And wardrobe keeps coming along

Again, worried as hell to have all the wardrobe and uniforms ready on time, for filming, I have to get involved to give a hand.

It's a learning experience about wardrobe making also. So fascinating. Can't deny it.
I'll have fond memories of these all when it's over.

Went to Gamarra today again for two huge rolls of red fabric 60 mts. each to make more soldier pants.
The cutter I got for the wardrobe people is really paying off. It cuts more pieces in an hour than doing it by hand that would take days.

In the end, all uniforms will be stained and made to look worn out and dirty. IT all should look like the oil painting picture shown last below.

So far...time is running and it's a frantic days for me.

Lima - the "City of Kings"

This post may seem like off-topic compared to my film project but ...I find it totally relevant.
This is the city I live in, this is our historical place. This is our past and present same time.

I wish politicians and architects would not destroy (as they are doing now) old buildings to build new modern ones.
History is best.

Inspiring.

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Deadline approaching...rushing

Busy as a bee. Worried about time and deadlines. A bit behind in schedule...but rushing with wardrobe making. Wish I had a magic wand and make all the wardrobe appear finished and ready for filming. This tension is really stressful.

Also made new measurements to the new actors recently added to the cast: Cesar Vargas, Milton Chavez, Gustavo MacLennan, Manuel Rojas and Antonio Reyes joined and all is forming good. The dream team so to speak.

Informal wardrobe test

Now that some uniforms are finished for the officers I did an informal test on the actors without makeup or prosthetic mustaches.

Checked for irregularities and see if it fitted them fine compared to the first test some days ago.

So far...looks good! Now, to go get the prosthetics.
:)

Uniforms piling up

More uniforms are being made and piling up in my place.
Some others need to be tinted (couldn't find an exact color in the fabrics so I'm still looking for a cheap but good tinting place to do it).

Excited....the time is approaching!

Maclennan as Baquedano

Now, after a few weeks wait, I finally met with respected and well-known Argentinian-Peruvian actor Gustavo Maclennan. I want him to play Chilean General Baquedano.

Watching TV as I went into my teens in the 80's, he appeared in all of the most important shows and dramas of that decade before departing for fifteen years back to Argentina in early 90's.

He is back to Peru now since a year or two and I am very happy to have him on-board my film.

A true legend.

Got a cool idea

This last weekend, as I was rewriting the script part where Guillermo Moore has his flashbacks when he runs aground the "Independencia", I figured it would be more dramatic if I showed the moment as the metal and wooden walls of the ship brake apart letting sea water rush in.

First, dropped by the Navy Museum to check on scale models of the real ships and see what type of structure was needed to make it look real. Admiral Casaretto heard my idea and was nice to offer some suggestions. I told him my plan to have the aerial shots of the ship be done either CGI or scale model and/or a mixture of both. Im still looking for a good CGI guy who can pull this off fine. Computer work its either done good or not done. Cheap CGI looks ridiculous.

Later, dropped by the Navy Base and called Commander Llosa to ask him if the old ship I went to days ago had compartments that could be filled with water. He suggested some others that could work for the idea. Also some training center the Navy has to teach and train marines Damage Control. Finally, after checking it...it seems I will be able to make this scene work!!

Like Hannibal Smith used to say: "I love it when a plan comes together!" (by the way, the 2010 A-Team adaptation is coming out to theaters now. Mmm...the good ol' 80's).
:)

The "Independencia" ship scale model.


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More work still...and 2 months aprox before filming starts.

Uniforms progress

Tinting uniforms after having them made. Still need to find a cheaper place to do the next lot. Just tried with a bunch of pants and so far it looks good. It will then go thru an "aging process" as I like to call it (mop the floor with it, throw mud and soil on them to make them look heavily-used by soldiers in months of wartime in the desert).

Now, the piling up of similar-looking wardrobe is making my place look like an army warehouse or a movie set wardrobe/prop department.


This is so exciting!