Okay, maybe HGTV didn't work out, but my little house is finding its fame and fortune, nonetheless! A friend of mine is shooting a short film, and needed a location that could pass for two different houses, one of which would be destroyed. Luckily, my garage was on deck to be destroyed anyway, so looks like we're in business!
Here's a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Director of Photography shooting the main character in my bedroom. It was more than a little strange to see a man who is not my boyfriend in my bed!
The garage was previously just being used for storage, but got a lot of set dressing to make it look like a living room. And since that wall with the shelves is going to come down eventually anyway, I told them they could go to town on making it look like it was crumbling. There is even a "gas line" sticking out of it, that was rigged to look like it was on fire during filming!
I'm also planning on tearing out the ceiling, so the set dec crew ripped a big whole in that too.
Then they made it look as though a pipe had fallen from the ceiling, and water poured out while the cameras were rolling.
The destruction continued on the other side of the wall, where they actually set things on fire! I was standing by with a fire extinguisher the whole time, don't worry.
The best part of all of this, is that we don't have to clean it up! It's all going to be demoed soon anyway!
The glimpses I caught behind the camera looked really great, I can't wait to see my house on film! I will definitely post the link as soon as it pops up online.
