Goodbye Los Organos – and wow – San Luis Potosi is beautiful!
July 4, 2010
Monday was our last shooting day in the national park – and we had a number of small scenes to shoot – capturing some important moments in different areas around the Cristeros camp.
My son got to play a young Cristero for a brief scene with the boys -eating in the camp mess (food hall) – and after about take 4 – the rain came down and didn’t stop for almost an hour (an side effect from the hurricane that crossed into Mexico and Texas a few days ago). Combined with the natural landscape – we suddenly found ourselves with a not-so-small river running right down the center of the camp!! Once the rain stopped – the art department had to dry everything quickly – and our Prop team worked like mad to replace all the food with fresh hot food and we picked up right where we left off.
We continued shooting into the night – and then the whole crew had to wrap out all the gear in the very dark and isolated campsite. They are truly incredible.
Then, on Tuesday we left the State of Zacatecas and made our way down to our next and very different shooting location. We are now in the city of San Luis Potosi (in the state of San Luis Potosi) – currently shooting in the urban areas which are doubling for 1920′s Guadalajara and Mexico City. Eduardo Verastegui – who plays the part of Anacleto – finally had his first day of shooting – along with Catalina – as we started to tell another part of our story.
Once again on Thursday – the rain began in the morning and continued all day long – never stopping for a moment. We were shooting full nights and we’re trying to make plans on how to shoot in the rain (as all our scenes were exteriors) – when come shooting call time – literally the moment I left for the set – the rain suddenly stopped – and another drop didn’t fall the rest of the night. Amazing!
On Friday – We had to jump to a few different places in the city – and the rain came to help dress our scenes up. It was a challenge for the electric crew (and everyone else) to light the last scene as the rain was storming down – but it was beautiful and – then once again – just stopped when we were ready to shoot.
My editor – Jim May – who is based in Los Angeles – is busy cutting scenes for me to review while we shoot. I asked him to cut a little compilation reel – so we could all see how the picture looks overall in scope. All I can say is – it was inspiring for all to see. This is a unique and epic picture…
Week 5 is done – next week – some day scenes in the city – then out to some nearby little towns for some more action moments.
Happy Independence Day for everyone in the USA.
Week 6 starts early tomorrow – and I couldn’t be more excited right now….
Back soon…
Dean
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It´s great to read news again. It looks like adventure, but you did a great job!
Everybody belive me:
It´s gonna be great movie! Dean exactly knows what to do, Lalo is illusionist, actors are emphatic, locations amazing and hardworking crew like big family. It was honour to be part of it for a while, thanks again Dean and convey a greating to Derek, Olinka, Luis and Everyone! Good luck and I´m keeping fingers crossed!
Goog photos… México is beatiful
Greetings from Durango
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I’m so happy to hear new from my lovelly city San Luis Potosi, and it’s make me happier that u r shooting in my city, u have to go and dinner to a very nice place it’s call el pozole, it’s near of the down town close to tequisquiapan garden, u really enjoy it.
If u want to know more place to eat, cheap and very tradicional let me know.
Thanks for make my city a location.
One again the sets far exceed expectations and the rainy street add an extra bonus atmosphere. Beautiful
Iv’e worked as an extra in the “Teatro de la Paz” and “Museo de la Macara” location, my congratulations to the art director, the furnitures, the clothes, as an antiques collector i can say that everithing was perfect, even that beautyful bikes that was used on the manifestation, very lovely, very 20′s.
I hope i could see myself in the movie, i was the one who run from “the coffe in the garden” to the stairs of “Teatro de la Paz”.
Again, Congratulations.
hey MARCO!! … i saw you running on the area of “teatro de la paz” hahaha was so funny cuz’ when we are eatting, after of that action.. u were said me: “waaahh!! i was so tired! i ran almost one hundred times! hahahaha…. so funny…
well i hope i can see me in the movie too! i had my five minutes of fame! hahahaha its crazy! haha
hey DIRECTOR!: u are so so great! congratulations 4ya! really!
well i hope u can enjoy everything in my citiy… my beautiful city… SAN LUIS POTOSI!
have a great time here!!!
and see u … maybe in the movie! … well not!… cuz’ u are offscreen all along! hahaha
greetings 4 pajatito!… Pollo!… Soniia… Jorge… well 4all!!
bye
thank´s to choose san luis potosi and welcome
nice, welcome to San Luis Potosi!! we are contentments of which they find chosen to Potosi San Luis to record its film much success
Congrats!
This movie looks spectacular and it is great to see that the Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui is taking part in the film. God bless.
I appreciate that this film is a forgotten issue for many.I understand that is impossible in one film is all about Cristiada. For those interested in what was not possible to see in the movie, I share these memories of family:
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