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Production
designer Valerio Zuccon did a wonderful job. The set this
year is amazing!
Day 17, September 14th: Today was an easy day of work. We
shot some establishing shots with Allan (Geremia). An annoying
rain complicated the positioning of the lights, but in any
case it was a simple day with simple shots. It was also
the last day of work for actor Allan McKenna. I was sad
to see him leave the set, but the film needs to move on,
so I concentrate on the schedule for the days that follow...
Days 14, 15 and 16, September 11th, 12th and 13th: Today
we shot the first scene involving the character Gino (played
by Federico D'Anneo). As with the role of Doctor Bellini
(Allan McKenna), Federico has the "fisique du role"
and he looks perfect in Gino's costumes. He performs some
difficult scenes with Allan McKenna and both work perfectly.
I'm really happy with the work we did…
We
also shot some nice special make-up effects with Gino
and Geremia, and the FX crew did an excellent job. The
only thing going against us is time. They need a lot of
time to do the prosthetics make-up and we didn't finish
until really late the next morning…
Days 12 and 13, September 9th and 10th: On days 12 and 13
we shot several scenes with actor Allan McKenna. He is a
very talented actor and I like to work with him a lot. He
doesn't have a lot of patience though and looses his calm
when there are special effects involved. He quickly returns
to form though, and comes through with some great acting…
On
day 13, Francesco Primavera arrived for the role of Doctor
Bellini. He's perfect for the role, and looks the part
once he's in costume. He is a nice person and good actor…
Day
11, September 8th: A day-off for the cast and crew while
my girlfriend and I got some shots of my daughter Miriam
who portrays the role of young Ninfa. Miriam (who is 2 years
old) was really nice and the shots look beautiful. It was
difficult to tell to her what she had to do, but with some
joking around we obtained the shots we needed...
Day 10, September 7: Tonight we worked
on some special effects shots with actor Allan McKenna.
The FX crew, Danilo and Elena (CreaFX), did an excellent
job. I worked extensively with the lighting to obtain a
nice "charoscuro" atmosphere and everything worked
well. I'm really satisfied with the work we did today...
Week 1, August 29th - September 4th:
The first week of shooting on NyMpha has come and gone and
we are right on schedule. The film is very complex and I'm
tired due to lack of sleep. Friday the 1st of September
we shot some of the special make-up effects and we finished
at 8am (we started the day before at 6pm). The FX crew is
great and their work is incredible. I'm very impressed with
the quality of the acting in this film. All the actors are
doing a great job. Carolina De Cristofaro left the set on
the 3rd of September and she felt sad as
she left for Holland, just like Michael Segal. I'm proud
of this
fact, because it means that they enjoyed working on my film…
September
4th has arrived and Alessandra Guerzoni (Lavinia) had
a scene with Allan Mckenna. They worked well together
and I feel that there is very good chemistry between the
people involved in this project…
Day 1, August 28th: Today we had a meeting on the set with
actors Allan McKenna, Caroline De Cristofaro and Michael
Segal. We spent a lot of time discussing their characters
and it ended up being a very intense day. My first impression
about the people involved with the project is very positive...
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