"I wanted to share with you & your loyal Robstenation followers about my experience as a set-warrior in Rob-world.
My friend, MLP and I started our Rob-crusade on Thursday, July 7 at 630am that lasted until Friday, July 8 at 10pm.
During this time we both only had a 40 minute catnap after meeting Rob and then went straight to the office for a full day's work.
I will share some moments that happened overnight:
A guy and his girlfriend/wife approached our group of about 30 people to ask who we were waiting for. At this point there were 2 different groups of fans. Our group sat or stood directly across the street from Rob's trailer. The 2nd group waited on the corner behind Rob's trailer. When the guy asked his question for some reason mostly everyone turned their heads to respond to him. I chose to ignore him. At that exact moment Rob came out of his trailer and walked into the building for the interior shot on the 2nd floor with Dean right by his side. Only a few of us saw Rob walk into the building. Most of our group did not have their cameras ready as they were distracted by this anonymous guy. Well, the group became upset and started accusing him of being a plant to distract them. His girlfriend said that he was not a plant and was only annoying most times. Then I said "He just clearly proved that point!" This couple quickly left the area as the fans were upset with his interruption. This will teach him to approach a group of females! LOL.
~I still scratch my head with confusion as the production allowed so many of us to be in such close proximity to Rob and his trailer. I am surprised that Dean did not ask for us to be moved. We sat across the street from Rob all night.
~The set broke for dinner at around midnight. A production female (only 3 in total that I saw that night) actually told us this info. We did not feel creepy or awkward as the production did not seem bothered by the fans at all. We decided to take a couple of pictures. One we took in front of the trailer while Rob, Kristen and Bear were enjoying their dinner. The 2nd picture we took in front of the alley that Rob runs through and into the street where we are standing. I can't wait to see this scene in the movie. The other fans laughed at us while we took the pictures. The production people did not seem too concerned about our proximity either. Of course if we were told to go back to the other side of the street, we would have without hesitation. I don't think we were bothering anyone by doing this. Do we seem joyous and happy to be there?
~It was disheartening when we were told to move as they needed to set-up another shot. Rob's trailer was moved too. All 50 fans eventually had a sit-in across his trailer the rest of the night. For such a large group we were very quiet, calm and respectfull. We listened to all the production's requests such as to make no sound during the actual shoot and to not use flash photography. My camera flash went off as Rob walked from his trailer. It was a total accident that I did not repeat the rest of the night. The fans jumped all over me and I apologized profusely for my mistake. I apologized to the production guy too. I am thankful that they were not actually filming a scene when I had a brain blip.
~The group kept themselves in check by calling out to anyone that was breaking the boundary (see above). We all knew that it would only take 1 person to ruin it for everyone else and the production would and could ask everyone to leave. 3 girls moved behind Rob's SUV and they were promptly called to moved by members of the group so as not to jeopardize our chances.
~I found it very interesting that our group sat in a semi-circle facing towards the set and not facing Rob's trailer. It was like being at an ourdoor concert with several rows of people except no one shouted out to Rob everytime he passed by with Dean. Rob never acknowledged us. There was no screaming or carrying on.
~Dean would periodically scan the group throughout the night and did not speak to us. Our number was not decreasing and everyone seemed committed to stay until the very end as we knew it was the final location shoot.
~We all thought there was absolutely no chance that Rob would meet with such a large group as Kristen and Bear would also be waiting. We expected the royal wave and quick getaway.
~Rob exited his trailer at 5AM and jumped into the back seat of his awaiting SUV. The crowd made a loud groan. The loudest we had been the entire night. Dean says in a loud and STERN voice "Relax, he is coming to you." Rob and Dean retreats behind his trailer and re-appears at the back end of the trailer. Then the moment happened we had all been waiting for: a face to face meeting with Rob!
~I included a picture from Rob's back because before he started his meet and greet, Dean used his STERN voice again "Everyone stay on the sidewalk." It is clear (and funny) that we listened and stayed on sidewalk. The other fan pictures that I have seen makes it appear like the group was crowding around Rob but for the most part we didn't. Dean was in control.
