Rehearsing with the Dzo

How I wish that the stuffed Dzo could walk. How I wish that the stuffed Dzo could carry a cart. How I wish that we could place a few humans inside the stuffed Dzo. How I wish we could use some kind of robotics on the stuffed Dzo.

Today was the first day with the real Dzo and I must say that a few things went well but something that didn’t go well was the injustice done to the poor animal. The animal is not used to carry a cart, specially a cart with 4 people and a few barrels and baskets.

We did extensively practice with the Dzo. First we put the cart on the Dzo. It did manage pulling the cart but the Dzo needed to be pulled by its nose in order to make him move. It went up and down a slope. There were 6 people holding onto the cart to keep it in balance. I wonder how we’ll manage a wide shot of the Dzo with the cart. Anyway, Digamber is going to come up with a solution.

Then the actor got onto the Dzo and rode it for a while, but again it needed to be pulled. The Dzo did try to retaliate at times and that did scare me a bit. I wonder how we’ll achieve the shots. I wonder how much time it would take. 3 days to shoot and I hope it’s enough for the practice.