Another late night shoot

Hey, folks.

Saturday night we were able to shoot in an interesting new location. We were up late, so thanks to everyone who helped. The scene we were doing was one we had already done with the previous "Badi's Woman" but now had to be redone since the part was recast since then. It is interesting to be able to go back and redo a scene. Barry retooled and rewrote the scene (I'll try to stop using "re-" prefixes) to bulk it up with a little more development of the character's relationships within the "bad guy" organization. The scene serves the same purpose it did before as far as progressing the plot, but in my opinion feels more fleshed out. What was previously a short conversation between Reese and Badi now shows more interaction between Reese, Badi, and Badi's woman.

Badi is a prick to a stranger in both versions of the scene, but the new version is more elaborate, due in great part to Beele (Bile? Bilay? Sorry for totally butchering the spelling of your name, man!) who added alot with his performance. In the first version, this aspect of the scene was like a punchline punctuation that ended the scene. Now it is woven into the action as a more natural part of the scene.

Another difference this time around was the location, which I mentioned earlier. The first time we did the scene, it was outdoors and in a place previously used in the movie. The new location (Badi's lounge) looks sexier and, considering the weather, was luckily indoors (thanks to Mohamed for setting us up with such a sweet place to use!). I think different and interesting locations add alot in the long run, and this one not only looks cool but also adds to Badi's character. I think there is only one other scene where we see Badi in his casual, non-business environment, so it will be a real treat for you Dylan Badi enthusiasts. Some personal insight not available on the trading card.

Another cool thing about the weekend's shoot was that I got to see some of the movie on a sleek, big, flat-screen tv. I think I can get so used to seeing clips on youtube that I forget how sexy the movie actually looks. And seeing it on a big tv is always exciting. I can't wait to actually see it on a theater screen. That will be sweet. When we watched the trailer at the Brattle, we all basically fudruckered our jeans (as C-Note would say). So I can only imaging how cool it will be to see the whole movie on the big screen.

Well, I should probably stop rambling. The new teaser will be up tomorrow, probably. I'll leave you with a Lawson: White Heat fun fact:

-Although Chief Coffeestache didn't pioneer the "penis-in-the-popcorn" trick, he perfected it during a 1971 screening of The French Connection to the grateful applause of the world.

Thanks for reading!

Tommy