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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows
« on: June 30, 2023, 12:28:10 AM »
Some behind the scenes material worth revisiting:
... I still have some material I want to share related to the shooting of Scenes 206 - 215.
In this post I'm sharing three behind the scenes photos Darren Gross had shared on his now defunct NoDS Restoration Web site (along with his original captions):
David Selby chatting with
the crew between setups on the set
of NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS.
(Photo courtesy Yvonne David)
I could be wrong, but it looks to me like James Storm is sitting next to Selby.
James Storm puckers up for a kiss after being doused with stage-blood.
(Photo courtesy Yvonne David)
Make-up artist Reginald Tackley liberally applies stage-blood to James
Storm in order to create the effect of a glancing bullet wound. Please note
Alex Jenkins' (John Karlen) as yet undamaged car behind them which
Gerard will later drive off the road. (Photo courtesy Yvonne David.)
It's interesting that they had yet to shoot Scenes 193 - 196 when the second and third photos were taken because, as we know, Gerard doesn't get shot by Claire until after he's forced Alex off the road. But then in films so few scenes are shot in order...
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A behind the scenes candid which could also be associated with the shooting of Scenes 206 - 215, current Scene 216, or even upcoming Scenes 217 - 218 (though there's some mystery as to whether or not Scene 218 was ever shot - but more on that when we get to it):
(Click here for a 620X780 version)
I've never seen any source cited for this. It could also be one taken by Yvonne David (who, BTW, was the head of wardrobe on the film), or it could be someone entirely different. If it is someone different, I have my suspicion as to who it might be - but more on that in a future post associated with Scene 217...
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