It's the one-year anniversary of filming
The Legend of Jimi Lazer. Here are a few memories from some cast and crew about being on the set. (Watch for Part 2 next week!)
Cue the mist...
"It had been a hot day of shooting (we had a lot of weather during the shoot–the first day was very cold and wet). For the scene, Jimi was sitting outside on a mound of dirt. To say "suddenly" sounds cliché, but suddenly a strong wind blew in and with it a fog, dark clouds and a temperature drop of about 10 degrees. We all started to run and grab things that might blow away and head for cover. I was seriously thinking we were about to get hit by a tornado. The next thing I knew, we were called back to set up. Mann wanted to use the strange weather as part of the scene. For the next half hour we filmed about 3 or 4 takes of Jimi with dark skies, fog, and wind. I told someone that this is a million dollar shot. I’m sure it would have cost that if we had to make our own fog and wind and everything. And then it passed; the sun came out and the air warmed up again. It was an awesome moment and we couldn’t help but feel God had stepped in as our Art Director." --
William G. Hobbs (crew/cast)
Battling the lint ball
"The most challenging scene for me, and the one I now remember fondly, is my big scene at the horse farm... cold, damp and freezing. Wearing a thin black suit. In between takes, they brought a blanket to warm me up... when I went to resume shooting, the blanket came off and I was like a lint ball from the blanket! The funny thing was, there were 2 or 3 people lint rolling me to clean me up to get back to the shoot. They were fast, efficient, and funny!" --
Jim Yorfido (cast)
All in a day's work
"Trying to keep up with Freedom's choice of bolo vs clerical collars, and knowing where his hat was and if he was wearing his glasses kept me on my toes! Realizing I forgot to get the necklace back from Zmoothie and tracking it down before Maria figured it out was another fun moment." --
Susanna Klumpenhouwer (crew)
A clean set is a happy set
"When I offered to help out on the movie set, I said I could sweep. I ended up doing more than that. But on the fourth day, I finally got to sweep. It was in the attic of a barn and was so dusty!" --
Hannah Miller (crew)
Safety first
"Huge safety precautions were taken when a scene called for us to try to ignite a bonfire with lighter fluid, but it simply would NOT catch fire. Eventually a pit was dug, filled with newspaper and soaked generously with GASOLINE! This, obviously did the trick." --
Dave Mullen (crew)
Being in the moment
"Being on set was a great experience. Everyone worked very well together, making it a more enjoyable and efficient filming process. The greatest moments we shared couldn't have been planned. Just being in the moment and contributing to the film was a blast and I couldn't have asked for anything more than that. I'm looking forward to the film and more success to everyone for many days to come!" --
Paul Hoerdt (crew/cast)
More memories coming in Part 2...