Yesterday we shot some scenes from episode two that take place at Begonia’s Birthday party. It was a fun day full of great acting, super directing, lovely weather, and a million unexpected noises that delayed our progress. Who knew that at one small neighborhood park you would hear ALL of the following?!

-gigantic lawn mowers
-smaller, faster lawn mowers
-weed whackers
-hammering
-electric saws
-dogs barking
-airplanes
-babies crying
-a semi-truck
-the ice cream man
-wind

Oh, and this wasn’t at the park, but an ear-piercing fire alarm plagued us at our first location. Luckily we weren’t there for long.

Aside from the noise (which really was only a small problem considering all the other things that could have gone wrong with shooting guerrilla in a public park), things went great, and I’m very excited about the footage.

In particular, Gene Zahn as Barry was spot-on perfect. And so was Jordan St. Jean as Roxanne. It’s incredible to see actors portraying characters almost exactly as I had envisioned them in my head as I wrote them.

We still have a couple days of shooting left, so edited episodes won’t be done for another couple weeks. But for now, here are some pics from yesterday’s shoot.

“I made this sign!”

“Jordan St. Jean as Roxanne”

“The party scene”

“Director Steve Yager working with Angelas McEwan and Gene Zahn”

“Debra Leigh”

“Steve hanging out with our wonderful extras”

“Gene Zahn as Barry and Shanna Micko as Patience”

“Shanna Micko as Patience and Jordan St. Jean as Roxanne”