We're on DAY 2 of our shoot already - time goes so fast! The first day of filming at Deadhead went extremely smoothly and the scene of the day had to be Wolf (Mark McKirdy) drinking his amazingly unrefreshing concoction - a delightful combination of Red Bull and Smash. There was fizzing and expanding and solidifying and all sorts. When Wolf finally managed to persuade the mixture to slip down the glass into his throat, Dave the director almost ruined the shot by laughing so hard - it was that funny! Dave recovered quickly enough to make Mark do a second take - it took Mark a little longer, and a large bucket to recover at all.
We ended DAY 1 a whole scene ahead of schedule (ok, so it was a brief exterior shot of the shop, but still) and feeling optimistic, especially when the Dave saw the rushes, which looked amazing thanks to the excellent work of Rich and his camera team, Grant and Elliot. So it was a bit of a disappointment to wake up this morning to a heavy downpour that didn't look like stopping any time soon. DAY 2 includes a key exterior scene - it's the first time that Lauren (Jennifer Ewing) and Jazz (Toby Manley) meet AND it's the first time we get to see a little bit of how wonderful Edinburgh looks. Between writers/ director/ producer/ DOP there are some differences of opinion on how much each scene matters, but this was one we all really wanted to make count. We did some interior scenes in the morning, anxiously checking the number of passing umbrellas between takes to gauge our chances of shooting outside at all. The heavens were firmly against us, as were the prophecies of the BBC weather forecasters. "I'll settle for light drizzle and a covered archway!", said Dave at one point.
Lunchtime came and things were still looking gloomy. But, after a hearty feast at the Castle Arms we emerged blinking into bright sunlight! No rain at all, and the streets almost dry. Hurrah! said everyone apart from the DOP, who scowled through his viewfinder and told us all we'd have to wait for cloud cover. Still, this gave Kayleigh a chance to perfect Lauren's hair so that when she drops her hooded cape she's every bit a stunning superhero - and Jazz would be a fool not to fall for her.
Despite the attentions of several passing tourists, Toby and Jen played the scene like they were the only two people in the world that mattered - the onscreen romance is looking good! Toby does bemused like you wouldn't believe it and Jen strides in and out of shots like she rules the universe. Sparks will fly!
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