The following is an excerpt from the book, Behind the Movie The Making of Love Never Was the Issue- Episode Three: The Heart of the Matter.
Because Dianne and Bobbye were not in Fort Wayne we used technology to conduct some rehearsals. Only Scenes 1-17 were initially rehearsed. These were the first scenes of the movie and focused on the heart attack and the medical and emotional response to it. We would hold rehearsals in library meeting rooms and Dianne and Bobbye would join us via Skype® or FaceTime®. Rehearsals were the opportunity for cast members to meet each other and establish some level of rapport.
My focus was totally on Scenes 1-17. That was the only part of the script that the actors received. It was important that we represent the initial medical scenes as accurately as possible.
My focus was totally on Scenes 1-17. That was the only part of the script that the actors received. It was important that we represent the initial medical scenes as accurately as possible.
September 22, 2018
Saturday, September 22, 2018 was the first day of shooting and took place at McMillen Health. This is where we shot all of the hospital room scenes. All of the principal characters were involved. We started around 8 am and finished up around 4 pm. It was a productive day and a good start to the project. I had worked a long, hard time to get this day done and it felt pretty good.
Saturday, September 22, 2018 was the first day of shooting and took place at McMillen Health. This is where we shot all of the hospital room scenes. All of the principal characters were involved. We started around 8 am and finished up around 4 pm. It was a productive day and a good start to the project. I had worked a long, hard time to get this day done and it felt pretty good.
September 23, 2018
Sunday, September 23, 2018 was the second day of shooting. The scenes shot that day were the bank scenes and the surgical waiting area scenes. All scenes were shot at the Minority Entrepreneurial Center between 10 am and 2 pm. It was a shorter day, but still productive.
Sunday, September 23, 2018 was the second day of shooting. The scenes shot that day were the bank scenes and the surgical waiting area scenes. All scenes were shot at the Minority Entrepreneurial Center between 10 am and 2 pm. It was a shorter day, but still productive.
Second Thoughts
I honestly had a psychological let down after those first two days of shooting. In my mind I had prepared and planned for those first two days of shooting for nearly ten years and suddenly they were done. While some would suggest I should have been elated to have finally gotten my project off the ground after so many years, there actually was no joy. The reality of what had taken place on those first days did not live up to my expectations. I thought I had made some good decisions, but in my private reflective time, I confessed to myself that my dream was not matching my reality. I even thought of dropping the whole project because I couldn’t see how the project was ever going to match what I had envisioned it to be.
Getting Out of the Funk
I didn’t schedule the next production date until October 27, 2018. I convinced myself that chucking the project would be an insult to both me and my Spirit. My Spirit had sustained me for so long that it just didn’t seem right to stop. During those ten years of waiting there were a lot of days filled with thought. There were times I was convinced that the project would never happen, then something would happen and I would get energized again. Going through this for nearly ten years was hard and I am still assessing the emotional and psychological price I may have paid. But what I know is that my Spirit never wavered. My Spirit told me it would happen and I had to have faith in my Spirit.
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