“In the pas de deux I realize with horror that tears are on my cheeks.”

2 Responses to “In the pas de deux I realize with horror that tears are on my cheeks.”

1. DBW says:

   May 15, 2009 at 2:54 pm

   You should see her in a Board Meeting.
2. Roy H. Wagner ASC says:

   May 16, 2009 at 4:20 pm

   I’m posting here because I’m not quite sure how to e-mail you otherwise. I was the director of photography on the Pilot and first @4 episodes of QUANTUM LEAP. A friend directed me to your site and your very kind (thank you) comments regarding my work (for which I won an Emmy). I’ve many many things I can comment on regarding QL. Especially the genesis of the Series. Deborah Pratt, Don’s wife at the time, had a great deal to do with the show. I was in all of the formative production meetings where the Studio refused to green light the project.
   Incidentally the “Tess” episode was a favorite of mine. It’s where Scott got the reputation for being a part of the crew. In the pig pen he dug a hole with gthe grips so that we could get a camera low enough for the shot of him chasing the pig.
   You are very correct in your assesment of Dean. He was an extraordinary facet in the success of the show. He was extremely happy and a strong advocate of the series. I recall the first day his brother worked with us.
   Incidentally the Tess exteriors were filmed at the Big Sky Ranch in Simi Valley. The same location that was used on “Little House on the Prarie”. The interiors of the house were on stage at Universal. Cam Bernie was one of the best production designers I’ve ever worked with.
   The X-2 mock-up for the pilot “Genesis” was made out of styrofome. Because the Studio would not green light until the last minute the art department worked around the clock to get that ready.
   All of the exteriors for the Air Force base and base housing was shot at Edwards Air Force Base. When Scott ran from the shower outside it was snowing. He was naked. It was very cold!
   The boxing ring was shot on the Phantom of the Opera Stage at Universal.
   While I was doing the series all of the mirror gags where Scott sees a reflection of the person he’s replaced were done live in camera. The mirrors were not mirrors. They were glass picture frames. That means that Scott and the character he was replacing had to rehearse their action to match perfectly. The shower scene in the Pilot was particularly difficult.
   The only real reflection shot was in the segregated south episode. That court house and town is on the back lot of Warner Brothers. It had been used on countless projects including “Dukes of Hazard” and “The Music Man”.
   For the scene at the end where he is in the coffee shop he looks into the mirror/glass picture frame and sees the black man he’s replaced. A replica of that set was built on the other side of that frame so that all of the props and signs (including the clock) had to be built in reverse)ll of the props in th
   I’ve many anecdotes if you are interested. I hope that you get this post. I can be contacted directly at ***********
   If you look on the internet movie database you can see the other work that I’ve done.
   Thank you once again for your very kind remarks.
   Roy H. Wagner ASC
   director of photography

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