Fools by Martin Walker

Friday, November 09, 2007

Two Days at Cozy's...



...and only one neon light broken. We should be relieved. On Wednesday, Lucy directed the band sequence for the "Dirty Virgins" (or is that "Dirty Virgin", i.e., singular? How many Dirty Virgins are there???). Onahoua Rodriguez, playing Shane, is the lead singer of this band. Justin Klosky, "Jim", is the guitar player, and Wendy from The Fabulous Miss Wendy, from whom we obtained the catchy title song for "Love Song", played bass. One of Jenna's friends was the drummer. (I should've caught his name, but all I could think about was whether we'd have to clear the Spiderman picture on his t-shirt.) The four of them made up the Dirty Virgins and they looked smokin' hot on screen. We got enough people to show up on Wednesday so that we could shoot the crowd shots and not look retarded.





On Thursday, Laura directed the last scenes from her vignette at Cozy's. Since minimal extras showed up on this day, crew ended up being extras, including yours truly. We even grabbed Walker, the guy who works at Cozy's, to be an extra. (I got a chance to talk with Walker during breaks and he is one interesting guy. He hung out with the rock legends at Woodstock, and now, on the weekends, helps produce a radio talk show.) Anyway, I rather enjoyed sitting by the bar table as an extra. Got a chance to have stimulating conversations with a couple of the other ladies on set. All I can say is, if only the camera caught some of our discussions...whew...gotta save some of that juicy stuff for the next film...lol.





On both days, there were several kissing scenes on screen. The first day was between "Dustin" and "Shane". Hot. The second day was between "Jackie" and "Jared", right after Jared gives Jackie the Rabbit vibrator (courtesy of The Pleasure Chest). That's true love for ya.

Today will be a busy for me, as I prepare to shoot the "Silverlake party" tomorrow. It will be an outdoor, night scene. We're shooting at my brother's house and my sisters are coming up to help out as well. Yes, folks, it does take a village to make a film. Or at least, the help of your friends and family.

1 comment:

Love 10 to 1 said...

DIRTY VIRGIN - singular

Lucy

About The Three Shorts

Christine Le wrote and directed the 1st story Love 10 to 1.
The first story explores the life of a 29-year-old virgin, Jenny, who desperately wants to lose her virginity before her 30th birthday. As she encounters one loser after another on dates, Jenny pines after her boss, Dustin. While at her grandmother’s retirement home, Jenny learns a powerful lesson from her grandmother about sex and the meaning of life.


Christine Le (right) directs Shireen Nomura Mui (Jenny) & Justin Klosky (Jim).

Lucy Rodriguez wrote and directed Love Song.
The second story revolves around Shane, the lead singer of the L.A. rock band, Dirty Virgin. Shane has her pick of admirers but it’s her roommate Dustin she wants to be with. Shane confesses her feelings on Jackie and Jared’s show but when Dustin meets Cali, Shane’s shot at love starts to dwindle. With Dirty Virgin about to embark on a world tour, will Dustin realize that he’s the object of Shane’s affections? Will they risk their friendship to give this Love Song a chance?


Lucy Rodriguez & David Villar (Dustin)

Laura Somers wrote and directed Diving Lessons.
The final story picks up where Love 10 to 1 left off, but from the perspective of Jim, the guitarist of Dirty Virgin. Jim sees Jenny at a swimming pool, trying desperately to overcome her fear of diving. In fact, he finds out that she’s making a list of everything that she’s afraid of and trying to overcome them, one by one. He is instantly smitten and tries to convince her that he’s not just a rock star who ‘loves ‘em and leaves ‘em’. Can a rock star find love with a virgin?


Shireen Nomura-Mui, Laura Somers & Justin Klosky




Leah Anova is the Director of Photography for Love 10 to 1 & Diving Lessons.

Additional Cinematography on Diving Lessons by Erik Forsell

Matthew Boyd is the Director of Photography for Love Song.