THE SHOOT - Part 4
I didn't keep a diary during the shoot because there wasn't any time for it. But we were sufficiently organized that when one of our stars had to fly back to New York for 24 hours in the middle of the 6 day shoot (and we had already moved her scenes around 6 or 7 times to try to make all of our lives easier) nobody panicked. Shannon figured out the flights and when she would have to leave and when was the earliest she could be back and we made it happen.
When Tony got sick and couldn't make the trip to Richmond, we called off our search for a Richmond courthouse and decided, we'll shoot the courthouse scene in New York in September. The courthouses up there look bigger and more imposing anyway.
The biggest rule of all - follow this one and people will like working with you - don’t keep anyone waiting around unnecessarily. Arrange it so that people arrive when they must and can leave as early as possible.