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Please check back for theatre dates across the country Official Goldirocks soundtrack CD in stores across North America May 25, 2004 courtesy of Rubber Road Records / Maple Nationwide (Canada) / Cobraside Distribution (U.S. |
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The Goldirocks shoot started with a good omen: First day of filming my alarm clock switched on to Teenage Head's Let's Shake the single on the soundtrack. I knew the rock gods were smiling on our crew. But unfortunately, so was the summer sun. |
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A fellow filmmaker once told me, "Don't shoot in the summer, you'll regret it". But Goldirocks is a
summer movie, I thought. We have to shoot in the summer. Cut to the set of Goldirocks, inside
Neglected's garage rehearsal space, August 2002. Water bottles lie everywhere as we all battle the
sweltering heat. People are walking around in their underwear, Marcos (DP) has a warrior like bandana
around his head keeping the sweat out of his eyes so he can see through the eyepiece. Outside was bad
enough, but when the film lights switched on in the garage rehearsal space, the temperature on set was
hovering around 40°C. Watching the monitor I could see beads of sweat form on the actor's faces within
the course of one take.
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Once we got inside Lee's Palace, things cooled off a bit. It's a huge cavernous club painted all black,
with air conditioning. The club owners had graciously given us five days to shoot our scenes, but we had
to work fast. We had five bands to shoot, with the added pressure of recording the songs live for the
soundtrack. Digital video ruled here because we were able to rent out an additional four cameras for the
live music scenes without blowing the budget. Before yelling action, I had to wait for five people to
shout 'frame!'. It got very confusing at times, especially with our rock and roll crowd extras getting in
on the joke, yelling 'frame' at random. All hands were on deck for these days at Lee's: even our
producer Lisa Hayes was double duty, directing the scenes that I was in with my band Sticky Rice,
operating one of the cameras for the live performances, and later filling in as slate gal when our
second camera assistant was busy teetering on patent leather heels to be featured in one of the shots
as a gorgeous goth.
The actors were incredible. I knew we weren't going to have time to shoot take after take, shooting seven pages a day, so we had a long rehearsal process for both music and acting, ramping up to production. It really paid off. The result was that when we got on set, the actors were prepared and relaxed. And it's a good thing we were prepared, because the heat took a lot out of everyone. Sasha (Goldi) had some rough bouts with heat exhaustion, and because she is in practically every scene in the film, she rarely had the opportunity for a break. But she pulled out the stops every day, using her best energy to deliver incredible performances. All the performers and crew were united in their love for music which really helped to maintain a rock and roll vibe for the whole shoot. I don't know if I'll shoot in the summer again, but now I can't wait to hear the Neglected version of Let's Shake on the radio. Gimme that opener, pass me that beer. Paula Tiberius |
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