I just want to be clear that for this film I do not plan to work with either.
There are a couple funny outtakes from my 3 minute film that feature one of my cats letting it be known that she wasn't willing to perform. I framed the shot ahead of time on the tripod, and had Alison hit record on the camera for me. That way I could hold the cat off camera and deliver her into the scene on cue.
I should probably explain that she's the cat who has multiple veterinarians afraid to deal with her. She's unruly and only does things on her terms. She's a bit of a bitch, really. I'm one of the few people who can handle her. She's a Tortoie-tabbie mix, which should be enough for anyone who's had one.
Sadly she's also the only cat I have that doesn't hide the instant company comes over. It's not that she's social. She's just not afraid of much of anything.
So after one cat failed to do more than hide on the back stairs we tried the queen bitch kitty. In one case she simply hissed at my actress, Kara N., and walked off. The second time we tried a little tuna juice on Kara's fingers (brave girl that she is). While the cat was happy to sniff Kara's fingers, the cat was also happy to take a swipe at her.
It was an awesome stand against being made an actress against her will. Nothing usable came from those shots. I've learned my lesson.
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Damn it! I'm going to have to revise the dancing-cat dream sequence I just wrote, aren't I?
As the proud owner of my very own beautiful yet batshit crazy tortoiseshell tabby, I can relate. Did I ever tell you about the time I had to bring Tashiro in to work on Talk Soup because my apartment was being fumigated? There were some severe kitty/human trust issues after that, let me tell you.
No, I don't think I ever heard the story about how poor, victimized Tashiro was dragged in to Talk Soup. I hope you made it up to her with something particularly good that she could hide under the rug?
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