Day One

What a great first day!

Makeup is awesome! We can’t quite tell why but Julia’s eyes are like giant globes looking out on the world. She’s natural and beautiful. Makeup and I got to talking about divas and joked that you have to be a little bit of a diva to work in makeup. Just enough to do it well but keep it under control.

We got some great shots of Louie Garcia licking on cue. Licking the air... licking his paw… and even fluffing the pillows after Julia gets up off the bed. And right after I said, “Louie, stop fluffing,” he flipped up his nose and laid down in a humph. Guess he must have known Mommy wanted him to act today.

When Julia did the montage scene of costume changes she accidentally pulled her underwear down – camera just kept on rolling but we turned away.

We made our morning schedule with time to spare and even got some pick-ups! Later in the afternoon we got through the ‘stepping in the poo’ shot. Power bars will never seem the same. It had to be perfect – swirled around like an ice cream.

The opera was beautiful. The crew was crying. And people walking by on the street stopped and began clapping when Carlos finished singing. We got every shot we planned and more with two minutes to spare at the end of the day.

Can’t wait for Day Two.