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Majestic shootings in L.A. H
Further interior scenes, including those at the Majestic lobby and auditorium, have then been filmed at the studio lot. The lobby and auditorium from the Ferndale shoot have been completely rebuilt in the studio for this.
From May 29th to June 1st as well as June 5th, additional scenes will be filmed at the Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, an Art Deco building most likely to be used for the scenes at Pete's apartment.
Production is scheduled to end by June 30th.
Yesterday, there was a show called "The 20 most outreages moments" on Mtv. Jim Carrey was in that list and on number 14. This was for his speech he gave at the Mtv Movie Awards 1999. Jim was dressed like a "motorbike-guy" and keeped up the character whole the time! Even when he was winning the "Best Male Performance" for "The Truman Show", he didn't break his character! Mtv was suprised about his language, his funny speech and the hold-on to the character. So they thought Jim deserved a place in the TOP 20 and they named the scene "Carrey-ed away" because he was having it and they really had to carry him away...
One thing I know, It was funny as hell ! I wonder what's it is going to be at this years Mtv Movie Awards...
interesting article! G
Bob "the minister" Wells, well known to North Coast theater goers, did an impeccable first take. The camera was moved for another shot. Jim was supposed to walk forward and place a rose on the coffin. On the second take, Kirby Washington, the guy who marks the shot, snapped the clapper, ran off camera and slipped. The bit of slapstick set Jim into giggle fits and he had a hard time walking to the coffin without laughing. At one point he climbed onto the coffin and pretended to row it like a canoe. That's when Frank called down the hill, "That first shot is looking real good right now."
And now go read the rest here. I LOVVVVE details like that. Happens to me a lot, the fits of laughter, during acting class. Good to see that my big example deals with the same problem...
L.A. JAY! T
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Sing alongs hahaha. Go buy it! Then. At November 20.
And exactly what happened last Friday at "The Majestic" production?
Well, here's a detailed answer to that burning question, courtesy of Deep
Trachea:
«On Friday, filming took place at the Pt. Cabrillo Lighthouse on the
coast between the towns of Mendocino and Ft. Bragg, CA.
Scenes between Jim Carrey and Laurie Holden were shot, as well as a
well-choreographed dusk shot with 150 extras walking toward the lighthouse.
Security went on alert halfway through the evening when a woman who had been
dismissed from the local Ft. Bragg extras pool (for showing up too late to be
run through hair, make-up, and wardrobe) was reported to have shown up on-set
with a knife. Scenes to be shot later that night which involved extras were
adjusted so that they could be filmed with principal actors only and all of the
extras were wrapped for the night.
The other security snafu of the day occurred when the extras personal
belongings in their changing tents at the wardrobe/make-up/hair complex on Main
Street in Ft. Bragg were left unguarded by security personnel and several items
of clothing were stolen. Police arrested one man whom they believed had been
involved and a few items were recovered.
Many crew members were disappointed at the problems in Ft. Bragg considering
how smoothly things went in Ferndale.
A "core" group of Ferndale extras (approximately 30 of them) had
been kept behind for the scenes shot at the Lighthouse. They were wrapped for
the last time Friday night. All the remaining filming in Ft. Bragg (two days'
worth) will be completed using local extras.»
If you'd like to see where filming took place, visit the Virtual
Guidebooks's Quicktime VR movie, and the Lighthouse's official site linked
below:
-- With many thanks to Deep Trachea for another informative update on
the "Majestic" happenings. Movie Veteran, who worked as extra in several of the scenes shot in
Ferndale, also participated in the filming done during this week at Fort Bragg's
Skunk Train Depot. He kindly agreed to share his on-set adventures with us,
which are transcribed below for your reading pleasure:
«The Majestic Co. was most praising in their appreciation of the
extra's group and putting up with frightful weather and other privations of mind
and body.
The people were cast about in various Motels... and one noted fleabag. I was
lucky in a bare bones Super 8 motel.
Tuesday opened up clear and bright for the railroad depot scene with a
hellish wind: cold and colder! Jim Carrey arrived to a whistling, cheering crowd
(many times over) then on to his stepping from the train car (again many times
over), then on to his moving into the cheering crowd (many times over) However,
by this time, the sun was setting, so off to beer and early bed/tv for most.
Wednesday began at 5:30A.M. with the day promising to be clear and warm, to
continue with Carrey working the crowd and other main cast people in assorted
emotional greetings, lasting all day to the last drop of sunshine, adjusting
madly to shoot the last remnants with the crowd before the Ferndale group were
to leave that night.
Now it was moving at a good pace, keeping the crowd alive with excitement
putting forth with great gusto for each bellowing cheer ("--that was great,
now another---and another! Great!" etc etc very effective and much was made
of it by the Directors.)
