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a key character. The basketball action is deftly managed as a hybrid chorus (Greek tragedy anyone?) and a thread that ties a straight line between Isla and her current destiny. Most importantly, it needed to look (thank you to our DP, Marco Fargnoli, and the camera department) and sound authentic. Shoe squeaks, ball movement, player sounds, coaching directions, and crowd yips and squeals are part-and-parcel to the basketball experience. Sweaty players and breathable, thin jerseys, while perfectly normal, are a bit more of a challenge when it comes to sound mixing. Chloe is incredibly talented with wiring actors! We used DPA 6060's on everyone and believe it or not, I think we only had one break during the whole season. Plant mics played a huge roll as well. For the wide shots, a lot of scenes in the locker room were not boomable. Our go-to is the DPA MMC4018 hypercardiod capsule with the preamp wired for Lectrosonics transmitters. Our team prevailed in planting mics, booming, and talent wires. The daily challenge is where do I live on set. Much of the time my cart was far away and since we were very wire heavy, scanning everyday was essential. We also tried to keep each ISO as clean as possible, and had an incredible ally in the property department that brought out "prop balls" sometimes called stunt basketballs to save the day. These obviously produce sound, but it's not as deep and doesn't vibrate as much as real basketballs. They were used for wide shots for the main court and on the practice court, located inside the Waves' administrative office floor. Isla, her Chief of Staff, Ali (Brenda Song), and her brothers Ness (Scott MacArthur), Sandy (Drew Tarver), and half-brother Jackie (Fabrizio Guido) are constantly running from office-to-office, and in the background you'll see and hear the practice court in full action. Authenticity was key, and getting clean lines during walk-and-talks, often at an accelerated pace, with costumes that included suits, ties, and jackets for the men, and layered suits or multi-piece outfits for the women was critical. Isla's oldest brother, Cam, played by Justin Theroux, is core to the storyline and has a signature piece of clothing in a highly Watching the lunar eclipse at lunch and we kept wearing the glasses all week Lee Orloff "hiding" alongside a 1957 250 GT Cabriolet Pinin Farina at the Ferrari factory Isla and Jay Ellis as Jay Brown in Running Point. Photo by Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix ©2024 Finally finding a spot that won't be filmed