On Set 1030

I am sitting in a house somewhere in Jerusalem. We are using a real house instead of a sound stage because that is how we roll around here. I think it might be cheaper to use real locations.

We are doing a scene where everybody is talking about this and that. It is all kind of tedious, really. We get a shot of people talking and then take a break while the crew sets up the next shot. Then we get another shot of people talking before taking another break while the crew moves everything around for the next shot.

This is a tiny independent movie, but a single scene can still take all day to shoot. If this were a big comic book blockbuster, one scene could take several days.

There is precious little to do in between shots. I could study my lines, but I have almost none in this scene. I wanted to call Lily, but I have her phone in my hand, so now I am typing this.

I have little to do in this scene, so I am mostly just watching everyone else's performance. I find it interesting how some actors turn on and off for the camera while others stay in character all day. This is very different from the theater. The crew works hard while the actors sit around, and then the crew sits around while the actors work.

And now I have to go. Some women have to play with my hair.