Beeline "Drums"
Was probably the craziest thing I've ever done in my entire life.
Connie and I took turns sleeping. Two shifts - Connie goes home at 1am and comes back at 9am, I go home at 11am and come back at 5pm. We did that for a full week. I hate the office couch now.
By far the nicest and most canggih studio that I've ever shot in. Even colder than Green Cow, if that's even possible.
Thai prop master. I think his name is Not. Speaks no English, funny guy. Always asking us to take pictures with him.
This is how sand is levelled in Thailand. So much faster, so much more efficient. So impressive.
I suspected that the Assistant Producer from Moscow took a liking to me, which, unfortunately cannot be said the same for myself. He takes pictures of me on shoot when I'm uber stressed, like, when I'm ready to bite heads off. And when I glare at him, he started taking the liberty to sneak pictures of me. So who could really blame me, right?
Zainal's first trip to Bangkok. He babysat the Malaysian talent, all the way. I wouldn't have done that myself.
Whether in KL or in Bangkok, I'll always be an umbrella girl. The tattoos on these gentle giants took all night to paint. And they never once complained.
Casting director, Oil, asked me if I was from Hong Kong. A little glamorous for a KL girl, he says. Coincidentally his sister shares my name.
Producer at Matching Studios, Tone. An unbelievably nice person, has never said no to me. We emailed back and forth for a week before I finally met him in Bangkok.
This is what a toilet truck in Thailand looks like. It's like a hotel washroom in there. They even have butlers in uniform handing out towels to us.
Junior Steadicam Operator. I don't know her name. But she's hot. She's also one of 5 female camera operators in Thailand.
The Master, we call him. He's a choreographer, stuntman, rigger, performer. He gave Nick and the guys a crash course the Haka dance in half an hour. So polite, so smiley, so soft-spoken.
It felt a lot longer than the 2 weeks we all spent on it. So many arguments, so much shouting, so many threats. But we pulled through. All of us did.
And I have enjoyed the shoot in Baan Krut. Who cares if it's a 5 hour drive away from the city?
The company was good. The shoot went well. The camera assistants are hot. I can't complain, really.
It just irked me a little that some people are in this picture with us.
2 comments:
Love at first sit LOL! I so want to go to thailand some day :) how come this place is only a few hours from KL? I though u have to go via Kedah?
it's 5 hours away from bangkok ;) and bangkok is a 2 hour flight away from kl.
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