With that said I should also mention that nothing was going on their when we were filming. The whole place was closed strictly for our filming purpose.
We were filming at Casa Rosso today. It was a nine o'clock call so it wasn't that much of an early call and it was in walking distance of the hotel so we also didn't have to get up even earlier to catch the van to set. Casa Rosso is in the center of the Red Light District and it is apparently so popular that their are 3 other Casa Rosso's within the Red Light District. They get your attention in front of the establishment by having a giant pink flourescent neon elephant emblazoned on the whole facade of the building. If that doesn't grab your attention then the nude pictures on the walls where you buy your tickets certainly will. And with all of that and our film crew walking all about it we had quite the audience trying to get into Casa Rosso to see what was going on. Good thing we had Erwin, jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none, on the scene to keep the nosey people at bay.
We only had three scenes to shoot at this location but they were ones that had to be shot at several different angles so it did not go as fast as I had anticipated. It was also quite a different atmosphere than the shoot that we had been at the day before. Rotterdam was freezing, wet and full of supposed spirits while Casa Rosso was hot, rather sweaty and the lingering thought of things that had happened in this place before we arrived. Even now I am not sure which place made me more uncomfortable.
But I did have a new job detail today. Ticho, the man who is usually in charge of continuity and script supervision, was unable to be on set today so that job now fell into my hands. It was nice because I was allowed to be in front of the monitor all day watching what we were shooting and I was constantly having to be focused so it made me feel busy, useful and it made the day go by quite fast. Below are several pictures from our time at Casa Rosso.
At four we switched locations to an internet cafe for a small scene. The whole set up, filming and take down only took one hour so at 5:30 we went next door to a restaurant called Toom for some appetizers. This place looked like it was taken either right out of Wisconsin so some Southwestern themed restaurant from the states. It had spotted cow hide booths and several Native American paintings on the wall and other rustic furniture. Needless to say I felt rather at home at this place.
As the night progressed the producers and directors started buying us rounds and rounds of beer and a buffet of ribs. Everyone was very happy with this turn of events at the restaurant. As soon as we ran out of masticated cow we headed back to the hotel to continue to guzzle spirits with the hotel owner, which he gives us for free. So regardless of how ill-kept the hotel I am staying in is, they certainly make up for it in their generous hospitality. I sat at the bar with a bunch of guys from set chatting for a long time and then the man who records sound, Matt, and I went out for a couple of drinks by ourselves. Matt is originally from London but now lives in Rotterdam and is excellent company because I think he understands the concept of sarcasm unlike every other European. We strolled through central Amsterdam until three in the morning stopping at several pubs that we passed and I just had a fun time. Perhaps a little too much fun because getting home at three in the morning can't be good when the van leaves at 7:30 in the morning. Totally worth it but a bad idea nonetheless.
Love,
-M
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