Production Diaries:
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
October 2004
Recent Entries:
HUNDREDS GATHER TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MAKO IWAMATSU IN CAGES!
Wed, 14 Nov 2007
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE SCREENING OF MAKO!
Tue, 16 Oct 2007
Perles Acquires Cages Distribution!
Wed, 01 Aug 2007
"CAGES" RUNS 4TH WEEK IN THEATRES!
Fri, 13 Apr 2007
IT'S MY TURN TO FLY!
Mon, 09 Apr 2007
"CAGES" SURPRISES MANY AS IT ENTERS THIRD WEEKEND IN THEATRES!
Fri, 06 Apr 2007
"CAGES" ENTERS THIRD WEEK IN THEATRES!
Tue, 03 Apr 2007
LOYAL FOLLOWING TO THANK, AS "CAGES" ENTERS THIRD WEEK IN THEATRES!
Mon, 02 Apr 2007
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One day...One location
09/03/04
Today was one location....and one long day. We only had three scenes to pound out, and Mark (Director of Photography) and I knew it would be a full one.
We wanted to treat the hospital scenes a specific way, which included single continuous shots, not multiple cuts...and utilizing the lack of color of our awesome older Singaporean hospital to punctuate the moment in the story. Every location has a color design, stimulating a sense to the viewer. In this situation, lack of color is also playing an important part in the cumulative effect of story telling.
Regardless of the day only being three simple scenes, it consumed all of our creative efforts and attention. Art Department, Wardrobe, Casting, Continuity...we all had a long and challenging day. Cast wise, it consisted of Mako Iwamatsu, Zelda Rubinstein, Tah Kheng Hua, Dickson Tan, and Bobby Tonelli, along with a hand full fo extras, a doctor, some nurses and a medic. Asrani, our Bollywood star, who plays LEO was the only one not in this set of scenes. He's a very funny and interesting guy...with 118 feature films under his belt. We'll get to work with him later this week.
Tomorrow seems like a nightmare in comparison. We're shooting in 4 different locations. I don't think the shots will be as complicated as those in the hospital...but regardless, it's going to be a long day.
The schedule is beginning to take a toll on our energy levels. When we look at the number of days ahead, and the amount of material we need to cover, it's almost too much. For now, we're all just taking one day at a time. One day...One location.
Graham Streeter
Director
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