August 27, 1998

7:00 am call time. All of the usual preparations, then immediately out to the set. We continue filming scenes from earlier in the week, using different camera angles. This is yet another day where we literally run ourselves ragged. It seems that many of us are running out of steam a little bit! The morning ends early, and we wait a few hours for lunch. A small group is chosen to film on another set, and they are not heard from again until we wrap for the evening.

After lunch, we wait more hours, socializing and napping. Finally, we are called back to the set and film a few more takes. This is of some interest, since this is the first appearance of Kenneth Branagh on set. He and Kevin Kline are rehearsing a scene, and we all get to watch and react. Both actors are almost unrecognizable in their costumes! Most people are wrapped early, and the final wrap time is 7:00.

I am having a really wonderful time doing this, to the point where I don't want to go back to my day-job! A few of the technical people have the "Hollywood" attitude, but by far the majority of technical people and extras are exceptionally friendly and easy to work with. This is a great experience.