Day 3 of Wembe Commercial

Shooting began at 4:30AM in order to catch the first rays of sunrise needed for the opening scene. Most of the crew wasn’t required for that particular shot, so many of us
arrived at a more decent hour, save for our feline friends who had to show up bright and early to “get into character” at Wembé HQ in trendy DUMBO. To see the look on their
faces when the coffee arrived was absolutely priceless!
After a bit of a slow start, we crossed the bridge and set up near the South Street
Seaport. Our actresses got a few touch ups, but setup was quick and we got great footage with very few takes.
At this point, the crew had had ample downtime to chat and become more familiar
with one another, so the atmosphere had improved considerably on Thursday- in one
corner, you would find a circle of people talking shop, making jokes, while in another,
some contemplated the origin of personality archetypes. We all felt relaxed, but anxious to get shooting…
After the seaport we headed a few blocks down to the historic Battery Park to
shoot some scenes. The sun had finally emerged from behind the clouds, and so the
bright light made for few retakes. All the while, random people walking around the set
were meowing and calling out to the tigers and cheetahs. If they were lucky, they got to take their picture with them!
Towards the end of the day, we were a bit more pressed for time, since one
of the actresses had a time constraint. In order to move from Battery Park to our final
destination as efficiently as possible, every crewmember carried whatever they could
throw over their shoulders or hold in their hands to move to Broadway, right by the
Wall Street bull. The final scene was just as effortless to film as the rest of the day.
Surprisingly, we finished on time! We took a final picture all together and ultimately
parted ways after packing up.