~Believe it or not but I was not nervous at all when I met Rob. I thought I would be frantic but it was the total opposite. He was calm and I was calm even when he looked into my eyes and said "HI". He was so sweet, gracious and soft-spoken. I asked him to sign my daughter's Twilight book. I didn't need anything for myself. My goal was to meet Rob with pictures. I had to spell Katarina about 3 times. He was giggling and repeated the letters as I was saying them. He concentrated so hard to get her name right. Rob must have been exhausted. The group must have been exhausted but we were all alert and bright-eyed! It was totally worth the wait of 7 and a half hours.
~Rob made sure EVERYONE was taken care of and paused in front of the group at the end. Dean reprimanded some fans that tried to meet Rob again.
~Rob slipped into the SUV and opened the door just enough to fit through as Kristen was already waiting inside. Did he do this so no pictures could be taken? Probably but I don't blame him in the least.
~We thanked Rob. We thanked Dean. We said hi to Kristen when Rob opened his car door.
~I will treasure this EPIC moment of meeting Rob and also seeing Kristen and Bear made it extra special. The previous missed opportunities happened for a reason for our meeting to FINALLY happen on his 60th day in Toronto. My time was quickly running out but I did it. Why did Rob and Dean (as I am totally convinced he was involved in the decision-making process) decide to accommodate such a large group is beyond me. Were we rewarded for good behaviour? Did Rob want to thank his Toronto fans knowing it was the last location shoot? I am curious to know but so incredibly happy and grateful that Rob met with me and the entire group. Awesome experience!"
ElizabethMC
My friend, MLP and I started our Rob-crusade on Thursday, July 7 at 630am that lasted until Friday, July 8 at 10pm.
During this time we both only had a 40 minute catnap after meeting Rob and then went straight to the office for a full day's work.
I will share some moments that happened overnight:
A guy and his girlfriend/wife approached our group of about 30 people to ask who we were waiting for. At this point there were 2 different groups of fans. Our group sat or stood directly across the street from Rob's trailer. The 2nd group waited on the corner behind Rob's trailer. When the guy asked his question for some reason mostly everyone turned their heads to respond to him. I chose to ignore him. At that exact moment Rob came out of his trailer and walked into the building for the interior shot on the 2nd floor with Dean right by his side. Only a few of us saw Rob walk into the building. Most of our group did not have their cameras ready as they were distracted by this anonymous guy. Well, the group became upset and started accusing him of being a plant to distract them. His girlfriend said that he was not a plant and was only annoying most times. Then I said "He just clearly proved that point!" This couple quickly left the area as the fans were upset with his interruption. This will teach him to approach a group of females! LOL.
~I still scratch my head with confusion as the production allowed so many of us to be in such close proximity to Rob and his trailer. I am surprised that Dean did not ask for us to be moved. We sat across the street from Rob all night.
~The set broke for dinner at around midnight. A production female (only 3 in total that I saw that night) actually told us this info. We did not feel creepy or awkward as the production did not seem bothered by the fans at all. We decided to take a couple of pictures. One we took in front of the trailer while Rob, Kristen and Bear were enjoying their dinner. The 2nd picture we took in front of the alley that Rob runs through and into the street where we are standing. I can't wait to see this scene in the movie. The other fans laughed at us while we took the pictures. The production people did not seem too concerned about our proximity either. Of course if we were told to go back to the other side of the street, we would have without hesitation. I don't think we were bothering anyone by doing this. Do we seem joyous and happy to be there?
~It was disheartening when we were told to move as they needed to set-up another shot. Rob's trailer was moved too. All 50 fans eventually had a sit-in across his trailer the rest of the night. For such a large group we were very quiet, calm and respectfull. We listened to all the production's requests such as to make no sound during the actual shoot and to not use flash photography. My camera flash went off as Rob walked from his trailer. It was a total accident that I did not repeat the rest of the night. The fans jumped all over me and I apologized profusely for my mistake. I apologized to the production guy too. I am thankful that they were not actually filming a scene when I had a brain blip.
