Monday, August 24th
We spent the night in Fernley, NV after racing the sun to get to Yerington and the amazing abandon drive-in. There is only so much research one can do when finding locations that are in the middle of nowhere. Three years ago it would have been impossible, but thanks to Google Earth we were able to see the drive-in from above, and unless they knocked it down very recently, it was a good bet it would still be there. It was and it was perfect. The footage looked great and it erased any tiny doubt I might have had about our ability to make a such an ambitious endeavor work.
We returned there this morning to film the first part of Episode Three where Jane and I see the sign about aliens (something that will make much more sense when you see it). As we were shooting the last part my brother, Sean, had found his way into the old dilapidated concessions building and found letters that used to be for the marquee. We spelled out the title of our movie on the overgrown desert ground of the drive-in. It looked awesome and may end up being our new poster. Thanks Sean.
And now we are back on the 50 highway heading across Nevada toward Ely (EEL-e) where we will find a little motel with a pool and shoot all of Episode Five before the sun goes down. Then, tonight, we will Skype with Nick O’Donnell in Salt Lake City and go over his scene with Jane which we will be shooting in Arches National Park, UT tomorrow.
One may ask, how will we accomplish so much in so little time. Well…
After we Skype I will be taking a short nap and then at midnight Sean and I will take the tiny rental car (a Yaris, which we have already written a song for) and drive all the way out to Arches so that we can get there early to secure a campsite and set up for the shoot that day. We hope to sleep till about noon or so once we’ve arrived. Then Jane, DW and Randy will show up and we will venture into the thick of Arches and film Jane wandering around and eventually passing out. Nick will arrive at 6:00. We will shoot the last half of his scene with Jane. We will camp and gaze at the stars. We will wake again early and finish up with Nick and then travel up to the northern part of Utah and shoot Episode Two. That is, providing Sean and I are still able to form full sentences.
There has been a wonderful trend lately. There will be some minor to major setback that will discourage us briefly and then we problem solve and end up shooting something better, and often times unplanned. It happened at the Redwoods and it happened today at Yerington. If we are able to find a golden moment for each of the episodes I think we will be in great shape.
As tired as I am it has been hard to sleep knowing that the next day will be filled with another day of filming.
Onward!
MJ
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