Production was set for June 10 with the 11th reserved “just in case”. It turned out there was a bit of rain on the 10th so we ended up shooting on the 11th.

The film was shot at Blue Hills state park in Milton, MA. When we got there my D.P. (thank you, Dan!) and I spent half an hour looking for a location. It had to be well-lit (i.e., open-canopied) yet secluded, so we trekked up the nearest hill thinking there would be fewer trees. Sure enough, an appropriate spot was found at the top, so we returned to pick up the rest of the team.
The shoot was interesting, all right. It went pretty smoothly until the end, when my D.P. got struck down by pollen or something. I hesitated for a bit over whether to him (was it that bad?) or continue shooting, knowing that time was short. In the end I did get plenty of coverage. The sound was not too good though; lots of wind and noise (it’s a park, after all). I have not had a chance to watch the actual tapes, but I fear we might have to do dialog replacement. If anyone wants to retrace our steps, start here.

Finally, I can think about OTWOTW…