DUST REQUEST – a film by SABI
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It does a bit - there are mountains behind those clouds (Mt. Cook, actually)...
We never got to see them as the clouds never rolled back further than the moment of that picture / day of shooting.
Kev
We never got to see them as the clouds never rolled back further than the moment of that picture / day of shooting.
Kev
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Mt. Cook! Isn't that in New Zealand?
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mmmmm..... could be.........
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Surya's Journal - December 11th
Surya's Journal - December 11th
This is a page from the Journal Surya kept during production:
LAKE ROTOROA: SANDFLIES
Today we turned off Route 6 at Kohatu, on the way to Paparoa. There was a lake there that Arjun and I visited, we had a picnic there of some sort – nothing of much consequence apparently (as I don't remember what happened there).
The view when we arrived after about 10 km of stones and gravel was peaceful. While they set up, I walked along the bank of the lake, then stood in water up to my ankles for as long as I could. The glacier water fed into the lake somewhere in the distance, and as hot as it was, the water still made my feet numb. It was a good stop on a long drive. I tried to think of Arjun, of what might have happened here. Nothing.
I don’t know why he wanted me to come to this lake again, but after about 10 minutes I had enough and got back in the car. It wasn’t emotion or frustration, or anger that got to me – it was the sandflies. The females are vicious, and I was bitten in about a dozen places. I had to leave. I never even opened the box.
I’m already regretting making this trip and I don't know how long this will last.
--Surya
Surya's Journal - December 11th
This is a page from the Journal Surya kept during production:
LAKE ROTOROA: SANDFLIES
Today we turned off Route 6 at Kohatu, on the way to Paparoa. There was a lake there that Arjun and I visited, we had a picnic there of some sort – nothing of much consequence apparently (as I don't remember what happened there).
The view when we arrived after about 10 km of stones and gravel was peaceful. While they set up, I walked along the bank of the lake, then stood in water up to my ankles for as long as I could. The glacier water fed into the lake somewhere in the distance, and as hot as it was, the water still made my feet numb. It was a good stop on a long drive. I tried to think of Arjun, of what might have happened here. Nothing.
I don’t know why he wanted me to come to this lake again, but after about 10 minutes I had enough and got back in the car. It wasn’t emotion or frustration, or anger that got to me – it was the sandflies. The females are vicious, and I was bitten in about a dozen places. I had to leave. I never even opened the box.
I’m already regretting making this trip and I don't know how long this will last.
--Surya
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DAY TWO - DUST REQUEST - A FILM BY SABI (Surya's Journal)
DAY TWO - DUST REQUEST - A FILM BY SABI (Surya's Journal)
DECEMBER 13
I don't see this point of this, I feel like I'm wasting everyone's time by being here. It doesn't make any sense to me - why he even wanted me to come all the way across the Pacific for this. What memories did he want me to relive here? I haven't felt a thing.
We shot by a seal colony along the coast near Wall Island. There was a bridge path there and they followed me to the top over looking the ocean. It was so cold. I stood there for a while after the sun had set, looking at the family of seals below as they shot. The family of seals were living on a crevasse of rock, the bashing of a constant sea spray around them. The tide was here. One of the smaller seals was sleeping on some broken branches and a bed of moss. It was so dark, everything was purple. I knew somewhere down the road, in another life, i would dream about this vision of a family on the precipice - but for the moment - I just put the box down and blinked. Maybe tomorrow's shoot will prove more exciting than today.
Surya
DAY TWO - DUST REQUEST - A FILM BY SABI (Surya's Journal)
DECEMBER 13
I don't see this point of this, I feel like I'm wasting everyone's time by being here. It doesn't make any sense to me - why he even wanted me to come all the way across the Pacific for this. What memories did he want me to relive here? I haven't felt a thing.
We shot by a seal colony along the coast near Wall Island. There was a bridge path there and they followed me to the top over looking the ocean. It was so cold. I stood there for a while after the sun had set, looking at the family of seals below as they shot. The family of seals were living on a crevasse of rock, the bashing of a constant sea spray around them. The tide was here. One of the smaller seals was sleeping on some broken branches and a bed of moss. It was so dark, everything was purple. I knew somewhere down the road, in another life, i would dream about this vision of a family on the precipice - but for the moment - I just put the box down and blinked. Maybe tomorrow's shoot will prove more exciting than today.
Surya
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jasonthewho
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Interesting...
Am I right to assume these are from a character's perspective?
Or is it actually the actress?
Am I right to assume these are from a character's perspective?
