A lot of things happening in rapid succession in the last few days. Let me see if I can remember them all here in a post.

Met the guy playing the monster. He’s a former pro wrestler, now a stuntman. I was eating dinner in a restaurant with some of the crew when I turned around to see this wall of a person. His head was obscured by the rafter beams of the building. I stood up and shook his hand and felt like an infant. He’s a real nice guy, and we got to talk about the movement, characteristics, and personality of the monster. He’s been studying the script and working hard, and it continues to amaze me how much effort is being put into every nook and cranny of the film.

The 10-ton truck from Panavision arrived today, fully loaded with cameras, lights, and grip equipment. In tow was the 750 amp generator for all of the lights, HD station, and assorted gear. If you’ve never seen it before, it’s positively staggering to see everything that goes into making even a small film, and I consider this to be small. A bigger studio film would have a fleet of these trucks running non-stop.

Got to spend some more time with Louis, who plays one of the lead roles. We ran some of his lines in the car as we went to get him a haircut and run errands. I still remember some of the lines in the script almost verbatim, so it was kinda easy to recall. But he was in full performance mode, giving it everything he had.

The scene we were rehearsing was one with some particularly long pieces of dialogue for him and has some heavy undertones. The end of it had him right in my face, completely serious with a crazed expression in his eyes, while I’m driving. And all I kept thinking was, “I’m running lines with one of the stars of this movie in my car while getting him a haircut. How weird is this?”

We are now 2 days from starting principal photography. I am excited, nervous, and anxious about a lot of things. A lot of these things are beyond my control now, and in the hands of the professionals. So, I will leave you with some sage words from the Director:

“Every time we get to make a movie it’s a privilege.”