Saturday, Feb 6th Into the Mud

For the sake of continuity, all 11/12 Baryo soldiers along with James Parks, Dane Dehaan, Jemi and Bill Tangradi had to put on mud soaked wool uniforms and re-submerge themselves to the waist. The notable exception was Erik Anderson who fell in battle face first in the mud, a position he would be required to maintain for the next 8 hours of filming. The main upshot was that he was accompanied and coached in the fall by veteran Filipino actor Joel Torre.

But for much of the day the soldiers came to grips with much of what being an actor is: waiting. If an actor is not in a particular shot, but are anticipated to be in the next they are to wait on the sidelines. If they are not in a particular scene, but will be in the next they are required to wait in the "holding area," which in this case is a tarp. The conditions are not by any means extravagant and in fact are quite uncomfortable, but it is in this common experience that the cast, lead actors and extras, have most contact. And this, perhaps even more than the time spent on camera is the most valuable aspect of extra work.

At the end of a 6 day week the cast were surprised by free Red Horse beer at wardrobe in celebration of Dane Dehaan's birthday.

Later that night James Parks hosted another party for Dane on the beach, featuring the newly arrived DJ Qualls, Miguel Faustmann, and Lucas Neff.