffuse/block the sunlight

Nick sporting my new bomber jacket...

awesome.

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Song About the Shoot by Amy

Here's a song that Amy wrote about the first week of shooting. You can't fully appreciate it because you haven't been here to experience it all but it's GENIUS. Enjoy...



Oh by the way...kilt man on the left is Gabe and the guy in the middle is Stephen Escobar, the producer's son. Their outfits are...interesting to say the least :)

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No Call Today

Ok so...it turns out that since we're actually shooting at a house today and only 3 of the actors will be used, I'm not going to be working today. So...I'm just chilling at camp for the day (and I got to sleep in until 10!!) but it's still kind of rainy and another group of campers is coming at 4. So I'll be stranded in the bunk house or laundry room for most of the day I guess :-/ Ah well. It is nice to catch up on sleep and rest up for next week.

Video Update #9

Rain, Rain, Go Away

So today was day 2 at the baseball field and it rained again. Fortunately almost all of what we were doing was in the dugout so the rain didn't mess things up too bad...it just kind of slowed things down. I did my usual costume stuff...making sure everyone's outfits stayed neat, tidy, and consistent with how they were earlier in the scene :) I also held an umbrella in one scene when the main character had to walk into the dugout (and we didn't want him to get wet).
It was a fun day! So in between takes of the scene where I held the umbrella, Burgess Jenkins, the main character, and I had a chat. It turns out that 2-3o0 years ago, his ancestors owned Gaithersburg!! Weird, random fact...
Oh and another cool thing about this shoot: the makeup artist is Chris Varosky, the makeup artist for The Patriot, The Ultimate Gift, The New World, some episodes of the John Adams TV series, and other projects! Isn't that cool?
Anyways...I'm pretty tired again from standing and running around all day. But the good news is that call time is 10:30 tomorrow which means I get to sleep in!!!!!!!!! Hallelujah!

This is a view from the tent I was in all dayRacks of costumes hanging up

Home sweet wardrobe truck

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More Pictures

Goofing off at the jail...


One of the sets with a bunch of prisoner extras

The monitor that all the important people would sit behind and watch :)

Pictures

Nick Edwards, such an adorable kid!!

Such a little goofball...


Moving the camera to the roof

Haha yesterday night one of the lead actors accidentally got locked in a cell while he was changing out of his costume...and that's Catherine, my department head, letting people know :)

3 days down, 12 more to go...

So I haven't had internet access for the last couple of days which is why I haven't posted anything (sorry). But now I do! So I will try to recount some of the grand adventures I've had on the film site.
For three days now I've woken up at 4 to make it to location by 5, and then worked 12-14 hour days. It's fun work but it does take a toll, especially on one's feet :) There's a lot of walking around and standing, especially if you're an intern and don't have a chair behind the monitor! So there are a number of jobs that wardrobe people do, and yesterday what I did most of the day was hang around on set and make sure people's costumes stayed good and presentable and didn't have fuzz sticking to them or strings hanging off, etc. This was cool because I got to see firsthand all the shots, camera setups, lighting setups, and all of that.
Today we moved from the jail to a baseball field, but it was overcast and it rained for about half the day. Grr. (prayer request: that the rain would hold off for the next few days even though the forecast is rain) But we still got several scenes filmed in between showers. I spent most of the morning fitting small boys for their uniforms and labeling all of their costume pieces. I also had a hair dryer on a long extension cord so that if the actors got water dripped on their costumes I could fix it :)
And now I'm back at camp! I'm pretty excited because my call time for tomorrow is at 6 instead of 5!!!!!!!!!! Haha I know it still sounds pretty early but it's a lot better than it has been.
Oh! Good story from this morning -- Amy and I were going to take Andrew's truck over to the site because he was going to drive the wardrobe truck. But...the wardrobe truck was at the P.O. and Andrew was leaving at 4:15. So I woke up at 4 and then got ready lightning fast, then rode over with Amy and Andrew. Then Andrew got in the wardrobe truck and I drove his truck (following him) and everything was looking good. However...the baseball field was difficult to find, and Andrew's truck was low on gas so it was quite an adventure getting to the field. But we made it in the end!
Ok that's about it for now...pictures to come and a video update too :)

Video Update #7

1st day pics

My world...the costumes!!


The dolly for an outdoor shot


One of the leads (in the black and white) getting interviewed, and the main actor off to the left

A Long Day...

So today for me started at 4 am... the call time for us wardrobe peeps was 5 and we didn't end until 7. So I'm pretty zonked right now. Aaaaannd call time for tomorrow is 5:15 so I'm gonna have another early morning! FUN!
Oh one of the actors in the movie is this kid named Nick Edwards and he's adorable! He has a little brother named Ben and they are 11 and 9, respectively. And I love them. We had staring contests tonight at the restaurant :) They are some of the cutest, most fun and respectful kids I've ever seen!
Pictures are coming (not of the boys though :( )...but I don't have the brain capacity right now to give much more of an account. So I'll try to write more tomorrow. Now for some sleep... :)

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Preview of the next couple of days...

Today was a nice relaxing day. I slept in until 10:30, did laundry, and then hung out for the rest of the day. There was another group of people at camp yesterday and today, so we had to keep a low profile. This was a little interesting because there weren't a whole lot of places to go or things to do, but it was okay. We went out for pizza and now I'm just chilling.
So tomorrow morning I'm going hiking and then at 4 we leave to go to the first location. It's about an hour and a half from camp, so we're driving down tomorrow and spending the night so that we can get to the jail (where we're shooting on Monday) by our call time at 5 (EEK!) It'll be fun though. I'm not sure if there'll be wireless internet anywhere at the jail, but there probably will be in the hotel. So hopefully I can still provide some sort of updates over the next 3 days. But if not...that's what I'll be doing!

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Video Update #4

Fittings!

That's what I'll be doing this afternoon and evening - fitting little boys for their uniforms. We've been talking about doing this all through the week and it's finally happening! My department head Catherine and supervisor Christie will probably be out doing last-minute shopping during the fittings so I'll more or less be in charge! Fun... :)
I'm finally feeling in the swing of things! I'm getting more and more comfortable with the people I'm working with and the sort of stuff that I'm doing, so I can take more responsibility and do more administrative sort of stuff! It's exciting. But...I can't think of much else to say. So ta ta.

It's Friday!!

And Friday means that it's the last day at the production office before shooting starts!! Eek! It's exciting but there's a ton to do in the meantime...
Here's a link to the official movie blog: http://onegoodmanthemovieblog.com/ They've posted at least one video and they'll be updating it as production goes along.

Pictures of the Warehouse

Here are some pictures from inside the warehouse/prop storage:

The outside of the set of the warden's office...


And the inside...

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Thursday Morning

Well that's a boring title, but I couldn't think of anything better to call it. This morning I've been keeping pretty busy with various jobs. I finished printing off 5 copies of the screenplay!! (this sounds insignificant, but considering that it is 111 pages long...) I also went out on some errands to return some baseball caps and check out prices of cleats and other baseball accessories at three different stores. And now I'm back in the office! We'll see what other fun jobs I can find to do...
Ok so another random sign I saw while driving: "Men and Women - drop 3 sizes in 10 minutes" How in the world could you pull that off? I can just picture someone taking a pill and then just starting to shrink! It's rather a comical thought...

More Pics

This thing is an automatic wildlife camera and there were two of them and they both snapped pictures of me as I was walking through the woods! Talk about random and surprising!


They wouldn't all fit in one post...