Today all of us at 2gether Industries were excited because the Right Honourable Carson Daly from TRL flew in to take part in a bunch of scenes which will pepper the movie and show Whoa! on the way to their ultimate demise. Mickey and Chad were particularly excited to meet Carson, as was I. Somehow having a bona fide star presence around for the day has legitimized what we have been working so hard on for so long. “If Carson’s here this really must be happening.” And I’m glad to report he’s a real stand-up guy and seems very grounded for a man who’s on TV screens all over the USA at 3 o’clock every day. Did you know he used to be a golf pro?
We were also visted today by a reporter from Rolling Stone and by a crew from Entertainment Tonight. I watched with delight as Chad, Doug, Jerry, Mickey & QT took to the interview process like ducks to water. Those hours of drilling by Bob Buss in the conference room paid off in spades, but I’m glad nobody asked Jerry or QT what their favourite colours were!
We started the day with the guys performing their 2gether theme song in the local Virgin Megastore who opened their doors specially for us at 7am. Somehow fact and fiction started blurring right in front of my eyes as we covered the store with 2gether flyers and gave their ‘fans’ CD’s for an album that doesn’t exist. If all goes according to plan, and I sincerely hope that it does, REAL copies of a 2gether album will be available in this very emporium in less than three months. It’s like that Andre Gide book which is about a man writing a diary about a book he’s writing.
With the Megastore complete we made our final company move. Everything we shoot from now on will be at the same location and it’s close to the hotel too. Even more importantly we will be sheltered from the elements – I’m ashamed to admit that the weather was definitely starting to effect morale. I’m grateful that we’ll be warm and dry for the remainder of the shoot. By the way could someone explain to me why, in a city which has such consistent rain, it is necessary to send out trucks to water down the streets at midnight? It’s a bit like semis driving through Cairo in the dead of night distributing sand.
And finally tonight Unsung Heroes of The Set Part 3: Grips and Electrical. These guys are kind of like the roadies of a film set. Every night they take their very heavy stuff (dollies, sand bags, 5K’s, 10K’s, cables etc.) put it in the truck and go home. Every morning they have to unload the whole caboodle and rebuild it all over again. But it’s not just a job for some guys with large shoulders, there’s a lot of skill in lighting a set up or building a dance floor for the dolly in ten minutes. What’s more Ian and Dean’s crew are quiet and hard working. Go guys go – enjoy your weekend!