~The group kept themselves in check by calling out to anyone that was breaking the boundary (see above). We all knew that it would only take 1 person to ruin it for everyone else and the production would and could ask everyone to leave. 3 girls moved behind Rob's SUV and they were promptly called to moved by members of the group so as not to jeopardize our chances.
~I found it very interesting that our group sat in a semi-circle facing towards the set and not facing Rob's trailer. It was like being at an ourdoor concert with several rows of people except no one shouted out to Rob everytime he passed by with Dean. Rob never acknowledged us. There was no screaming or carrying on.
~Dean would periodically scan the group throughout the night and did not speak to us. Our number was not decreasing and everyone seemed committed to stay until the very end as we knew it was the final location shoot.
~We all thought there was absolutely no chance that Rob would meet with such a large group as Kristen and Bear would also be waiting. We expected the royal wave and quick getaway.
~Rob exited his trailer at 5AM and jumped into the back seat of his awaiting SUV. The crowd made a loud groan. The loudest we had been the entire night. Dean says in a loud and STERN voice "Relax, he is coming to you." Rob and Dean retreats behind his trailer and re-appears at the back end of the trailer. Then the moment happened we had all been waiting for: a face to face meeting with Rob!
~I included a picture from Rob's back because before he started his meet and greet, Dean used his STERN voice again "Everyone stay on the sidewalk." It is clear (and funny) that we listened and stayed on sidewalk. The other fan pictures that I have seen makes it appear like the group was crowding around Rob but for the most part we didn't. Dean was in control.
~Believe it or not but I was not nervous at all when I met Rob. I thought I would be frantic but it was the total opposite. He was calm and I was calm even when he looked into my eyes and said "HI". He was so sweet, gracious and soft-spoken. I asked him to sign my daughter's Twilight book. I didn't need anything for myself. My goal was to meet Rob with pictures. I had to spell Katarina about 3 times. He was giggling and repeated the letters as I was saying them. He concentrated so hard to get her name right. Rob must have been exhausted. The group must have been exhausted but we were all alert and bright-eyed! It was totally worth the wait of 7 and a half hours.
~Rob made sure EVERYONE was taken care of and paused in front of the group at the end. Dean reprimanded some fans that tried to meet Rob again.
~Rob slipped into the SUV and opened the door just enough to fit through as Kristen was already waiting inside. Did he do this so no pictures could be taken? Probably but I don't blame him in the least.
~We thanked Rob. We thanked Dean. We said hi to Kristen when Rob opened his car door.
~I will treasure this EPIC moment of meeting Rob and also seeing Kristen and Bear made it extra special. The previous missed opportunities happened for a reason for our meeting to FINALLY happen on his 60th day in Toronto. My time was quickly running out but I did it. Why did Rob and Dean (as I am totally convinced he was involved in the decision-making process) decide to accommodate such a large group is beyond me. Were we rewarded for good behaviour? Did Rob want to thank his Toronto fans knowing it was the last location shoot? I am curious to know but so incredibly happy and grateful that Rob met with me and the entire group. Awesome experience!"
ElizabethMC
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Further down Geary Street, the trailers lined the road with a Vacationer trailer with the name Eric Packer (Pattinson's character name) taped to the door located next to a park. Myself and two friends, being some of the only fans at the location at that point, were the only ones to have seen the trailer and went to sit on a bench on the park to see if Robert Pattinson would stop to meet us before heading to the set. At around 9pm, within 15 minutes of being by the trailer, his car appeared but was met by one of the production staff, rushing him immediately to set because he was late. We assumed we had missed our chance but stayed in the park to see the car return 10 minutes later. Robert's bodyguard Dean was the first to exit the car and opened the door to let Kristen Stewart get out of the car, followed by Robert Pattinson who had his dog Bear on a leash. Kristen was the first to come towards the trailer, she was friendly and said hi and we asked if we could take a picture, she nodded and began to take off her backpack. We asked if they would do a picture with both of them together and promised that we wouldn't post it or tell anyone. Kristen laughed, shrugged and said that it was fine.
