05.15
Buddies for Life
Today was our last day at Kevin’s home to shoot, and it was bittersweet at best. We had two small things to do but they were very important to the story. The last scene Eric and Rob did together was up in the bedroom and it went off without a hitch. They work so well together now. Eric is a talented guy, and he shows it more everyday. Today he did something he’d done in the past but because it was a harder scene it surprised me a little. He didn’t have Rob to look at for his lines. Rob was preparing for one of the hardest scenes he has downstairs while Eric did his side of their first scene upstairs alone with nobody to play off of. That really shows Eric’s talent as an actor, able to do scenes without someone to bounce off of, he just creates the moment himself. It’s great to watch. When we got downstairs we had some trouble as the speech Rob had to give was serious in tone and rich in meaning. We eventually got through it and wrapped the day. It was odd as we started packing up. I felt very strange, I couldn’t believe we were done at the house. So many days spent there busy, angry at times, upset, happy, overwhelmed by the power of God, etc. So much had happened in that home in the past year. On our way out we got some pictures of myself, Shaun Smith (Gaffer), Rob Reisman (Dave Corwin), and Eric Stevenson (Steven Corwin). I’m glad we got those photos, I’ll cherish them forever. Even when I went to lock the door, Shaun and Eric were talking in the parking lot and I walked into the house to stand in the kitchen one last time just to soak in the moment. I won’t shoot here again, it’s over. We have one more day left, and it ends at the church.
Eric followed me home to finish his ADR. We did really well and burned through things like mad. As soon as we got a process going things moved quickly, and we got everything we needed in 5 hours. That isn’t half bad considering the amount there was to do. Not much by Hollywood standards but in this case some scenes had difficult lines that were needed…not just “yea” or “yes” or “no.” One of the scenes is a COMPLETE dub which means the entire production track will be replaced. That means not just the lines need to be perfect, but the background noise, clothes rustling, footsteps (synced obviously), etc. all need to be placed and mixed properly to sound coherent and real. Eric did a fine job and when it was over we had a nice hug, haha. I’m excited but sad to see him go…it’s bittersweet at best. He is going to Korea for a year to teach English so regardless of him being done with the film, odds are he’ll miss any premiere or anything of the sort. I pray the Lord keeps him safe as he travels and works there. When he pulled out I walked to the window to catch a glimpse of him one last time. I’ll miss him.
We’re almost done folks, we have ADR to finish with Rob and other small piece lines with 3 other actors, a few BTS interviews to do, and one last shooting day. I leave for LA to move in 10 days…things are coming to an end.