How many of you have had a generator parked next to you that was strong enough to run a large hospital?
This was the generator truck that started at 6:00AM yesterday ( Monday the 5th ) and ran all day until 7:00PM.
With no previous knowledge we learned that a movie was being filmed directly in front of us.
The trucks ran all behind RV1 to past Cordon’s.
Wardrobe. Another truck was makeup, another had showers and toilets and on and on. They were all supplied electricity from the generator next to us.
Meanwhile in front we suddenly had six sea-doos going back and forth.
We were a captive audience. So much activity. I vaguely recall reading within the past few months on the Isla de la Piedra Facebook page that extras were being sought for a movie. The turquoise Rubicon Jeep had been up and down the beach for a few days. Now we know why. It was actually in one of the scenes.
Various props were built here and there. In fact the first scene of the day and the last towards sunset were filmed closer to the shrimp farm up the beach. I actually walked there today:) And they were filming up there again.
Mid screen you can see the large white reflector screen, that is where the current action was being filmed.
This is what was behind the Jeep. The production crew catching all the film angles, sound, lighting, etc. It has been unusually humid the past few days. It is 90% humidity at 7PM locally at this very moment. Note the fan top right area.
They had a bullhorn, sound boom, lights and all you could expect. I even heard the word “action”! Pronounced slightly differently in Spanish.
Despite the heat and humidity these gaffers had to move their lighting equipment all over the beach. The cameras were on huge tripods that moved in the deep sand.
Time to move the production “tent” closer to the next scene directly on the water.
This scene required the sea-doos to do their thing.
About 4PM we went into our RV and were overwhelmed with the smell of exhaust inside. Instant headache. So Colin shut the widows and turned on the A/C. Besides the smell, the generators were an irritation with their constant hummmm.
What a special day for us to experience.
There has been so much happening in the past week that I can’t keep up with the blog. Lots more to come. Life on the Isla is indeed paradise.
Last night.
Very interesting! Do you know the name of the movie or when it will be out? I would love to see it.
No I don’t but I am working on it. It might be a soap opera and not a big film.
How very exciting to have a movie unfold right in front of you. I do know the aggravation of a generator blasting all day, so irritating and the fumes, yuck.
Once again an amazing sunset, thank you.
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We sort of got use to the noise but not the smell. And I love knowing that you are out there.
Reminds me of our last winter in the RV park when they were building condos behind us. Huge machines and constant noise. Even here in our complex something noisy is always going on! Ahhh…Mexico😁
I heard all about that from Carol and Bill. Such a sad change to the RV park. But as you say that is Mexico, we could talk about Banda.
I’m not sure if the excitement of the day overrides the noise of the generator but by the time the movie comes out hopefully all you’ll remember is the excitement. And just look at that sunset. Wow.
It was a great end to the day.
Lots of excitement on Isla!
Croft this year seems to be more full of life and excitement than in last years.
Wishing you peace and quiet. We have neighbors behind us that moved in 5 years ago, he is a builder and has been storing quite a bit of his equipment and supplies at the back of the property, the noise is awful. We had such wonderful neighbors that lived there prior. So really I wish all of us peace & quiet…
Hmm sounds like one of our neighbours back home. This was just for a day. Once the generator left about 7PM we were fine and all the noise was forgotten. Sorry about you current neighbours.
How exciting and of course I love sunset photos! Thank you for sharing.
I will be sharing over and over all winter my dear friend.
I would think the excitement of having a movie filmed lasted a good 5 minutes before the aggravation took over. They are a little boring to watch film but you should offer yourself as an extra 😀😀
Who are the stars? It will be fun to watch the movie.
Sorry but I have no idea who the ‘stars’ are nor what the movie is called. I will try and find out those details. Someone told me that they bought it was a Mexican soap opera. They are typically dramatic and a great way to learn spanish.
What fun! We enjoyed all the filming when we were living in our condo during COVID, there were four Christmas movies made while we were there.
I remember that year and thought about how lucky you were to see all that activity. Thankfully you did not have to endure the generator.