Bodyguard Dean, approached with Rob and began loudly informing us that under no circumstances was anybody taking any pictures because Rob does not take photos or sign autographs until he has finished filming for the day and he stood by the door of the trailer, with Rob walking with Bear behind him. Kristen stood there for a minute looking unsure and then went into the trailer. Rob went behind his bodyguard as Dean continued to inform us that this was not going to happen. Rob brought the dog in the door of the trailer and handed the leash to Kristen and then turned back around in the doorway. He had to peek out from under his bodyguard's arm, who was blocking the trailer door and try to interrupt the tyrade of Nos that Dean was giving us. Rob argued that he would take a picture now because the scene was going to shoot late and he said that he didn't want us to have to wait around all night. We were surprised and appreciative for the opportunity, because with his bodyguard insisting that he not take the time to stop and meet us, we were quite sure that he was just going to join Kristen in the trailer. He came over and said that he had no problem with us posting the pictures but not to tell anyone about the location of the shoot, as it had not been discovered by fans yet. We promised and each posed for an individual photograph with him. What we were not aware of prior to posing for the picture was that putting your arm around him was not a good idea. It is a natural reflex to put your arm around someone in a photo when they put their arm around you. This is not the case with Robert Pattinson. I was the last of us to get my photo taken and had not noticed any reaction from my friends while they were posing for their photos, however when Robert put his arm around me, I went to do the same on his back, only to have his bodyguard roughly grab my hand and throw by arm away. I was taken off guard from having my arm practically yanked from the socket and thought we were under attack or something, so i reacted loudly and turned around before realizing what had happened and apologized to Rob saying I hadn't realized I wasn't allowed to touch him. Rob laughed and said no, that it was ok. Well, Rob, apparently, no it's not. Other than that incident of excessive force on his bodyguard's part, the experience was good. (I'm thinking that perhaps informing people not to touch the talent in advance may be an acceptable alternative to practically maiming his fanbase, but that's just me). We thanked Rob and told him to enjoy the rest of the night and he wished us the same.
Shortly afterwards, he went to a nearby trailer to have his makeup done and when he emerged he spoke to our friend who had unfortunately just missed our photo session. He approached her and explained that he knew she had just missed him but that because he was in makeup he couldn't take a picture. He said he never poses when he is in makeup because it is all caked on and he doesn't feel comfortable taking pictures with it on. Around midnight, after he had gone to set, Kristen came out and walked the dog in the park next to the trailer.
It was interesting that we were able to meet her because there had been so much speculation about whether or not she was coming to Toronto to visit him after she was seen at LAX being assisted by an Air Canada employee on July 4th. Besides our encounter, there had been no accounts of seeing her in the city until then, except for two other fans who approached the trailer later on in the night and saw her look out the trailer window. The uproar everyone experienced from “Robsten” fans all over the world was unexpected, but I guess we underestimated the fervour of their fanbase. After mentioning that she had been seen, we witnessed an outpouring of messages from all over the world, mostly negative in nature arguing the validity of our statements and even some who actually seemed outraged by them. Fans from South American and Europe were cursing us in languages we didn't even understand, calling us liars and I still haven't been able to fathom why anyone would bother to doubt it or become so angry at the possibility that it was true. Luckily, when she joined him on set on July 7th at the Temperance Street location photographic proof of her whereabouts was made available. She spent the night in his trailer while he shot two scenes inside the building and one outside that involved walking through a gate to “break into” an old building. Afterwards he came and signed for about 50 fans who had stayed until he had finished shooting, changed and removed his makeup. Kristen made her way from the trailer to the car while the fans were distracted by Rob signing autographs and luckily, my friend who had been unfortunate to have missed him the night before was able to get a picture. He originally said he couldn't because he would “get in trouble” with all the fans there, but with some coaxing, he agreed, even after joking with us and his bodyguard about how she could just photoshop herself into the picture he had taken with her twin sister the night before. The remaining scenes of the movie which are set to wrap up on the 14th or 15th of this month will be shot in studio.
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