It is hard to describe in a few words the amazing day of shooting we all experienced - We wouldn't be able to do it justice, simply, the day was incredible. We filmed in all the locations that the following events happened! We made history. Again, my crew was amazing and I wouldn't pick anyone else to do the job.
The entire crew was at the location at 8:30 a.m. and ready to go. We blocked the shots outside the Atlit house and started shooting. The shots looked great and even looked like a large hollywood budget film. :-) By 1:00 p.m. we were finished and we graciously thanked Gideon for allowing us to invade his house for 5 hours.
From there we moved to the second location which was 1 mile down the road. We ate lunch and started getting the camera ready to make the trek up to the lookout spot, which sees everything and sees down below to the beach. As I was up there with the Dp and assistant, I see dark clouds and heard some thunder ( out at sea). We rushed to get the shots and we made our way down the lookout......it poured. With all the equipment, we hid under some trees, but we still got wet.
The actors, crew and myself were wet. The DP and I went with the actors and started to shoot some close ups - Actors running between some brush, mud and trees in a place called Dostri Valley. This happened and the rain just got stronger, so we stopped. 20 minutes later, the rain stopped and the sun came out. I thought I was back in FL, with the 4pm shower.
We got great shots, and the crew thought we were filming the Israeli version of lost. Ha ha. After the "woodsy area," we moved company to our last location - Atlit beach (down the street).
We took stunning shots of "Sarah" walking on the beach, while the sun was falling through the beautiful patches of clouds. Stunning is understatement - the shots looked like a multi- million dollar production was in town on Atlit beach.
We shot a few scenes with the actors and even lit a torch for one of the actors to wave in the dark. I was afraid he would get burned, because the torch was dipped in gasoline and it lit up fast and strong.
At the end of the day, as I am watching the beautiful sunset from Atlit Beach, I think of a wonderful woman who recently left this world, whose presence enriched my life in the short time I was able spend with her. We will miss you Judith Sobel (Zichrona Le'vracha).
Tomorrow: Another Shabbat weekend in Israel, time for some rest. Shabbat Shalom
Leora
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