DreamCon - Meeting Jewel and Matt

POSTED BY: HiroStone
UPDATED: Friday, June 18, 2004 00:19
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CSTEINME

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 2:07 PM

Great retelling of your encounter with Jewel! We were at DreamCon too, and got to ask her lots of questions during the Q&A on Saturday. But next time, I'm hanging out with you...

CSTEINME

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 2:07 PM

Great retelling of your encounter with Jewel! We were at DreamCon too, and got to ask her lots of questions during the Q&A on Saturday. But next time, I'm hanging out with you...

HIROSTONE

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 2:29 PM

Sweeeet!

Glad you had a good time at DreamCon.

However, I am paying for it now, as I am sooooo DEAD TIRED!!!! And I'm at gorram work right now!!! I was on the committee and was on staff all weekend. Iran myself ragged during the day and hung out with the guests practically all night!!! Stupid, huh?

But everyone there had a fun time I think. Jewel, Matt, Mercedes, Elizabeth, Scott, Ron, everyone was great.

More on the sunburned cleavage and some inside info on quite interesting stuff on Nathan and the rest of the cast Jewel and Matt let me in on when we talked later today; at work now.

-keep flyin'

-Hiro

Jayne
Pain is scary...

MAKEROFPATHS

Thursday, June 17, 2004 6:20 AM

Did I miss the continuation of this report in another thread, or are you still tuckered out, Hiro?

:-)

HIROSTONE

Thursday, June 17, 2004 1:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by makerofpaths:
Did I miss the continuation of this report in another thread, or are you still tuckered out, Hiro?

:-)

Dude.......!!!

The people that were at DreamCon or those who were behind the scenes with me on the committee or as volunteers, please, have my back!!!!

I am exhausted. Plus, I'm gearing up for my vacation and trying to get everything ready before then.

I'm going to try and do a post during my lunch hour, but it might be going to be a short one.

-keep flyin'

-Hiro

WASH
Oh my god, it's grotesque! Oh, and there's something in a jar.

HIROSTONE

Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:27 PM

Okay, now I have some time.

Alright, where to begin???

Since you all have been patient with me, I guess I should tell you about Morena’s sun-burned cleavage, huh? Okay, for those of you at DreamCon, you’ve probably heard this story already, but for those of you that weren’t, here’s the skinny:

The first few days of shooting for Serenity, as you know, are taking place in the desert. Now, Jewel told this story about Morena. She commented that she was a jeans and sweatshirt kinda gal that usually didn’t wear make-up because she was naturally beautiful anyway. However, as Inara, Morena has to wear those elaborate, beautiful gowns most of the time, which takes a lot of preparation to get in and look like a proper ‘Companion’ like she is in character. Because of getting into the dress, the make-up and hair, it took Morena the longest. And in the desert, when the sun gets high in the sky in the afternoon, everyone in the cast and crew put on sun block so they wouldn’t get burned. Morena did as well, but for some reason she didn’t put any on her cleavage, (possibly because it would’ve ruined the body make-up or something like that) which, as she’s in her Companion gown, really stuck out prominently. Because of that, her cleavage got burned and then started to peel as well! I just found that very amusing that with everyone else in the cast pretty much covered up, and poor Morena in her Companion outfit got sun-burned bad enough that he skin started to peel.

Okay, I may have screwed that up a little because I got to Jewel’s Q&A late and only started listening to this story two-thirds of the way through. BTW, I mentioned that Jewel got sunburned as well. The story with that was she was wearing sun block and her Kaylee jumpsuit so she was pretty well covered. However, she neglected to put sun block on her head, down where her hair parts. So, that thin strip of skin on her head got sun-burned and she said it really hurt. I found that amusing as well.

Thinking back to when Jewel, Matt and I were sitting in the lounge late on Friday night, I was pretty out of it running around all day and probably was a little incoherent and not as articulate as I usually am, but tried to make sense. When they asked me who my favorite character from Firefly was, I was tempted to say Kaylee, but I honestly answered Mal (but quickly said that Kaylee was a close second). They then started to tell me a little about Nathan and how silly he could be. On the set, Jewel described him as a little like George Clooney when he was on ER; that he was goofy, silly and played jokes all the time off camera, but once they started rolling, he was all business (though still somewhat playful, doing stuff in the moment). Nathan, along with Alan, always kept everyone in stitches. Not that Alan was Nathan’s sidekick, but they were more like ‘PARTNERS IN CRIME!!!’ They described them as a comedy act. So much so, they had a running contest to see who would make Gina crack up first on camera. However, when Nathan was being too silly and it really screwed up a scene they were filming, Joss made him stop and asked him, “Nate, what have we learned today?”

