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.
