Int:
A turn of the century warehouse in Hannibal.

Sunday was exactly what I expected it to be.  A lot of set up for two very short sequences being filmed.

There was a lot of driving, a lot of standing around, and a lot of gabbing, smiling, joking, etc.  The last day you film with any of the major actors is always a big deal.  This was Tim Lantz last day on the set, and it was fun.

We got to the warehouse in the afternoon, and after some confusion with getting in, we got all the equipment up on the third floor and started setting up.  There was a lot of wardrobe to situate, and setup to be done, and Karen and Tim jumped right in.  I feel a little guilty about it now, but while they were busting ass, the rest of us were mostly chatting and goofing off.  We could have helped, but last days no one wants to rush…

Just a few short weeks ago we were scrambling to recast Doc.  And here we are just a short time later, and we’re all done.  Tim did a great job with the character, and I couldn’t be happier with the end result.  Fall was tricky.  With the wrong cast, it could have been the act that sunk the rest of it, but Eric, Rhonda, and Tim gave it 110 percent, and as I start editing, it’s quickly becoming my favorite act.

Julian came along, and got a very different take on things as we shot the few bits in fall that his character appears in.  I don’t quite think he knew how to take it, but I hope he enjoyed his first day in Hannibal, even though he really didn’t quite know what was going on.

One more shooting day with Rhonda and Julian, and some of the other background characters, and we’re all done.  Only winter left.  I’d say more, but I can’t.  All I know is we have one hell of a mess to clean up.