Or is it actually the actress?
kevinkshah
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Dust request - journal entry number 3 (day 6)
Dust request - journal entry number 3 (day 6)
Dust Request
Day 6
Moerecki Boulders Beach
I felt his presence around me today,
I stopped to say a prayer by boulders
that were formed like a pearl forms in the mouth of a shell
in a deep ocean.
They felt ancient – these boulders, and it occurred to me that I’ve never felt anything for rocks either way in my entire life.
I felt sick for a moment while I was praying,
I turned and could see them shooting me with their camera.
I had forgotten about them, but I kept them in my periphery – it was as if not making eye contact would make it seem like they weren’t there.
It’s been 6 days, and the last 2, I asked them to leave me completely alone. It’s their film, but this is my husband.
I finished the prayer. When they called out “Cut” I took a moment to be by myself, climbing on top of the largest roundest rock I could find – feeling this little grey ball sitting on top of this great big blue ball spinning the sun out of sight.
I was thinking of you Arjun, and thinking of you laughing at me from wherever you are now. I was thinking of the way your skin felt when you were dead, and how peaceful you finally were once you had left your body.
Images of those boulders sit heavy in my heart with these thoughts of you.
If you were around me in that moment by the boulder –
maybe you felt my prayer, and know what I’m feeling right now.
Surya
Dust request - journal entry number 3 (day 6)
Dust Request
Day 6
Moerecki Boulders Beach
I felt his presence around me today,
I stopped to say a prayer by boulders
that were formed like a pearl forms in the mouth of a shell
in a deep ocean.
They felt ancient – these boulders, and it occurred to me that I’ve never felt anything for rocks either way in my entire life.
I felt sick for a moment while I was praying,
I turned and could see them shooting me with their camera.
I had forgotten about them, but I kept them in my periphery – it was as if not making eye contact would make it seem like they weren’t there.
It’s been 6 days, and the last 2, I asked them to leave me completely alone. It’s their film, but this is my husband.
I finished the prayer. When they called out “Cut” I took a moment to be by myself, climbing on top of the largest roundest rock I could find – feeling this little grey ball sitting on top of this great big blue ball spinning the sun out of sight.
I was thinking of you Arjun, and thinking of you laughing at me from wherever you are now. I was thinking of the way your skin felt when you were dead, and how peaceful you finally were once you had left your body.
Images of those boulders sit heavy in my heart with these thoughts of you.
If you were around me in that moment by the boulder –
maybe you felt my prayer, and know what I’m feeling right now.
Surya
Herman Witkam
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Kevin,
I'm looking forward to seeing this - The location shots are great!
I'm looking forward to seeing this - The location shots are great!
Sprocketboy
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Awesome location! Is this really being shot in New Zealand? Sweet.
J. Erik Reese
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Kevin,
The photography is amazing! I love the screen shots. I can't wait to see the finished project!
The photography is amazing! I love the screen shots. I can't wait to see the finished project!
kevinkshah
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Poster Art, just messing around
Poster Art, just messing around
Messing around as Loss Fest continues...
Poster Art, just messing around
Messing around as Loss Fest continues...
kevinkshah
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Thanks herman & all -
Yeah, this is in New Zealand, on the south island at Moerecki Boulders Beach. If you've been there, you know how it feels there (ancient & like you're on a set... in our case we were). I feel very lucky that I got to shoot all of my loss-fest entry in NZ.
Apparently these rocks are millions of years old, which was interesting because you could just come in with a pick-up truck and take one of these things (which probably would have happened if we weren't in New Zealand).
We only got to shoot there a little while before the sun went down, but as it was going down the whole place was bathed in a purple light. It happened just after these shots, Surya let us follow her around a bit.
Most of New Zealand is conducive for shooting, but as some of you know - it's the South Island that is really incredible. On this day it was truly beautiful there.
Producer's note: No bathrooms, which isn't practical for shooting. We had to use Surya's RV. Making a mental note for the next time shooting there...
Kevin
Yeah, this is in New Zealand, on the south island at Moerecki Boulders Beach. If you've been there, you know how it feels there (ancient & like you're on a set... in our case we were). I feel very lucky that I got to shoot all of my loss-fest entry in NZ.
Apparently these rocks are millions of years old, which was interesting because you could just come in with a pick-up truck and take one of these things (which probably would have happened if we weren't in New Zealand).
We only got to shoot there a little while before the sun went down, but as it was going down the whole place was bathed in a purple light. It happened just after these shots, Surya let us follow her around a bit.
Most of New Zealand is conducive for shooting, but as some of you know - it's the South Island that is really incredible. On this day it was truly beautiful there.
Producer's note: No bathrooms, which isn't practical for shooting. We had to use Surya's RV. Making a mental note for the next time shooting there...
Kevin
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