-Author of The Mortal Instruments, Cassandra
Clare
Day One: Monday
I show up on the set actually the first week that they are
shooting entirely in-studio and not on location. The studio is an old glass
factory, so it has a lot of room inside — the production offices
There are a bewildering number of people, and it’s kind of
alarming to realize that all these people have been herded together to make a
movie out of my books. Sets, props,
costumes, from the huge Institute set to the littlest family ring, all look
like they came out of the book’s pages. It’s frightening. There are runes up
everywhere, even in Gersha, the costume designer’s, office:
On set, there’s a section of director’s chairs where the
actors sit, and another section, across a bank of equipment, where the
producers sit and watch the “playback” — whatever scene just filmed. Harald,
the director, ironically does not have a chair that I can discern, but is running
around like a whirlwind issuing commands so that may not matter.
I have my own chair with my name on it!
The producers’ chairs have their names on them: the cast
chairs have their character names. It’s fun to see them lined up though I can
never see Jace’s name since Jamie appears to own 30,000 jackets.
During the day, the actors come around to say hi, except
Robbie, who isn’t there yet. Everyone looks fantastic. There’s a buzzer that
goes off when they start filming, which means we have to be really quiet, and
watch the filming with headphones on so we can hear the sound. I am once again
impressed with the patience of actors, doing the same thing over and over and
over again. Robert the Producer explains to me that when they think they’ve got
the right take of a scene, Harald says “Check the gate”, which means they check
the camera and then move on to the next scene.
I demand to meet Sideburns Guy but no one can track him
down. Tragedy!
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