| For five weeks, the crew
was crammed into one small, furnished house that served as living quarters,
production office, and a primary location for the movie. There were
the usual problems associated with low-budget cinema—a frenzied shooting
schedule, unforeseen technical glitches, sheer physical exhaustion—and
a few cases of extremely bad luck.
With several key scenes to
be filmed in “Ryan and Amy’s house,” the crew returned one day to find
all of the dining room furniture had suddenly disappeared. It turns
out that while the filmmakers were out on location, the landlords had entered
the premises to remove some of their belongings, leaving a huge empty space
in the middle of Ryan and Amy’s living room area. Panic ensued, and
the remaining scenes had to be cleverly re-imagined in order to avoid massive
continuity errors. |
| On the whole, however, local
businesses and townspeople were curious and helpful, if somewhat bewildered
by the scope of the enterprise. Aside from the occasional visit from
a starry-eyed local hoping to land a speaking role, most people kept a
respectful distance and allowed filming to go on without interference.
Throughout the shoot, the
weather was kind enough to remain consistent, if unexpectedly sunny for
the middle of November. Filming wrapped in early December, just days
before an enormous storm front moved in and changed the face of Mid-Missouri
into a winter snowscape. |
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