We start our journey at the North Central Animal Shelter, where we need to find a “Rizzo” for the shoot. WATCH A VIDEO: The Kennels Originally, we had thought we would used trained dogs (or Zach’s dog) and bring our hero animals into the cages. However, after talking to the shelter, we realized that there…
It was daunting to think about shooting in a dog shelter, using actual shelter dogs. Especially since we were going through the city, dealing with the bureaucracy of animal services, etc… in theory it sounded like a nightmare. It turns out that this location, the North Central Animal Shelter, was one of the easiest, most accommodating…
We needed a dog park to shoot in – the question was whether we try to steal the shot in a real dog park, or permit and bring in our friends to create a dog park. We decided to go legit. The first park we found was in Griffith Park and was a little bit…
We talked a lot about Oliver’s house and how we wanted to represent him as a character. After scouting several locations of apartments, Sian and Kyle Kannenberg (Production Designer) came to the conclusion that rather than displace friends for the shoot, it might be better to displace Before the Door. Since the office is located…
Day One was an easy start. We spent a couple of hours on a Sunday morning at the “dog park” we created in echo park. A gang of our friends showed up with their dogs (and some with their babies) to hang out, drink coffee and shoot some slow motion in the sun. If only…
Day Two began with an action packed sequence in the parking lot of the North Central Animal shelter. It was our first day working with two incredible actors, Philip Baker Hall and the lovely Sharon Wilkins. And of course it was the day Zach discovered his new tiny friend, Little Sister, who was destined to…
Day Three we moved into the indoor cages. This was a really emotional day. I, (Sian), was on my second day of battling the flu and the barking alone was enough to drive us all insane. Ellie, our producer and AD promised everyone on the crew a shot of whiskey and a pair of earplugs. …