Behind the Scenes of Grace Good's First Fire Friday
This week Grace debuted something new, fiery, and exciting for her social media platforms!
Partnering with Antonio Restivo yet again. Grace, Antonio, and their crew collaborated to bring the "Fire Friday'' vision to life.
Grace showed up dressed as Harley Quinn from the DC comics while Antonio, AKA Fire Vampire, dressed as a very convincing Joker. The dynamic duo's friends and crew met in Antonio's backyard for an interesting Sunday Afternoon activity.
The vision was simple- Have the joker (Antonio) light a throne on fire, yell at an assistant (Ryan Eagan) to turn the throne, have Harley (Grace) magically appear and have them both play with fire.
Behind the scenes of the shoot.
Christina Russo and Dustyn Zenner stood by taking amazing pictures while Isaac Russo handled the videography (pictured on the left.). Ron Ford handled the safety part (very important when playing with a lot of fire) and I was there for moral support and some behind the scenes footage.
Like almost every production shoot, especially when fire is involved, a few things had to go wrong to get the final product. On the first take, the wheel's were locked on the throne forcing the assistant to try his hardest to move an over 600 pound chair. Everyone on set agreed, he did an impressive job considering the circumstances.
On the second take, Grace lit her hair on fire (yes, as most of you ask on social media, that does happen.) On the third take some fire equipment was not fully prepared. To be honest, I think that all the outtakes are great in their own light.
On the fourth try, the performance went seamlessly. Antonio and Grace's vision came together how they wanted it to and the crew celebrated with some well-deserved Fireball shots.
Grace and Antonio together right after adding the final touch of spray painting Grace’s flower green. Another great idea from Antonio Restivo.
You can watch the final take here as well as Grace’s Instagram and Tik Tok.
To keep up with #FireFridays and more follow @Gracegoodcirque on Instagram and Tik-Tok and @Firevampire on Instagram.
Stay tuned for more exciting fire news and a possible live event collaboration with Grace Good and Antonio Restivo!
Do you want an awesome fire show at your next event?! E-mail Hi@gracegoodcirque.com for all inquiries.
Written by: Rebecca Ryan