Summer 2021 – LOCAL695.ORG 23
Hands-down the greatest challenge we would face on
this film was the water. A main component of the story
involved our lead cast entering caves that are surrounded
by waterfalls, swimming through flooded tunnels, and a
daring escape where they jump off a waterfall and land in
a lake. While some of the waterfalls would be real and in
practical locations, our main cave set, the one surrounded
by waterfalls, would be built in a warehouse just outside of
Bangkok. This was one of those moments where you can
talk about a set in theory, and plan as much as you want,
but until you are standing in front of the actual set, and
can hear the roar of the six working artificial waterfalls,
you really don't know exactly what you are in for.
In prep, the thinking at first was to try and keep the cast
as dry as possible, for continuity as well as for ease of
shooting. But this set was not going to allow for that. The
kids were going to get soaked, and I would have to figure
The
waterfall set
Amanda's sound cart
Mixing in the practical cave
