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No Reservations Crew blog
July, 2010 Archive
100 Is Not Enough
Packing for Kerala
By Chris Collins, Executive Producer
The truth is, I don’t get to go out on shoots as much as I used too (and I swear I really used to). I’m sure the newer folks at ZPZ just view Lydia and me as the two office wonks bolted to our desks who are constantly stressed out – which isn’t too far from the truth… But at one point, early in our career as freelancers, Lydia and I were out in the field producing and shooting all the time. Then Zero Point Zero, “the company” happened and we were forced into different roles… So when the INDIA shoot presented itself I grabbed at it thinking: “Hey, never been there, want to go there, should be fun, and what a great excuse to relax on a very long flight, spend a week in a well-appointed hotel room reading and watching movies undisturbed – except of course when room service shows up with my pasta Bolognese…” Well, at least that was the fantasy…
Worth the Effort
By: Michael Steed, Producer
I’ve been working on No Reservations now for about seven months; just days ago I was in New York finishing my first show – Food Porn II – with a shoot starring legendary porn star Ron Jeremy. Now, I find myself in Liberia producing my first international episode of No Reservations. Needless to say, working on this show provides one with a wide array of experiences.
My colleague Rennik and I have been in the country for two days scouting locations and such. So far we’ve managed to wrangle shooting permits from the UN, walked to the roof of the abandoned 5 star Intercontinental Hotel (beautiful view of Monrovia up there), learned that the rest of the crew and Tony’s flights were cancelled; we’ve also gotten a flat tire on the road to Robertsport – in the middle of the bush – with no spare tire. But don’t you worry: we managed to get rescued, Tony and crew arrived only a day late and our drivers got spare tires. Most importantly we’ve learned that nothing will be easy in Liberia.
Delilah's Brain
By: Michael Steed, Producer
Being a producer on No Reservations has its perks. Truly. Ossetra caviar at Petrossian, Daniel Boulud’s blood sausage, fatty, fatty tuna at Sushi Yasuda. It doesn’t really get better than this. Trust me when I say that I’ve been the recipient of my fair share of evil eye from justifiably envious family and friends. Fortunately though, every once in a while, I get the opportunity to spread the love.
