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Day 4 - Part 2

Making the video...

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Large, round room with a huge bed. Everything is white, walls, sheets, Nick's clothes. Everything. Camera spins around the room stopping to Nick at the door.

NICK: Moment I've been waiting from 8 am. Now it's my turn. And I'm sorry but you can't be here with me. You'll see this part in the final video, OK? Bye bye and good night.

Nick shots the door in front of the camera.

-Take him to the mask! Carlos yelled.
When Nick had left the room, Cara was brought in wearing oversized robe. Her eyes were calm but there was nervousness in her moves. She sat on the edge of the bed and Carlos kneeled in front of her.
-Here we go, Cara. This first shot is very easy, just to get you on the mood. You'll be sleeping in this bed. Camera starts to move around the bed. You'll wake up and smile to camera. Think its Nick. Because in a way it is. We'll edit his part later, OK? Just this now. You sleep and wake up and see the man you love most in this whole wide world. OK? Ready?

-It wasn't hard, she says when pictures keep rolling on the screen. -I mean, Nick was the man I loved most in the whole wide world. Few times I almost fell asleep though, I had smoked perhaps one too many. But it eased the whole thing. I got used to the cameras around and Carlos whispering me commands while shooting. There weren't that many cameras either, just ones you needed for the video and two for the Boys' own thing. As you saw, MTV crew was shut out. I thought it was for my sake. And in a way it was. But if you've seen the real video, you know shots we had to take. Shots that I had to take with Nick.

-You can't be serious, Nick said when he saw Cara sitting on the bed. That sweet little girl with her head shaved. -Why? Nick asked from Samuel.
-Carlos thought it would be good for the video. You don't have anything against this, do you?
Samuel didn't want to hear him answer: "Yes, cause I've slept with her" which was more than likely but for his serenity Nick just shook his head.
-And her hair? She looks just like me.
-Yeah. That was the intention. She wants to be with you. She wants to be like you. She wants you to be just one together instead of two apart.
-She? Nick asked.
-Her character, of course, Samuel clarified.
At the same Carlos came to them.
-So Nick? Are you ready? Want me to go this over one more time?
-Um... Nick was confused. -I don't think you have to. It's just us rolling in the bed, right?
Carlos laughed, loud but not warm laughter, which rather scared everyone than made them get a joke.
-Okay, let's get to work!

She does look very young when her hair's been shaved off. And in a way she looks like Nick. They've made her wear blue contacts. Those make her almost unknown. She's wearing white night gown, like a baby doll, but with slim straps and a very short length. She looks like a doll. If I wouldn't know how young she really is, I'd find her fascinating combination of child and adult. In fact she is fascinating combination. Just that they didn't know it, they couldn't explain it, they couldn't protect it, they couldn't protect her.

Cara sat on bed and looked up to Nick. He was obviously shocked. But he had recognized her. When they took her in front of the mirror, she almost didn't. There was something like Maria in her, something from her big sister who she always admired. And now Cara could see Maria in herself. It was a bit scary but also flattering. She felt confident and beautiful, and pod didn't have anything to do with that.

Carlos had yelled, explained, ordered and everything in between for an hour and they didn't have any shot ready yet. It was all very simple, just few bedroom scenes but Carlos had some Kubrick-kind-of-ideas of it.
-Okay, we start with the coming in, okay? Carlos said. It was scene where Nick carried Cara in from the beach (that would be shot next morning) and laying her on the bed. Cara thought it would be easy 'cause all she had to do was "sleep" in his arms. But when Nick lifted her up, she realized that it wouldn't be so innocent.