December 6, 2004

• Fiji Update 4

  
  

  This week of shooting was has been pretty easy – mostly because I have no blood on me as we are shooting the beginning of the film.

  
  

  Another actor joined the cast this week: Robert Carradine.  You may know him as the geeky guy in “Revenge of the Nerds” who probably originated the whole “white tape in the center of the glasses” look.  He also plays Hilary Duffs’ father in “Lizzy Maguire”.  And you may also know his brother, David Carradine who was the lead in “Kung Fu” series (swiped from Bruce Lee) and “Bill” in”Kill Bill“.

  
  

  Vacation time for the next three days.  And I have lots to do like:  Working on my speed down the hotel’s water slide.

  
  

  It’s also cool to buy Christmas gifts here because even if you buy the cheapest thing here, as long as it’s from an exotic place from say…Fiji — people will go crazy over it.  The best part is that it’s all bought from money given to from the production when you shoot on location.  SAG standard per day (per diem) is $60 USD.  Which translates into about $100 Fijian Dollars.  So stuff is really cheap here.  Plus tipping doesn’t really exist here either.  So if one doesn’t eat or steals food from the set, one can really start racking up on one’s per diem!   

  
  

  In other news, my boy Sung Kang’s film by Mike Kang, “The Motel” will be at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival under the American Spectrum category.  If any of you have the means, try to attend and support.  It’s a great experience and not as expensive as one might think.  The tickets are only $8-$10.  Stay at the Holiday Inn or book a cabin with a group and it’s really a pretty cool deal.  The cast and crew are usually always there after the film for a Q&A and you’ll be seeing some of the best cutting-edge stuff that breaks away from the paint by numbers-formulaic- Michael-Bay crap we are bombarded with.  

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