Friday began at Dee's restaurant with a meal. Once Alex Bala, playing Cool Guy, we began filming him with Roxi. The scene continued behind a building to a secluded corner of the shopping center. It was well lit, but mostly hidden from the public eye. Mostly.
We went through the choreography where Roxi punches Cool Guy, Cool Guy gets a bloody lip, and Cool Guy punches Roxi. Jason and I made the fake blood earlier that day with a secret formula from the cookie aisle. We rehearsed a number of times, and began filming. Then the cops started showing up.
The thing is, we weren't totally hidden. From a distance, it looked like either a gang fight, a woman in danger, or people getting beat up for Youtube. In any case, concerned citizens called the cops four times and we had four visits, sometimes by mulitple units. All of the law enforcement officers were polite, concerned, and let us on our way when they saw that we were only making a movie. Thank you Salt Lake's finest.
Alex Bala was awesome. His take a Cool Guy was exactly what it needed. Janelle was a champ, falling down with a pink guitar strapped to her again and again.
Mike Donahue, who worked with us on Lucky Juliet, played Doug, the night manager. He rescues Roxi, drives her home, and falls victim to her. There is a scene in a minivan with a hand and a thigh. Good stuff.
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