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The Guild Season Three Episode Three: “Player Down” is now live, as are my pointless thoughts below:

* For the curious, Codex’s room is in Kim’s house, Zaboo’s room (technically Riley’s room) is at the same apartment complex the exteriors are shot at, Clara’s room is in Felicia’s house, and Bladezz’ room is Felicia’s garage.
* As I recall, there was only one “Spires of Dragonor” prop box, the same used in each computer room shoot. The magic of filmmaking!
* Bladezz’ sister Dena is played by Vince’s actual sister Tara. I didn’t really get to meet her, as she wasn’t on set very often, but like everybody else involved in the show, she’s pretty funny.
* Ah, the Vorkmobile. Mere video does not do justice to the majesty of this vehicle; you really have to see it in person. Tyler outdid himself with that one. You should get more clear looks at it over the course of the season, but just know that it is filled with the most bizarre and…well, Vork-like assortment of stuff imaginable.

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The Guild Season Three Episode Two: “Anarchy!” is now live! A few disjointed (some might say anarchic) thoughts…

* That’s Best Boy Grip Extraordinaire Noah Flippo as the Game Stop Manager. You can imagine the mockery one receives from the rest of the G&E Crew when they’re promoted to “talent”.
* The wide shot of the Guild dragging the tent to the back of the line was the very last shot of principal photography. We were chasing sunlight at that point, so the process went something like this: Sean yells action, Jeff drags tent, Sean yells cut, Tyler and Ethan run and drag the tent back to the front of the line as fast as humanly possible, maybe a VERY QUICK adjustment of the mirror boards, Sean yells action, etc. Several takes in five to ten minutes, and then we were wrapped.
* It’s true that Wil Wheaton gets angry…some-TIMES, and he plays quite an entertaining villain (his role only gets even better as the season goes on), but as I mentioned last week, he was seriously very gracious, friendly, and having a lot of fun. As were all the Axis of Anarchy-ers, at least the ones I had any interaction with.
* Seriously, everyone, this season’s awesomeness is only just beginning.

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Now that the first episode of the season has gone wide, I can talk about it without spoiling people! So, without further ado, here’s some of my recollections from shooting The Guild S03E01: "Expansion Time".

* First off, everybody involved in production of this show is awesome. EVERYBODY. Felicia is very sweet and very hard working. All the cast members are extremely witty people, and much nicer than their characters indicate. The crew was very helpful and tolerant of my occasional beginner-itis, and they gave me both positive and negative feedback on my work.
* The "Codex Webcam" segments for the season were all shot on the first day of principal photography, which I wasn’t called in for. So I have no insight on the Felicia’s brain freeze.
* The GameStop scenes were all shot on the final two days of principal photography. This particular GameStop is near Anaheim, a little way down the road from Disneyland. Driving back to the freeway on the final day, I could see the fireworks from over the fence, which was nice since I missed them when I was actually AT the park this year.
* It was very, very, VERY hot those last two days. The inside of the GameStop, where (among other things, but most importantly) Craft Services was set up was air conditioned, but I would get used to it within two seconds and it started feeling like ordinary room temperature…until I stepped outside again.
* Side note: GameStop, especially when the demo for "Ghostbusters" is set up, is the second most distracting place you could possibly have a film crew wait. (More on the MOST distracting place later this season.)
* Yes, that is the lovely and talented Kim Evey, web producer extraordinaire, under layers of costuming and grungification as the homeless woman.
* Obviously I didn’t actually talk to Wil Wheaton all that much, since most of my fraternizing was with the crew and not the uber-celebrities, but from our limited interaction, he was quite friendly. It was clear he was having a lot of fun in the role. He also appears to be terrified of large bugs, as the outtake reel will probably demonstrate.
* It’s weird being credited as the electrician. It sounds so much more professional than I feel.

More thoughts as the season continues…

For those of you who don’t keep up with me on Facebook or Twitter, you may be surprised and delighted to hear that the exciting internship I’ve secured is, in fact, on Season Three of The Guild.

Like many people, I discovered the show shortly after seeing Dr. Horrible and wondering just what else this lovely and talented Miss Felicia Day person has done. Despite not being a World of Warcraft player, I really enjoyed the characters and kept watching through Season Two. On a whim, once I got out here, I decided to use the contact form on the website and see if they had any internships available for Season Three. I thought the odds that they were going into production while I was here were slim, but hey, it wouldn’t hurt to ask, right?

Turns out they were indeed moving into production, and were very happy to talk with volunteers about being production assistants. One thing led to another, and I ended up being an intern with the lighting department!

I’ve been on set two days so far, and they’ve been very busy and tiring, but a lot of fun. I haven’t really interacted with the cast all that much (aside from constantly almost bumping into them carrying C-stands down narrow halls), but they have all been perfectly friendly. But no, I will not get Felicia’s number for you.

Obviously, I can’t tell you much about what we’ve been shooting, and I haven’t read the full script for this season, but the scenes I’ve seen shot have been very funny (I was actually grateful to have canker sores on my first day because I could bite them to keep from laughing), and from the story bits I’ve been able to piece together in my mind, I think it’s safe to say that this season is going to be pretty amazing.

Even though my duties mostly consist of relatively menial things like grabbing C-47s, guarding the front door, standing in for Zaboo, generally doing whatever I’m told, etc., it’s still very exciting to play a part in creating something I enjoy watching so much, and that so many others enjoy. I’m proud to be able to work on such a great show, and I can’t wait to see the completed season.