And Nathan would reply in a mutter, “Joss is Boss . . .”

I laughed so hard at that!!!!

Jewel went on to describe more of the cast in detail.

She said that out of everyone the most serious actors were Adam and Ron, that although they could be silly too, they really took their craft seriously once the camera was rolling. I could definitely see that with Ron, but that kinda surprised me with Adam. But as I thought of it, it made more sense as his character was very intricate and so detailed (like the observances that Jayne would always have something in his hands, working on something). Jewel went on to complement Sean a little as they had instant chemistry onscreen between their characters. She also said that she was in awe with Gina’s presence and demeanor as Zoë, that she was always spot on in her cool and calm character performance and charisma. The most complements Jewel had, other

HIROSTONE

Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:28 PM

Okay, now I have some time.

Alright, where to begin???

Since you all have been patient with me, I guess I should tell you about Morena’s sun-burned cleavage, huh? Okay, for those of you at DreamCon, you’ve probably heard this story already, but for those of you that weren’t, here’s the skinny:

The first few days of shooting for Serenity, as you know, are taking place in the desert. Now, Jewel told this story about Morena. She commented that she was a jeans and sweatshirt kinda gal that usually didn’t wear make-up because she was naturally beautiful anyway. However, as Inara, Morena has to wear those elaborate, beautiful gowns most of the time, which takes a lot of preparation to get in and look like a proper ‘Companion’ like she is in character. Because of getting into the dress, the make-up and hair, it took Morena the longest. And in the desert, when the sun gets high in the sky in the afternoon, everyone in the cast and crew put on sun block so they wouldn’t get burned. Morena did as well, but for some reason she didn’t put any on her cleavage, (possibly because it would’ve ruined the body make-up or something like that) which, as she’s in her Companion gown, really stuck out prominently. Because of that, her cleavage got burned and then started to peel as well! I just found that very amusing that with everyone else in the cast pretty much covered up, and poor Morena in her Companion outfit got sun-burned bad enough that he skin started to peel.

Okay, I may have screwed that up a little because I got to Jewel’s Q&A late and only started listening to this story two-thirds of the way through. BTW, I mentioned that Jewel got sunburned as well. The story with that was she was wearing sun block and her Kaylee jumpsuit so she was pretty well covered. However, she neglected to put sun block on her head, down where her hair parts. So, that thin strip of skin on her head got sun-burned and she said it really hurt. I found that amusing as well.

Thinking back to when Jewel, Matt and I were sitting in the lounge late on Friday night, I was pretty out of it running around all day and probably was a little incoherent and not as articulate as I usually am, but tried to make sense. When they asked me who my favorite character from Firefly was, I was tempted to say Kaylee, but I honestly answered Mal (but quickly said that Kaylee was a close second). They then started to tell me a little about Nathan and how silly he could be. On the set, Jewel described him as a little like George Clooney when he was on ER; that he was goofy, silly and played jokes all the time off camera, but once they started rolling, he was all business (though still somewhat playful, doing stuff in the moment). Nathan, along with Alan, always kept everyone in stitches. Not that Alan was Nathan’s sidekick, but they were more like ‘PARTNERS IN CRIME!!!’ They described them as a comedy act. So much so, they had a running contest to see who would make Gina crack up first on camera. However, when Nathan was being too silly and it really screwed up a scene they were filming, Joss made him stop and asked him, “Nate, what have we learned today?”

And Nathan would reply in a mutter, “Joss is Boss . . .”

I laughed so hard at that!!!!

Jewel went on to describe more of the cast in detail.

She said that out of everyone the most serious actors were Adam and Ron, that although they could be silly too, they really took their craft seriously once the camera was rolling. I could definitely see that with Ron, but that kinda surprised me with Adam. But as I thought of it, it made more sense as his character was very intricate and so detailed (like the observances that Jayne would always have something in his hands, working on something). Jewel went on to complement Sean a little as they had instant chemistry onscreen between their characters. She also said that she was in awe with Gina’s presence and demeanor as Zoë, that she was always spot on in her cool and calm character performance and charisma. The most complements Jewel had, other

DUG

Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:11 PM

Great news from DreamCon. I REALLY wish I could have made it, but for some reason my wife felt her back surgery was more important. All of my friends who were there raved about Jewel, even though most of the one's who were there still haven't been converted to browncoat status.

