Home and Away... Film Set...

This post is especially for my young friend Charlotte
in Christchurch who is very envious that
I am staying so close to 'famous' film stars... 
and where the TV program 'Home and Away' is filmed.
Have you heard of it?
Well it is filmed at Palm Beach...
In the program known as Summer Bay.
My daughter is an 'extra' in it.
Filming was yesterday...
So we went to have a look.


This is 7.30am... We had enjoyed coffee
then walked along the beach.
These are the big trucks with all the gear...
The catering truck...
The wardrobe truck...
The green room truck, don't know what they do in there!

Not much action... A few people are getting
ready for the day.

This is my daughter Penny... Ready for her part in the day.
She was required to take five summer outfits and
two evening outfits.
They are inspected by the wardrobe person
who selects the outfit for each scene.

This is the Boathouse cafe...
Where the filming was happening for the day.
As you can see no activity...
So I went home and went back later in the afternoon.

 
It was all activity... Camera crew and sound people...
The director...



Cameras and long cords as they moved up and down the beach.


They stopped and started... Lots to get organised
for each scene that is filmed.


These are the two main actors of this scene...
I don't know their film names...
The director gives instructions calls out 'rolling'... Then 'action'


And it's all happening...
I think they filmed this small part at least 6-8 times.


More consulting and instructions...


The sound  getting adjusted...
And they needed some 'extras'
sitting on the wharf in the background.
It was quite cool but in the story it's mid summer...
So they all look summery and hot.


More adjustments to the sound...
The director checking the 'extras'
who are sitting in the non-existent sun
swinging their legs and chatting...

 
Here they are... A bit of a fuzzy zoomed close-up.


And it's all filmed again... And again...
Until the director is happy...


And again...


The light was fading so the crew hold black screens...
Something to do with the light.
This time the camera filming from a different angle.
And hurray... It was all done.
Dinner time then more evening filming...
For Penny and the others it was a 13 hour day.
I went home for dinner.