Hello Monday and Nutcracker Filming Weekend Recap!

 

Hi Friends...tired is an understatement, however, more grateful than anything this morning!  Nutcracker Filming wrapped up at 8pm last night...earlier than expected and the weekend was a huge success.

 

So so grateful for my girls and all of the kids to get this experience and so grateful that Rob and I were there to witness it all....magic is the best word I can use to describe what it was like to film a feature production.

 

All of the backstage moments you don't see in the audience....all of the direction and critiques coming from Mrs. Mullen, Kate and the film crew....all fascinating...and seeing how a film is made was such an education.....

 

Can't wait enough and with COVID #s rising everywhere, we were so worried that after months of hard work, this wouldn't happen BUT it did....Praise God!

 

 Sharing some pics and videos of a few things I snapped and a few things friends sent me....glad I can put them all here.....

 

next step is attending the live premier at a Drive In theater in a few weeks....yeah!  The girls cannot wait! :)

 

Rob was on Tech Crew- they do all of the set work

I was on the Film Crew and got to work one of the slates all weekend...think "Take 1"  ;)

 

Friday Night

 

First night of filming and the night was dedicated solely to the Snow Scene because of its intricacies

 

 Warming Up with Mrs Mullen- everything was so safe- when not filming, the dancers were all masked

 

 

 

Saturday

 

This was a crazy and long day!  8am-9pm pretty much!  Both of my girls came for their first day of filming- Eva for her role of Polichinelle and Diana for her roles of Angel and Russian  

 

My Girls all ready for their first day of filming...

 

The Calm Before The Storm

 

Eva's Ready For Polis!

 

Rehearsing with Mrs. M

 

 and Mother Ginger :)

 

 My Girls Together Back Stage

 

 Angels!

 

 More of the Magic...

 

 

Diana and Lizzie Ready for Russian!

 

 

 Wish I got a shot of this scene but they were so good they got it in one take- we had no time!

 

and this group....just trouble ;)

 

 

 

Sunday

 

 

This was the most complex day for filming...only two scenes but the two biggest scenes of the production- The Battle Scene and The Party Scene- both have many things going on at the same time so we knew it would be a long and hard day!

 

The calm before the storm...again...

 

 

 Baby Dolls all ready with Mrs. Mullen!

Warming Up...

 

 

and....the Battle Scene...

 

 

 

 

 

More Backstage Fun...

 

 

and finally...The Party Scene...

Film Director, Wesley Foster, getting the Party Kids amped up before this final scene of shooting...we all just love him!

 

 

and my friends....that's a wrap!

Now we promote our Drive In Event....they will be premiering it on Saturday December 5th and will fun it that weekend and the following weekend and then we will be able to stream it and download it after that....we are so excited!

We are also looking forward to the stories in the Windham Magazine and Windham Independent!

 

 

 

 

Linking up with the gals for Hello Monday HERE