Monday, June 23, 2008

Xena Original Production Drawing signed by Lucy


I love this piece! This is an original, pencil sketch of Xena from the Animated Movie. It is drawn on yellow paper; almost the consistency of tissue paper but thicker. The sketch has several numerals at the bottom and two oval-shaped holes as if it were in a binder of some sort. This came directly from the studio in 2000 after being signed by Lucy. She wrote "All Love, Lucy Lawless, Xena 2000" on this. Her signature is in black sharpie and bleeds through to the back slightly. Size is 11 by 13 and will look great matted and framed.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Xena Continuity Photos


Two more continuity photos; one of my favorite parts of my collection. These are original polaroids of Lucy; one from "Gurkhan" and one from "God Fearing Child." Continuity pics continue to be one of the rarest production items out there; due to both the originality of the pictures (they are one of a kind, literally!) and the fact that they were generally tossed after the scene was complete. In addition, they were only taken in specific instances where filming would resume at a later time or date and the character's makeup or wound placement needed to match..for "continuity" in filming.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Xena Costume Form


All of the production material you see here is ORIGINAL production material directly from the set; acquired from a crew member. These are not copies; these are the actual call sheets, production schedules, etc. that were handed out onset. This one is Xena's costume form, printed on photo type paper to accommodate the picture. It is pretty awesome; gives details of the costume; down to the smallest thing. Since it lists scenes the costume would be needed in; I assume they did this for other actors and costumes as well. I'd love to know how many survived the set!

Xena Friend in Need Third Unit Call Sheet


All of the production material you see here is ORIGINAL production material directly from the set; acquired from a crew member. These are not copies; these are the actual call sheets, production schedules, etc. that were handed out onset. Call sheets are really fun to have; they list different things needed for those involved in filming for that day. Some of those things are: Names of the cast and crew who must show up on that day, dates and times of filming each scene, which extras should be present, descriptions of the scenes to be filmed, and other interesting information such as a list of props that will be used, FX (special effects) gear to bring, animals needed, and lists for the art department. This is the call sheet for the third unit and is in GREEN. It is several pages long and was primarily for the body doubles' scenes.

Xena Friend In Need Second Unit Call Sheet


All of the production material you see here is ORIGINAL production material directly from the set; acquired from a crew member. These are not copies; these are the actual call sheets, production schedules, etc. that were handed out onset. I will not make copies, so please do not ask. Call sheets are really fun to have; they list different things needed for those involved in filming for that day. Some of those things are: Names of the cast and crew who must show up on that day, dates and times of filming each scene, which extras should be present, descriptions of the scenes to be filmed, and other interesting information such as a list of props that will be used, FX (special effects) gear to bring, animals needed, and lists for the art department. This is the final call sheet for the second unit; it is in YELLOW and is several pages long. It includes tribute poems written for a horse that died onset and other "goodbye" poems and notes from the crew. This second unit was filming all the stunt scenes, so the stunt doubles are the primary filmers for this day.

Xena Friend In Need Main Unit Call Sheet


All of the production material you see here is ORIGINAL production material directly from the set; acquired from a crew member. These are not copies; these are the actual call sheets, production schedules, etc. that were handed out onset. This one is the final Main Unit call sheet. Call sheets are really fun to have; they list different things needed for those involved in filming for that day. Some of those things are: Names of the cast and crew who must show up on that day, dates and times of filming each scene, which extras should be present, descriptions of the scenes to be filmed, and other interesting information such as a list of props that will be used, FX (special effects) gear to bring, animals needed, and lists for the art department. This call sheet is for the main unit (Lucy and Renee's scenes) and is double-sided. There are also directions to the set, a fire escape plan, and every other detail needed for the day's filming. This call sheet is white.