Of course, the crowd cooperated to the fullest, with the gain of going home a
day early, not be held over: boarded the departing bus art 9:30PM and we got
back into Ferndale at 1:30 the next morning---got home proud of it all. And so
it went for the Majestic in Ft. Bragg!»
-- With many thanks to Movie Veteran for this great report and to our
Anonymous contributor in Ferndale for sending it in. Fort Braggie01 also sent in some further interesting comments on the
filming at Fort Bragg:
«The peek wind was a 47 mph gust, and the residents that are extras are
really enjoying the experience, but the area residents are also complaining that
there is a bit of conflict with the traffic situations, and "Hollywood
Attitude". As far as I have seen, the crew has been really nice. Since my
neighbor is a extra, and has been in all of the shoots (here in Fort Bragg),
[...] she has commented that "She has a great respect for the actors, and
is having a wonderful experience, swollen ankles and all!"»
-- With big thanks Fort Braggie01 for the info. Here's Deep Trachea with more information on yesterday's filming at
the historic village of Mendocino:
«On Thursday, instead of filming at the Train station again, production
moved 10 miles south to the tiny town of Mendocino where scenes were shot of Jim
Carrey's character on a beach before coming to the town of Lawson. Also in the
scenes were James Whitmore and a Golden Retriever. The additional train station
scenes originally planned for Thursday (which are a continuation of this last
Monday's scenes) will be moved to early next week.»
And here's also a couple links to Virtual Guidebooks's Quicktime VR
movies of Big River, and other beautiful Mendocino city views:
-- With many thanks to Deep Trachea for another "Majestic"
update. by BCDavis
Check it out at Castle Rock's Upcoming Movies Page.
On an interesting note, this black and white photograph below is showing the
Majestic theatre's marquee that Castle Rock set up to promote the movie for the
trailer. Thanks to Ferndale Resident for the neat picture!
-- With lotsa thanks to Ferndale Resident for the great photo of the
Majestic. And here's even more details on the first days of shooting at Fort Bragg,
sent in by, um... Deep Trachea:
«Filming began in Fort Bragg on Monday. So far, it's been limited to
scenes filmed at Fort Bragg's Skunk Train depot, which is doubling for Lawson's
train station. Scenes filming there include shots of one character getting on
the train, and a couple of them getting off.
Scenes at the train station will continue Thursday. Friday is expected to be
when scenes of Lawsonites going to a big "Party at the Point" out by
the lighthouse will be filmed.
Filming in Fort Bragg is expected to be wrapped by early next week.
Production will then move as scheduled to L.A. to shoot interiors-- not for
"finishing touches" as someone previously wrote. That's expected to
take another 4-5 weeks.»
To learn more about the Skunk Train check the official site at the link
below:
-- With many thanks to Deep Trachea for the additional
info. Allright! Here's the first news from "The Majestic" production now
in Fort Bragg, Mendocino. This update comes courtesy of Anon!
«Production moved to Ft. Bragg, Ca. on Monday, April 30 for filming of
the train station, lighthouse, and dinner scenes through today, May 2. Jim
Carrey, along with 200+ extras and many of the main characters, were used on the
Lawson Station homecoming shots under sunny skies and often windy (up to 30mph)
conditions - so windy at times that one of the large tents snapped and other
facilities needed to be found.
Late on Tuesday, Woody Harrelson stopped by the set (with his significant
other) and talked at length with director Frank Darabont between shots.
Harrelson is currently on an "Off The Grid" bicycle tour down the
northern California coast. He had stopped to speak in Arcata, Ca. the previous
weekend at an alternative energy event held there before winding his way south
to Ft. Bragg.
Filming is expected to continue there through next week where it's rumored
the production will go back to Los Angeles for another two months of finishing
touches. The crew has often mentioned during filming that "Jim is giving
the performance of his career on The Majestic" and "that his work will
shock and amaze anyone skeptical that Carrey can handle a dramatic
role."»
-- With many thanks to Anon for the update! Lora Jabot got to meet Laurie Holden on Easter Eve and was so gracious
as to send us this cool pic and a few comments made by Laurie during their chat:
«We had a nice chat...about the movie, the Humboldt weather, the
costumes...she told me I looked like I was in the movie...and then I woke up!!
She Loved it in Humboldt County, and says it's the great thing about what she
does, to travel and see places that she would never see, and to meet the people
that make the places!»
Click on the thumbnail for the full version.
