Archive for October, 2007

October 17th, 2007

Still Photos of the End of the World

Posted in Diaries by Cameron Goble

Unit Still Photographer John Maio captured a plethora of amazing shots on set at Out Ch’Yonda this past weekend. Images like these haunt me every time I close my eyes. (That’s what spending 48 hours in the same room will do to you, I guess.)
There are a ton of Easter Eggs on the [...]

October 15th, 2007

30 Seconds of Gold, 1 oz. of Heart-Freezing Paranoia

Posted in Diaries by Cameron Goble

I worked on the set of one of those Big Hollywood Films last year. Here’s a story about that.
One of my jobs was to drive from the production office to the set so that I could courier the film stock. Sets are gigantic events, requiring scores if not hundreds of people, all coordinating [...]

October 8th, 2007

Thousands and Thousands of Pretty Words

Posted in Cast, Crew, Press Releases by Cameron Goble

Unit Still Photographer John Maio has caught some surprising shots of the combat stunts rehearsal from October 1st. Wanna watch Miguel Martinez teach our cast the finer points of choking, kick boxing, and falling all over the place like bowling pins? Here’s the place.
You’ll also see the creative minds of [...]

October 8th, 2007

Two Engine Flameout

Posted in Diaries by Cameron Goble

I haven’t heard any music in the past three days, except for the theme to H. R. Puffnstuff.  It’s running over and over in my head.  I think it’s a coping mechanism for dealing with stress.
Puffnstuff was watching too, and knew exactly what to do.He saw the witch’s boat attackAnd knew the boy was fighting [...]

October 5th, 2007

One Engine Flameout

Posted in Diaries by Cameron Goble

So, the location that we depend on for the entire shoot? The location that we were set to tech walk and dress today, in anticipation of shooting tomorrow bright and early? The location we had laid down with 99% certainty?
That 1% is a bitch, it turns out. The place is unavailable [...]