Cath and Lar: Behind the Scenes on a Film

Three out of the 10 days of Cath’s trip to visit me in Edinburgh were spent on a film set. Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Did I mention I made Cath wake up at 6:30 am every morning (as she was jetlagging) and work 10 hours each of those three days. for free?! She’s a star of a twinie for sure.

We were working on a short film called “Good Luck With That“: a sweet romantic comedy that takes place in a school auditorium during a science fair. Cath and I were recruited by the lovely Lindsay McGee to help out with the set design/art department. So the days leading up to the filming, I was covered in spray glue and glitter, and researching ways to make things foam and explode (a.k.a. science experiments).

We made a number of science display boards, gummy and toothpick molecules, and a time machine (who knew it just took a bit of paper and old ethernet cable wire). I think my hubandoo and his bio/engineering PhD were totally not impressed:

During filming Cath and I were on hand to do the glamorous jobs: hold felt up to block light (see below), stand in for the actors, and set up foaming bottles of yeast (ewww).

Photo by Iain Robertson

We even got to help out with a freeze frame shot. This little boy is getting ready to shoot a scene where he is supposed to look like he is frozen in time while juggling:

Photo byIain Robertson

Photo by Iain Robertson

The film is in post-production now, but we’ll let you know when it’s out for your viewing pleasure. If you want to know more details about the film, cast and crew, visit Good Luck With That’s facebook page and Indiegogo site.

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Dear Cath,

I still can’t believe how heroic you were allowing me to wake you up at 1:30 am your time for three days straight — and you were so sweet and helpful. I can’t believe that was just a few weeks ago. You’ve been gone soooo long already – booo0.

Hope you are having a smashing time in LaGrange, GA (who doesn’t?). Will you be on skype laters? Miss you soooo much.

xoxoxoxox,

Lar