Dziga II, the pug sidekick of Ms Green & Other Lovely Beasts protagonist Elnora Green, was portrayed in the film in two different ways: the first was how Elnora sees Dziga (as a children's TV show puppet that talks with a Scottish accent, articulating her innermost thoughts and desires, bringing some semblance of clarity to her own confusion in the curious world of Celebrityville), and the second was as everyone else sees Dziga - as a real-life pug dog.
We found Dolly the pug through one of our actor's family members, and our Art Director Olivia was able to then hand-craft the puppet version to match Dolly. Bearing in-mind that we'd be working with a real animal, and one that wasn't a professional in the industry, I made sure to write her scene in such a way that it required nothing too complicated from Dolly - just a few choice shots to get the point across about how different people actually saw the character of Dziga II...
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While lights were tweaked, lenses checked, and marks adjusted, Dolly waited patiently (mostly) for her cue, proving that professionalism comes in many forms, be they slightly snorty and snuffly, or drawn out from the well with the guidance of a tasty morsel of food dangled just beside the camera.
Dziga might be Elnora’s fiercely loyal, Scottish-accented spirit animal on screen, but on set Dolly was equal parts muse, mischief, and morale officer. The crew sets the stage, the camera finds its frame ... and then the pug steals it. Every time! Could that be the real reason why some people say "don't work with animals"?
Sadly, Dolly passed away last year, but her combination of cheeky cuteness and spirited mischief was something we could all share in on the day she came to set to film her scene. Cinema magic, one paw at a time.
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