To kill 40 Crayfish

April 8th, 2008

Picture this, waking up sunday morning, had some breakfast, what to do?
Claus monster, Peter Adam the editor and myself went to 2nd beach to hunt for crayfish (langustines).
Lucky for us you can buy big ones for 10 rand (illegal to transport). But a bit much for 10 people to eat, we made a bisque and it was very nice and a lot of work.
And for every body who is thinking, hey… this guy is only talking about food and not about…. yeah about what.
I confess it is a bit boring, but I can not talk to much about production details. For the rest we shoot a lot of stuff with 2nd Unit plane on the airstrip, birds, spider-webs, the usual stuff. Off for now, tomorrow we are going on a boat before sunrise!.40 killed crayfish


First day of principal photography

April 4th, 2008

Early call, lost of things to do VFX on the set, a restaurant scene.
We had a nice and fruitful day, everything we planned worked, time flies when your working.
So much to say so little time, today day two no VFX needed on set but I took a peek, big crew, big camera’s lots of extra’s.
first day of shoot


Baking cakes

April 2nd, 2008

Tomorrow is the big day, first day of shooting in SA.
First thing is a restaurant breakfast scene where one of the actors is getting a piece of cake. But, no cakes prepared yet Karel asked me, FIR International to the rescue.
Spend 4 hours decorating cakes, 3 black forrest cakes, 2 chocolate granace cakes, 2 fake (plastic casing) merinque pies, a chocolate icing cake and a buttercream chocolate cake.
Tomorrow at 6 in the morning I have to finish the toppings.
Thats another job than I was hired for, but lots of fun, and a bit of set-dressing as well because the kitchen is brand new and needed some treatment as if it is used for a while.
I will be very busy from tomorrow so this blog will be updated when I have the time and with 12 hour working days on set that will be a challenge.
So that’s it for now, more later.
Piece of Cake


Every day good food

March 30th, 2008

It is not a secret at all, Thea our host and George her son who actually lives in Boston USA are taking very good care of us.
Yesterday there was a nice Wilbert goodbye party at  Agate terrace (the beach where we caught the crayfish).
A big bonfire, drinks, food, nice people and Thea who is just throwing big peaces of meat (rumb) on the red hot coals.
Can you imagine when you wake up the next morning and everything starts all over again. We had a BIG breakfast with grilled sausage and braaipap and cooked banana with mint.
Cast and crew from other lodges where invited too, it was an incredible Sunday morning.Now it’s time to relax I’m going to watch some movies and listen to music.
I’m getting much better now, everybody at home no worry’s I will hang in there. 
A pity that I have to miss my lovely Nessie for 2 months, but there is one good thing. When I get home and feel better I can start smoking the best Cuban cigars she is bringing back from Cuba for me.
That is a nice little Sunday thought.

Thea & George


Day off

March 27th, 2008

Today I took a day off, relax, getting better.
I must say it works, a bit of sleeping taking some pictures with my new camera. One of my very good idea’s.
Tonight I’m going to cook simple pasta al’olio, George bought some crayfish (not again 🙂 ) and Anet  & Ulla are buying some local beef which is very good.
What to do with it we do not know yet, we are going to have a sort of braai Thea style, straight on the coals.
Keep on  checking this blogg for the juicy pictures. 
spotted


My New Camera

March 26th, 2008

So my boss Jeremy Hattingh convinced me that it would be better for me that I can take plates and stills with the same kind of camera he had. He bought one for me second hand and it became a Canon 20D with double battery etc.

I was so used to take little quick snaps with my Sony T-3 now I have to carry a 2 kilo monster with me.

And as you see it is always very difficult to take a picture of yourself.

🙂

My new canon 20D


Sick Bastard

March 25th, 2008

Yesterday I had another apointment with Dr. D. O’Mahony.
And today I had to take some Xray’s of my chest, conclution:
Pneumonia.
So, with some anti-biotic I will be better pretty soon.
Dus voor de familie, ze hebben longontsteking bij mij geconstateerd en met antibiotica moet ik daar weer snel vanafkomen.
Het is dus even afwachten. Xray my lung


Meer ‘Wit Licht’ voor Marco Borsato

March 24th, 2008

Marco Borsato werkt op dit moment aan een film, een album en devoorbereidingen van een nieuwe concertreeks in het Arnhemse Gelredome.
Het ‘drieluik’ heeft de titel Wit Licht. Dat maakte de zanger en inmiddelsacteur donderdag bekend. De eerste single, Wit Licht, van het nieuwe album, zal in april verschijnen.
Het album Wit Licht ligt in september in de winkels. In oktober staat dezanger een nog onbekend aantal keren op het podium van het Gelredome en de film, genaamd Wit Licht, is rond kerst in de Nederlandse bioscopen te zien.
‘Dit is het grootste project waar ik ooit aan heb gewerkt, en dit jaar mijnmeest spannende en bijzondere jaar ooit. De film is mijn eerste echte stapals acteur en het album wordt mijn meest persoonlijke plaat tot nu toe,’aldus Borsato.Het album en de bijbehorende concertreeks zijn geïnspireerd op de film WitLicht.
Jean van der Velde regisseert de rolprent, die zich afspeelt inzuidelijk Afrika. Theo van de Sande is verantwoordelijk voor het camerawerken onder anderen Thekla Reuten maakt deel uit van de cast.
‘Als een kind verdwijnt gaat een vader tot het uiterste in de hel van eenburgeroorlog.’ Zo omschreef Borsato donderdag in het kort de essentie van de film Wit Licht. Borsato speelt in de speelfilm de hoofdrol van Eduard Zuiderwijk.
‘De rol ismij op het lijf geschreven. Deze film, over een burgeroorlog in Afrika, moeter komen, het verhaal, op waargebeurde situaties gebaseerd, moet verteldworden.’De zanger, net terug van de eerste draaiperiode in Uganda, is onder de indruk van het filmwerk.
‘Dit ligt zo ver af van mijn eigen’comfortzone’, dat maakt het heel spannend. ‘Over de drukke periode die de zanger te wachten staat, zei hij:’Ik zoekaltijd de rek van mijn talent, leg de lat expres hoog. Het overtreffen vanhet vorige project is niet het doel, maar vaak wel een gevolg. Er moetaltijd uitdaging in zitten.
‘Ter verklaring van de titel van zijndrieluik: ‘Het witte licht moet altijd schijnen.’
(Bron: ANP)Anga loves Ulla


Happy Easter

March 22nd, 2008

Don’t eat chocolade!
happy easter


What the hell is feeling better?

March 21st, 2008

Every morning I wake up and think MMMMM I’m feeling better.
But when I come down here at the outspan I start coughing again so loud that I have muscle cramps.
So I SMS’d my lovely doctor Irene Licht who responded very quick, Codeine and as a final killer if nothing seems to work I can take some prednison, difficult to get with no recipe in Holland but here you just as at your local drugstore and they have heaps of it.
I will start with that from today. Because it is starting to hurt. 
Thanks again Dr. Licht.outspan skyline