Arrival: 8:00am
I arrived nice and early to make sure that the last day was a full productive one, but when I arrived on site Richard nor Debs were there. Instead of waiting around and shirking off, I busied myself with making the medieval saw for Sean as one of his props. John had dropped off a saw for me to take the blade off, and I made a frame for it to go in. Here are some pictures of it after it was painted.
Everything else Richard and I did that day I sadly didn't take a picture of, I was feeling the strain and I admit I was a bit grumpy but I pushed through. I sensed that Richard was itching to get home so made myself as useful to him without being too much of a hindrance.
We braced off all the structure, which was a pain because when Richard was drilling into the wall, apparently the screws weren't biting, so as usual a job that should have taken an hour took four.
Richard and I also made the mechanism for the grass to be raised and lowered by making a frame with a runner, and legs on hinged then on bungee cords so it could be easily moved up and down. We finished around 2pm, and I was exhausted. I was a little desperate to go home and get some rest so I didn't help out with the painting, I felt I had done my bit as it was. It was a hard end to a tough but enjoyable week and I had an absolute blast working with Richard. I've learned so much and I think I have finally found my niche! Looking forward to working with Richard again on A Soldier's Tale.
Next time I see the set it will be fully painted, curtains hung and waiting for me to lay the floorboards!!
