Day One was amazing. We got all our actors and gear together, and threw them all on top of the roof of a public toilet. Not bad for a first day of shooting! Everyone was very open to the idea of doing an Arts Chat interview on top of this brick structure, previously known as a washroom, and we set up our chairs, coffee table, and the signature blue coffee mug without a hitch.
The day went really well, and I was impressed with the willingness of our cast and crew to clamber up a tree onto the roof and do a crazy comedy sketch with us 
People in the neighborhood were wonderful as well, and very receptive to our filming there. I heard one mother tell her daughter to bike around our area so as not to disturb the filming, and a bunch of kids sweetly agreed to play ball on a different end of the park.
However, it was the finale that really gave us a chance to experiment, as we staged a ‘performance art’ piece called “Shouty Man” done by our fictional character, Divan H8. Shot in front of Honest Ed’s and that church on Spadina, we captured him shouting at crowds at the top of his lungs on three cellphones, a digital camera, a blackberry, and our panasonic GH-1. It was exhilarating to take hold of that cellphone and surround him for the full 180 degree effect, capturing him from about five different angles. Everyone on the crew got in on the action, and we have some amazing raw footage to show for it.
A special thanks to Russel McLeod who did an great job playing the role of Divan H8, and who bravely shouted at the Saturday evening crowds on Bloor when we asked him to. It was awesome.