NAKED!

Today was a huge day, with a shoot location the same far away town from yesterday, i sit in a car getting transported to set, im very sleepy. Upon arrival, we eat brekkie tacos whilst they setup, they bang some shots out and then. Its time, modesty garments (gulp)

This is big, huge, my first time with something like this, understandably im nervous, so i get in the 3 sides square, one side has no wall and its pointed out the woods, where the crew isnt. So its like im changing in a room with a giant window. As i put this thing on me, man, its called a “tuckit” used by drag performers, im not actually performing any tucking, and i this is the first time im actually doing it. Im not actually tucking tho, just sits on top, however because the tuck it made to….tuck,  its doesn't exactly fit, on the male body, its doesnt cover up right. All the cast had this issue, and resulted in us cutting up pieces of athletic tape and using it down there to make sure nothing would fall out of the sides. Very complicated maneuver, but whatever we get it on, and we go shoot in the water, this river is fucking cold and theres like stuff moving around and like algae or seaweed or something, and as of now we have robes, but the time comes to shoot, and we have to take it off, water was so cold i was shaking. It did reassure me that my scene partner was going through the same thing, we were in it now Vic. The second the director said action, it all left me, this was me and my boo, and mid shot, its starts raining, are they gonna call cut i wonder, then, a dragonfly lands on me, this moment is wonderful, this is what acting is about, everything organically happening and people living in this real world. What a moment, i remembered why i love doing what i do.

Lots of first times during this shoot day, first time acting in water, first time acting semi nude, first time acting in a car, first time acting with an open button shirt, lots of first times, and although i am a professional who agreed to do all these things ive never done before, thats what its about. And thats hard to realize sometimes, but its true, you have to be ready for everything, be ready for the unexpected and for your plans to change, even though you cant, prepare as well as you can, its all about the mindset.

Sattyday the 2nd