For me, it went something like this:
“Rehearse, Take one.”
“Rehearse again.”
“Quiet! Again…”
OK. “ACTION!”
“Please walk more slowly; the cameraman can’t keep up with you.”
Take five. “ACTION!”
“Could you stand a little closer? Here-we’ll put a tape mark on the floor for you.”
Take six. "ACTION!"
“DON’T LOOK AT THE MARK!”
Take eight. "ACTION!"
“Could you PLEASE stand a little closer? I know it feels weird but you’re not the director.”
Take twelve. “ACTION!”
“HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! WHAT IS THAT NOISE??”
(It’s one of our dedicated winemaker/cellarhands, maneuvering the front-end loader in close proximity to the “set”. Her cargo of pomace (grape skins, residue) is being returned to the earth from whence it came - you know, ashes to ashes, pomace to compost.) It is harvest time, after all, and we are a working winery!
Wait...wait for it… OK, composting complete, quiet has resumed.
Take fifteen. “ACTION!”
“Uh, geez, our super-sonic, hypersensitive movie-making microphone just recorded you and your co-worker (in another room) discussing SEX.” (It was the wine of the SAME NAME, not the deed. Seriously.)
Take eighteen. “ACTION!”
And so it went.
Ultimately, the clapper board made its final, crisp snap and the day was officially a “wrap”. Set dismantled, cords coiled, gear packed. The crew and actors whooshed out as quickly as they came.
But not before sampling a bit of bubbly.
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"One must wait until the evening
to see how splendid the day has been."
-Will Rogers
