The crew was very excited about the shoot. Aside from the beautiful Victorian surroundings, it was a sunny summer's day and everything seemed right. Like with all good things, there were obstacles, which had to be overcome. For one, there could be no traces of modern conveniences. This meant anything electric had to be hidden including a much-needed air conditioner. A fan, in-between shots, was used to keep the crew cool in the 90+ degree heat, but it was turned off when the cameras were rolling. The lead actor, wearing his wool suit (as they did in those days even in summer) started to perspire to the point where the dye in the jacket stained his white shirt underneath. Due to a tight budget and difficulty obtaining period accurate wardrobe, there was only one white shirt. The shooting had to be temporarily halted while the shirt was washed and dried.

Also due to budget constraints, the crew had to shoot as much as possible in a short timeframe. Fortunately, the day provided soft and fairly even lighting, however, when night fell, the crew kept their backs to the windows and shot all the reverse angles, and cheated night for day. A Sony VX-2000 was used to shoot the scenes and outfitted with a Beachtek XLR adapter for plugging in balanced audio. Besides, concealing UHF wireless microphones on the actors, an HHB PortaOne Minidisc recorder was used to record sync sound. A Sennheiser ME-66 microphone was mounted on a boom and connected to the minidisc recorder. Akin to film editing, the minidisc recording was synced up with the footage using the audio and visual cue of a clapboard. There is something about that clapboard and the shout of "action," which makes it feel like you are doing something special.

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