Fashion Frightmare! (My Sister the Vampire) (17 page)

OK, Lesson #1: making movies is tiring! But it’s also fun. We’re kicking things off in London, England. We’re filming the Victorian-era scenes, which means I
get to wear lots of gorgeous dresses . . . although I also have to wear corsets . . . *sadface* Seriously, how did Victorian ladies breathe?!

I’ve had a small film role before – in The Groves – but that has NOT prepared me for the pressures of a lead role. I have so much dialogue to learn –
for two different characters – and there are occasionally lots of takes needed. (I think my record was 40!) Jackson NEVER stumbles over his lines – he must have a photographic memory. I
hate him for being so lucky! Well, I don’t hate him . . . Obviously!

London is a beautiful city and I’d love to take Ivy back there one day to show her all the cool old buildings. When we weren’t filming, most of the cast would go
sightseeing. Of course, I have an easier time with this than poor Jackson, who needs to adopt a disguise before he steps outside of his hotel. His favorite trick is to pose as a regular English
soccer fan, with a baggy jersey and a loud cap pulled low over his face – but although Jackson does most things BRILLIANTLY, a Cockney accent is NOT one of them. (He’s going to be so
mad at me when he reads this – teehee!!!)

We’ve finished up the Victorian London scenes, and are now in New York City for the 1950s sequences. Score one for the 1950s – these gorgeous dresses don’t
need corsets! Strike one against the 1950s – my hair is almost as tall as I am. It deserves its own trailer! It looks fabulous, though. (If I do say so myself
 
!)

October

We’re not scheduled for much filming this month, because the production crew is still building sets for scenes we will be shooting in a town called Pine Wood, in
November. Jackson insists these kinds of delays are normal, and I’m actually quite relieved to spend more than a single week at my new High School. I miss my sister!

November

After taking almost all of October off, we’re back into the swing of things and are almost done with shooting. We’ve just wrapped a sequence that takes place in
sixteenth century Venice – except we didn’t have to travel there. The production built three massive rooms on a soundstage for us to film in. Jackson was playing “old man”
versions of his characters, and had to wear make-up and white wigs for days. He said it was OK, but I could tell he was uncomfortable. He didn’t complain once, though – he’s such
a trooper!

It’s late November, and we’re off to Pine Wood, for our last block of shooting. I’m excited because Debi Morgan, a girl from my middle school in Franklin
Grove, recently moved there. It will be cool to see her again. I also hear that Winifred Peters, the writer of the books, will be stopping by to visit the production, which would be awesome –
I’d love to meet her!

*Sadface* at the idea this will be the last time I see everybody, though. It’s a really great group of people that I’ve come to know and love over the past few
months. On the set of a movie, you are constantly with the same bunch of people. You are up at dawn with them; staying late on the set with them; sitting with them for hours as you wait for the
weather to change, and then suddenly it’s over and everybody goes home . . .

Movie-making is odd like that!

“Sunset Scribbles – Olivia’s Diary” will be in stores next year. Eternal Sunset will also be released next year, and we
can’t wait to buy
our tickets!!!

Sink your fangs into these:

MY SISTER THE VAMPIRE

Switched

Fangtastic!

Revamped!

Vampalicious

Take Two

Love Bites