Air Farce - Dec 10 2007 R2 and some 501st Canadian Garrison guest spot on Air Farce. ( http://www.airfarce.ca)It is a comedy show that deals with a lot of political jokes. This was filmed at the CBC studios downtown Toronto. They brought a choreographer in to teach each couple a small dance routine. So most of the day was basically teaching the choreography, practicing and then filming that couple. There were multiple takes for different angles and they also modified the lighting to match each character. So it was basically teach, practice, film, teach, practice, film etc until the end when they did the one group segment. Each character (except Leia) had longer dance segments but it looks like due to time constraints they had to chop parts of it out. That set was designed only for this segment. Once we were done they started tearing down the set. Photos were all taken without a flash as there was a lot of setting up and stuff and I didn't want the flash to bother them. The result is a lot of the photos are blurry. These represent the best of the best. This segment aired on their New Years Special.
Storm Trooper - Nick |
The stage |
R2 ready to go |
The Air Farce Logo. Behind are the seats that pull out for the live audience |
Overhead view of the lights |
Me and the guest room where the others changed into costume |
Nick and the sign |
Graeme learns his choreography with Penelope |
Roy is on set and this is what the monitor shows |
Roy and Jessica |
Graeme and Penelope's turn in front of the camera |
Lindsay and Craig strike a classic pose |
Slightly fuzzy |
During one of the takes |
Roy's turn with Jessica and their short dance number |
No flash so Nick is a little dark |
Nick and Luba's turn |
Group shot |
R2 learns his dance moves |
Oops |
No spoilers if you have not guessed what the sketch is about. Make sure to see the New Years Air Farce Special Page 2 (The not so great photos) Page 3 (The fuzzy photos) |