Phil McCoy's Blog Posts Tagged 'production diary' (12)

Thank You!

It's going to take a long time to decompress from the 20 days we spent together shooting Project London. I felt we lived four or five lifetimes in those 20 days. It was a rich and intense experience and I am grateful to each of you for your contribution. I marvel at your creativity and intense desire to produce and be part of creating art. What better way to spend 20 days, right? I feel like Ian; this medium just doesn't allow me to completely… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 30, 2007 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Day 19: Terminal Velocity

The Port of Seattle played host to our cast and crew from daybreak through the morning. We shot moody walks along train tracks and climactic scenes at Terminal 30. I was delighted to see that our supply of "Smoke in a Can" was used to glorious effect.

Lunch was at Sand Point where we shot the pizza/prison gate scene with extras Tony Goedde and Linda James. The weather was beautiful. Almost too nice. We baked, literally. Notably, we… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 28, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Day 18: The Leap of Destiny

Today we shot at the Higgins home provided by Richard Vaughn and Carolyn Reddy. Dinner was the awesomest ever prepared for a film crew ever, thank you Carolyn for the tastiness. It was at this locale that we shot the Mexican Standoff, the Leap of Destiny and the Great Escape.

Right after the Mexican Standoff, which was quite fun, Jerry (Branson Anderson) briefly turned into a snarling Subject A. Thankfully Benin (Geoffery Simmons) was… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 27, 2007 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Day 17: The Story of Lance and Irene

Today we visited three locations. Our first story comes from our last location at the Lyon's Den, which was a very fun place to shoot. We had a cool band and a number of extras, a bum (Josh Myers) and a couple Joint Command Officers (Buddy Bourne and Tyler Fisk). But the story that amused me was a report on "Lance and Irene," a couple of star-crossed extras who captured our hearts with their performance amidst the chaos of a Joint Command arrest… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 26, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Day 16: Last Week of Shooting Begins!

We were once again back downtown, this time as it turns out, on a Seahawks game day which means that parking fees were rediculous. But who cares about that? You want to read about the amazing accomplishments of the Project London Cast and Crew, don't you? This day was spent on interrogations and cross-examinations. The Joint Command triumvirat, Chicago, Dominic and Nikola—played by John Fantasia, Justin Tracy and Andy Evans—were exceedingly… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 25, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Day 12: Canada's Place

This blog post comes to you by way of actor Henry Mark who wrote us a lovely note about his experiences on set today.

"Hey everybody, I just wanted to express what a tremendous pleasure it has been for me to work with you all. I wrapped up my last scenes in the film today. Josh and Branson, you guys ROCK and it was a blast acting with you! Ian, Phil, Nathan, Jen, Heather, and EVERYONE in the cast and crew--you are all awesome, talented and really the nicest crew I have had the… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 19, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Day 11: Scene After Scene After Scene

The Project London Cast and Crew performed like a finely tuned machine capturing thirty scenes in a single day, finishing on schedule and on time at 4pm. Everything about the day was epic starting with the set. The Producers would like to thank the folks at Atlas for all their support. In particular, Ian Sweeney, Brian Hagelin and the NOC crew, John Krah (extra), John Keane (PA), Andy Gavlinski (Atlas Facilities), and Barry Vail for securing… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 18, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Day 06: Police Story

Cast and crew descended on Pioneer Square first thing in the morning to shoot a Nalardian District scene. Your intrepid producers were recruited to appear as street merchants while bus loads of Seattle tourists looked on. Later, in a Joint Command Detention Center stairwell, extra Jim Lee turned in a hilarious performance with his call to the London Underground, "Hey wait!" and whimpering as he ran upstairs. Several other extras (see our Cast… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 11, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Day 05: The El Camino Tunnel Dance

Fantastic locations are becoming a hallmark of the production. We started the day at a radio station transmitter site and finished inside an old train tunnel (two miles long) on Snoqualmie Summit. The vistas at both locations were remarkable, but we felt we were truly sitting on top of the world when we drove out the west entrance to the Ironhorse trail tunnel. We collected some stunning footage there and overcame some formidable challenges with… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 8, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Day 04: Ahoy Mate!

Cast and crew arrived at the Pacific Maritime Institute in the late afternoon to shoot scenes for Icarias floating restaurant bridge (control room). We had a blast as Captain Doug Pine, Geoffery Simmons (Benin) and Branson Anderson (Jerry) performed in front of the crew. The first ever production stills to be posted (see my photo album for "Production: Day 4") were shot by Lauren Gregg. And I believe it is appropriate to note that dinner was… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 7, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Day 03: The Day Project London Went Underground

We spent the morning and early afternoon running through the tunnels underneath the Crista Campus in North Seattle. The entire crew was energized by the performances of Geoffery Simmons (Benin), Jen Page (Xing Xing), Josh Truax (Nebraska), and Branson Anderson (Jerry). Notably, Preesa Bullington, Kisa Johnson, and Robert Polteno's amazing blood packets, each with a spent bullet supplied by Boom Op, Ed Walker were totally stunning. I can't wait… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 6, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

First Day of Shooting: Success!

Our first day of shooting was a blast. We welcomed Bethany Jones, our new Makeup Artist to the set along with a number of new PAs. Notable moments included Branson Anderson (Jerry) jumping off the roof with amazing agility and panache. Many thanks to Sunshine Whitton for his spot-on stunt coordination. The Joint Command police (extras) were a force to be reckoned with. Kisa Johnson and the Cosutme Team blew everyone away with how absolutely cool their… Continue

Added by Phil McCoy on August 4, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments