[Hilarie and Nick are laying on a bed]
Hilarie Burton: Hey Nick, do you want to tell secrets?
Nicholas Gray: Mhm.
HB: Tell me a secret.
NG: When I was in the fourth grade, I told my class, it was… we had to tell what our parents did for a living day at school… and I said to my class that my mother was Susan Sarandon and my father invented the California Raisins.
HB: [laughing] He didn’t?
NG: No.
HB: Oh.
NG: I was a liar.
HB: Oh, okay.
NG: Tell me your secret. [to the camera] I’m a little sick, can you tell?
HB: I don’t think you’re sick. My secret is that I think you look so nice with that beard coming in. And if you were to grow that beard we would probably spend more time together. Mustache? (looks excited0 So we will spend a medium more amount of time…
NG: It’s on the way! I don’t know it’s starting to get itchy already!
HB: Well, you’ve been working really hard on our short film. You’ve got that ‘I’m in charge’ beard going on. Get mad real quick. [both make mad faces] I think we have another secret too.
NG: There’s one more secret…
HB: But we’re not going to tell you ‘till tomorrow!
NG: ‘Till tomorrow.
HB: So come back and visit us! Bye!
[Sign reads “Artist: Mike Roig… Title: Celestial Navigator… for more information and purchase inquiries PEDESTRIANART.COM]
Hilarie Burton: [holding hand under sign] What is that? Oh, “pedestrian art” you say?
Nicholas Gray: Are you a hand model?
HB: I am. [zoom out to show Hilarie and Nicholas sitting under an installation] Oh, look! Pedestrian art. We found it guys. Everyone wants to be a pedestrian. Even Mike Roig, who put this installation into our beautiful Riverwalk Park. Wilmington is a great artistic community, and we have different art installations going up all over downtown, all the time. It’s an inspiring place to live, correct Nick?
NG: Correct.
HB: Correct.
NG: Affirmative.
HB: Affirmative. [laughs] Robots don’t say yes, they say affirmative. [points at camera] What’s that from? So, another thing we find inspiring is palm reading. Now, Nick and I have had a number of conversations about this. I’m learning how to do it, but he’s an old pro. So, we want to know what the future of Southern Gothic, and I personally want to know what the future of Hilarie Burton holds, so Nick’s going to read my palm today for you guys. [holds up palms]
NG: [looking at Hilarie’s palms] You’re right handed right?
HB: I’m right handed.
NG: Glitter palms!
HB: Oh, glitter palm! What have I been into? One of those strip clubs or…
NG: Here, I’m gonna put my hood on like a soothsayer.
HB: Oh, you look like a Druid! [laughs] You’re so mystical!
NG: Alright, what they say is that your dominant hand is what’s telling you about you’re present, and you’re non-dominant hand is telling you about your past.
HB: Oh, I got a seedy past.
NG: [pointing to non-dominant hand] I don’t know about that one… Looks…
HB: Yeah.
NG: [looking at dominant hand] So let’s take a look at this. Now, you have a Venus hand…
HB: Oh, what does that mean?
NG: It means that you are attracted and live within the arts.
HB: I do!
NG: And, it would probably be better if I didn’t know you at all, because then I could, you know, just say that but… [points to one line] Oh no, I’m going to leave that one out…
HB: Really? [laughs] What does it say?
NG: I’m not gonna say that.
HB: Shut up! Really?
NG: No, but… so here we have… okay this is your heartline, and this is your headline, and this is your lifeline, and you have a really good line that’s attaching between your heart line and your head line. And what that means is… [referring to hood] I’m taking this foolish thing off… and what that means is that, when you make decisions, you do so with a good blend of both your heart and your mind.
HB: You’re so wise.
NG: That’s a really important quality to have.
HB: Oh cool! Neat. I feel better.
NG: What else do we got going on here? I’m trying to find some awesome little things in here… Another good thing is here, where your lifeline is attached to your headline that usually denotes a really strong connection with family.
HB: I do love my family, I mean, most of them. [laughs]
NG: This X on your… under your pointer finger… I’m trying to figure out…
HB: It’s the mount of… is it not Mercury? No, um…
NG: I can’t remember what mount it is but… It just means that you are… you’re bossy.
HB: [laughs] I mean guys, I’ve admitted that, okay?
NG: Yeah, it means you like to be in charge and you like being a leader, and that’s important. Actually, you have Xs all along the way, which makes you a well-rounded individual. [shakes her hand] Nice to meet you.
HB: Oh, it’s so nice to meet you! Well, with that little bit of positive affirmation, here we go kids! Yeah, look up your own palm! Tell us what you’ve got going for you, and join our bossy team! See you later!
NG: Bye guys!
[Hilarie is on the Riverwalk, talking to some pedestrians]
Hilarie Burton: Hi, I’m Hilarie. What’s your name?
Girl: Kathy.
HB: Kathy? Where are you from?
Kathy: King’s Mountain. Like, thirty minutes from Charlotte.
HB: Oh, right on! Cool. [to boy] What’s your name?
Boy: Chase.
HB: Chase? I’m Hilarie. How are you? [points of screen] This is Nick.
Nicholas Gray: [off screen] Hi guys.
HB: I started a production company here in town, and the film that I’m getting ready to produce is called “Pedestrian,” and it was written by Nick, here. So, we’re talking to pedestrians that we are meeting just, like, along the boardwalk, and asking them, you know, what they want to see out of the film community in Wilmington. What’s your favorite movie of all time?
K: “A Walk to Remember.”
HB: Okay, and that was filmed locally! That was filmed really close to here. Did you go watch any of that shooting?
K: I didn’t.
HB: And you were hanging out… we were shooting this morning.. you were hanging out while we were shooting, right?
K: Yeah.
HB: Is that weird to watch?
K: It felt like I was watching TV, like I was watching the TV.
HB: Yeah, it’s strange.
Another pedestrian: They were extras today. We were all extras.
HB: Oh, cool! That’s awesome! Yeah, I mean, we have a really good time shooting down here. If you could see any actor in town working, who would you want to see?
Chase: Uh, you!
HB: Ohh, he’s a kitten! Come here, honey! [hugs Chase]… [to Kathy] And what about you?
K: Chad Michael Murray.
HB: Chad Michael Murray! Chad Michael “Money”, right? He’s around here somewhere. I’ll track him down. Well, we’re getting ready to shoot kind of a romantic comedy called “Pedestrian.” Do you come to Wilmington a lot?
K: This is my first time. Well, my first time.
HB: Yeah. Have you ever been to New York?
K: [shakes head no]
HB: Okay, our film starts out in New York, and then it travels down to North Carolina. And kind of the, the theme throughout it is the art of being a pedestrian. You know, walking around with masses of people. What’s an experience you’ve had, you know, just walking around, either in this town, or in your town, or wherever.
K: Crazy driving.
C: Yeah.
HB: Crazy driving?
K: Yeah, crazy driving.
HB: People trying to run you off the road?
K: Yeah. Everything.
HB: Have you ever met a really interesting character on the street? Just stopped at a stop walk, or a coffee shop somewhere… Who’s the strangest person you’ve ever met on the street?
C: Oh… I don’t know.
HB: Any awesome homeless guys you knew?
C: Yeah, there’s a few of them.
HB: I met a really good one in Raleigh. His name… what was his name? [to someone off camera] Remember the picture? It’s on… you’ve seen the picture of me and my… Bernard! [to camera] My homeless friend in Raleigh. What’s up, Bernard? How are you doing? [back to Kathy and Chase] Yeah, okay, so what’s the strangest thing you’ve ever seen on the street? Have you seen… I once saw a really awesome fist fight.
C: Yeah.
HB: Those are always good to catch. How long have you guys been here in town?
K: Just the weekend.
C: Three days.
HB: And what’s the coolest thing… I mean, besides Chad and I totally being in love this morning, what’s the coolest thing you guys have caught while you’ve been here?
K: I just think the scenery, and all of it. It’s all beautiful here.
HB: It’s pretty beautiful! I guess that’s why we make movies and TV here, you know? It’s a pretty place.
C: Yeah, it’s a fun place to be.
HB: Awesome. Well, thank you guys for stopping and talking to us! I’m excited for us to finish “Pedestrian” so you guys can watch it. Will you watch it?
K: Yeah.
C: Oh yeah.
HB: Alright, will you check out our blog at southerngothicproductions.blogspot.com.
K: I’m not going to remember that…
HB: Just google “Southern Gothic Productions.”
K: Okay.
HB: And you got it.
K: Alright.
HB: [to camera] Alright guys, they are joining the team! See you later!
