A Suit and a Gun - What more do you need?

The Suit:
A few weeks ago, Nick, his wife, and I went out in search of a suit for Paul, my character, to wear in the movie. The pre-production teaser features me in one of my own suits - and since we were after more of a mod look, and since I don't really like the idea of roughing up and getting blood stains on my own suit, we realized a different suit was necessary.

After weeks of looking online, our trio set out to rummage through thrift stores. After what was supposed to be a great vintage store was a let down, instead of wasting more time, Nick's wife suggested we just run over to Burlington Coat Factory. It ended up being a wonderful decision...

Personally, I've always worn my clothes large. Why, exactly, I couldn't tell you, but the basis of it now is comfort. This is the first time I have actually owned a suit that fit me properly - and it does feel a little strange. I guess this is how suits are supposed to feel though. My world...it's turning upside down! The sky is falling!! All in all I'm just another brick in the wall!!! AHHHH!

Sorry.

So, after a few weeks of distractions, I finally got to taking some pictures of me in Paul's suit the other day. Of course, being the theatrical nut that I am, I couldn't just take a dull picture, hence the dramatic take. It's a real smart looking suit, though, and it was a perfect find!


The Gun:
Ah, harmony. Peanut butter and jelly (honey for me, though), eggs and bacon, movies and guns.
Some things just go together.

Nick and I, sans his other half this time, met with our cinematographer (post coming soon) for lunch two weeks ago, and then proceeded to a number of hobby stores looking for the perfect airsoft pistol for the main character.

The reason a gas-powered airsoft gun is our choice over a gun that fires blanks is simplicity. When there is a blank-firing gun on a movie set, no matter how small the gun or the set, there are a number of legal restrictions on who needs to be present and how it needs to be handled. With the airsoft route obviously those laws don't apply. Also, I can tell you from experience that a plugged gun firing a blank cartridge sounds exactly the same as a real gun firing a real bullet - and that isn't a great idea for a movie production that will be trying to maintain a low profile when in public.

After a few in store searches proved futile, I convinced Nick that we'll have better luck online, even though we won't get to see the gun in person first. He found a perfect gun - small, compact, but great looking - and made the purchase after I concurred on it's loveliness.


Happiness is a warm gun - even if it's shooting air!