However, God still opened the door for me to work on the project! On Tuesday, October 2nd, a friend of mine on the crew called and asked if I would be willing to come to Michigan and help with the wardrobe department because they had a huge ball scene to get ready for and needed more seamstresses. In four days, I was packed and driving to Michigan. I was prepared to stay for the rest of the shoot (until the end of October), but it turns out they don't have much to do after this. I'm not sure when I'm heading home or what my plans will be, but I probably won't be up here much longer.
If you haven't heard about the project, here is a synopsis of the story that I copied from the website:
Beyond the Mask is an action-fused historic adventure, set in the international turmoil of the mid 1770′s. Running for his life, an East India Company assassin buried his past in a quiet English village, assuming the mantle of an Anglican priest. But this disguise won’t last for long when a woman he loves and a war he no longer wants force him to confront the question of who he really is. In the face of a looming global conflict, he discovers for himself the meaning and source of true justification and freedom.
Fundamentally this is a story about where we find our identity. Each of us asks, why am I special, why is my work significant, who am I, and why should people respect me. The answers we find to these questions define how we live our lives. At Burns Family Studios, we believe that the greatest story ever told is the good-news of Jesus Christ – that the human condition to prove oneself over and over by performing to the critics doesn’t impress God, and He accepts us in His Son, in-spite of, not because of, our best efforts. With this unmerited acceptance comes the only sure foundation for life.
The two main characters, Will and Charlotte.
Here's a concept trailer for the film:
You should definitely go to the website and read more about the production! The script was written by Paul McCusker (who wrote Adventures in Odyssey), and the villain is played by John Rhys-Davies (who played Gimli in Lord of the Rings)!!! Here's a really nice article that Nathaniel Darnell wrote about the production: http://www.examiner.com/article/lord-of-the-rings-actor-john-rhys-davies-joins-new-christian-action-film
It has been an amazing experience. This past week was really stressful at times because there were so many ball costumes to get ready and definitely not enough time to get them done, but everybody maintained such a good, upbeat attitude. We had a houseful of girls hard at work trying to get everything done, and we ended up not sleeping very much. In fact, I went 48 hours without sleep for the first time in my life. I was up working on costumes all day and all night, then laid down for 3 hours but didn't sleep, and then was up all the next night being an extra in the ball scene. It was freezing cold!!! We were in beautiful colonial ball gowns and it was supposed to be a warm July evening, but it was 36 degrees and I could hardly stop shivering. I didn't get to dance, which was sad, but I had a very fun time chatting with the people I was placed with around set.
After two nights of freezing all night and being an extra in the ball scene, we were finally done and came home and CRASHED. Well, I slept for 6 hours through the day, then ended up staying up all the next night hanging out with some crew members that came over, watching a movie, and talking to one of the girls here after everyone else had gone to bed. Then I slept 6 hours through the day again, and then a bunch of boys from the crew came over and hung out. We went down and took lots of cool pictures in the amazing cemetery down the road, and then we went for a walk in the rain and got soaking wet. Later, we went to the production office for a Bible study and then I got some dancing started. We danced for three hours in the barn and had a wonderful time!!! Now I need to go to bed again so I can get back on a semi-normal schedule. Tomorrow we'll be ice skating and cleaning up around the house, and then hosting a party for all the crew. It has been a wonderful three-day weekend. We all needed this fun, restful time after working so hard for the past week. I'll try to post pictures at some point, but for now I just wanted to let everybody know where I was and what was going in my life.
It has been so wonderful to see so many old friends who are on the crew, and meet so many new friends! My "family of filmmakers" just keeps growing and growing! I feel so incredibly blessed by all the new friendships I have developed in the short time I've been up here! It's going to be so hard to leave.
But for now...sleep. G'night, world!
1 comment:
Sounds like a lot of work, and a lot of fun! Wish I could be there... :-) Can't wait to see the movie!
Andrew B.
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