Hey everyone -
Whew what a LONG day, 9am til 10 at night. A lot of "hurry up and then wait". Gypsy was originally just going to be in one scene, but they liked her a lot and she was filmed in 4 short scenes today. She did really well considering she's just our pet - no special training or anything (yet). They said they may write her into a few more parts.
So here's the scoop:
It's a Merchant/Ivory Film called "Heights". Gypsy plays Jesse Bradfords dog. He's the guy in that movie Swimfan. He was a really nice, normal, and down to earth cool guy. All the crew people there were really nice too, petting Gypsy every time they went by - we were pleasantly surprised since we didn't really know what to expect.
Also in the cast is Elizabeth Banks - we just saw one shot of her going down some stairs. And speaking of Dalmatians.....Cruella herself, Glen Close, is in the movie too (but not as Cruella, whew). She was there today but we didn't get to even see her. They pretty much cleared everyone out while she was around.
Yes, Gypsy will get paid and Dena and I ate lunch with Jesse (he wanted to be around Gypsy) and the crew. Maybe they'll put 'WildBill' in the credits as "Assistant to Miss Gypsy", ha!
It was a great day, we met a lot of nice, interesting people, and after a 2 hour drive from NYC we are glad to be back home in Connecticut.
WildBill
PS: In a conversation with the promotional still photographer I was having, I was asked for my card. So I said, "Do you want my Carnivorous Plant Card or my CG Animator card?" He chose the CP card and I let him know that if he got in touch with me next spring, I'd send him a VFT.