More from the set of Flash Forward
by Rob - March 7th, 2009.Filed under: FlashForward.
Another fabulous day on the set of Flash Forward. We were there from about 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. (meaning we worked a much shorter day than just about everyone else!).
Had lunch with Sonya Walger, but can’t show a picture of her because she was in costume all day. (For those trying to divine the secrets of Flash Forward, sorry, but none of the photos I’m posting are of the actors in costume, and none were taken on the sets.)
Sonya was definitely the hardest working actor today, with the most lines and the most scenes, and she was fabulous. She’s incredibly intense when called for, and is absolutely riveting to watch. (How intense? Director David S. Goyer had to remind her at one point yesterday to blink …) She’s British, and has the most wonderful accent, but is playing an American, and it was fun watching her turn the accent on and off (or is that off and on?) when bouncing between playing her part and talking to others.
Zachary Knighton also did incredible work today. In fact, he and Sonya together did what is my favorite scene from the entire script — and did it and did it and did, from angle after angle after angle ;). Zach’s father, stepmother, and girlfriend visited the set today, and I showed them around, which was fun.
Also on hand today and yesterday was Nne Ebong, vice-president of dramatic program development for ABC, and I had a great time talking to her (and yesterday she was responsible for something incredibly cool happening for me — about which more later).
Brannon Braga was on hand for part of yesterday morning, and it was great getting to chat with him again. He has been wonderfully warm and friendly and supportive, and had some very nice things to say about my Calculating God, which pleased me. He had to leave mid-morning, though, to get back to 24, the other show he works on. :)
John Cho and Courtney B. Vance didn’t even have any scenes today, but they dropped by the set (and Jack Davenport came back, too, even though he wasn’t filming today, either). Besides being in Flash Forward, John, of course, is Mr. Sulu in the new Star Trek film. He told me he’d just finally seen the whole thing, and thinks it really came out wonderfully.
Robert J. Sawyer, author of the novel Flash Forward, and series regular John Cho.
Series regular Courtney B. Vance and Executive Producer Jessika Borsiczky Goyer; Jessika was the first of the producers to read my novel Flash Forward; the project owes its existence to her enthusiasm for the book.
David S. Goyer who is director, co-author of the pilot script, and executive producer, with Kramer Morgenthau, the Director of Photography; between them, they’ve given Flash Forward an amazing look — every frame looks like it’s from a feature film, not a TV show; the footage is stunning.
The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site