To close the Ferndale chapter with a golden key, here's JCO's
Anonymous reporter with a final recap of last week's filming and other
curious set happenings. Illustrating it are photos taken by Ferndale
Fritz,David LaRue, Ferndale Resident, and by Lora
Jabot:
«The circus vanishes! The Majestic circus disappears into the mist as
Castle Rock leaves Ferndale for filming in Ft. Bragg and Mendocino a hundred
miles to the south. They leave behind a collection of stuff: boards, aluminum,
neon tubes, and a troop of ghosts drifting down Main Street dressed like my
parents the year before I was born...
On Monday, a prop department truck started to unload the various dressing
props and furniture from the Diner set.
The extras (don't call them that: they are supposed to be known as
'background artists') were working at the cemetary again in the morning.
And the theatre marquee changing titles: from 'An American in Paris' to 'The
Invasion of the Body Snatchers' to 'A Streetcar Named Desire' over the next
several nights (and in the daylight hours, peculiarly "Grand opening
tonight: A Steven Spielberg film 'Minority Report'"---which is a film
currently shooting in LA with Tom Cruise...)
Tuesday morning was overcast but not raining, perfect for matching the shots
taken last week: the 'background artists' had gathered in front of the sheriff's
office at the Town Hall set to take reaction shots from the principles. By
afternoon, the usual group of extras had been joined by possibly a hundred new
faces and the marching band for the big memorial scene at Town Hall park (look
for cookie lady Ellie Green in her coral dress and flowered hat!).
The scene was taken a number of times, with the Marching Lumberjacks playing
The Star Spangled Banner and America the Beautiful many times through, as they
arranged and re-arranged all the townsfolk for each take. The new faces included
a number of gentlemen in WWII era uniforms, some people in mourning, and at
least one older man in an American 'doughboy' uniform from World War One with
helmet and tight leggings.
Tuesday night, the crew moved back to the Majestic for a late night shoot in
front of the theatre. After dark you can see the orange glow of little heaters
brought out for the crew, and the pop and sparkle of flashbulbs from
cameras---both from tourists and crew taking pictures for continuity as they do
dozens of times a day.
The last couple of days of filming, there were a lot of goodbyes and picture
taking among the background actors and their directors, with farewell gifts
given to some of the assistant directors---Yvonne the background hairstylist
said goodbye with a beautifully rendered song, from the stage at the holding
area.
Wednesday seemed to be a repeat of Tuesday's schedule: by nightfall it had
been a very long day and the background people were tired, some even dozing on
the benches outside their holding area.
One of the key moments focuses on the passage of time, seen on the face of
the town clock which is right next to the Majestic: its an old clock, belonging
to the Ferndale Museum, and its operated from inside a jewelry store just
behind---but the shopkeepers could not be found. The production came to a
screeching halt as Castle Rock searched high and low for the owners, who were
finally located and driven into to town so they could open their shop and change
the hands on the clock. Finally, the night shoot was back on track, but it made
for a very late (and probably very expensive) night.
The background artists were sent home, and the principles seem to have been
dismissed after a long day: that left only the camera, and Frank Darabont and
his crew and the Majestic. The marquee now read 'Sand Pirates of the Sahara' as
the night fog lowered silently over Main Street. That's where I left them.
There have been a lot of fun moments during this event. I could see Jim
Carrey almost every single day, at some point: that first day or two was chilly,
and his assistant brought Jim a puffy black down jacket to wear over his
costume.
When the cameras rolled the assistant would pluck the coat from Jim's
shoulders and rush to hide around a corner out of the shot, then return with the
coat the second the director said 'Cut!' maybe a minute or two later---this
happened maybe ten times an hour, coat on-coat-off-coat-on-coat-off. It became
known at the Coat Ballet.
James Whitmore was admired in Ferndale and well-liked for his down to earth
attitude. I talked to him while he was shopping for his own groceries at the
market. I forget to mention that I had seen him two nights before, in a 50's
sci-fi classic 'Them!' being eaten by a giant ant... My friend Geoffrey Spencely
is about Mr. Whitmore's age, and they paused one afternoon to exchange stories
about knee problems---and both lifted up their pants legs to show off their
scars.
There is a blue tent used to protect the sensitive equipment during shooting:
it's where Frank Darabont makes his home base during the day, and where the
actors go to watch the taped replay of their performances---every time a new
shot is set up, the blue tent is moved by grips, and I'd often see it floating
dreamily down the street at shoulder level, silently tilting and gliding like
something out of a dream.
Oh, it's been fun. But time goes on, and the movie rolls on toward its
completion: we can't wait to see it. But for now, for us, the great Majestic
circus vanishes into the dawn.»
-- With a world of thanks to our Anonymous reporter for another
masterfully written review, to David LaRue, Ferndale Fritz,
Ferndale Resident, and Lora Jabot for the photos, and to
Ferndale Resident for letting us know who Mr. Darabont's
"co-worker" was.
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