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Summer 2018
day turnaround could be
frightening without a script
but with a script, working
hours become a manageable
stressful situation. My
learning experience continued:
computer-generated maps,
budgeting and becoming
acutely aware that when on
set, be certain your walkie
doesn't key. Midway through
the series, I made a deal to
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location manager. Margolis
left the show to become the
VP of Production at Fox. I
stayed for the run of the show
and bought my trusty and
still-running 1999 Toyota
4Runner, Eleanor.
Young Indiana Jones was
another enjoyable project—
my first foray in period
location work. We filmed in
Santa Paula, Fillmore and
Producer Bernadette Caulfield (left) with Eastman at Paddington Station
at La Purisima Mission in
Lompoc, CA. Rick McCallum,
who produced Star Wars,
produced the series. Another
mentor of sorts but doubt he
knows that. Appreciated how
he treated his cast and crew.
Respectfully. Willing to listen.
Class act.
Living in Captivity was a
project for the fledgling
FOX network. It was Diane
English's first show following
her successful run of Murphy
Brown. A sitcom, the format
featured the lives of three
couples living next door
to one another. Found the
ideal cul de sac and learned
about the hazards of crazy
neighbors. Over a two-week
period, I went door to door of
all 16 nearly identical homes.
Knew their pets, the children,
the nannies. Established a
positive relationship with
all of them except the wife
of a young LAFD fireman.
When their home might be
one of the three, we would
film, she was sugar and
spice. When the designer and
director chose other homes,
her husband understood.
She took it personally. They
lived at the end of the cul de
sac. For egress, we'd stop
filming and move out of the
street. Not a big deal, except
for her. One afternoon, she
came speeding around the
corner nearly hitting the fire
safety officer and camera
crew. Flipped all of us off
and parked in her driveway.
The 1st AD was stunned.
Diane English speechless.
The fire safety officer was
calling his superiors. Everyone
regained composure and
filming continued. As I was
speaking to the sheriff's
department, she came outside
with their power lawn mower.
We continued rolling and
ignored her efforts to disrupt
production.
