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Originally Posted by fov
Any memorable mishaps on the set when you were filming FMV sequences? (Apparently I really like to hear about game developers' misfortunes...  )
Did anyone on the team have professional film production experience? Were you working with a production company? How were the actor(s)?
I remember reading Roberta Williams' reflections on working with a film crew on Phantasmagoria years ago, and finding it really interesting... kind of like worlds colliding, because she had never worked in that environment before.
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FIRST, I have the locket. Right here in my pretty little hands. (did I just say pretty?)
We actually came from a TV and film production background, so it wasn't the two worlds colliding thing...it all went smoothly, though it was a crazy few weeks. Shooting on the Golden Gate Bridge (illeagally) was hairy. Shooting in the Presidio (which was then patrolled by armed guards wielding M-16's) was also a bit dicey. We had a van and we'd just pull up in front of a location and do three takes and get the hell out of there. The crazy part was shooting the animals...we had never worked with living animals (or dead ones for that matter). That was very tough. Things would die under the hot lights. The only animal that lived (besides the cat) was the bannana slugs. We had a great set builder/designer and a wonderful cameraman/editor (Aaron Strain) who really made the difference. Also, our production manager, Jon Fishman, was a total pro who made the whole shoot run like a Swiss watch. Where is Fishman? I miss the hell out of that guy. VC