Don't worry...my dvd's are making the rounds.

FIREFLYGAL

Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:51 PM

Ok, I'm slow. I finally got an article together on Jewel's appearance at DreamCon and while it duplicates some of Hiro's stuff I'm posting it anyway (so there).

The very first DreamCon was held in Jacksonville, Florida this past weekend (June 11-13) and pulled in some BDS (Big Damn Stars) – Ron Perlman, Erin Gray, Chase Masterson, Sam Jones III, not to mention popular authors and artists. The BDS I specifically went to see was Jewel Staite. I had the opportunity to interview her at various times throughout the con and trying not to repeat what others have posted I place my experience here for your enjoyment (I hope).

For you guys out there, yes, she is just as pretty in person. She’s about 5’5”, without the 4” heels she was wearing and she’s skinnier now than during Firefly since Joss approved her NOT putting the extra weight back on for Kaylee. She’s also as nice as Kaylee, yet Jewel admits she has “a sick sense of humor” and is “not as childlike as Kaylee”.

Her con appearance started at 10:30 AM Saturday morning in a not so air-conditioned room (yet I never heard her complain). As with all cons it’s never easy peasey, the next problem was no pictures for Jewel to sign. Jewel sat patiently in the autograph room with husband Matt and a couple of con volunteers who were there to help. The photos were still on the way when the fans were led into the room and we were treated to an impromptu Q & A session with Jewel. She prefaced the session by saying she had a “contract signed in blood” and she couldn’t reveal anything about Serenity. The fans respected her position, so while this article contains no real spoilers, there are a few tidbits that Jewel was able to share. I am going to be mentioning them very shortly, so skip to the next paragraph if you don’t want to learn anything about the movie. If you’re not skipping down now, it’s not my fault what you read next. We know that Serenity takes place about 6 months after Objects in Space. Says Jewel “Kaylee has grown up a bit. I think it was time for her to grow up”. Kaylee will have a new skinnier, sexier fitted look, gone from her ever-present jumpsuit is the bunnies and teddy bears. Kaylee will be doing a lot of crying both the happy and sad kind. Her quarters will still look basically the same. The sets had to be remade, so Serenity “looks the same but a bit newer”. Jewel adds “the more tweaked the set is the angrier Joss gets”. Inara will have beautiful new costumes. In fact, Jewel mentioned Morena wanting to attend DreamCon but needing to do some costume fittings. Jewel confirms the challenge “Inara doesn’t dress as one ethnicity and it’s difficult to do”. The characters will change during the movie but Jewel feels the fans will be happy with the result. Another Serenity tidbit came forth during the Q & A session with Mercedes McNab and Elizabeth Anne Allen of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Elizabeth Anne Allen has known Nathan for a while and he mentioned he had been doing some serious training, including ballet, for the BDM to handle some stunts and the abundance of action in the film. One thing that was not a surprise was when Jewel pointed out that “Nathan is a clown, way worse than Alan. Alan laughs at everything Nathan says and Alan’s laugh is really infectious, so the two of them together are brutal”. Jewel was able to share her feelings about the first day everyone was together on the set. “I was shaking, I was in such anticipation to see everyone as a group again. I was so excited to sit down and read the script with everybody. We hugged a lot and cried a lot. When Gina said her first line, everybody kind of laughed and sort of looked at each other, like ‘oh wow’ she delivered it like Zoey. Everybody just became these characters again. It was an enormous sense of relief. Just to hear that script out loud felt really amazing”.

You can come back now. Jewel gave us the bad news that Fox has the television rights to Firefly for 10 years and has no plans to reshoot the series. On the happy side, Jewel reports that” Unive

SERENITYSSON

Thursday, June 17, 2004 11:30 PM

Well I can back you up Hiro as to how tired we senior staff from the con are. I think we got an average of 7 hours of sleep from Thurs afternoon until Sun night but hell, if I had my choice between hanging with Jewel and Matt, or sleeping, I'll still choose no sleep every time. Was a blast Bro I can't wait untill next year when we have Jewel and Matt back, as well as a few of the other Firefly cast. I can't wait to here back from Jewel and Matt about the T-shirt I made for Adam, and sent a copy of the Blue Sun Beer Intermission comercial I did for the RP staring Jayne. Jewel and Matt were awesome!

Serenity's Son

The Hero of Canton, the man they call... Meeeeee!

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