Today we shoot indoors. A big, musty, funky, old barn that is home to spiders, bats, birds, worms, mice and most importantly, the HANTA VIRUS. Everyone was in extra-special awareness mode to be on the lookout for the insidious Virus, which tried to creep up and jump us every time we turned our backs. Damn the Hanta Virus. I'm not sure who on the crew was the Hanta Virus specialist, my guess is Barfly, or at least his alter-ego Safety Blake. I know little of the Hanta Virus, except that it is to be feared and avoided at all costs. What I gathered from the experts is that it is some lethal airborn virus with flu-like symptoms that comes from mouse poop. HANTA VIRUS!!!
We had a lot of extras today, so we didn't clue them in that they were taking their lives into their hands by helping us out. They might have started to put something together as the crew would intermittently yelp "HANTA VIRUS!" and jump away in fear. Maybe they thought we were crazy. Dune crazy. Hmm...
So anyways. The scene looked great. TJ was around to mastermind the lighting scheme, so we had no issues there. The actors did a fine job, and the footage looks sweet, so we're happy. It was a long day though, and we didn't wrap out till long after dark, which was a bummer. Turning the Intruder and the grip truck with the genny around in a tiny space in the dark was tricky, but some minor body damage aside, things weren't so bad.
HANTA VIRUS!!!
Photo Addendum - The Hanta Virus could be anywhere...
